Essays about: "psychological effect"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 218 essays containing the words psychological effect.

  1. 1. Confident in my class: A secondary data study of maths motivation and students’ sociodemographic factors in grade three and four in Sweden.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för pedagogik och specialpedagogik

    Author : Karin Johansson; [2023-10-31]
    Keywords : gender; ethnicity; SES; Mathematics Achievement; Maths Motivation;

    Abstract : Aim: This thesis aims to point to how motivation as well as achievement in maths and students’ sociodemographic factors can correlate for grade three and four in Swedish schools. Theory: The two theories used in the thesis are Expectancy-value Theory by Eccles and Cultural Capital by Bourdieu. READ MORE

  3. 2. Adapting to Change: How COVID-19 Shaped Online Consumer Behavior A comparative study between the United Kingdom and Sweden aimed at analysing consumption variations in online shopping and online gambling.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för nationalekonomi med statistik

    Author : Mimmi Bergström; Tuba Tezcan; [2023-07-21]
    Keywords : COVID-19; Restrictions; Online gambling; Online shopping; Consumption behaviour; Consumer theory; Substitution effect; Income effect; Relative price; OLS-regression;

    Abstract : The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on online shopping and online gambling, as well as the differences between Sweden and the United Kingdom. Both social isolation and online consumption habits have been significantly impacted by the pandemic. READ MORE

  4. 3. Childhood trauma affects psychological distress and Alcohol Abstinence Self-efficacy in individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Psykologiska institutionen

    Author : Andreas Olsson; [2023-06-08]
    Keywords : childhood; trauma; alcohol; disorder; consumption; psychological effects; ;

    Abstract : Childhood trauma is a problem that can cause suffering and long-term negative consequences for the individual. A secondary analysis of the dataset in the Gothenburg Alcohol Research Project (n = 349) aimed to investigate the effects of childhood trauma, as assessed by the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), on psychological distress, as assessed by the General Severity Index (GSI), and Alcohol Abstinence Self-Efficacy (AASE), in individuals suffering from Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD). READ MORE

  5. 4. THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC'S IMPACT ON THE PERCEPTION OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE EU

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Patricija Viksne; [2023-03-08]
    Keywords : Climate change; COVID-19 pandemic; climate change perception;

    Abstract : The study examines how individuals’ perceptions of climate change as a threat have changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Western and Eastern Europe. Different psychological theories about psychological links to the pandemic and climate change, psychological mechanisms, and the finite pool of worry effect were used to understand how the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic could affect individuals’ perception of climate change as a threat. READ MORE

  6. 5. A REVIEW OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY’S EFFECT ON MOOD Through the Lens of the HPA Axis

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Susanna Karlkvist; Anton Wickberg; [2023-02-01]
    Keywords : Mood; Physical activity; HPA axis; The cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis; CRH; Exercise; Cortisol; Cognition;

    Abstract : Engagement in physical activity (PA) has been said to trigger a chain reaction of events which can alter our mood state. One recently implicated component is the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, involved in the reaction to physical and psychological stress-ors. READ MORE