Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Wiium, Nora"
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Affordances of School Ground Environments for Physical Activity: A Case Study on 10- and 12-Year-Old Children in a Norwegian Primary School
Kjønniksen, Lise; Wiium, Nora; Fjørtoft, Ingunn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Several studies have focused on how different school ground environments can stimulate physical activity (PA) in children. This study aimed to investigate the contributions of two school ground environments (a constructed ... -
Association Between Substance Use Behaviors, Developmental Assets and Mental Health: A Glance at Latin American Young College Students
Manrique-Millones, Denisse; Wiium, Nora; Pineda-Marín, Claudia; Fernández-Arata, Manuel; Alfonso-Murcia, Diego; López-Martínez, José Luis; Millones-Rivalles, Rosa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Positive Youth Development (PYD) is an approach that promotes resilience and focuses on youth strengths rather than their weaknesses as done by the traditional deficit-based perspective. Research in Europe and North America ... -
The Association Between the 5Cs and Anxiety—Insights From Three Countries: Portugal, Slovenia, and Spain
Kozina, Ana; Gomez-Baya, Diego; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Tome, Gina; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Several of the most frequent psychological difficulties in childhood and adolescence are related to anxiety and lead to numerous short- and long-term negative outcomes in emotional, social, and academic domains. Empirical ... -
Attentional bias in snus users: An experimental study
Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Sætrevik, Bjørn; Molde, Helge; Wiium, Nora; Hetland, Jørn; Fagerland, Ida; Nordnes, Linn Tinnesand; Storemark, Sunniva Straume; Fossum, Ingrid Nesdal; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-10-08)The use of nicotine in the form of ‘‘snus’’ is substantial and increasing in some geographic areas, in particular among young people. It has previously been suggested that addictions may operate through a mechanism of ... -
Can we increase children’s rights endorsement and knowledge?: A pilot study based on the reference framework of competences for democratic culture
Tenenbaum, Harriet R; Ingoglia, Sonia; Wiium, Nora; Iannello, Nicolò M.; Inguglia, Cristiano; Liga, Francesca; Lo Coco, Alida; Lo Cricchio, Maria; Ozeto, Nana-Fatima Taini; Barrett, Martyn D. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This pilot study is the first to examine whether a novel curriculum based on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) could increase children’s endorsement and knowledge of children’s rights. ... -
Civic engagement and mental health trajectories in Norwegian youth
Wiium, Nora; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Årdal, Elisabeth; Bøe, Tormod; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Karhina, Kateryna; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Urke, Helga Bjørnøy; Wold, Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Applying variable-centered analytical approaches, several studies have found an association between civic engagement and youth mental health. In the present study, we used a person-centered approach to explore ... -
Connection in Youth Development Key to the Mental Health Continuum in Ghana: A Structural Equation Model of Thriving and Flourishing Indicators
Kabir, Russell Sarwar; Doku, David Teye; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Practitioners from sub-Saharan Africa are working to provide evidence-based intervention programs to address the mental health of established adults in poor rural communities in Ghana. However, institutions in Ghana also ... -
The development of the 5Cs of positive youth development in a school year: A 3-wave longitudinal study of Slovenian youth during the COVID-19 pandemic
Kozina, Ana; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The paper analyses the longitudinal pathways for the 5Cs of positive youth development outcomes (Competence, Confidence, Character, Caring, Connection) in a school context during the COVID-19 pandemic. The theoretical ... -
The effectiveness of internal cohesion psychotherapy in treating young clients with depression and anxiety disorders: The role of developmental assets in Kosovo context
Uka, Fitim; Gashi, Shkumbin; Gashi, Arlinda; Gllogu, Diellza; Musliu, Arian; Krasniqi, Albina; Statovci, Albina; Sopjani, Vanesa; Perçuku, Veronë; Sadikovic, Irma; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The positive youth development approach (PYD) is widely used as a meaningful framework to guide research, policy, and intervention, to support young people to develop their full potential. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, ... -
Environmental Attitudes, Behaviors, and Responsibility Perceptions Among Norwegian Youth: Associations With Positive Youth Development Indicators
