Search for dissertations about: "personality development"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 110 swedish dissertations containing the words personality development.

2. 16. Personality, Health and Mortality of Workers in a PVC Production Plant in Sweden A longitudinal study

   Author : Margareta Ardeberg; Miljö- och energisystem; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; mortality; disease; recovery; personality alterations; solvents exposure; PVC; polyvinyl chloride; Sjöbring personality psychology; behavioural toxicology; MNT scale; MFS scale; Eysenck; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : A longitudinal study was initiated in a PVC production plant in 1967. It was repeated in 1987. A cohort of 101 workers was followed. The aim of the 1967 study was, after a heavy rise in absenteeism and sick leave, to analyze perceptions of work environment and health. READ MORE

4. 17. Attachment and the Development of Personality and Social Functioning

   Author : Mari Fransson; Pehr Granqvist; Carin Tillman; Rolf Holmqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social anxiety; loneliness; social competence; Adult Attachment Interview; Separation Anxiety Test; Five Factor Model; absorption; spirituality; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : According to attachment theory, the establishment of an attachment bond to a caregiver not only provides the infant with protection from danger, but also many other resources presumably beneficial to the child’s general psychological development. Although there is substantial empirical support for a link between attachment security and social functioning in childhood and adolescence, less is known about whether childhood attachment contributes to social functioning beyond adolescence. READ MORE

5. 18. A developmental perspective on psychopathic traits in adolescence

   Author : Selma Salihovic; Margaret Kerr; Henrik Andershed; Randall. T. Salekin; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; psychopathic traits; adolescents; development; stability; change; parental behavior; subgroups; parenting; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : More than half of known crime is committed by 5-6% of the criminal population. Who are these people? Research has shown that it is likely that a majority of these individuals are characterized by having a psychopathic personality. Interestingly, research has shown that psychopathic features are not unique to adults. READ MORE

6. 19. Transcription Factor AP-2 in Relation to Serotonergic Functions in the Central Nervous System

   Author : Mattias Damberg; Elias Eriksson; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Pharmacology; CNS; serotonin; transcription factors; AP-2; personality; antidepressants; Farmakologi; Pharmacological research; Farmakologisk forskning; medicinsk farmakologi; Medical Pharmacology;

   Abstract : Eukaryotic gene transcription plays a regulatory role in mammalian developmental processes. It has been shown that transcriptional control is an important mechanism for specification of neurotransmitter phenotypes. READ MORE

7. 20. The rhythm of adolescence : morningness-eveningness and adjustment from a developmental perspective

   Author : Anna-Karin Andersson [Andershed]; Margaret Kerr; Mats Gillberg; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; morningness-Eveningness; circadian rhytmicity; sleep-wake; adolescence; development; social adjustment; school adjustment; family relations; risk; delinquency; impulsiveness; sensation-seeking; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : In recent developmental research, sleep-wake patterns and preferences, in other words Morningness-Eveningness, have been shown to be related to various kinds of problem behavior. Previous research on adolescents has demonstrated that individuals with a sleep-wake preference toward staying up late in the evening and arising late in the morning (i.e. READ MORE