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- Georgsson, Anna, 1964
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Barns upplevelser av sin situation och sitt mående när mamma varit utsatt för våld av sin partner
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The aim of the present thesis is to describe the consequences of intimate partner violence (IPV) from the perspective of children. Being exposed IPV is a frightening experience that affects children’s development and wellbeing. Not all children, however, display symptoms, and differences connected to gender and age has been demonstrated. In this thesis three empirical studies that deal with children’s experiences of IPV are presented. Study I examines experiences of IPV from the perspective of children. Interviews with 14 children between 8 and 12 years old were analyzed using a thematic method. Three main themes were identified: how children talked about abuse of their mother, described their own actions, and related to or handled memories of violence. Most children confirmed that their mother had been the victim of abuse, but had difficulties describing these experiences. Narratives were often incoherent and difficult to fully understand. In contrast, most of the children seemed to find it easier to describe their own actions during violence and conflicts. Not thinking about IPV was a strategy aimed at reducing unwanted memories; a strategy that also might obstruct creating a narrative. Study II is an exploratory quantitative study, where children’s own reports of symptoms were used. The 41 recruited children, between 7 and 19 years old, were entered into a group program specially directed toward children with experiences of IPV. The children reported experiencing more symptoms overall compared with non-exposed children. The relationship to the abuser and children’s symptoms related differently for boys and for girls. Girls, who had continued contact with the abusive father, described more mental health problems than did other girls and more than did boys with continued contact. Among children with experiences of custody disputes or other judicial processes, age rather than gender was connected to differences in self-reported symptoms. Younger children with experiences of judicial processes reported more mental health problems than did those with no experience. Study III is a follow-up study, describing how children’s symptoms changed after participating in a support program for children with experiences of IPV. Of the 41 children in study II 32 also participated in the follow-up, an 21 children in one year follow-up. The children were positive to the program, but although symptoms had been reduced children still had emotional and behavioral problems in the one-year follow–up.
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- Grip, Karin, 1973
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Våld och Trauma. Klientfokuserad utvärdering av behandling för våldsutsatta mammor och deras barn
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The general purpose of this thesis was to evaluate a community-based treatment program targeted for mothers subjected to intimate partner violence (IPV) and their children. In an open study the treatment program was evaluated with a repeated measure design. With a patient focused approach the program was analyzed according to its statistical-, practical- and clinical significance. Study I included 42 mothers. At the start of treatment the mothers displayed trauma symptoms and psychiatric symptoms in the clinical range. Furthermore, the mothers had a low sense of coherence and the measure of parental locus of control indicated a high level of resignation concerning child issues. Results based on group means indicated that the mothers showed significantly reduced trauma and psychiatric symptoms and improved their sense of coherence after participating in the program. Surprisingly, no improvement regarding perceived parental locus of control was found. When the results were analyzed with the reliable change index (RCI) at the individual level the treatment gains were more uncertain. Far from the majority of mothers within the clinical symptom range were improved or recovered. Study II examined the mother´s perceived effectiveness of the group treatment for their 46 children (5-14 years old) exposed to IPV. Initially, about half of the children displayed behavioral problems in the clinical range and the majority of children showed posttraumatic stress symptoms. Children´s behavioral problems were reduced significantly following the program and the higher the mother´s initial trauma symptoms the greater were the reduction in child behavioral problems. However, results analyzed at the individual level presented a more complex picture. The majority of children did not show individual changes beyond chance levels on the outcome measure used. The conclusions drawn from the studies concerned the importance of monitoring the treatment progress for each individual and to report results at the group as well as the individual level.
