The aim with my work was to gain a deeper understanding of some adult adopted children’s experiences and reflections about which role parent ship plays for the adopted child’s development of identity. Following questions have been in focus: What does a working parent ship imply, seen from the perspective of adopted child? In which way can the development of identity for the adopted child be supported by a functional parent ship? Semi-structured interviews were carried out with the two following themes: Support and confirmation. The sample consisted of five foreign-adopted between the age of 18 and 37 years. The result showed that the major part of the interview had a common picture of what a functional parent ship should be in order for an adopted child to have a favourable development of the identity, namely to have an understanding of how it is to be adopted, as being the most important and the sole base for the parent-ship. The discussion concerned obstacles and possibilities for a functional parent ship regarding the adopted child’s development of identity.

This is a study of how young flutists experience playing their instrument and having music lessons, especially what they think is most enjoyable. 27 flutists between the ages of 8 and 19 years old, from three different municipal schools of music in central Sweden, were interviewed during spring 2000. Some of the conclusions are that enjoyment coincides with meaningful when you are in a musical context, and when your progress is confirmed by the teacher. The study is to be seen as some examples of different things that young flutists find enjoyable. It is not an enumeration of recommended items in teaching, rather some thoughts about the positive experiences of playing the flute, and how teachers may relate to that.

Social network site (SNS) has been very popular with global Internet users since 2008, the amount of social network users grew very much. Based on some reasons, users enjoyed using social network site. However, whether the current users or new users will continue to use social network site or not is an issue today. To assure social network site¡¦s company could develop and run well in the future, we must realize the factors that can increase and retain the user to use. This study based on expectation confirmation theory (ECT) and through literature review to explore the factors that can influence the user¡¦s satisfaction. Successfully, we integrated perceived utilitarian benefit and perceived hedonic benefit into original ECT model. In this study, an empirical survey methodology with eight hypotheses was applied to verify this model. Covariance-based structural equation model (SEM) was used to analyze data and evaluate the model. The results pointed out that past ECT model with only one aspect can be extended from utilitarian and hedonic dimensions. It indicated that confirmation of utilitarian benefit, perceived utilitarian and hedonic benefits have significant influence on user¡¦s satisfaction. Lastly, user¡¦s satisfaction will positively influence the continuance intention. In sum, this study integrated utilitarian and hedonic dimensions into original ECT model, and proposed a more comprehensive framework to explain the continuance usage of social network site. This study also provided a reference model for future continuance intention research and some suggestions for social network site practitioners.

Since the advent of the Internet, online shopping has grown substantially across the globe. Understanding how to increase customers¡¦ loyalty through lifting up the level of satisfaction has been emphasized by both researchers and practitioners. Through integrating expectation-confirmation theory and IS success, this study attempts to examine how consumers¡¦ expectation, perception and confirmation and satisfaction on information quality, system quality, and service quality affects their continuance intention toward online shopping. Different from prior research focusing on overall satisfaction and continuance intention, this study proposed an extended model to examine consumers¡¦ satisfaction and continuance intention. The model and relationship were tested and validated by using data collected from 368 full- and part-time students in four universities in Taiwan. The results showed that confirmation and satisfaction are strongly affected by perceived quality but not expectation. However, the impact of satisfaction on continuance intention is not as strong as expected. The implication for research and practice are also discussed.

Thesis (D. Min.)--Trinity International University, 2001. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 156-160).

Thesis (M.A.)--Wheaton College Graduate School, 2002. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 246-247).

