Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Larsen, Marit Hjellset"
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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 ... -
Internalizing Symptom Profiles Among Youth in Foster Care: A Comparison Study
Moussavi, Yasmin; Breivik, Kyrre; Wergeland, Gro Janne Henningsen; Haugland, Bente Storm Mowatt; Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: A high prevalence of anxiety and depression is found among youth in foster care. There is limited knowledge on the anxiety and depression symptom profiles of youth in foster care. We examined latent profiles ... -
Internalizing Symptoms Among Youth in Foster Care: Prevalence and Associations with Exposure to Maltreatment
Moussavi, Yasmin; Wergeland, Gro Janne; Bøe, Tormod; Haugland, Bente Storm; Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-11)Among youth in foster care (N = 303, aged 11–17 years), we investigated prevalence of internalizing symptoms; associations between symptom level and maltreatment types and numbers; and the interaction between gender and ... -
Listening to Advice from Young People in Foster Care—From Participation to Belonging
Fylkesnes, Marte Knag; Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Havnen, Karen J Skaale; Christiansen, Øivin; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Ensuring that young people in foster care receive the support they need at the right time, is a pressing issue across health- and social services. In this study, we aim to broaden the knowledge base on what constitutes ... -
Predictors of quality of life among youths in foster care—a 5‑year prospective follow‑up study
Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Goemans, Anouk; Baste, Valborg; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose Few studies have investigated possible predictors of positive outcomes for youths in foster care. The aim of this prospective follow-up study was to examine quality of life (QoL) among youths in foster care and ... -
Service support and quality of life for youth in foster care
Larsen, Marit Hjellset (Doctoral thesis, 2022-05-06)Studies have consistently shown that children and youth in out-of-home care have substantially more health problems and greater health care needs than children and youth in general populations. Therefore, researchers and ...