Sökning: "stressor"

Visar resultat 6 - 10 av 47 avhandlingar innehållade ordet stressor.

  1. 6. Perspectives of anxiety in stressful environments : Prospective studies in real-life settings

    Författare :Magnus Lindén; Institutionen för psykologi; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Applied and experimental psychology; individual differences; executive control; prospective; anxiety; stress; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi; stress;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis deals with perspectives of anxiety experienced in stressful environments. As such two major issues are addressed. The first issue is whether increased trait anxiety during work in a high-stress environment is related to impaired performance on executive control tasks. LÄS MER

  3. 7. Stuck on repeat : Adolescent stress and the role of repetitive negative thinking and cognitive avoidance

    Författare :Malin Anniko; Maria Tillfors; Katja Boersma; Susan Branje; Örebro universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Adolescents stress; cognitive avoidance; repetitive negative thinking; anxiety; depression;

    Sammanfattning : Stress and stress-related mental health problems such as anxiety and depressive symptoms are common in adolescents and seem to be increasing, especially in mid- to late-adolescent girls. Although adolescence, as a period of rapid growth and profound change, is often marked by an increase in normal stressors (e.g. LÄS MER

  4. 8. Occupational stress among Thai emergency department nurses : Development and validation of an instrument for measuring stressors in emergency departments

    Författare :Nuttapol Yuwanich; Martin Lene; Sharareh Akhavan; Walaiporn Nantsupawat; Töres Theorell; Mälardalens högskola; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Care Sciences; vårdvetenskap;

    Sammanfattning : Working at an emergency department has some characteristics, which may generate stress. In this thesis, the stressors for emergency nurses were evaluated and an instrument was developed for measuring their impact. LÄS MER

  5. 9. Job insecurity from a stress perspective : Antecedents, consequences, and moderators

    Författare :Katharina Näswall; Magnus Sverke; Julian Barling; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; job insecurity; appraisal; work-related attitudes; mental health complaints; somatic complaints; personality characteristics; Psychology; Psykologi;

    Sammanfattning : The trend in working life to lower costs by reducing personnel or employing staff on short-term basis has brought uncertainty to many employment situations. Job insecurity is a phenomenon that has received growing attention in research as well as in working life. The present thesis considers job insecurity as a stressor. LÄS MER

  7. 10. Altered sleep/wake patterns and circadian rhythms : laboratory and field studies of sympathoadrenomedullary and related variables

    Författare :Torbjörn Åkerstedt; Stockholms universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES;

    Sammanfattning : Six studies on sleep/wake patterns and circadian rhythms were  carried out. In summary: (1) Adrenaline excretion, self-rated activation,  and body temperature rhythms persisted during sleep  deprivation, resisted adjustment to rotating shift work, but adjusted  rather well to permanent night work. LÄS MER