This study aimed to investigate whether there was a correlation between an individual’s selfesteem and search for confirmation on social media. The study also sought to answer whether there were differences in self-esteem and search for confirmation from a gender perspective. In this study social media was defined as Instagram. The choice was founded on the basis that Instagram in the current situation is one of the world's largest social media that allows users to share their everydaylife in pictures, which are commented and ”liked” by other users. Data were collected through a quantitative survey. The study's 94 participants were students at Karlstad University who responded to an anonymous electronic survey via the learning platform It's Learning. Self-esteem was measured by the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). The search for confirmation on Instagram was measured by eight claims which were answered on a five-point Likert scale, and together created a confirmation-index. Collected data was processed in SPSS and analyzed by the Pearson correlation test and two independent t-tests. The study adopted a deductive approach.There was no significant correlation between self-esteem and search for confirmation on Instagram. An independent t-test showed that there were no significant differences between men and women regarding self-esteem. Nor was there any significant differences between men and women regarding the search for confirmation on Instagram. / Studien har syftat till att undersöka om det fanns ett samband mellan en individs självkänsla och sökande av bekräftelse på sociala medier. Studien sökte även besvara om det fanns skillnader i självkänsla och bekräftelsesökande utifrån ett könsperspektiv. Sociala medier definierades i samband med denna studie till Instagram. Valet grundades utifrån att Instagram i dagsläget är ett av världens största sociala medier och tillåter användare att dela sin vardag i form av bilder, som kommenteras och gillas av andra användare. Data samlades in genom en kvantitativ enkätundersökning. Studiens 94 deltagare var studerande vid Karlstads Universitet som besvarade en anonym elektronisk enkät via lärplattformen It’s Learning. Självkänsla mättes genom Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (RSES). Bekräftelsesökande på Instagram mättes genom åtta påståenden som besvarades på en femgradig likertskala, och tillsammans skapade ett bekräftelse-index. Insamlad data hanterades i SPSS och analyserades genom Pearsons korrelationstest samt två oberoende t-tester. Studien antog en deduktiv ansats. Det förelåg inget signifikant samband mellan självkänsla och bekräftelsesökande på Instagram. Ett oberoende t-test visade att det inte fanns några signifikanta skillnader mellan män och kvinnor gällande självkänsla. Det framkom heller inga signifikanta skillnader mellan män och kvinnor gällande bekräftelsesökande på Instagram.

Social media has come to play an increasingly important role in today's society. It’s hard in today’s world not to talk about youth culture without mentioning social media. Large amounts of research show that this type of media adversely affects young people, but at the same time, much of this research is written from an adult perspective. Our purpose in this bachelor thesis is to examine and highlight a young persons own perspective on this type of media. We have chosen to focus on younger people that use Instagram between the ages of thirteen through sixteen. The teens are most active on Instagram and it's their main social media platform. We have been studying Instagram accounts and have had interviews with focus groups to explore the culture that prevails on Instagram today. The study shows that young people today use Instagram in order to take advantage of the sharing of their everyday lives. All of the respondents believe that girls and boys use Instagram in different ways. The main difference is that girls seem to care more about their social media lives than boys do. Something that is demonstrated by all the girls is that they use two different accounts for two different audiences. In the discussion, we review why the culture looks like it does and how young people today jointly build rules about how to behave in this social medium. Then we finally arrive to the point that young people today have a better eye on social media than previous researchhas shown. We believe that the concerns many parents have about their children on social media in many cases is excessive. / Sociala medier har kommit att spela en allt större roll i dagens samhälle. Det går idag inte att prata om ungdomskulturen utan att nämna de sociala medierna. Mycket forskning visar att ungdomar påverkas negativt av denna typ av media men samtidigt är mycket av denna forskning skriven ur ett vuxenperspektiv. Vårt syfte med denna studie är därför att undersöka och belysa de ungas egna perspektiv på denna typ av medier. Vi har valt att inrikta oss på ungdomar och Instagram då det är unga mellan 13-16 som är mest aktiva på sociala medier och Instagram är deras största plattform. Vi har genom att studera Instagram-konton och intervjuer i fokusgrupper undersökt kulturen som råder på Instagram idag. Studien visar att ungdomar idag använder Instagram i syfte att ta del av samt själva dela med sig av sin vardag. Samtliga respondenter menar att Instagram används på olika sätt av tjejer och killar. Främsta skillnaden är att tjejer verkar bry sig mer än vad killar gör. Något som styrks av att samtliga tjejer använder sig av två olika konton för två olika målgrupper. I diskussionen går vi igenom varför kulturen ser ut som den gör idag och hur de unga idag tillsammans bygger regelverk kring hur man ska bete sig på detta sociala medium. Det vi till sist kommer fram till är att unga idag har bättre koll på sociala medier än vad tidigare forskning visat. Vi anser att den oro många föräldrar känner över sina barn på sociala medier i många fall är överdriven.

