Search for dissertations about: "personality"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 517 swedish dissertations containing the word personality.

2. 6. Type D Personality : Psychometric Properties of the DS14 and Associations with Ill Health and Coronary Heart Disease in General and Clinical Populations

   Author : Emelie Condén; Cecilia Åslund; Jerzy Leppert; Lisa Ekselius; Aleksander Perski; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; adolescence; ill health; mortality; myocardial infarction; sleep; stability; Type D personality; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : Type D personality, or distressed personality, refers to the joint tendency to experience negative emotions and to inhibit self-expression in social interactions. The overall aims of this thesis were to examine the impact of Type D personality on adolescents’ self-perceived health, to examine the factorial and temporal stability of the Type D personality construct DS14, and to clarify whether type D personality is an independent risk factor for recurrent myocardial infarction and all-cause mortality among patients with myocardial infarction. READ MORE

4. 7. Prejudice: The Interplay of Personality, Cognition, and Social Psychology

   Author : Nazar Akrami; Bo Ekehammar; Rainer Riemann; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; Prejudice; implicit prejudice; explicit prejudice; generalized prejudice; personality; Big-Five personality; social dominance orientation; right-wing authoritarianism; social psychology; group membership; group identification; cognition; stereotype knowledge; priming; stereotype activation; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : Three main theoretical approaches to the study of the causation of prejudice can be distinguished within psychological research. The cognitive approach suggests that prejudice is a function of cognitive processes where stereotypic information about social groups, stored in memory, is automatically activated and affects people’s judgements and behavior toward members of the target group. READ MORE

5. 8. Susceptibility to Violent Extremism : Integrating Personality and Social Psychological Factors

   Author : Joanna Lindström; Torun Lindholm-Öymyr; Nazar Akrami; Robin Bergh; Catarina Kinnvall; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; violent extremism; personality; group-based relative deprivation; Våldsbejakande extremism; personlighet; gruppbaserad relativ deprivering; psykologi; Psychology;

   Abstract : Violent extremism is a costly, global problem, yet research has yet to come to a consensus on the psychological underpinnings of violent extremism. The aim of this dissertation was to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of the psychological underpinnings of violent extremism and group-based violence by (1): moving beyond the traditional focus on disadvantaged groups, Islamist extremism, and first-hand experience of victimisation or disadvantage; (2): moving past the long-standing person-situation dichotomy; and (3) attempting to integrate the role of personality and social psychological factors in susceptibility to violent extremism. READ MORE

6. 9. Long-term outcome after burn : Pruritus, pain, personality and perceived health

   Author : Emelie Gauffin; Caisa Öster; Lisa Ekselius; Jyrki Vuola; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Burns; Pruritus; Pain; Personality; Quality of Life; Health Status; Wounds and injuries; Patient Reported Outcome Measures; Rehabilitation; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Kirurgi; Surgery;

   Abstract : This thesis investigated the role of burn-specific and individual-related factors for long-term outcome after burn with emphasis on pruritus, pain, personality and perceived health.Consecutive adult patients, admitted to the Uppsala University Burn Center between 2000 and 2009, were included. READ MORE

7. 10. Dyslexia among adults : Neuropsychology and personality

   Author : Jimmy Jensen; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; neurophysiology; Dyslexia; Personality; Psychology; neuropsychology; Neurology; neuropsykologi; Neurologi; Psykologi; neurofysiologi;

   Abstract : Reading and writing skills are of crucial importance in modern society. Therefore, dyslexia is a significant handicap, not only in respect of lexical skills and processing of language-based information - it appears to have social consequences as well, as evidenced for instance by the high frequency of dyslexics among long-term unemployed people. READ MORE