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Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 253 avhandlingar innehållade orden birth order.
1. Family, Neighborhoods, and Health : Conditions for the Development of Human Capabilities
Sammanfattning : Essay 1: We use data from a large sample of adoptees born in Sweden to decompose the intergenerational persistence in health inequality across generations into one pre-birth component, measured by the biological parents’ longevity, and one post-birth component, measured by the adopting parents’ longevity. We find that most of the health inequality is transmitted via pre-birth factors. LÄS MER
2. Förlossningsrädsla : med fokus på kvinnors upplevelser av att föda barn
Sammanfattning : Aim: The overall aim of this study is to describe experiences of, and the association between, fear of childbirth and birth experiences of women with fear ofchildbirth.Methods: In studies I, II, and IV, a reflective lifeworld approach based on phenomenological philosophy was used to describe women’s experiences of fear of childbirth (I), previous birth experiences (II), and fear of childbirth and of birth experience in a long-term perspective (IV). LÄS MER
3. The Long-term Impact of Birth Order on Health and Educational Attainment
Sammanfattning : This doctoral thesis examines the long-term impact of birth order on health, and educational attainment. Swedish register data is used to link individuals to their siblings, thereby allowing members of the sibling group to be compared to one another. LÄS MER
4. Sibling Configuration and Adulthood Outcomes : The Case of Two-Child Families
Sammanfattning : This thesis includes three empirical studies, analyzing how sibling configuration (i.e. birth order, birth spacing and sex-composition) influences siblings’ long-run income and educational choice. This is done by utilizing the unique linkage opportunities of administrative registers covering the entire population of Sweden. LÄS MER
5. Under the influence : Substance misuse from the perspective of linked lives
Sammanfattning : Health risk behaviors shape, and are shaped by, the people with whom we interact throughout our lives. The use of substances, including alcohol or narcotics, is one such behavior, yet it is often empirically examined in isolation of other people. LÄS MER