Search for dissertations about: "single-parent family"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 9 swedish dissertations containing the words single-parent family.

2. 1. Lone parenting, socioeconomic conditions and severe ill-health : longitudinal register-based studies

   Author : Gunilla Ringbäck Weitoft; Denny Vågerö; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Public health; Single parent; single mother; single father; children; risk factor; socio-economic status; mortality; morbidity; injury; psychiatric disease; education; epidemiology; longitudinal; Folkhälsomedicin; Public health medicine research areas; Folkhälsomedicinska forskningsområden; epidemiologi; Epidemiology;

   Abstract : The general aims of this dissertation are to analyse how family situation, and especially lone parenting, influence health and life chances in Sweden and the extent to which possible relations are influenced by socioeconomic circumstances and health selection. In two population-based cohort studies we analysed overall and cause-specific mortality (1991-95), and also severe morbidity (1991-94) from different causes among lone mothers in comparison with mothers with partners. READ MORE

4. 2. Stepfamily Dynamics in Sweden : Essays on family structure and children’s well-being

   Author : Jani Turunen; Elizabeth Thomson; Livia Oláh; Frank F. Jr. Furstenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Stepfamily; family structure; child well-being; sociologisk demografi; Sociological Demography;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates different aspects of family structure and children’s well-being in Sweden. Applying a child perspective, it analyzes children’s likelihood of stepfamily entry, their emotional well-being in different family forms and educational outcomes in families with complex sibling structures. READ MORE

5. 3. Juvenile chronic physical illness in Northern Russia : Studies on mental health, health-related quality of life, and family functioning

   Author : Anna Zashikhina; Bruno Hägglöf; Marianne Cederblad; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; chronic physical illness; adolescence; mental health; behavior emotional problems; depression; self-esteem; health-related quality of life; family functioning; Child and Youth Psychiatry; barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

   Abstract : Background Chronic physical illness (CPI) is a prolonged, rarely cured condition, which often causes impairment of activities of a child’s or adolescent’s daily living. This thesis encompasses three cohorts of patients with CPI – diagnosed with diabetes, asthma or epilepsy. READ MORE

6. 4. Social stressors and their association with psychosomatic problems among adolescents : Implications for school social work

   Author : Victoria Lönnfjord; Curt Hagquist; Daniel Bergh; Mona Sundh; Patrik Karlsson; Karlstads universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Social stressors; adolescents; psychosomatic problems; school social work; parental unemployment; family residency; schoolwork pressure; academic achievement expectation; bullying; bullying victimization; bullying intervention; self-efficacy; disability; long-term illness; Sociala påfrestningar; ungdomar; psykosomatiska besvär; skolsocialt arbete; föräldrars arbetslöshet; boendesituation; press i skolan; krav på skolprestationer; mobbning; utsatthet för mobbning; interventioner mot mobbning; tilltro till sin egen förmåga; funktionsnedsättning; långvarig sjukdom; Socialt arbete; Social Work;

   Abstract : The overall aim was to investigate associations between family-, school- and individual-related social stressors and adolescents’ psychosomatic problems, and which factors might moderate these associations. A cross-sectional study design was employed to collect data and 3764 Swedish adolescents (girls 51. READ MORE

7. 5. Clinical management of children with type I diabetes mellitus : a prospective, randomized psycho-educational intervention trial

   Author : Gun Forsander; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : child; diabetes mellitus; management regimen; initial treatment; intervention; family therapy; risk detection; education; paternal adjustment; dietary habits; glycaemic control;

   Abstract : The basic question addressed in this investigation was: is it possible to exert a significant influence on the course of diabetes mellitus in children by the use of a specific initial management regimen? The conventionally, hospital care treatment regimen (control group) was compared to a multi-disciplinary programme for family-oriented crises intervention with a learn-by-doing pedagogy and care in a therapeutic environment (study group). The reactions and the adjustment to the new family situation with a diabetic child were elucidated. READ MORE