Thesis (M.A.)--Carleton University, 2007. / Issued as part of the Canadian electronic library documents collection. Includes bibliographical references (p. 117-124).

Thesis (D. Min.)--Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1996. / In front of title: A report and analysis of. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 106-110).

Thesis (M. Psych.Org.)--University of Queensland, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 115-123).

Bakgrund: Vårdpersonal kan hjälpa patienter skapa motivation inför en beteendeförändring med motiverande samtal (motivational interviewing, MI). MI är en form av vägledning som hjälper patienter framkalla egna argument för en förändring. MI främjar även samarbetet mellan vårdpersonal och patient. Syfte: Att undersöka sjukgymnasters upplevelser av MI vid patientmöten.  Metod: Fyra sjukgymnaster som ansåg sig arbeta med MI intervjuades i en semistrukturerad intervju. Intervjumaterialet bearbetades sedan genom en kvalitativ innehållsanalys med en induktiv ansats. Resultat: Sjukgymnasterna hade övervägande positiva upplevelser av MI och upplevde att MI är bra då patienter ska genomgå en beteendeförändring. Sjukgymnasterna upplevde också att de får en bättre bild av patientens situation och ett bättre samarbete med patienten med hjälp av MI. Sjukgymnasterna upplevde att det förekommer vissa svårigheter med användandet av MI och att några patientkategorier kan försvåra arbetet. Dock upplevde de att deras arbete blivit bättre med MI och att patienten är mer delaktig i sin behandling. Slutsats: Sjukgymnasterna upplever att MI förändrat deras arbetssätt och förhållningssätt till det positiva. Författarna anser att det vore bra att göra större och kvantitativa studier för att kunna generalisera resultatet till en större population. / Background: Healthcare professionals can help patients create motivation for a behavioral change through motivational interviewing, MI. MI is a form of guidance to help patients develop their own arguments for a change. MI also promotes collaboration between healthcare professionals and patients. Objective: The purpose of this study was to study physiotherapist’s experiences of MI in patient care. Method: Four physiotherapists who considered themselves to work with MI were interviewed in a semi-structured interview. The interview material was analyzed through a qualitative content analysis with an inductive approach. Results: The physiotherapist’s experiences of MI were generally positive. The physiotherapists experienced that MI is good when patients are going to have a behavioral change. The physiotherapists also felt that they get a better picture of the patient´s perspective and better cooperation with the patient using MI. The physiotherapists felt that there are some difficulties with the use if MI as well as some categories of patients that can complicate the work. However, they feel that their own work has been improved with MI and that the patient is more involved in their treatment. Conclusion: The physiotherapists felt that MI changed their approach and attitude in a positive way. The authors think it would be good to do bigger and quantitative studies in order to generalize the results to a larger population.

Thesis (Ph. D. (Investec Business School))--Rhodes University, 2004.

Submitted by Marcela Silva (marcela.mello@gmail.com) on 2016-05-12T19:03:23Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_marcela.pdf: 269427 bytes, checksum: 3f2fde51654feb4197e850d65d6804b4 (MD5) / Rejected by Letícia Monteiro de Souza (leticia.dsouza@fgv.br), reason: Prezada Marcela, Seu trabalho foge das normas ABNT. Favor verificar dissertações de seus colegas para comparação. Atenciosamente, Letícia Monteiro 3799-3631 on 2016-05-12T19:53:33Z (GMT) / Submitted by Marcela Silva (marcela.mello@gmail.com) on 2016-05-12T22:43:53Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_marcela_ABNT.pdf: 271028 bytes, checksum: 6a9f729f5a700f1b477de5a8363f4308 (MD5) / Rejected by Suzinei Teles Garcia Garcia (suzinei.garcia@fgv.br), reason: Bom dia Marcela, Como seu trabalho é inglês o ABSTRACT vem antes do RESUMO, por favor, subir o texto está no meio da página. (3cm) Qualquer dúvida estou à disposição. Att. Suzi 3799-7876 on 2016-05-13T11:45:30Z (GMT) / Submitted by Marcela Silva (marcela.mello@gmail.com) on 2016-05-13T14:14:58Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_marcela.pdf: 275312 bytes, checksum: c0d5c8742ae639688df60354f1a595cd (MD5) / Rejected by Letícia Monteiro de Souza (leticia.dsouza@fgv.br), reason: Prezada Marcela, Favor alterar seu trabalho de acordo com as normas ABNT: 1 - Favor colocar a página de resumo antes da página de abstract. Atenciosamente, Letícia Monteiro 3799-3631 on 2016-05-13T14:36:17Z (GMT) / Submitted by Marcela Silva (marcela.mello@gmail.com) on 2016-05-16T13:21:11Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_marcela.pdf: 275312 bytes, checksum: c0d5c8742ae639688df60354f1a595cd (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Letícia Monteiro de Souza (leticia.dsouza@fgv.br) on 2016-05-16T13:22:54Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_marcela.pdf: 275312 bytes, checksum: c0d5c8742ae639688df60354f1a595cd (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-05-16T13:32:32Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Tese_marcela.pdf: 275312 bytes, checksum: c0d5c8742ae639688df60354f1a595cd (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-04-12 / Most social sciences and medical studies assume that being observed does not affect subjects' behavior. However, interviews may cause changes in individuals' behavior or may inhibit changes which would occur if they were not being observed. If being observed changes the behavior of the studied population, the sample ceases to be representative of the population. In this paper, I investigate whether individuals periodically interviewed in a longitudinal epidemiological research conducted in Pelotas, Brazil, are affected along relevant dimensions, in particular, education and health. I find only a significant effect on ENEM score. / Grande parte dos estudos em ciências sociais assume que ser observado não afeta o comportamento dos indivíduos. No entanto, entrevistas podem causar mudanças no comportamento dos indivíduos que não ocorreriam se eles não tivessem sido observados. Se ser observado muda o comportamento da população estudada, ela pode deixar de ser representativa da população como um todo. Neste trabalho, investiga-se se indivíduos periodicamente entrevistados em uma pesquisa epidemiológica conduzida em Pelotas, Brasil, são afetados em dimensões relevantes, em particular, educação e saúde. Os resultados mostram um efeito significativo apenas na nota do Enem.

