Search for dissertations about: "out of school youth thesis"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 38 swedish dissertations containing the words out of school youth thesis.

2. 11. Indirect effects of unemployment and low earnings : Crime and children's school performance

   Author : Anna Nilsson; Jonas Agell; Rudolf Winter-Ebmer; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Economics; Nationalekonomi;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of three self-contained essays that consider indirect effects of unemployment and low earnings on crime and children’s school performance. The first essay, Crime, unemployment and labor market programs in turbulent times (joint with Jonas Agell), investigates the effect of unemployment and participation in labor market programs, in general and among youth, on Swedish crime rates using a new panel data set for Swedish municipalities for the period 1996-2000. READ MORE

4. 12. Prevalence and Correlates of Health Risk Behaviors among High School Adolescents in Iran : With focus on Water-pipe Smoking, Suicide Ideation, Physical Activity and Nutrition

   Author : Reza Ziaei; Eija Viitasara; Reza Mohammadi; Mittuniversitetet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Global Youth Tobacco Survey; High school students; Iran; Waterpipe hookah smoking; Student health; Suicide ideation; Global School- Based Student Health Survey; Physical activity; Physical inactivity; Sedentary behavior; Fruit intake; Vegetable intake.;

   Abstract : Background: Adolescence is a transitional stage from childhood into adulthood and many habits, with long-term implications for health, from this period of life can continue into adulthood. Identifying risk factors related to health risk behaviors is therefore an important part of health promotion. READ MORE

5. 13. Youth Intimate Partner Violence in Sweden : Prevalence and Young People’s Experiences of Violence and Abuse in Romantic Relationships

   Author : Sibel Korkmaz; Carolina Överlien; Stefan Wiklund; Päivi Honkatukia; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; youth intimate partner violence; dating violence; Social Work; socialt arbete;

   Abstract : Swedish studies on intimate partner violence (IPV) among young people are virtually non-existent, and the European research field on this phenomenon has not been specifically overviewed. This thesis aims to review European research on youth IPV, investigate the extent and characteristics of youth IPV victimization in a sample of Swedish high school students, and explore the dynamics of this victimization. READ MORE

6. 14. Issues of validity in longitudinal studies of youth tobacco use

   Author : Ann Post; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Cohort; validity; smoking; smokeless tobacco; adolescents; participation; consent; retrospective reports; nicotine dependence; attrition;

   Abstract : In the Stockholm region, a prospective longitudinal study: BROMS Cohort Study (Children s Smoking and Environment in the Stockholm County) was conducted between 1997 and 2005, with the primary aim to investigate determinants of adolescents´ tobacco use. It was based on a sample recruited in schools with junior high grades. READ MORE

7. 15. Pain and health in adolescents and young adults – pieces of a puzzle

   Author : Julia Söderström Malmborg; Ann Bremander; Stefan Bergman; M. Charlotte Olsson; Elin Ekblom Bak; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; musculoskeletal pain; health status; physical activity; orthorexia nervosa; sports; sleep; stress; anxiety; depression; physical maturity; students; school; biopsychosocial;

   Abstract : Background: Musculoskeletal pain is a burden for the individual and for society, and it has a negative impact on overall health. The biological, psychological, and social factors that govern pain and health form a complex puzzle to put together. READ MORE