Search for dissertations about: "negative life events"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 99 swedish dissertations containing the words negative life events.

2. 1. Adolescent depression : Epidemiology, nosology, life stress, and social network

   Author : I. Gunilla Olsson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurosciences; Adolescent; depression; epidemiology; social network; family; life events; Neurovetenskap; Neurology; Neurologi; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Child and Youth Psychiatry;

   Abstract : The study engaged a total population of 16-17-year-old urban high-school students and 2300 (93%) were screened for depression and previous suicide attempts. Adolescents with high depression scores in self-evaluation (12.3%) or reporting previous suicide attempts (2. READ MORE

4. 2. Patients with unexplained chest pain ? Pain experience, stress, coping and health-related quality of life

   Author : Margaretha Jerlock; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : chest pain; coping; illness; life events; nursing; quality of life; sleep; stress symptom;

   Abstract : Chest pain is a common symptom that causes individuals to seek acute care at emergency departments; however, more than half of these patients are judged to have no organic cause to their pain. In Sweden, the number of patients discharged from hospital with a diagnosis of unexplained chest pain (UCP) has increased from 8,432 in 1987 to 17,555 in 2005. READ MORE

5. 3. Surviving the loss of a child, a spouse, or both : Implications on life satisfaction and mortality in older ages

   Author : Anna S. Bratt; Mikael Rennemark; Ulf Stenström; Gerd Ahlström; Linnéuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; negative life events; child and spouse loss; bereavement; older adults; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Losing a loved one – a child or a spouse –is described as one of the most stressful or negative experience of a person’s life. Aging is associated with a higher risk of the death of close family members, yet few studies have investigated the impact of such losses on different health outcomes either by type of loss or by the combined loss of both a child and a spouse. READ MORE

6. 4. Psychological factors and metabolic control in insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus

   Author : Ulf Stenström; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus; social support; gender; age; long-term complications; metabolic control; quality of life; well-being; insulin-pen treatment; coping; life events; locus of control beliefs; longitudinal; Applied and experimental psychology; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi;

   Abstract : This doctoral thesis consists of six studies concerning persons with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM). The first two deal with relationships between life events, social support and metabolic control (HbA1C) over a two year period. For the female subjects, results obtained for this period were inconsistent. READ MORE

7. 5. Adolescents ´Happiness: The Role of Affective Temperament Model on Memory and Apprehension of Events, Subjective Well-Being, and Psychological Well-Being

   Author : Danilo Garcia; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adolescents; Affective Temperaments; Life Satisfaction; Negative Affect; Positive Affect; Psychological Well-Being; Regulatory Focus; Self-Regulation; Subjective Well-Being; Temperament.;

   Abstract : DOCTORAL DISSERTATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG, 2011 ABSTRACT Garcia, Danilo (2011). Adolescents' Happiness: The Role of the Affective Temperament Modelon Memory and Apprehension of Events, Subjective Well-Being, and Psychological Well-Being. Department of Psychology, University ofGothenburg, Sweden. READ MORE