Denna psykologexamensuppsats ingår i ett forskningsprojekt som finansieras av Forskningsrådet för hälsa, arbetsliv och välfärd (FORTE). Den aktuella studiens syfte var att undersöka sambandet mellan arbetsplatsrelaterat ociviliserat beteende och psykisk hälsa. Vidare undersöktes om det för sambandet mellan ociviliserat beteende och psykisk hälsa spelade roll om utövaren var chef eller kollega. SyfThis master thesis in psychology is part of a research project financed by the Swedish Research Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FORTE). The purpose of the present study was to examine the relationship between workplace incivility and mental health. It was also of importance if the instigator of incivility was a superior or a colleague and whether this affected the relationship betwee

The topic of the thesis is re-initialization of multistep methods for the solution of ordinary differential equations, in which there are frequent discontinuities in first or higher derivatives. There are self-starting algorithms to start or restart a multistep method. It is normally started by first using a one-step method and then increasing the order successively until the working order is reac

The road haulage sector experiences a considerable amount of inefficiency, characterised by sub-optimal utilisation of an individual vehicle’s cubic load fill and weight hauling capacity. This study firstly aims to understand why – despite its evident economic and environmental cost – this phenomenon has existed over the years. Next, an overview of initiatives and opportunities for improving freig

The use of area-based approaches in urban regeneration is widely accepted in the European community. As these projects are based on the context of the focal area, there is no one-size-fits-all solution on how to design and implement those. The Eco-city Augustenborg project is an environmentally-led urban regeneration project initiated in Malmö in 1998. Today, fifteen years after the project was in

The increase in population and urbanization has led to widespread concern about the resulting volume of consumption. This is especially problematic in the housing market, where home size continues to grow. In the United States the average size of a single-family home has doubled since 1950, leading to a profound environmental impact. This paper will seek to address the problem of overconsumption b

Social media has become the most popular communication channel. Large amounts of information flows are being exchanged between users. The information shared on social media is seen as more reliable than the information found on traditional media. Companies have already incorporated social media as one of their communication channels. However, the evolution of social media has occurred in such a br

Responsible investment is a movement to integrate environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations in institutional investors’ investing activities. Despite the rapid growth of responsible investment in worldwide markets including China, there exists a prominent knowledge gap in how investors or their professional engagement service providers engage with Chinese investee companies to moni

I föreliggande uppsats får läsaren en redogörelse för vilka juridiska regler aktieägare i fåmansbolag kan använda för att säkerställa en för bolaget lämplig firmateckningsrätt enligt gällande regler i Aktiebolagslagen. Uppsatsförfattaren, har genom sitt intresse för entreprenörskap, småföretagande och uppstartsverksamhet velat fokusera på hur aktieägare i aktiebolag med få aktieägare kan använda aIn this essay, the reader receives a presentation of the legal tools, which shareholders in closely held companies could use to ensure that the company is represented according to the rules of the Swedish Company Act. The author, has through its interest in entrepreneurship, small business and start-up ventures wanted to focus on how the shareholders of such closely held companies may use company

Denna studie undersökte skillnader i konstruktion av självkänsla hos barn med individualistisk och kollektivistisk bakgrund med hjälp av instrumentet Jag tycker jag är. Studien undersökte även könsskillnader i olika aspekter av självkänsla både mellan de kulturella grupperna och inom dessa. Urvalet bestod av 731 personer. Barn med kollektivistisk kulturell bakgrund skattade sig lägre än svenska baThis present study examined differences in construal of self-esteem by children with individualistic and collectivistic cultural backgrounds measured by the Swedish scale Jag tycker jag är (I think I am). The study also examined gender differences on different facets of self-esteem, both between and within the culture groups. There were 731 participants in the sample. The collectivistic children s

Principerna om oskyldighetspresumtion och fri bevisprövning existerar med det gemensamma målet att nå så pass materiellt korrekta domar som möjligt. Dessa två rättssäkerhetsprinciper hamnar på ytan i konflikt med varandra när den tilltalade använder sig av sin rätt att tiga för att undvika att belasta sig själv; tystnaden får inte tolkas negativt för den tilltalade, men domstolen är å andra sidan The principles of presumption of innocence and free evaluation of evidence share a common raison d’être in their strife to produce as materially proper judgements as possible. However, these two principles of rule of law seemingly appear to conflict when a suspect exercises his right to remain silent in order to avoid self-incrimination; a suspect’s silence may not be interpreted negatively as evi

Ämnet för denna uppsats är näthat vilket kan innebära brott som förolämpning, förtal och ofredande. Men trots att ärekränkningslagstiftningen är vedertagen är den inte helt vattentät. Ärekränkning är ett gammalt hedersbrott som sedan lång tid tillbaka har reglerats i svensk straffrätt. I Sveriges strafflag från 1864 (SL) avsåg förtalsbestämmelsen att värna om den enskildes goda namn och medborgerlThe subject of this essay is net hate, which can implicate felonies such as insult, defamation and harassment. Even though the Swedish rules specific to defamatory acts are recognized, they are far from comprehensive. Defamation, an offence that violates someone’s honor, is an old crime in the Swedish history of law. In the Criminal Law (SL) from 1864 the rule of defamation was intended to protect

This paper addresses the Environmental Management System (EMS) frameworks among the twenty-five biggest oil companies in the world. An Environmental Management System is a framework which can be used by companies to structurally control and manage their environmental aspects and impacts. Specifically in this study, focus is put on the content and structural set-up of EMS frameworks. The study look

As the world faces great sustainability challenges, climate adaptation and mitigation strategies are being linked to sustainability transitions as a desired approach for many cities, especially in the Nordic countries. This thesis looked at how the City of Malmö in Sweden, as a case study, is currently governing the transition towards climate adaptation and environmental sustainability, with a foc

This study examines (mis)representations of women within hip-life culture through the prism of African feminism and Black feminist thought and provides a thematic analysis of seven themes of misogyny against hip-life culture. In painting the picture of the nature of female representation in hip-life, this study provides an analysis of how these images affect Ghanaian women through accounts from fe

Events, such as increased risks of drought and flooding, that scientist have associated with climate change can have serious impacts on the physical environment, society, and the economy. In the past companies, despite their significant contribution to greenhouse gas emissions were largely excluded in the search for solutions. However, increasing awareness among politicians and civil society has r

This thesis provides an account of the storage strategies for mitigation of excess electricity production (EEP) from wind energy in the Öresund region of Denmark and southern Sweden, characterized by an increasing share of wind power. Hydrogen is a versatile storage technology with potential in both large and small scale options, and for utilization in several application areas. TIS framework and

Popular science summary: Non-invasive genetic monitoring of large carnivores Proper conservation planning of endangered wildlife populations is closely tied to availability of scientifically-sound abundance and distribution data. However, inquiring high quality data for rare or elusive carnivore species inhabiting remote habitats is extremely challenging. Non-invasive collection of DNA sources (

Syftet med föreliggande studie var att undersöka deltagarnas upplevelser kring hur det är att vara partner till, och ha barn med, en person som drabbats av cancer. Fokus har varit hur partnerns sjukdom har påverkat deltagaren och dess familjesituation, samt deras erfarenheter av stöd i situationen. I studien ingår fem deltagare, två män och tre kvinnor, som har intervjuats med halvstrukturerade in

Abstract This paper studies the encounter of the Roma culture with Swedish culture during the period 1950 to 1975. I understand this encounter as a period in which the Swedish authorities tried to integrate the Roma culture by means of the homogenization of cultural values. During the studied period of time, the confronted values were those of a Roma culture with traditional defensive attitude ma