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1. American national identity at the start and end of the war in Afghanistan: A comparative narrative analysis of presidential speeches
University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för globala studierAbstract : The purpose of this essay is to investigate the production of American national identity at the start and end of America’s warfare in Afghanistan, and to reach an understanding how the identity-construction legitimatized America’s actions at those moments. Based on a post structural understanding of identity as constructed and reproduced through action and speech, this study examines and compares speeches held by presidents George Bush and Joe Biden in relation to the start and end of the war. READ MORE
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2. Emotion and concentration regulation training in Swedish female handball players : A short-term IZOF-based intervention.
University essay from Högskolan i Halmstad/Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)Abstract : The objectives of this mixed-method intervention study were: (1) To examine idiosyncratic profiles of emotions and performance of 3-4 leading handball team players in successful and less successful games and identify their strengths and limitations in emotion-concentration regulation; (2) To develop, implement, and evaluate an intervention program aimed at optimizing the players' emotion-concentration regulation and performance. The participants (n= 4, age= 24,5) consisted of four female elite handball players from the same team. READ MORE
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3. Emotion, concentration and performance in a Swedish female handball team : Development and implementation of the team specific instrument
University essay from Sektionen för hälsa och samhälle (HOS)Abstract : The present study is a mixed method longitudinal design, containing three objectives. Object one was to develop a team-specific survey instrumentin order to measure emotion, concentration and performance during a game. Object two was to examine the dynamics of emotion, concentration and performance in successful and less successful games. READ MORE