Bøhlerengen, Maria; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Young people’s environmental attitudes and behaviors are essential for environmental conservation, hence the need to identify facilitating factors. Promoting positive development among young people may empower them to ... -
External Developmental Assets and Positive Identity Among Emerging Adults in Norway, Romania, Slovenia, and Turkey
Dost-Gozkan, Ayfer; Kozina, Ana; Stefenel, Delia; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The present study adopts The Developmental Assets and Positive Youth Development (PYD) perspectives which (in contrast to the deficit-based approaches which highlight risks and deficit in youth development) claim that young ... -
Global overview of youth development: Comparison of the 5Cs and developmental assets across six countries
Fernandes, Danielle; Pivec, Tina; Dost-Gozkan, Ayfer; Uka, Fitim; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Positive Youth Development (PYD) frameworks which describe young people's strengths and their relation to thriving and risk outcomes have gained significance among developmental researchers globally. As these models are ... -
Growth trajectories of health behaviors from adolescence through young adulthood
Wiium, Nora; Breivik, Kyrre; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-28)Based on nine waves of data collected during a period of 17 years (1990–2007), the present study explored different developmental trajectories of the following unhealthy behaviors: regular smoking, lack of regular exercise, ... -
Health complaints among adolescents in Norway: A twenty-year perspective on trends
Potrebny, Thomas; Wiium, Nora; Haugstvedt, Anne; Sollesnes, Ragnhild; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Wold, Bente; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-09)Purpose: Examine time trends in health complaints among adolescents in Norway between 1994 and 2014 and among population subgroups, e.g., age and gender, as well as their interactions. Methods: Norwegian data on 11-16-year-olds ... -
Hvilken betydning har personlige og strukturelle faktorer for gjennomføring av mastergrad?
Iversen, Anette Christine; Hetland, Hilde; Wiium, Nora (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007)Med innføring av Kvalitetsreformen fra 2003 har det blitt sterkere fokus på gjennomføring av høyere grad. I denne artikkelen undersøker vi betydning av personlig motivasjon, strukturelle forhold og veileders engasjement ... -
The importance of developmental assets to mental health in Norwegian youth
Wiium, Nora; Beck, Marianne; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In the present study, we examined the importance of developmental assets to prolonged sadness (i.e., being sad most of the time or all the time for no reason in the last month) and suicide attempt. Cross–sectional data on ... -
The Importance of Positive Psychological Strengths in Well-Being and Adjustment of Romanian Emerging Adults: A Pattern and Variable-Oriented Approach
Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Eichas, Kyle; Stefenel, Delia; Buzea, Carmen; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-21)Transition to adulthood in countries that have seen recent historical structural changes in society as well as changes in what it means to be an adult represents important contexts for investigations of ways in which ... -
The Importance of the 5Cs of Positive Youth Development to Depressive Symptoms: A Cross-Sectional Study with University Students from Peru and Spain
Manrique-Millones, Denisse; Gómez-Baya, Diego; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Prior research has documented the protective role of the 5Cs of Positive Youth Development (PYD) on adjustment problems, such as depressive symptoms. Nonetheless, more research is needed, especially in non-US ... -
Measurement invariance of the General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) across gender and age: Demographic and medical correlates of mental health in patients with COVID-19
Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba; Etesam, Farnaz; Salehi Yegaei, Pardis; Vahabi, Zahra; Akbari Saneh, Niusha; Fathi, Fatemeh; Ghosi, Fatemeh; Wiium, Nora (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: The present cross sectional study aimed to evaluate the construct and criterion validity, reliability, and gender and age differences of the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) among hospitalized ... -
Participation in Organized Sports and Self-Organized Physical Activity: Associations with Developmental Factors
Wiium, Nora; Säfvenbom, Reidar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-18)Engagement in organized sports is associated with developmental factors, such as, healthy growth, cognitive abilities, psychological well-being and lower substance use. Research also suggest that the spontaneous free play ...