Disputation i psykologi
Marcus Börjesson försvarar sin doktorsavhandling "The psychology of risk and safety in the military: a balancing act"
Doktorsavhandling Börjesson 2020:34
Avhandlingen handlar om följande (ur baksidestexten):
“The human ability to deal with risks has increasingly been coming into focus in our society. However, the research has to a great extent focused on everyday or social risks. Considerably less attention has been directed towards the individuals and groups that have to deal with dangerous and extreme environments in their professional roles, such as the military.
The primary purpose of this thesis was to examine how individual, leadership, group, and situational factors affect the risk and safety perceptions and behaviors of military personnel. A secondary purpose was to examine how first-line military leaders perceive and deal with risk and safety issues in their leadership roles.
The thesis comprises three articles that show the significant impact that both internal and external factors can have on the perceptions of risk and safety held by military personnel. Factors are identified that jointly could create a “vulnerability-chain” for maladaptive risk-taking, and others that jointly form a “strengthening-chain” for adaptive risk-taking and safety efforts. The findings have practical implications for military selection, team composition, leadership education, and military training.”
Händelsen är öppen för allmänheten.
Medverkande
- Gunnar Breivik, opponent, professor, Norges idrottshögskola
- Misse Wester, betygsnämnd, professor, Lunds universitet
- Tore Pedersen, betygsnämnd, professor, Norwegian Defence Intelligence School
- Lars Nyberg, betygsnämnd, professor, Karlstads universitet
Upplysningar
- Monica Eriksson
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E-post: monica.eriksson@kau.se
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