Sökning: "behavioral characteristics"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 105 avhandlingar innehållade orden behavioral characteristics.

  1. 1. Financial literacy, motivated reasoning, and gender : essays in behavioral economics

    Författare :Thérèse Lind; Ali M. Ahmed; Gustav Tinghög; Daniel Västfjäll; Morten Lau; Linköpings universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Financial Literacy; Financial Behavior; Financial Well-being; Motivated Reasoning; Gender Differences; Behavioral Economics; Experiments;

    Sammanfattning : I wrote this thesis to create a better understanding of how individual characteristics influence our feelings, our behavior and our way of interpreting information. My focus is on financial behavior and financial information, however I also consider a political context. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Antisocial behavior in adolescence : the role of individual characteristics

    Författare :Henrik Andershed; Margaret Kerr; Sten Levander; David J. Cooke; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; youths; adolescents; antisocial behavior; aggressive behavior; violent behavior; individual characteristics; personality traits; psychopathic traits; psykologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this dissertation is to investigate whether traits on the level of the individual are important in understanding violent, frequent antisocial behavior among adolescents. The first of the four studies included in this dissertation asks whether individual-level explanations are going to be a fruitful approach at all. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Explorations in Behavioral Economics: Realism, Ontology and Experiments

    Författare :Fredrik Hansen; Nationalekonomiska institutionen; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; Behavioral Economics; economic theory; econometrics; Economics; Laypeople; Financial Decision-Making; Formalization; Bounded Rationality; Experimental Economics; Meta-Theoretical Analysis; Economic Methodology; Ontology; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; economic systems; Realism;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis explores Behavioral Economics in terms of realism, ontology and experiments. In the introductory chapter descriptions of "Behavioral Economics", "realism" and "ontology" are offered. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Frequent attenders in primary care : Patient characteristics, help seeking patterns and cognitive behavioral therapy

    Författare :Ylva Strömbom; Mats Fredrikson; Lennart Melin; Tomas Furmark; Erik Hedman; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Frequent attenders consist of a small proportion of the total population seek-ing health care non-proportionally often for various symptoms. This hetero-genic group of patients requires special attention as symptoms often cannot be explained medically and influence both physical and psychological well-being. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Children and adolescents with externalizing behavior in dental care

    Författare :Marie Staberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ADHD; adolescents; behavioral characteristics; caries; children; dental care; dental trauma; externalizing behaviour; neuropsychiatric disorders; oral health; parental attitudes; risk behavior;

    Sammanfattning : Aim: To study children/adolescents with externalizing behavior and a subgroup diagnosed ADHD, regarding oral health, oral health behavior, and the parents' evaluation on their child’s oral health and dental experience. Patients and Methods: Study Groups 1 & 2 consisted of families of 228 children (10-13 years), who participated in a parental training program. LÄS MER