The aim of this study was to examine the influence of emotionally negative valenced pictures on the memory process. Appraisal theory of emotions was included as a framework for the understanding of how the emotional process functions with supplementation from evolutionary theory in order to develop the view. The memory process was understood in the frame of especially Tulving's (1986) distinct

In the present study, our aim was to investigate how emotional valence influences the recollective experience and confidence judgements of memory. We also investigated if subliminal manipulation can have a valence dependent effect on the realism in confidence judgements. In Experiment 1, the first phase involved participants being shown pictures and asked to select the pictures that had either neg

The purpose of this study was to evaluate what the employees of Luftfartsverket (Swedish Civil Aviation Administration) think is important for a socially and economically sustainable development. A qualitative questionnaire was designed and handed out to a random sample of the employees by email. The results showed that all the questionnaire's statements within the social dimension of sustaina

The present article deals with the risk perception of students within the field of HIV and AIDS. A questionnaire study with a 2 x 2 x 2 experimental design was conducted in order to assess the perceived risk of contracting HIV. The goal of the questionnaires was to measure the possible influence with regard to the texts (HIV prevention versus HIV causes economical problems in Africa), the optimist

This project has been carried out on behalf of ALMI Företagspartner and the regional council in south Sweden (Region Skåne). Its aim has been to look for eventual differences between, from a strict economical criterion, growing and non-growing female entrepreneurs. The study also investigates eventual differences between younger and older women leading companies successfully. Data collection was o

This report aims to investigate and increase the understanding for the recruitement process, and how recruiters create meaning. Within this area the focus is on recruiters implicit thoughts about applicants clothing and grooming, and how they evaluate these criteria in a CV. Five recruiters at different national companies where asked to answer questions about six candidate´s CV:s. Each CV had a ph

The qualitative aim of this study is to explore the psychological aspects of the motives and experiences of twelve men in relation to parental leave. The nature and plurality of their subjective experiences are emphasized from a phenomenological perspective. Data was obtained by inviting fathers to answer questions in writing using self reports. The aim of the questions was to explore how parental

Office designs are at present mostly designed for employees rather than with them. Companies that move into open-plan offices have intentions of increasing communication and exchange of knowledge between different departments. An open-plan office is also cost beneficial for companies with respect to space and a need for supervision. The purpose of this study was to find out if there is a relation

The purpose of this study was to examine and understand the motives employees on a particular workplace have towards physical activity and inactivity. This was done using the transtheoretical model which divides people into the five different stages representing each individual's motivational readiness for change towards a more physically active lifestyle and then comparing contemplation stage

Personaluthyrningsbranschen har ökat markant under 1990-talet. Olika undersökningar tyder på att anställningstypen innebär omväxling och frihet, men också oförutsägbarhet och brist på kontinuitet. Med hypotesen att uthyrningspersonal har en, ur stresshänseende, sämre arbetssituation och lägre psykiskt välbefinnande än tillsvidareanställda gjordes, utifrån krav/kontrollmodellen, en enkätundersöknin

The purpose of this experiment was to investigate the effect of shame and sadness on stereotyping towards older/younger persons. Velten mood induction procedure was used to induce the relevant emotions. Research has shown that people in negative moods tends to use stereotypes in their evaluation of social groups to a lesser extent then people in positive moods. Hence it was relevant to study the e

The purpose of present study has been to investigate what significance trust, attachment styles and trait-anxiety have to young adults' attitude to different modes of transportation. The relationship between the trust and attachment style of the young adults and the one of their parents who was responsible for their transportation while they were 10 years old is analysed. 76 young adults, aged

The aim of this study is to investigate the current leadership style and the organisational climate at the LFV in Sturup. To assess the leadership style the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) by Bass (1985) was used. The organisational climate was measured with the GEFA developed by Ekvall (1986). The participants of the survey were employees from all departments of the airport, but no lea

We have conducted a phenomenological study on students who will become officers (KB-elever) and our subject is leadership. Our first purpose was to determine their point of view in leadership and how the describe it on two occasions. One occasion before and one after a field-training course in survival techniques. We also wanted to see if the view on leadership was shared and if it had changed aft

The aim of this study was to conduct a construct validation of a personality test based on the Five-Factor Model, by investigating the relationship between the test scales and vocational interests. Fifty-three subjects (38 women and 15 men) participated in the study by filling in a personality test consisting of 300 items and an interest test consisting of 94 items. The results showed several sign

This is a study about the relationships between stress tolerance and ill health in the workplace. Thirty-two police officers in Lund, Hörby and Helsingborg were investigated in the study: 25 male and 4 female officers, 9 police inspectors, 15 event - controlled police, officers 1 near police officer, 4 external command police officers, 2 internal command officers were tested. Stress tolerance was

Increasing demands in the market create a need for retaining highly qualified leaders in companies today. The undesirable consequences and high costs of a mismatch between a new hire and a new company underline the need for an investment of time and resources in the recruitment of potential employees. This leads into the aim of this study, which is to investigate what executives consider to be imp

Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka hur sagor bidragit till att de personer som jag intervjuat kunnat bearbeta de svåra trauman som de alla upplevt under barndomen och lyckats vända utvecklingen så att de idag härigenom lever liv som de själva upplever som meningsfulla. För att uppnå detta syfte har jag valt att utgå från ett kvalitativt angreppssätt och genomföra intervjuer. Utifrån intervjusva

Empirisk undersökning baserad på sju intervjuer med anställda på en avdelning inom en organisation, i den här studien kallad "Färg & Kemi". Att analysera de anställdas upplevelser av medarbetarsamtalets betydelse för deras möjligheter till kompetensutveckling. Vi uppfattar att avsikten med medarbetarsamtalet är att motivera de anställda, stärka relationen mellan chef och medarbetare

Bakgrund: Konflikter förekommer på alla arbetsplatser. Hur den psykiska arbetsmiljön ser ut anser vi att ledaren är en betydande faktor till. Vi fann det därför intressant att studera vilket samband som föreligger mellan de två fenomenen konflikter och ledarskap. Syfte: Syftet med denna uppsats är att undersöka ledarens roll i konfliktförekomst, reaktioner på konflikter och konflikters utveckling.