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Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy
(BioMed Central, 2013-01-28)Background: Numerous studies have documented a profound reduction in alcohol use among pregnant women, whereas research on expectant fathers has been scarce. The aim of this study was to measure changes in alcohol consumption ...Journal article -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966-69 to 1995-97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
(BioMed Central, 2007-10-04)Background The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents ...Journal article -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966–69 to 1995–97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
(BioMed Central, 2007-10-04)Background: The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods: Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents ...Journal articlePeer reviewed -
Changes in hippocampal neurogenesis throughout early development
(Elsevier, 2014-08-01)Adult hippocampal neurogenesis drastically diminishes with age but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, age-related influences on the hippocampal early neuroprogenitor cell (NPC) pool was examined by quantifying ...Journal article -
Character strengths, life satisfaction and orientations to happiness - a study of the Nordic countries
(The University of Bergen, 2011-12-14)Health promotion and positive psychology both focus on the positive aspects of health, and share a view in which the prevention of health problems are as important as repairing damage. Whereas much is known about how to ...Master thesis -
Child Care Practices, Resources for Care, and Nutritional Outcomes in Ghana: Findings from Demographic and Health Surveys
(The University of Bergen, 2015-03-19)Introduction: The overarching empirical question of this study is this: how are children growing in Ghana and how is childcare related to child growth? Child health is a fundamental public health issue, for children's ...Doctoral thesis -
Child Physical Growth and Care Practices in Kenya: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys
(The University of Bergen, 2015-03-18)Background: The aims of this dissertation were to describe trends in child undernutrition in Kenya manifest as poor physical growth, along with trends in feeding care practices, and to examine socio-demographic correlates ...Doctoral thesis -
Child Protection in Upper Manya District of Ghana: Caregivers Perspectives
(The University of Bergen, 2014-05-19)Abstract Introduction and Objectives: Ghana was one of the first countries to ratify the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and has since then nationalised it into a local law known as the ...Master thesis -
Child trafficking in Tanzania: Experiences of Trafficked Girls in Dar es Salaam
(The University of Bergen, 2011-05-13)This study focuses on the experiences of trafficked children in Tanzania. Trafficking of children deprives them of human rights and freedoms; it may also pose a public health risk. Migration of children who are fostered ...Master thesis -
Child undernutrition in Kenya: trend analyses from 1993 to 2008-09
(BioMed Central, 2014-01-13)Background: Research on trends in child undernutrition in Kenya has been hindered by the challenges of changing criteria for classifying undernutrition, and an emphasis in the literature on international comparisons of ...Journal article -
Childhood Trauma and Attachment to Birth Parents in Foster Children. An Empirical Study.
(The University of Bergen, 2010-04-13)Traumatic childhood experiences, posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS), and aspects of attachment behavior towards birth parents are assessed in a sample of 80 young individuals who have been or are currently in foster ...Master thesis -
Childhood Trauma Exposure and Substance use. An Explorative Study Among Outpatients with dual Diagnoses.
(The University of Bergen, 2010-11-24)This paper explores associations between all forms of childhood trauma and drug debut age in a sample of 76 young, Norwegian, help-seeking substance users with a dual diagnosis. Childhood trauma (emotional, physical and ...Master thesis -
Children orphaned by AIDS who live in orphanages in Uganda : What enables them to Thrive?
(The University of Bergen, 2012-05-19)The study aimed at finding out what enables children orphaned by AIDS who live in orphanages to thrive. In Africa, many orphaned children are looked after by relatives in their extended families. Currently, these traditional ...Master thesis -
Children with dyslexia show cortical hyperactivation in response to increasing literacy processing demands
(Frontiers, 2014-12-22)This fMRI study aimed to examine how differences in literacy processing demands may affect cortical activation patterns in 11- to 12-year-old children with dyslexia as compared to children with typical reading skills. ...Journal article -
Chronic Social Stress and Depressive Symptoms in Adolescents
(Research Centre for Health Promotion, The University of Bergen, 2005)The participants in this cross-sectional study were Romanian students in secondary and high schools in Bucharest. The data were collected with the assistance of the Youth to Youth Foundation of Romania. The study was ...Report -
Chronic social stress and psychological distress in Russia
(Research Centre for Health Promotion, The University of Bergen, 2005)The data for this study were collected in a cross-sectional population-based survey in 2003. A second wave of data was collected from the same participants several months later, but only the cross-sectional data are included ...Report -
Chronic social stress and psychological distress in Russia
(The University of Bergen, 2004)From background summary: In the last two decades, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, chronic social stress and poor mental health have been recognized in Russia as important research areas. The current study is part ...Master thesis -
Circadian and metabolic consequences of shift work; a rat model
(The University of Bergen, 2015-10-01)Shift workers are at risk for metabolic health problems. Previous research suggests circadian rhythm disruption as an underlying mechanism. In my thesis, I investigate the circadian and metabolic consequences of shift work ...Master thesis -
Citizenship, Gender and Work. Processes of exclusion and inclusion among married female migrants in Shanghai
(The University of Bergen, 2011-05-31)China has during the last couple of decades developed from a socialist to a more market oriented society. The country has experienced economic growth on a large scale, and is predicted to be the world's largest economy in ...Master thesis -
Classroom Achievement Goal Structure, School Engagement, and Substance Use Among 10th Grade Students in Norway
(Taylor & Francis, 2015)The present study was aimed at investigating the relationships between students’ perceived classroom achievement goals, school engagement and substance use in terms of smoking and drinking, and at investigating gender ...Journal article