La théorie de l’engagement (Joule & Beauvois, 1998 ; Kiesler, 1971), associée à la théorie de la dissonance cognitive (Festinger, 1957 ; Fointiat, Girandola, & Gosling, 2013), fournit un cadre expérimental d’observation et de compréhension de certains effets des pratiques sociales sur la dynamique des représentations sociales (Abric, 1994 ; Flament, 1994 ; Guimelli, 1989). Notre travail s’inscrit dans la continuité des recherches opérées dans le cadre des effets de la double soumission forcée (Joule, 1991) sur la transformation des représentations sociales (Renard, Bonardi, Roussiau, & Girandola, 2007). Plus précisément, l’objectif de cette thèse est de déterminer quels types de modification au sein de la représentation sociale du sport chez des étudiants non-sportifs sont susceptibles de produire un impact sur les attitudes et les comportements, et de voir si des processus de réduction de la dissonance sont à l’origine de ces changements. Si la transformation structurale de la représentation sociale du sport entraine une évolution au niveau des attitudes à court terme, il semble que la modification de la signification d’un élément central provoque des changements attitudinaux et comportementaux à long terme.Les étudiants ayant réalisé deux actes engageants, dans un contexte de liberté, se déclarent plus favorables et pratiquent plus de sport que les participants de la condition contrôle. Une interprétation en termes de rationalisation est avancée. / The theory of commitment (Joule & Beauvois, 1998 ; Kiesler, 1971), combined with thetheory of cognitive dissonance (Festinger, 1957 ; Fointiat, Girandola, & Gosling, 2013),provides an experimental framework of observation and understanding of some social practiceeffects on the social representation dynamics (Abric, 1994 ; Flament, 1994 ; Guimelli, 1989).This work follows on from the research led in the area of the effects of forced doublecompliance (Joule, 1991) on the transformation of social representations (Renard, Bonardi,Roussiau, & Girandola, 2007). The aim of this thesis is more precisely to determine what typesof modification within the social representation of sport among nonathletic students are likelyto produce an impact on attitudes and behaviours, and to see whether those changes originatefrom some dissonance reduction processes. If the structural transformation of sport socialrepresentation produces an evolution on short-term attitudes, it seems that the modification ofa central element signification causes long-term attitudinal and behavioural changes. Thestudents who fulfilled two acts in a context of commitment (ie, free- choice) declare themselvesmore favorable and practise more sport than the participants in the control condition. Aninterpretation in terms of rationalisation is put forward.

The global pandemic of Covid-19 led to a crisis of not only fatal impact but financially. The stock market experienced one of its biggest market crashes ever and the young investors of our generation experienced something that they could never imagine. Their financial situation and investments suddenly changed and many of them did not know how to act or behave during this difficult period. This paper is based on qualitative research where ten different young investors have been interviewed to determine if they have matured and how their behavior has changed financially. The two research questions for the paper are: Is Covid-19 a blessing in disguise forcing young investors to mature, increasing their financial literacy, and thus change their investment behavior? and how has the Covid-19 pandemic affected young investors decision making on the stock market? The study and research questions were determined using three theories which are the efficient market hypothesis, behavioral finance, and the stages of change model. All three models were used to see how an individual behave during a financial crisis. The efficient market hypothesis basically argues that all relevant information matches the prices of stocks at any given time. Behavioral finance examines how an individual behave in a financial setting such as investment behaviors. Herding behavior and overconfidence are two cognitive biases within behavioral finance that was easily seen in the individuals for this study. The stages of change model states that an individual go through five different stages when a change of behavior is needed. This model could be applied on any individual, but a change of investments behavior should not go through so many stages as the model has so it had some limitations on the individuals in the study. The results and findings of the paper states that young investors have learned a valuable lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic increasing their financial literacy and creating more sustainable strategies for future investments.