Sökning: "leisure activity engagement"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 22 avhandlingar innehållade orden leisure activity engagement.

1. 6. Creative Writers in a Digital Age : Swedish Teenagers’ Insights into their Extramural English Writing and the School Subject of English

   Författare :Paul Morris; Olcay Sert; Thorsten Schröter; Pia Sundqvist; Christina Olin-Scheller; Mälardalens högskola; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Extramural English; Free time English; Out-of-school learning; Informal English learning; L2 English learning; Creative writers; Creative writing; Creativity; Fanfiction; Fan fiction; Motivation; Engagement; Bridging the gap; Writing for pleasure.; Didactics; didaktik;

   Sammanfattning : The digital age has re-shaped the landscape of creative writing. One example of the changes that have taken place is the way in which millions of young people, globally, now write and share stories as online fanfiction. This is an out-of-school leisure pastime that can also help improve language skills (Aragon & Davis, 2019; Black, 2008). LÄS MER

3. 7. On Retirement and Cognitive Aging from a Life-Span Perspective

   Författare :Linn Elena Zulka; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; cognitive aging; retirement transition; leisure activity engagement; work demands; personality; life satisfaction; initial IQ; social contacts;

   Sammanfattning : Retirement is a major life event potentially affecting domains such as cognitive functioning and well-being. The main aim of this thesis was to assess whether retirement influences cognitive functioning and how inter- and intra-individual differences in psychological and lifestyle factors moderate the association. LÄS MER

4. 8. Leisure activities at old age and their influence on dementia development

   Författare :Stéphanie Paillard-Borg; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet Care Sciences and Society Department of Neurobiology Aging Research Center (ARC); []
   Nyckelord :Leisure activities; dementia; components; dimensions; protective factor; onset; Demens;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis aims to describe the participation in leisure activities of elderly subjects and to detect their possible effect, if any, on the development of dementia. The data were derived from the Kungsholmen Project, which is a community-based prospective study on aging and dementia in people aged over 74 years, living in Stockholm, Sweden. LÄS MER

5. 9. Flickblickar : Visuella berättelser om, av och genom gymnasieelevers kroppar

   Författare :Maria Eriksson; Hillevi Gantez; Ketil Thorgersen; Helene Illeris; Stockholms universitet; []
   Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; gaze; femininity; girls; the body; visual narratives; visual culture; art education; images; reflexive ethnography; enactment; aesthetics; leisure time; utbildningsvetenskap med inriktning mot praktiska kunskapstraditioner; Educational Sciences in Arts and Professions;

   Sammanfattning : This thesis investigates enactments of femininities, bodies and images among young women in two art and design classes at urban Swedish upper-secondary schools. The theoretical framework combines visual culture, performativity and new materialism, contributing to art education research and girlhood studies. LÄS MER

7. 10. Balancing Everyday Life. Exploring change following an activity-based lifestyle intervention for mental health service users

   Författare :Kristine Lund; aktivitet och delaktighet Psykisk hälsa; []
   Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Lifestyle; Lifestyle intervention; Mental Health; Mental illness; Occupational Therapy; Quality of life; Change Process; meaning; Grounded theory; Recovery;

   Sammanfattning : There is limited research that evaluates occupational therapy and lifestyle interventions,especially for mental health service users. This thesis provides increased knowledge and understanding of the processes and factors that led to betterquality of everyday life, engagement in meaningful activities, and balance forparticipants who took part in the Balancing Everyday Life (BEL) intervention. LÄS MER