Department of Health Promotion and Development
Department of Health Promotion and Development was established 01.05.2010. Formerly The Research Center for Health Promotion was part of the Department of Education and Health Promotion. Homepage
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Change and Stability in Self-Reported Leisure-time Physical Activity Across Four Decades : Heterogeneity, domains and determinants
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-06)Fysisk aktivitet bidrar til positive mentale og fysiske helseutfall, men samfunnsendringer har ført til bekymring for økt stillesittende atferd. Den reduserte fysiske aktiviteten er en prioritet for folkehelsen og det er ... -
Problematisk og skadelig seksuell atferd blant barn : Begreper, karakteristika og vurdering i norsk kontekst
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-11-17)Denne avhandlingen handler om barn (0-17 år) som har utøvd problematisk (PSA) eller skadelig seksuell atferd (SSA) primært mot andre mindreårige, enten ved fysisk tilstedeværelse og/eller ved bruk av teknologi/internett. ... -
Foreldres erfaringer med å bli sakkyndig vurdert i forbindelse med en barnevernssak
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)For å sikre en god barnevernfaglig vurdering for beslutninger i en barnevernssak kan en barnesakkyndige innhentes av barneverntjenesten, fylkesnemnda, domstolen eller privat part. Bruken av sakkyndige i barnevernssaker er ... -
The Convention on the Rights of the Child’s Imprint on Judgments from the European Court of Human Rights: A Negligible Footprint?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) is the sole interpreter of all matters on the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and has no obligations toward any other international law and/or jurisprudence. In the ... -
Preventing Loneliness and Reducing Dropout: Results from the COMPLETE Intervention Study in Upper Secondary Schools in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines the impact of interventions aimed at improving psychosocial health on students’ perception of a caring school climate, their feelings of loneliness, and school completion in Norwegian upper secondary ... -
Scar, vulnerability, or both? A longitudinal study of the association between depressive tendencies and global negative self-esteem from early adolescence to young adulthood with gender as a moderating factor
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Purpose Many studies on adolescents have investigated whether self-esteem affects depression (the vulnerability model) or vice versa (the scar model), but only recently have studies begun distinguishing differences between ... -
Adolescent determinants of life-course leisure-time vigorous physical activity trajectories: a 27-Year longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Adolescence is regarded as formative years for building the foundations for life-long health and well-being, and adolescent determinants of physical activity (PA) development is particularly interesting. Novel ... -
The effect of teacher, parental, and peer support on later grade point average: The mediating roles of self-beliefs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The present study investigates how perceived support from peers, parents, and teachers influences later academic performance and if academic self-efficacy and entity intelligence beliefs mediate this association in a sample ... -
The positive feedback loop between academic self-efficacy, academic initiative, and grade point average: a parallel process latent growth curve model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study investigates the associations between students’ developmental changes in academic self-efficacy, academic initiative, and grade point average (GPA) during a three-year upper secondary education. The sample ... -
Tracking of depressed mood from adolescence into adulthood and the role of peer and parental support: A partial test of the Adolescent Pathway Model
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Experiences and constructions of womanhood and motherhood among Spanish Roma women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Roma women face multiple inequalities at the intersections of ethnicity, gender, and class. Framed by Romani feminism, studies have explored Roma women’s own perspectives and experiences, drawing attention to the diversity ... -
The intraindividual relations between social and academic self-efficacy, loneliness, academic stress and psychological distress in adolescence
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-10-20)Det overordnede målet i denne avhandlingen er å øke vår forståelse av intraindividuelle sammenhenger mellom akademisk og sosial mestringstro og akademisk stress, ensomhet og symptomer på angst og depresjon. I dag er det ... -
Norwegian music students’ perceptions and experiences of challenges and resources for health
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-08-21)Introduction: Music students in higher education experience health-related challenges linked to practice and performance, while an understanding of these challenges and access to resources to deal with them are required ... -
Leisure-time physical activity trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in relation to several activity domains: a 27-year longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Insufficient physical activity (PA) levels among adolescents and adults make promoting PA a public health priority. Although most people exhibit low or decreasing levels of PA, other groups increase or maintain ... -
A quantitative study investigating the association between refugee’s gender ideology and their sense of belonging in Germany
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Background: Following the “refugee crisis” in 2015/16 the German migration discourse has become more and more focused on the “incompatibility” of Islam with German society and associated “oppressive” gender roles “threatening” ... -
What difference does inclusive language make? Mapping out discourses in the Norwegian prostitution field
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)People in prostitution are frequently referred to in derogatory and condescending ways. Contemporary debates on prostitution have been characterized by diverging feminist approaches. These approaches are rooted in contesting ... -
In-Between Masculinities and Femininities: A Study of the Gendered Identities of Male Environmentalists in Norway
(Master thesis, 2023-05-16)Background. Research on the relationship between gender and environmentalism is increasingly prevalent. Studies on men and masculinities tend to focus on the negative impact of traditional constructions of masculinities ... -
"Det er så ekstremt viktig dette med å føle seg ivaretatt" - En kvalitativ studie om fosterforeldres opplevelser og erfaringer med opplæringsprogrammet "En god start"
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Formålet med denne studien er å evaluere fosterforeldres erfaringer med opplæringsprogrammet "En god start" som gis gjennom individuell veiledning. «En god start» er utviklet for å sikre at nye fosterforeldre får tilstrekkelig ... -
Opplevelser av samvær mellom biologiske foreldre og barn i fosterhjem: En scoping review
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Bakgrunn: Fosterhjem er et mye brukt tiltak for barn som ikke kan bo hjemme hos sine biologiske foreldre. Fokuset på at barn og biologiske foreldre skal ha samvær med hverandre har økt, men det er lite kjent hvordan barn ... -
"Finner man de rette i nettverket, så er det ingen plassering som er bedre enn det" - En kvalitativ studie av oppfølging av nettverksfosterhjem i lys av kontaktpersoner og nettverksfosterforeldre sine erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Nettverksfosterhjem og slektsfosterhjem blir ofte omtalt som en felles gruppe både i praksis, forskningslitteraturen og offentlige dokumenter. I dette masterprosjektet utforsket vi nettverksfosterhjem som en egen gruppe. ...
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