• Intergenerational perspectives on refugee children and youth's adaptation to life in Norway 

  Daniel, Marguerite; Gwanzura Ottemöller, Fungisai Puleng; Katisi, Masego; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Tesfazghi, Zebib Zemichael (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Refugees from the Global South face many challenges when they arrive in Europe, not least having their subjectivities and beliefs questioned as part of requests for them to adapt to the norms of the destination context. ...

• Keeping silent or running away. The voices of Vietnamese women survivors of Intimate Partner Violence 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Ngoc Truong, Anh; Ortiz-Barreda, Gaby M.; Briones-Vozmediano, Erica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background: Legislative initiatives have been implemented to fight against Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and offer protection to its survivors in Vietnam. However, this type of violence is relatively common in the country, ...

• Gender, regulation, and corporate social responsibility in the extractive sector: The case of Equinor’s social investments in Tanzania 

  Lange, Siri; Wyndham, Victoria (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01)

  Multinational corporations have been criticised for their rhetorical support to - as opposed to substantive engagement with - gender equality in their corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities in poor countries. ...

• Sleep among youths in foster care: Associations with potentially traumatic events, PTSD and mental health 

  Lehmann, Stine; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)

  Among maltreated youth in foster care, little is known about frequency of sleep problems and its association to potential traumatic events (PTEs) and mental health. Among youths in foster care, we examined: (1) sleep ...

• Why physicians are lousy gatekeepers: Sicklisting decisions when patients have private information on symptoms 

  Carlsen, Benedicte; Lind, Jo Thori; Nyborg, Karine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  In social insurance systems that grant workers paid sick leave, physicians act as gatekeepers, supposedly granting sickness certificates to the sick and not to shirkers. Previous research has emphasized the physician's ...

• 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 ...

• Lived experiences: A focus group pilot study within the MentALLY project of mental healthcare among European users 

  Axelsson, Malin; Schønning, Viktor; Bockting, Claudi; Buysse, Ann; Desmet, Mattias; Dewaele, Alexis; Giovazolias, Theodoros; Hannon, Dewi; Kafetsios, Konstantinos; Meganck, Reitske; Ntani, Spyridoula; Rutten, Kris; Triliva, Sofia; Van Beveren, Laura; Vandamme, Joke; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Hensing, Gunnel (Journal article, 2020)

  Background Mental healthcare is an important component in societies’ response to mental health problems. Although the World Health Organization highlights availability, accessibility, acceptability and quality of healthcare ...

• Substance-related problems among adolescents in child welfare services: A comparison between individuals receiving in-home services and those in foster care 

  Heradstveit, Ove; Gjertsen, Nathalie; Iversen, Anette Christine; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Christiansen, Øivin; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11)

  Background and aims The literature base on substance use among adolescents who receive interventions from child welfare services (CWS) in Nordic countries is limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ...

• 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 ...

• Participation of Unaccompanied Children in Decision-making and Essence of Adult Support. 

  Gibson, Kai (Master thesis, 2021-01-01)

  Unaccompanied children encounter a lot of challenges in adjusting to their new environments. Among these, is the right to participate in decision-making as stated in Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC).

• Utvikling av leggetidspunktet som indikator for endringer i døgnrytme hos tre alderskohorter i ett longitudinelt perspektiv over tre runder med datainnsamling fra Barn i Bergen-studien. 

  Hamre, Nina Beate (Master thesis, 2020-12-23)

• "Helse i alt kommunen gjør?..." : -en undersøkelse av samvariasjoner mellom kommunale faktorer og norske kommuners bruk av folkehelsekoordinator, fokus på levekår og prioritering av fordelingshensyn blant sosioøkonomiske grupper. 

  Hagen, Susanne (Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-03)

  In 2012, a new public health act took effect in Norway, highlighting the importance of health equity and the use of “health in all policies” (HiAP) approach to reduce social inequalities in health. The act passed the main ...

• Socioeconomic status and its association with childhood development among children 3 and 4 years of age in Sierra Leone 

  Jawara, John (Master thesis, 2020-12-09)

• Temporal trends in psychological distress and healthcare utilization among young people 

  Potrebny, Thomas (Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-18)

  Background: Young people are generally considered to be healthy, as severe illness and mortality is uncommon during this developmental stage. However, there are increasing concerns that psychological distress may be ...

• Leisure‐time physical activity and participation in organized sports: Changes from 1985 to 2014 in Finland and Norway 

  Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Kokko, Sami; Tynjälä, Jorma; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Participation in organized sports is a popular and important part of the lives of children and adolescents and is associated with improved psychological and social health, as well as an increased likelihood of meeting ...

• Mental well-being among students in Norwegian upper secondary schools: the role of teacher support and class belonging 

  Lekve Brandseth, Oda; Torstveit Håvarstein, Malin; Urke, Helga Bjørnøy; Haug, Ellen; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)

  Knowledge about factors in school that can promote adolescents’ mental health is of great value for national health policies and health promotion work. This cross-sectional study investigated levels of mental wellbeing ...

• 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 ...

• Hva vet vi om traumebevisst omsorg som tiltak - en litteraturstudie 

  Persson, Maria; Arntsen, Julie (Master thesis, 2020-07-03)

  Barn som utsettes for vold i barndommen kan utvikle forstyrrelser i grunnleggende funksjoner. I 2016 rapporteres det at 25% opplever fysisk vold og 36% opplever psykisk og emosjonell vold. Dette krenker barns verdighet og ...

• Samarbeid mellom saksbehandler i barnevernet og fosterforeldre 

  Heggertveit, Tina (Master thesis, 2020-06-27)

• Livskvalitet, psykiske plager og potensielle alkoholproblemer blant norske universitetsstudenter. "Hvordan er livskvalitet og psykiske plager assosiert med potensielle alkoholproblemer blant norske universitetsstudenter?" 

  Jensen, Pia (Master thesis, 2020-06-25)

  Bakgrunn: Livskvalitet og psykiske plager er to faktorer som har blitt assosiert med alkoholbruk, og blant studenter er alkoholforbruket hyppig og stort. Tidligere studier finner ofte at redusert livskvalitet og høyere ...

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