The purpose of this study was to psychometrically test a Swedish translation of The Shame Inventory, originally developed by Rizvi (2010). Another purpose was to investigate the link between shame and psychopathology and specifically to borderline personality disorder. The psychometric properties of the Swedish version of The Shame Inventory were investigated, as well as the ability of the instrum

Forskare har länge ifrågasatt informationens makt att förändra människors beteenden till att bli mer hållbara. De menar att det finns ett uttalat gap mellan kunskap och handling när det kommer till miljövänliga aktiviteter, exempelvis att välja miljöcertifierade livsmedel framför konventionella varor. Detta på grund av att det finns barriärer som ofta hindrar konsumenter från att välja det hållbarResearchers have long questioned the power of information and its ability to change peoples’ consumer behaviour to become more sustainable. They argue that there is a “gap” between knowledge and action when it comes to environmentally friendly activities, such as choosing certified foods over conventional foods. This is due to a number of barriers that often prevent consumers from choosing the mo

Sociala medier är ett fenomen som har påverkat organisationers angreppsätt för att nå publiken, då mediet är ett effektivt kommunikationsverktyg. Undervisningsinstitutioner berörs av frågan, dock finns det forskare inom fältet som anser att undervisningsinstitutioner inte hänger med i den digitala utvecklingen, vilket är beklagligt, då sociala medier tillhandahåller kommunikationsmöjligheter mellaSocial media is a phenomenon that affects organizations’ approaches to reach the public, whereas the medium is an effective communication tool. Schools are also concerned by the issue, however they don´t necessarily take part in the develop-ment, even though social media provides for communication opportunities between teachers and students. This study presents interpretations of students’ experie

Title: ”Motherhood in the bloggers world” A study of how norms and concepts around motherhood express themselves in blog texts. Authors: Andrea Diaz och Annica Sjöberg Supervisor: Torbjörn Hjort Assessor: Anders Östnäs The aim of our study was to examine and analyze norms and concepts around motherhood, and how they express themselves in blog texts. We also wanted to investigate the blog texts, ho

Studien hade två frågeställningar; att undersöka möjligheten att förutsäga en individs nivå på självkänsla genom en semantisk analys av Facebook-uppdateringar, samt att undersöka om det fanns speciella semantiska kluster av ord som var indikativa för självkänsla. Studien utfördes genom en webbaserad enkät som distribuerades via Mechanical Turk. Enkäten bestod av Rosenberg self-esteem scale och en The study had two purposes; to explore the possibility of predicting an individual's level of self-esteem through a semantic analysis of Facebook updates, and to investigate whether there were special semantic clustering of words that were indicative of selfesteem. The study was conducted through a web-based survey that was distributed via Mechanical Turk. The questionnaire consisted of the Ro

This essay is about families with an adolecent with self-injuried behaviour and what kind of support they can get. This essay is based on several therapist's view. These therapists works with the method dialectical behavior therapy. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is a method that has gained good results with patients that have self-injury behavior. This essay is based on a qualitative stud

From 2004 there has been a substantial increase of foster homes on a full day contribution, in relation to this, municipalities have a hard time in recruiting foster homes. Earlier studies has pointed at that social workers contact with the foster home is an important parameter when it comes to decrease risk of collaps within the sector of foster home care. Our aim with the study has therefore bee

The two largest profitable industries amongst transnational criminal groups include the buying and selling of narcotics and weapons, the third includes the buying and selling of humans. 78% of human trafficking is for sexual purposes (McCrory 2012, s.125). This essay will investigate how trafficking for sexual exploitation is handled and explained by nonprofit organizations and how they describe t

Studies show that toys, electronics and mattresses that are used by children in preschool environments contain hazardous substances. These substances can cause serious long term effects on children’s health and development and it is therefore important to minimise exposure to products containing these substances. Young children spend a significant amount of time in preschools and a change in the p

SAMMANFATTNING Titel: Is There No Such Thing as Bad Publicity? En studie om hur provokativ marknadsföring påverkar varumärkeslojalitet. Universitet: Campus Helsingborg, Lunds Universitet Seminariedatum: 2014-06-04,05,06 Författare: Amelie Hillstedt och Ottil Jonzon Handledare: Richard Ek Nyckelord: Provokativ marknadsföring, varumärkeslojalitet, identitet, social media, normer. Problem: I ett

In the following study, the aim has been to create an understanding of what social workers think about an evidence based practice and in which way they mean that this affect social work as a profession. We conducted semistructured interviews with seven socialworkers, working with children and families in three different municipalities. The result of the study has been discussed in relation to form

The purpose of this study is to see how gender stereotypes are being mediated to children through books. The aim is to study how children are raised into their gender role. To do this, the content of two books has been analyzed by discourse analysis to be able to find underlying messages for the children reading the books. Main focus in this study is to study how the child’s emotions are being dea

The aim of this study was to examine how professional adoption counselors perceives and works with the problems that may occur in adoptive families. With a qualitative method of semi-structured interviews five adoption counselors were interviewed to answer the questions: What difficulties do professionals experience in the adoptive family when they seek help? What causes do the professionals see t

Today it is not only people that are described as having an identity, also products, brands and even places are assigned different qualities and characteristics to make it easier for individuals to identify with them. Through theses types of identification individuals are expected to become more dedicated to the place and therefore more willing to promote it to others through different channels su

The aim of present thesis is to show the problem construction of the parental leave benefit by the newly arrived immigrants, specifically women, as well as the measures that can increase their participation in the labor market. The analysis was conducted through Jonson’s (2010) perspective analysis and with the help of two Swedish Government Official Reports (SOU 2012: 9, SOU 2012: 69) and one Dep

Geofysiska undersökningar i Kyrkheddingeområdet inkluderande seismiska undersökningar och borrhålsloggning har genomförts av Swedegas AB mellan 1978-1985. Denna studie har använt dessa data för att göra en geofysisk och petrografisk karaktärisering av tak- och reservoarsektioner inom campansekvensen (Lundasandstenen) i Kyrkheddinge för att utvärdera förutsättningarna för lagring av gas i den sedimGeophysical investigations in the Kyrkheddinge area including seismic surveys and wire-line logging were carried out by Swedegas AB between 1978-1985. This study has used the data to make a geophysical and petrographic characterization of cap-rock and reservoir sections within the Lund Sandstone in Kyrkheddinge to evaluate the conditions for storing gas in the bedrock. The Lund Sandstone comprises

Syftet med denna studie var att undersöka hur studenters kreativitet påverkas av användandet av Instant messenger och elektronisk media. Hypoteserna var att studenter som använder instant messenger kommer prestera sämre på kreativitetstest och att det finns en negativa relation mellan hög medieanvändning och prestation på kreativitetstest. Studien utfördes som ett experiment på totalt 50 studenterThe purpose of this study was to examine how students' creativity is affected by the use of Instant Messenger and electronic media. The hypotheses were that students who use Instant Messenger will underperform on creativity tests, and that there is a negative relationship between high media usage and performance on creativity tests. The study was conducted as an experiment on a total of 50 stu

Bakgrund Inom de närmsta tio åren förväntas vi stå inför en stor pensionsavgång och generationsväxling på arbetsmarknaden. Svenska chefer menar att tillsättningen av mellanchefer kommer vara den största utmaningen inom rekrytering de närmsta åren. En av de branscher som anställer flest unga chefer är detaljhandelsbranschen som just nu är hårt pressad på grund av minskad konsumtion. Butikens förmåg