Sökning: "sociocultural factors"

Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 47 avhandlingar innehållade orden sociocultural factors.

  1. 1. The importance of being thin : perceived expectations from self and others and the effect on self-evaluation in girls with disordered eating

    Författare :Sanna Aila Gustafsson; Claes Norring; Lars Kjellin; Birgitta Edlund; Per Johnsson; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Eating disorders; risk factors; protective factors; sociocultural factors; gender; perfectionism; personal standards; competitiveness; phenomenography.; MEDICINE; MEDICIN; Psychiatry; Psykiatri; Psychiatry; Psykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : The overall aims of this thesis were to examine personal standards, self-evaluation and attitudes to eating and weight in the development of disturbed eating in adolescent girls, and to examine how adolescent girls with a clinical eating disorder reflect upon and deal with perceived expectations in daily life.Studies I and II were quantitative studies, conducted in a population-based longitudinal study. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Adolescent Eating Disorders in a Sociocultural Context

    Författare :Barbro Thurfjell; Ingemar Engström; Anne-Liis von Knorring; Mona Eliasson; Ingemar Swenne; Fredrik Almqvist; Uppsala universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Adolescent psychiatry; Eating disorders; Adolescents; Gender; Ideals; Outcome; Sociocultural; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri; Child and adolescent psychiatry; Barn- och ungdomspsykiatri;

    Sammanfattning : Adolescence means an increased risk for eating disorders (ED) and the female gender is the most important risk factor. Empirical studies of the perceptions of gender ideals—as potential mediating factors between the socio-cultural context and ED—were this thesis’ primary goals. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Learning English in a Multi-User Virtual Environment : Exploring Factors Affecting Participation

    Författare :Airong Wang; Mats Deutschmann; Mercedes Rico Garcia; Mittuniversitetet; []
    Nyckelord :HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; Activity theory; Conversational Analysis; Discourse analysis; Ecology of language learning; Model of factors affecting participation; Multi-User Virtual Environment; Participation; Second Life; The sociocultural perspective on learning; Technology adoption;

    Sammanfattning : Online language learning and teaching is a field that has received a significant amount of research attention. What factors could affect student participation in simpler online learning environments has been investigated by researchers, but there has been limited study of factors affecting participation in complex Multi-User Virtual Environments. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Signs of Acquiring Bimodal Bilingualism Differently : A Longitudinal Case Study of Mediating a Deaf and a Hearing Twin in a Deaf Family

    Författare :Emelie Cramér-Wolrath; Lise Roll-Pettersson; Eva Heimdahl-Mattson; Carin Roos; Marilyn Sass-Lehrer; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; bimodal bilingual acquisition; Swedish Sign Language; spoken Swedish; case study; longitudinal; sociocultural; mediation; interactional; twins; different hearing statuses; cochlear implant; tillägnande av bimodal bilingualitet; tvåspråkighet; svenskt teckenspråk; talad svenska; fallstudie; longitudinell; sociokulturell; mediering; interaktion; tvilling; hörselstatus; cochlea implantat; specialpedagogik; Special Education;

    Sammanfattning : This dissertation based on a case study explores the acquisition and the guidance of Swedish Sign Language and spoken Swedish over a span of seven years. Interactions between a pair of fraternal twins, one deaf and one hearing, and their Deaf[1] family were video-observed within the home setting. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Rift Valley fever : challenges and new insights for prevention and control using the “One Health” approach

    Författare :Osama Ahmed Hassan Ahmed; Magnus Evander; Clas Ahlm; Joacim Rocklöv; Maria Van Kerkhove; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Rift Valley fever; Sociocultural practices; Community involvement; Ecological factors; Risk map; Early warning system; Surveillance system; International Health Regulations; and One Health approach.; Epidemiology; epidemiologi; folkhälsa; Public health;

    Sammanfattning : Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging viral zoonosis that causes frequent outbreaks in east Africa and on the Arabian Peninsula. The likelihood of RVF global expansion due to climate change and human anthropogenic factors is an important issue. LÄS MER