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Narratives of individual capacities: Positive organisational scholarship amongst child welfare workers in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Child welfare services across the world are often criticised for the quality of service and care that they provide. Whilst the validity of some of these criticisms is debatable, critics often neglect to take into account ... -
The nature of subjective health complaints in adolescence: Dimensionality, stability, and psychosocial predictors
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-09-12)Despite the fact that adolescence is regarded as a period in life with good health and where severe illness is uncommon, many adolescents struggle with different kinds of health complaints in their daily lives. From a ... -
Navigating Prolonged Conflict: Subject positions and meaning constructions in postdivorce families
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-08)Background: Prolonged conflicts among postdivorce or noncohabiting parents are found to threaten the welfare of children, parents, and functioning in two household families. These family contexts are known in the literature ... -
Når omsorgen ikke lenger er god nok
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Formålet med denne masteroppgaven var å undersøke hvordan Barneverns- og helsenemnda, (tidligere Fylkesnemnd for barnevern og sosiale saker) vurderte omsorgsspørsmålet i vedtak om omsorgsovertakelse knyttet til småbarn, ... -
Når rus fører til omsorgsovertakelse - En kvalitativ dokumentanalyse av fylkesnemndas vurderinger i omsorgsovertakelsessaker hvor foreldre misbruker rus.
(Master thesis, 2019-06-20)Formålet med studien er å undersøke hvilke forhold Fylkesnemnda for barnevern og sosiale vektlegger i omsorgsovertakelsessaker hvor rusmisbruk er til hinder for en optimal omsorg. Videre skal studien undersøke hvordan det ... -
Negotiating deficiency: Exploring ethnic minority parents' narratives about encountering child welfare services in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05)Evaluating the participatory opportunities for service users within social welfare institutions is a pressing issue. In this article, we explore a group of ethnic minority parents' experiences with child welfare services ... -
Negotiating parenting culture, identity, and belonging : The experiences of Southern European parents raising their children in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-06-18)Background and aim: In the current environment of globalization, notions of parenting and childhood travel across borders and interact with local understandings pertaining to childrearing. Likewise, families are increasingly ... -
Nei til ”Homo!” og ”Hore!” i ungdomsskulen: Lærarrettleiing om førebygging og handtering av kjønnsrelatert mobbing, homofobisk erting og seksuell trakassering
(HEMIL-rapport, Research report, 2009)Dette er ei lærarrettleiing for lærarar i ungdomsskulen om førebygging og handtering kjønnsrelatert mobbing, homofobisk erting, og seksuell trakassering. Prosjektet er finansiert og utforma på oppdrag frå Utdanningsdirektoratet. ... -
Neurodevelopmental Differences, Pedohebephilia, and Sexual Offending: Findings from Two Online Surveys
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The neurodevelopmental theory of pedohebephilia states that sexual interests in children arise from early neurodevelopmental perturbations, as, for example, evidenced by increased non-right-handedness, more childhood head ... -
A new life in Norway: the adaptation experiences of unaccompanied refugee minor girls
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Introduction In recent times, record numbers of unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) have settled in Norway. Many researchers have investigated the myriad challenges URMs face when settling in the countries of refuge, but ... -
The Nicaraguan Women's Movement after the comeback of the Revolutionary Heroes: Preventing and Responding to Violence against Women
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)This thesis analyses the increasingly difficult situation for the Nicaraguan women‟s movement after the comeback of the heroes of the Revolution. I comparatively explore two women‟s organizations‟ goals, strategies and ... -
Non-Communicable diseases health information among refugees in Norway: The Case of Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees in Bergen
(Master thesis, 2019-06-20)Background: Ethiopian and Eritrean refugees are entitled to the same health care access as Norwegian citizens in Norway. NCDs are recognised as public health issues in Norway, but NCD health information is non-existent in ... -
Nordic adolescents responding to demanding survey scales in boring contexts: Examining straightlining
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Straightlining, or identical responses across all items within a multi-item scale, is often taken as an indication that responses to all items in a questionnaire are of poor quality. The purpose of this study ... -
Norges manglende ratifisering av barnekonvensjonens tredje tilleggsprotokoll - En kvalitativ dokumentanalyse av aktuelle dokumenter
(Master thesis, 2021-05-20)Ratifiseringsspørsmålet av barnekonvensjonens tredje tilleggsprotokoll som oppretter en klagemekanisme for barnekonvensjonen, førte til en lang debatt i Norge. Debatten engasjerte politikere, organisasjoner og samfunnet ... -
Norske kvinner sine opplevingar av overgangen frå foreldrepermisjon til fulltidsarbeid (etter ikraftsetjinga av den tredelte foreldrepermisjonsordninga) - Ei salutogen tilnærming
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Den norske foreldrepermisjonsordninga vart i 2018 tredelt med ei lik kvote til mor og far, samt ein fellesperiode som foreldre fritt kan dele seg i mellom. I dagens situasjon kan kvinner potensielt returnere til arbeid ... -
North-South Partnerships for Health: Key Factors for Partnership Success from the Perspective of KIWAKKUKI
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-06-06)Background: North-South Partnership (NSP) is a main strategy for health promotion work in Africa. Northern partners contribute funding and expertise and Southern partners contribute crucial knowledge of context and capacity ... -
The Norwegian Healthy Life Study: protocol for a pragmatic RCT with longitudinal follow-up on physical activity and diet for adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-05)Background: The Norwegian Directorate of Health recommends that Healthy Life Centres (HLCs) be established in primary health care to support behaviour change and reduce the risk of non-communicable diseases. The aim of the ... -
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 ... -
Norwegian policies to reduce social inequalities in health: Developments from 1987 to 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Reducing social inequalities in health has been an important aim in the development of the Nordic welfare states. This Commentary presents the development of Norwegian policies in this area from 1987 to 2021. Social ... -
Norwegian policies to reduce social inequities in health: Developments and challenges. A qualitative case study
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)Although health inequities have increasingly been acknowledged as an urgent public health challenge in all European countries, the health gap still widens, while there remains a lack of knowledge about how to effectively ...