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  1. 1. Intergenerational Persistence and Ethnic Disparities in Education

    Författare :Per Engzell; Jan O. Jonsson; Carina Mood; Jenny Torssander; Richard Breen; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; education; endogeneity; equality of opportunity; ethnic inequality; immigrant selectivity; large-scale assessments; measurement error; proxy variables; social origin; socioeconomic status; Sweden; Sociology; sociologi;

    Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of four self-contained essays in the sociology of educational stratification. Study I draws on newly collected survey data to assess the biases that arise in estimating socioeconomic differences in achievement when relying on parent and student reported data on social background. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Experiences of Everyday Travel : Through the Lens of a Child

    Författare :Jessica Westman; Margareta Friman; Cecilia Jakobsson Bergstad; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Children’s travel experience; current mood; travel mode; activities during travel; cognitive performance; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis was to investigate how children experience their everyday travel. More specifically how do certain travel characteristics influence children’s current mood, experiences of their everyday travel, and their cognitive performance. The thesis consists of two papers (Papers I and II). LÄS MER

  4. 3. Drivers of Children's Travel Satisfaction

    Författare :Jessica Westman; Margareta Friman; Lars Olsson; Marketta Kyttä; Karlstads universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; children’s travel; wellbeing; current mood; travel mode choice; activities during travel; cognitive performance; Barns reseupplevelse; humör; färdmedelsval; aktiviteter under resan; kognitiv prestation; Psykologi; Psychology;

    Sammanfattning : The purpose of this thesis is twofold: Firstly, it explores the reasons parents state for choosing the car to take their children to school; Secondly, it investigates how the characteristics of the journey relate to children’s wellbeing, mood, and cognitive performance. This thesis consists of three papers (Papers I, II, and III). LÄS MER

  5. 4. Tired of pain or so tired it hurts? Mechanisms and factors influencing the temporal relationship between insomnia and pain in adolescents

    Författare :Tor Arnison; Jonas Persson; Martien Schrooten; Nicole Tang; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adolescence; Insomnia; Sleep; Pain; Mood; Anxiety; Depression;

    Sammanfattning : Onset of both chronic pain and insomnia is high during adolescence, a phenomenon believed to be caused by a range of biological, psychological and social factors that are unique or particularly salient during adolescence. Negative mood has been established as a salient mechanism explaining the sleep-pain relationship, but an elaborate understanding of if and how mood mediate the relationship in adolescents is lacking. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Non-image-forming effects of light : Implications for the design of living and working environments

    Författare :Mathias Adamsson; Thorbjörn Laike; Maria Johansson; Yvonne de Kort; Institutionen för arkitektur och byggd miljö; []
    Nyckelord :TEKNIK OCH TEKNOLOGIER; ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY; circadian rhythms; circannual; light exposure; melatonin; cortisol; sleep-wake behavior; perception; mood; spectral composition; measurement;

    Sammanfattning : Seasonal variation in mood and subjective well-being are common at geographical locations further away from the equator. The 24-h light-dark cycle is the main time cue for synchronizing the human circadian clock to the external day and night. LÄS MER