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- Lindberg, Lisbeth, 1946
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Matematiken i yrkesutbildningen : möjligheter och begränsningar
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Syftet med denna avhandling är att bidra med kunskap om matematikens möjligheter och begränsningar i yrkesutbildningar. Vid analysen har flera olika teorier använts s.k. theory-guided bricolage. I de olika artiklarna har grounded theory, hermeneutik respektive teorin om affordances och constraints använts. Data har hämtats från dokument och rapporter. Den första artikeln analyserar vilka metoder och teorier som använts av forskare för att få syn på matematiken i yrkesutbildningar. Utvecklingen har gått mot att använda flera metoder samtidigt och den tekniska utvecklingen har gjort detta möjligt. Resultat från tidigare forskning visar att matematiken är osynlig, gömd i svarta lådor eller något som bara finns som tyst kunskap. För att kunna "se" matematiken måste forskaren vara ämneskunnig. Den andra artikeln ger en historisk genomgång av matematikens roll i yrkesutbildningar fram till i dag, från skråväsendets dagar då mäster hade hand om hela utbildningen inklusive matematiken till dagens gymnasieskola där alla elever undervisas i Matematik, kurs A av matematiklärare. Den tredje artikeln är en analys av ett utvecklingsprojekt på ett yrkesprogram som handlade om att utveckla samarbete mellan lärare i karaktärsämnet och matematikämnet. Resultatet pekade på att den historiska genomgången från skråväsende fram till våra dagar kan förklara att det fortfarande är svårt att få till stånd samarbete eftersom lärarkategorierna har olika förutsättningar och utbildningsbakgrund. Analysen av utvecklingsprojektet som genomfördes efter gymnasiereformen 1994 pekade på möjligheter, men att det tar tid och att det kräver stöd av skolans ledning. Eleverna hade bristande förkunskaper i matematik men blev mer motiverade och presterade något bättre när de undervisades av lärare som hade samverkat före och i genomförande av undervisning. Resultaten indikerar att det är relevant att genomföra fortbildning för lärare av olika kategorier för att dessa skall beredas möjlighet att få tid att mötas och diskutera innehåll och undervisning i matematik och karaktärsämnena. Det är viktigt att dokumentera resultat från forbildning och att knyta forskare som stöd vid fortbildning samt att kunna sprida resultaten utanför den egna skolan både nationellt och internationellt genom publikationer och konferenser.
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- Punzi, Elisabeth, 1968
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Substance abuse and behavioural problems. Prevalence and psychological aspects of importance
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Degree of Licentiate in Psychology Abstract Punzi, E (2010). Substance abuse and behavioural problems. Prevalenee and psychological aspects of importance. Department of Psychology, the University of Gothenburg, Sweden The aim of this thesis was to investigate prevalence of behavioural problems (Le. food intake, sexual activities, gambling and exercise) among individuals with substance abuse, and if these problems had been considered during assessment and treatment. Moreover, possible psychological aspects of importance for understanding the relationship between substance abuse and behavioural problems were also investigated. In a first study, 83 adult male and females individuals with substance abuse, answered a questionnaire regarding occurrence of behavioural problems and if such problems had been identified during their treatment. In a subsequent study, nine individuals with substance abuse who reported behavioural problems participated in a semi-structure interview regarding the relationship between their substance abuse and behavioural problems. Findings from the first study showed that 63 percent of the individuals reported behavioural problems, mainly with food intake and sexual activities. The majority abused multiple substances and had two or more behavioural problems. The results also showed that behavioural problems could not be identified via their pattem of substance abuse or gender. Findings from the second study showed that there were mainly two psychological factors of importance for understanding the relationship between substance abuse and behavioural problems; the individuals' sense of self in terms of negative, insufficient and positive sense of self, and what purpose use of substance use and/or behaviour fulfils. Findings from this thesis indicates that behavioural problems are relatively common among both men and women participating in treatment of substance abuse, and that individuals with these both problems can not be identified via their pattem of substance abuse. Since substance abuse and behavioural problems is a complex individual phenomenon, it is of importance that methods for identifying and assessing behavioural problems are developed and that such methods are used routinely in treatment units for substance abuse. Key words: Addiction, Behavioural problems, Clinical screening and assessment, Gender, Prevalence, Sense of self, Substance abuse Elisabeth Punzi, Department ofPsychology, the University of Gothenburg, Box 500, S-405 30 Gothenburg, Sweden. Phone: +46-313423194, Fax: +46-31- 7864628, e-mail: Elisabeth.Punzi@vgregion.se
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