Essays about: "Self-control"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 41 essays containing the word Self-control.

  1. 16. “I survived”:  Coping Strategies for Bullying in Schools : A Systematic Literature Review from 2009-2020

    University essay from Jönköping University/HLK, CHILD

    Author : Arfa Imran; [2020]
    Keywords : bullying; victimization; victims; coping; strategies; mechanisms; school; middle school; high school;

    Abstract : Bullying has been recognised as the most severe problem for children in school settings in the past few decades. It can have a tremendous psychological impact on the child, which can affect not only his or her learning but also everyday functioning and overall well-being. READ MORE

  3. 17. Outsmart your phone: How commitment contracts can help us spend less time on our phones and why they work better for you than for me

    University essay from Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för företagande och ledning; Handelshögskolan i Stockholm/Institutionen för marknadsföring och strategi

    Author : Max Bartels; [2019]
    Keywords : commitment contracts; self-control; goal setting; future self-continuity;

    Abstract : This master thesis seeked out to address arising problems from increases in smartphone usage. Many of us spend multiple hours a day on our phones. While the benefits mobile devices can bring are obvious for most, our increasing usage of and psychological dependency on such devices come with serious side-effects. READ MORE

  4. 18. Social environment influences impulsivity in red junglefowl (Gallus gallus) chicks

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för fysik, kemi och biologi

    Author : Emelie Andersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Chicken; cognitive abilities; Gallus gallus; impulsive action; impulsivity; intelligence; persistence; routine formation;

    Abstract : Cognition (i.e. how individuals perceive, process and react to environmental cues) is fundamental to all animals’ life. Despite this, what explains variation in cognitive abilities is still mainly unclear. READ MORE

  5. 19. Occupational Complexity and Executive Functioning

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Arash Ramezani; [2019]
    Keywords : Executive Functions; Occupational Complexity; Aging; verkställande funktioner; förskjutning; uppdatering; hämning; yrkeskomplexitet;

    Abstract : Executive Functioning (EF) such as planning, organization, attention, and self-control, has a high impact on quality of life, but is vulnerable to aging.  One factor that may help to maintain and strengthen EF is Occupational Complexity (OC), the degree of complexity in one’s primary occupation in life. READ MORE

  6. 20. WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? A THEORETICAL EXPLORATION OF SELF-IDENTITY IN PREDISPOSITION TO AGGRESSIVE BEHAVIOUR

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för hälsa och samhälle (HS)

    Author : Bahrudin Srebrenica; [2019]
    Keywords : Aggressiveness; Criminology; Societal Strain; Self-identity; Self-control;

    Abstract : Aggressive behaviour seems to be an extensive and severe problem negatively affecting both the victims and the offenders. Many factors affect aggression. In this study, one factor was examined: self-identity, in relation to societal strain and emotions. READ MORE