Search for dissertations about: "immigrant psychology"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 15 swedish dissertations containing the words immigrant psychology.

2. 6. Identity: Understanding Aspects of Process, Content, and Structure in Context

   Author : Fanny Gyberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; identity development; identity process; identity content; identity structure; gender; ethnicity; cultural context;

   Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to broaden our knowledge of identity by using an integrated theoretical approach to understanding multidimensional aspects of identity process, content, and structure. Specifically, in Study I, the aim was to investigate identity processes among young adults in Sweden by studying identity status (i.e. READ MORE

4. 7. Group membership and eyewitness testimony

   Author : Torun Lindholm; Jerry Shaw; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Eyewitness testimony; group membership; intergroup biases; memory performance; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : The present thesis includes four empirical studies that explore whether eyewitness accounts of a violent crime may be affected by factors related to the group membership of witness, perpetrator, and victim.Study 1 investigates how an immigrant and a Swedish perpetrator of a simulated, violent robbery are evaluated and remembered by immigrant and Swedish witnesses. READ MORE

5. 8. Memories of traumatic events among swedish police officers

   Author : Ingemar Karlsson; Sven Å Christianson; Pekka Santtila; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Trauma; Memory; Police officers; Eyewitnesses; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Police officers run a risk of exposure to extremely stressful and traumatic situations in their work. Such situations may involve anything from being the first to arrive at the scene of a traffic accident to investigations of brutal murders or acute threat situations in which they themselves are forced to use force. READ MORE

6. 9. Engagement, directed motivational currents, and second language learning : adult immigrant perspectives

   Author : Manar Halwani; Kirk P. H. Sullivan; Eva Lindgren; Andrea Schalley; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Second language learning; motivation; engagement; Directed motivational currents DMCs ; engagement with language EWL ; adult learners; immigrant; refugee; professionals; language teaching and learning; språkdidaktik; Psychology; psykologi;

   Abstract : The dissertation answers calls for the integration of motivation and engagement theory and research among highly educated adult-migrant language learners. Specifically, the purpose of this dissertation is to propose a model to describe the interactions between the motivation construct Directed Motivational Currents (DMCs) and the engagement construct Engagement with Language (EWL). READ MORE

7. 10. Understanding Parents' Role on Adolescents' Involvement in Organized Sports Activities

   Author : Darun Jaf; Therése Skoog; Metin Özdemir; Terese Glatz; Andreas Ivarsson; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Parents behaviors; family socialization; adolescents delinquency; sport s values; organized sports activities; sports dropout;

   Abstract : There is a consensus among scholars that participation in organized activities, such as sports, can provide youth with opportunities for positive development. Yet, the amount of time that youth spend on sports decreases over time, especially during adolescence. Immigrant youth and girls, in general, are the most disadvantaged. READ MORE