Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Wiium, Nora"
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Positive identity predicts psychological wellbeing in Chilean youth: A double-mediation model
Pérez-Díaz, Pablo A.; Nuno-Vasquez, Sergio; Perazzo, Matheus França; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Positive youth development (PYD) allows the youth to be comprehended from their potential, strengths and assets, in contrast to the traditional deficit view that focuses on their weaknesses. The PYD model promotes constructive ... -
Positive Youth Development and Depression: An Examination of Gender Differences in Croatia and Spain
Gomez-Baya, Diego; Babic Cikes, Ana; Hirnstein, Marina; Kurtovic, Ana; Vrdoljak, Gabrijela; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Depression is a major public health issue and the literature has consistently showed that the rates of depression increase dramatically during youth transition to adulthood, and gender differences merge in this period. ... -
Positive Youth Development and Wellbeing: Gender Differences
Tome, Gina; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Reis, Marta; Gomez-Baya, Diego; Coelhoso, Filipa; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The five C’s of positive youth development (PYD) (competence, confidence, character, caring, and connection) have been associated with adaptive development among young people. Gender differences in young people’s wellbeing ... -
A positive-psychology-based multiple regression model predicting wellbeing in Chilean youth
Pérez Díaz, Pablo A.; Bachmann Vera, Daniele; Wiium, Nora (Journal article, 2022)El Desarrollo Positivo Juvenil (PYD) aborda a los jóvenes desde su potencial, fortalezas y activos, en contraste con la visión deficitaria que se enfoca en sus debilidades. El modelo PYD promueve comportamientos constructivos ... -
Promoting academic achievement within a positive youth development framework
Beck, Marianne; Wiium, Nora (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-09)School dropout has both individual and economic implications. Current statistics reveal higher dropout rates among boys. Schools have a unique position to address youth development. Research from the US on positive youth ... -
The role of tobacco promoting and restraining factors in smoking intentions among Ghanaian youth
Doku, David; Raisamo, Susanna; Wiium, Nora (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-15)Background: In Western countries, the relationship between smoking intentions and smoking behaviour is well established. However, youth smoking intentions and associated factors in developing countries are largely unexplored ... -
Temporal trends in adolescents’ self-reported psychosomatic health complaints from 1980-2016: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Potrebny, Thomas; Wiium, Nora; Margrethe Moss-Iversen, Lundegård (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-28)Objective There is increasing concern that mental health may be deteriorating in recent generations of adolescents. It is unclear whether this is the case for self-reported psychosomatic health complaints (PSHC). Method: ... -
Trends in the utilization of youth primary healthcare services and psychological distress
Potrebny, Thomas; Wiium, Nora; Haugstvedt, Anne; Sollesnes, Ragnhild; Wold, Bente; Thuen, Frode (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-03)Background: Psychological distress among young people is increasing in Northern Europe. According to established healthcare utilization theory, this will create a greater need for youth primary healthcare and subsequently ...