Essays about: "social psychology"

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  1. 11. The relationships between attachment styles, perceived social support, and anxiety symptoms in university students

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Noor Yassin; Ufuoma Francis Atele; [2023]
    Keywords : attachment style; perceived social support; symptoms of anxiety; symptoms of depression; university students; Anknytningsmönster; uppfattat socialt stöd; symtom på ångest; symtom på depression; universitetsstudenter;

    Abstract : The current study objective was to investigate the interrelationship between five attachment styles (need for approval, preoccupation, discomfort with closeness, relationship as secondary, and confidence), perceived social support from family and friends, and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A total of 133 university students at the Department of Psychology in Umeå University filled out a form with a perceived social support from family and friends questionnaire, a scale on symptoms of anxiety and depression, and an attachment style questionnaire. READ MORE

  3. 12. Living in an Immaterial World: An exploratory study on consumer value perceptions in metaverse settings

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

    Author : Linn Henriksson; Ellen Svärdh; [2023]
    Keywords : metaverse; consumption-value theory; value perceptions; virtual consumption;

    Abstract : As sung by Madonna, "we are living in a material world" underscored by the consumption of physical goods. Beyond the glitz of materialism lies the grand problem of overconsumption, and correspondingly overproduction, of the world's finite resources. READ MORE

  4. 13. Welfare state generosity and national identity: A study on institutions

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Wilhelm Hultin; [2023]
    Keywords : Welfare state; welfare state generosity; national identity;

    Abstract : National identity has in a growing field of literature been proposed as a possible tool which, if manipulated, can be used to construct institutions of social justice and particularly a redistributive welfare state. In contrast, decades of welfare state research is largely in consensus that redistributive welfare states were created in response to societal issues such as poverty, emigration and declining fertility rates. READ MORE

  5. 14. 'It was never about the games' : A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Construction of "Video Game Addiction" in Swedish News 1991-2017

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Ulf Benjaminsson; Danielle Unéus; [2023]
    Keywords : discourse analysis; video game addiction; moral panic; moral entrepreneurs; Owe Sandberg; Patrik Wincent; youth culture; juvenism; forced treatment; Sweden;

    Abstract : This theoretical thesis employs critical discourse analysis to scrutinise the construction of video game addiction in Swedish press from 1991 to 2017, and examines its potential contribution to a moral panic. Our research is based on the assumption that media discourse influences societal norms, which in turn, can profoundly affect individuals and groups. READ MORE

  6. 15. Navigating Identities : Social Identity Formation of Afghan Male Refugees in Sweden

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Sociologiska institutionen

    Author : Ahmad Walid Haji Abdul Wali; [2023]
    Keywords : Afghan refugees; Social Identity Theory SIT ; identity formation; migration; social groups; hierarchy of salience theory; multiple; hybrid; globalist transnationalist and religious identities;

    Abstract : This study presents general themes concerning identity preservation and identity formation among Afghan male refugees living in Sweden and who obtained Swedish citizenship. This study is based on an ethnographic survey of habits and practices of Afghan refugees living in Sweden who in a process of transition must adjust their previous values and expectations as they confront often hostile surroundings. READ MORE