Search for dissertations about: "self-image"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 80 swedish dissertations containing the word self-image.

2. 1. Self-Image and Economic Behavior

   Author : Margaret Samahita; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-image; social image; signaling; Pay-What-You-Want; competition; co-operation; communication; selfie;

   Abstract : This thesis consists of four papers studying image concerns in three unique settings. The first paper develops a model incorporating self-image into the buyer's utility in a ''Pay-What-You-Want'' (PWYW) pricing scheme. READ MORE

4. 2. Self-image and eating disorders

   Author : Caroline Björck; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Anorexia nervosa; bulimia nervosa; diagnosis; dropout; eating disorders; outcome; prognosis; satisfaction; self-image; treatment;

   Abstract : Negative self-image is considered typical of eating disorders. The present thesis aimed to study clinically relevant aspects of self-image in adult patients taking part in a large naturalistic and longitudinal project at specialist units for eating disorders in Sweden. READ MORE

5. 3. Shame: Mechanisms of Activation and Consequences for Social Perception and Self-image

   Author : Katja Claesson; Staffan Sohlberg; Lars-Gunnar Lundh; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychology; shame; emotion; self-image; unconscious; Psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi;

   Abstract : The aim of this thesis was the exploration of shame. Four experiments are among the very first to empirically test the validity of Tomkins' shame concept. The relation between internalized shame and memories of early interactions was examined, as well as Tomkins' concept of shame as an innate, momentary emotion. READ MORE

6. 4. The creative world of middle childhood : Creativity, imagination, and self-image from qualitative and quantitative perspectives

   Author : Eva Hoff; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; self-image; middle childhood; drawings; Unusual Uses Test; qualitative interviews; Development psychology; Creativity; imaginary companions; Utvecklingspsykologi;

   Abstract : Four studies on creativity, imagination and self-image in 10-year-old children constitute the basis of this dissertation. A total of 179 participants were involved. READ MORE

7. 5. Perceived Self-image, Intellectual Ability, Frontal Lobe Function, and Perceived Ward Atmosphere among Patients with Psychosis

   Author : Jan-Åke Jansson; Institutionen för psykologi; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychiatry; clinical psychology; psychosomatics; WAIS-R; SASB; rCBF; COPES; ward atmosphere; self-image; self-control; schizophrenia; psychoses; Frontal lobe function; intelligence; klinisk psykologi; psykosomatik; Psykiatri;

   Abstract : These studies were conducted at the Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit (PRU), characterised by a supportive ego-strenghtening psychodynamic approach. The general aim of the thesis was to study how intellectual ability and perceived self-image were related to perceived ward atmosphere among patients with psychosis. READ MORE