En dramatisk ökning kan ses av antalet barn som insjuknar i diabetes typ 1 i Sverige. Diabetes typ 1 är en allvarlig livslång sjukdom, insjuknandet sker plötsligt och sjukdomen inträder oftast i unga åldrar. Syftet var att belysa föräldrarnas omvårdnadsbehov i samband med att deras barn diagnostiserades med diabetes typ 1. Metoden som valdes var en litteraturstudie och det gjordes systematiska sökningar av vetenskapliga artiklar i utvalda databaser. Nio artiklar valdes ut till resultatet vilka speglade föräldrars perspektiv. En dataanalys gjordes som mynnade ut i två teman: Föräldrars behov av bekräftelse och föräldrars behov av kunskap. I resultatet framkom att föräldrar uppskattade sjuksköterskors närvaro under sjukhusvistelsen vilket gav föräldrarna trygghet. De hade ett behov av samtal och uttryckte även ett behov av kunskap, anpassad information och att praktiskt få träna på omvårdnadsmoment. Det behöver göras mer forskning inom omvårdnad i samband med att barn diagnostiserats med diabetes typ 1 för att kunna utforma en ändamålsenlig omvårdnad för hela familjen. Denna studie kan användas i utbildning av blivande sjuksköterskor och även för att sprida kunskap bland dem som är i klinisk verksamhet. / A dramatic increase can be seen in the number of children who come down with type 1 diabetes in Sweden. Type 1 diabetes is a severe life-long disease, onset occurs suddenly, and the disease often occurs at a young age. The aim was to highlight parents' nursing needs associated with their child’s diagnosed with diabetes type 1. The method chosen was a literature study and it was made through systematic searches of research articles in selected databases. Nine articles were selected to the result which reflected the parents' perspective. A data analysis was done which culminated in two themes: Parents need of confirmation and parents need of knowledge. The result showed that parents appreciated the nurses' presence during hospitalization giving the parents some peace of mind. They had a need to talk and also expressed a need for knowledge, tailored information and to practically get to train in nursing. There needs to be more research to devise an appropriate care for the whole family. This study can be used in the training of future nurses and also to spread knowledge among those in clinical practice.

Although confirmation should be the zenith of a young person's personal attachment to God and the congregation of believers, the exact opposite of this seems to be true when one considers the large numbers of young people that leave the church directly after their confirmation. A literature study shows that attempts to solve this problem have thus far to a large extent focussed on the young people in the process of preparing for confirmation. The purpose of this study is to shift the focus to the community of believers, more specifically to the role of such a community of believers in the guidance of young people in the process of preparing for confirmation, in order to find a solution to the problem. The following research question arose as a result: What is the role of the congregation as a community of believers in the guidance of young members through the confirmation process? The method employed was as follows: Basis-theoretical principles were formulated from Scripture as a result of literature studies and exegesis of relevant passages of Scripture. Meta-theoretical perspectives came to light by utilisation of the auxiliary science, Sociology, amongst other things. The role of the community of believers as a socialising agent of the youngsters was examined. The actual situation regarding the role of the community of believers in confirmation was examined meta-theoretically by means of a literature study on the situation within the broader Reformed tradition of the three Sister Churches, together with an empirical analysis of the situation within the Reformed churches of South Africa. Practical-theoretical guidelines were given following the hermeneutical interaction between the basis-theoretical principles and the meta-theoretical perspectives. The final conclusion is that the congregation as a community of believers is one of the most important agents in the religious socialisation of young people and therefore plays a very important role in preparing them for and guiding them in confirmation. The responsibility of the community of believers lies on the following levels: The shaping of a Biblical vision of the church or congregation that the young people can commit to. The concretion of this vision by means of the persistent practice of the fourfold ministry (“Hebrew text”) while simultaneously involving the whole congregation (young and old) in order that everything the congregation is, says, prays and does, is in congruence. This approach will lend credibility to the community of believers and by doing this the young people will be drawn closer. Focused community pursuit with special attention given to the acceptance of the young people, self-sacrificing and loving service towards the youths, as well as the verbal and practical teaching and instruction of the youngsters. A change in perception and sometimes a change of attitude of heart regarding the inclusion and participation of young people in the congregation. The creation of a culture in which every member earnestly considers his personal religious commitment and is prepared to be held responsible for this commitment. Such a culture of personal religious commitment, together with accountability to that commitment will carry the youths through their own personal commitment within confirmation, while confirming the importance of such a commitment at the same time. / Thesis (M.Th. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 200