Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Bjørknes, Ragnhild"
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Are the voices of parents heard? A scoping review of satisfaction in parenting programs
Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Ortiz-Barreda, Gaby (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Parenting programs are an effective approach to promote positive parenting. In evidence-based practice, client’s values and preferences contribute to promoting quality, and are a crucial component of service evaluation. ... -
Emerging mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among presumably resilient youth -a 9-month follow-up
Lehmann, Stine; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Bjørknes, Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The COVID-19 pandemic may have multifarious adverse effects on the mental health of some youth. To our knowledge, no study has followed young people beyond the first 6 months of the pandemic outbreak. The aim ... -
Experience with suspecting child maltreatment in the Norwegian public dental health services, a national survey
Brattabø, Ingfrid Vaksdal; Iversen, Anette Christine; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug; Bjørknes, Ragnhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Objective: Detecting and responding to child-maltreatment is a serious challenge and public health concern. In Norway, public dental health personnel (PDHP) have a mandatory obligation to report to child welfare services ... -
Explaining the intention of dental health personnel to report suspected child maltreatment using a reasoned action approach
Brattabø, Ingfrid Vaksdal; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Breivik, Kyrre; Åstrøm, Anne Nordrehaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-22)Background: This study provides an empirical test of the reasoned action approach (RAA) socio-cognitive theory with the aim of 1) predicting the intention of public dental health personnel (PDHP) to report suspected ... -
Foster parents' experiences of using child mental health and welfare services in Norway: Associations with youth, placement, and service characteristics
Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Baste, Valborg; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Breivik, Kyrre; Myrvold, Trine; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07)The measurement of user experience has gained international attention as a tool for improving quality of care. Because foster families have a high need for service support, we examined quality of care from the foster ... -
How the Norwegian population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown
Mæland, Silje; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Lehmann, Stine; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Hazell, William; Rabben, Åsgeir Kjetland; Vedaa, Øystein; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Fadnes, Lars T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims The aim of this study was to examine how the Norwegian general adult population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown. We assessed quarantine, symptoms, ... -
Increased gaming during COVID-19 predicts physical inactivity among youth in Norway a two-wave longitudinal cohort study
Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Mæland, Silje; Lehmann, Stine; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Fadnes, Lars T.; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: A concern for the COVID-19 measures and the potential long-term consequences the measures may have on physical inactivity and gaming among youth. Objectives: Examine the stability and change in internet and ... -
Interrater reliability and experiences of Assessment, Intervention, and Moving-on 3 Assessment Model in a multidisciplinary Norwegian sample
Jensen, Monica; Askeland, Ingunn Rangul; Bjørknes, Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-05)Background: Assessing minors with harmful sexual behavior (HSB) is a complex and sensitive task. The AIM3 Assessment Model was developed to assist practitioners with information collection and HSB evaluations. Objective: ... -
Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year follow-up
Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Nærde, Ane; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Mæland, Silje; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-06)Objective: This two-wave longitudinal study aimed at increasing knowledge about levels of parental stressors and rewards among mothers and fathers of children aged 1–18 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in ... -
Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol
Patras, Joshua; Saus, Merete; Douglas, Marcela; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Gammelsæther, Siri; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Halvorsen, Therese; Haug, Ida Mari; Risholm, Ragnhild; Øktedalen, Tuva; Jakobsen, Reidar; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Raising children in new social and cultural contexts can be challenging for parents. In order to help parents address these challenges, the Norwegian government has instituted a policy of mandatory parent ... -
Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
Lehmann, Stine; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Haug, Ellen; Mæland, Silje; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Hysing, Mari; Bjørknes, Ragnhild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: To examine perceived consequences for everyday life, learning outcomes, family relations, sleep problems and worries for infection, for friends and their future, among youth aged 12–19 years during weeks 7 to 9 of ... -
Quality of life among young people in Norway during the COVID‑19 pandemic. A longitudinal study
Lehmann, Stine; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In this study, we aimed to examine health-related quality of life during the COVID-19 pandemic among a general sample of young people in Norway aged 11–19 years. More specifically, we examine: (1) Change over 2 time-points ... -
School competence among adolescents in low-income families: does parenting style matter?
Johnsen, Anja; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Iversen, Anette Christine; Sandbæk, Mona (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)In the present study, we investigated parenting styles and self-perceived school competence among low-income adolescents in Norway. The purpose of the study was threefold: (1) to identify differences, if any, in self-perceived ... -
Stop Sexual Harassment: A study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial in secondary schools in Norway
Slåtten, Hilde; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Fyhn, Tonje; Tveito, Torill Helene; Poteat, V. Paul; Breivik, Kyrre (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Sexual- and gendered harassment are normalised in many peer groups, yet their associations with mental health concerns among adolescents are well-established. School based interventions that prevent and reduce ... -
Stress and coping strategies among youth during the COVID-19 pandemic: a population-based cohort study
Lehmann, Stine; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Fadnes, Lars Thore; Mæland, Silje; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The COVID-19 pandemic caused a worldwide health- and societal crisis. Youth were exposed to enduring stressors. We examined types and load of stressors faced by youth, and their use of coping strategies. A population-based ... -
‘We are unlikely to return to the same world, and I do not want it to destroy my future.’ Young people's worries through the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Mæland, Silje; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study aims to explore what worries youth were having during the seventh to ninth week of the COVID-19 lockdown. Our findings build on the responses to an open-ended survey question from 1314 youths. The worries covered ...