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Innsatte i Bergen fengsel: Leseferdigheter og lesevansker
(Innsatte i bergen fengsel: 1, Research report, 2007)Denne rapporten presenterer noen delresultater fra en pilotstudie om innsattes vaner og ferdigheter i lesing, skriving og matematikk. Nittifire innsatte i Bergen fengsel deltok i en spørreskjemaundersøkelse med fokus på ... -
Innsatte i nordiske fengsler: Utdanning, utdanningsønske og -motivasjon
(TemaNord: 592, Research report, 2008)Undersøkelsene Innsatte i fengsel har rett til utdanning og opplæring. Rettighetene er regulerte av internasjonale konvensjoner og anbefalinger. Medlemsstatene i FN og Europarådet har forpliktet seg til å følge opp de ... -
Innsatte i norske fengsler: Ønske om fengselsopplæring, med kommunikasjonsvansker som barriere
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Tidligere forskning avdekker i liten grad hvilke barrierer som oppleves av innsatte med kommunikasjonsvansker som ikke deltar i fengselsopplæring. Formålet med denne kvantitative studien var å undersøke hvilke barrierer ... -
Innsette i norske fengsel: Kompetanse gjennom utdanning og arbeid
(Opplæring innanforkriminalomsorga, Rapport 1/10, Research report, 2010)The right of education during incarceration is regulated by international conventions and recommendations. Membership nations of the UN and the Council of Europe are committed to implement the agreements and recommendations ... -
Innsette i norske fengsel: Motiv for utdanning under soning
(Opplæring innanforkriminalomsorga, Rapport 3/10, Research report, 2010)The right of education during incarceration is regulated by international conventions and recommendations. Membership nations of the UN and the Council of Europe are committed to implement the agreements and recommendations ... -
Insomnia, Alcohol Consumption and ADHD Symptoms in Adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction Substance use disorders and insomnia are common in the general population, and particularly among adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Here we investigated the relationship between ... -
The interface between language abilities and cognitive abilities, how much does it contribute to the assessment of bilingual children. A study on Norwegian Bilingual 8-year-olds
(Master thesis, 2018-06-13)The main aim of this study was to separate transient between language problems from problems caused by SLI and/or dyslexia among bilingual 8-year olds having Norwegian as their second language (L2). The sample in the study ... -
Intervensjon for barn og unge med språkvansker i Norge
(Master thesis, 2018-06-13)There is a lot of research into the effect of intervention for children with language difficulties, but this research can be difficult to access, and it is uncertain to what extent intervention practitioners make use of ... -
The intra-individual reliability of 1H-MRS measurement in the anterior cingulate cortex across 1 year
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is the primary method that can measure the levels of metabolites in the brain in vivo. To achieve its potential in clinical usage, the reliability of the measurement requires further ... -
Intra-Regional Glu-GABA vs Inter-Regional Glu-Glu Imbalance: A 1H-MRS Study of the Neurochemistry of Auditory Verbal Hallucinations in Schizophrenia.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-18)Glutamate (Glu), gamma amino-butyric acid (GABA), and excitatory/inhibitory (E/I) imbalance have inconsistently been implicated in the etiology of schizophrenia. Elevated Glu levels in language regions have been suggested ... -
Investigating executive functions as a target for psychological interventions in ADHD: : Exemplified through the use of Goal Management Training
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-02-02)Bakgrunn Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) er en hyppig forekommende, og ofte livslang, tilstand som kan føre til vansker på mange områder. De som er rammet vil ofte oppleve negative utfall knyttet til ... -
Investigating pragmatic abilities in 5- to 7-year-old Norwegian children: A study using the Pragma test
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Pragmatics refers to the ability to effectively use and interpret language in different contexts. Pragmatic abilities develop and refine through childhood, and they are essential for socialization, academic achievement and ... -
Involvement of the default mode network under varying levels of cognitive effort
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Everyday cognitive functioning is characterized by constant alternations between different modes of information processing, driven by constant fluctuations in environmental demands. At the neural level, this is realized ... -
Is Dispositional Self-Compassion Associated With Psychophysiological Flexibility Beyond Mindfulness? An Exploratory Pilot Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Dispositional mindfulness and self-compassion are shown to associate with less self-reported emotional distress. However, previous studies have indicated that dispositional self-compassion may be an even more ... -
Is musical engagement enough to keep the brain young?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Music-making and engagement in music-related activities have shown procognitive benefits for healthy and pathological populations, suggesting reductions in brain aging. A previous brain aging study, using Brain Age Gap ... -
Is there a protective effect of normal to high intellectual function on mental health in children with chronic illness?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-01-20)Background High intellectual function is considered as a protective factor for children's mental health. Few studies have investigated the effect of intellectual function on mental health in children with chronic illness ... -
Item-specific overlap between hallucinatory experiences and cognition in the general population: A three-step multivariate analysis of international multi-site data
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Hallucinatory experiences (HEs) can be pronounced in psychosis, but similar experiences also occur in nonclinical populations. Cognitive mechanisms hypothesized to underpin HEs include dysfunctional source monitoring, ... -
Kartlegging av førskolebarns språkutvikling og risiko for å utvikle dysleksi i skolealder
(Master thesis, 2011-05-24)This study assessed the screening instrument TRAS (Tidlig Registrering Av Språkutvikling) as a tool to identify children at - risk for developmental dyslexia. The introduction gives an overview of theories related to ... -
Keeping emotions in mind: The influence of working memory capacity on parent-reported symptoms of emotional lability in a sample of children with and without ADHD
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-02)Emotional lability (EL) often co-occurs with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children. However, difficulties of regulating intense emotions in ADHD are still poorly understood. We investigated the potential ... -
Kindergarten screening tools filled out by parents and teachers targeting dyslexia. Predictions and developmental trajectories from age 5 to age 15 years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The concept of early ‘efforts’ has led to discussions for and against introducing language assessment for all kindergarten children. Evidence-based kindergarten screening tools completed by close caregivers could solve ...