• Resiliens hos unge i fosterhjem 

  Agdestein, Anna Nonås; Thorbergsen, Caroline Aasland (Master thesis, 2021-05-20)

  Barn og unge i fosterhjem blir ofte sett på som en spesielt sårbar gruppe, da mange har blitt utsatt for overgrep, mishandling eller omsorgssvikt. Unge i fosterhjem har høye forekomster av psykiske lidelser og mange står ...

• Tverrprofesjonelt samarbeid for tilrettelegging av et godt psykososialt skolemiljø 

  Vatsvåg, Kristin; Flo, Kristina Helen Frydenlund (Master thesis, 2021-05-20)

  Det psykososiale skolemiljøet får stadig større oppmerksomhet, og det er mer fokus på barns psykiske helse enn tidligere. Etniske minoritetsbarn er en utsatt gruppe for psykososiale forhold, der forskning viser at de trives ...

• Forebyggende Arbeid med Risikoutsatte Barn i Barnehagen 

  Brekke, Karianne; Lilleskog, Julie Marie (Master thesis, 2021-05-20)

  I denne studien undersøker vi hvordan barnehagen kan være et forebyggende tiltak for risikoutsatte barn. Formålet med denne masteroppgaven er å belyse det arbeidet barnehagelærere gjør for de risikoutsatte barna i barnehagen. ...

• Internalizing Symptoms Among Youth in Foster Care: Prevalence and Associations with Exposure to Maltreatment 

  Moussavi, Yasmin; Wergeland, Gro Janne; Bøe, Tormod; Haugland, Bente Storm; Larsen, Marit Hjellset; Lehmann, Stine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-11)

  Among youth in foster care (N = 303, aged 11–17 years), we investigated prevalence of internalizing symptoms; associations between symptom level and maltreatment types and numbers; and the interaction between gender and ...

• Negotiating parenting culture, identity, and belonging : The experiences of Southern European parents raising their children in Norway 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel (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 ...

• Maternity care through the eyes of Southern European immigrant parents in Norway 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Ortiz-Barreda, Gaby M.; Carrasco-Portiño, Mercedes (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Objective To explore Southern European immigrant mothers and fathers’ experiences of reproductive health services in Norway, and their perceptions of health providers’ beliefs and attitudes regarding pregnancy and childbirth. ...

• A qualitative study on the experiences of southern European immigrant parents navigating the Norwegian healthcare system 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Diaz, Esperanza (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-21)

  Background Patients’ experiences with health providers and their diagnostic and treatment expectations are shaped by cultural health beliefs and previous experiences with healthcare services in home country. This study ...

• Domestic violence and social norms in Norway and Brazil: A preliminary, qualitative study of attitudes and practices of health workers and criminal justice professionals 

  Miranda, Raquel Barbosa; Lange, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background Gender-based domestic violence has gained significant visibility in recent years and is currently considered a priority in the field of public health. This preliminary, qualitative study explores how social ...

• Doing global investments the Nordic way. The "business case" for Equinor’s support to union work among its employees in Tanzania 

  Lange, Siri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  In the Nordic countries, unions are represented in company boards and can infl uence companies’ policies toward labor abroad. Th is article focuses on the Norwegian national oil company Equinor and its support of unionization ...

• Potentially traumatic events in foster youth, and association with DSM -5 trauma- and stressor related symptoms 

  Lehmann, Stine; Breivik, Kyrre; Monette, Sebastien; Minnis, Helen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background In DSM 5, three disorders are related to trauma and/or maltreatment: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) and Disinhibited Social Engagement Disorder (DSED) but how these ...

• Addressing the social determinants of health at the local level: Opportunities and challenges 

  Fosse, Elisabeth; Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Hagen, Susanne; Torp, Steffen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

  Aims: The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance, demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socio-economic scale. For more than a decade, the Norwegian ...

• A new life in Norway: the adaptation experiences of unaccompanied refugee minor girls 

  Brook, Martika; Gwanzura Ottemöller, Fungisai Puleng (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 ...

• Gendered visions of family life and parenthood among Czech young people: restricted or transforming imaginations 

  Haukanes, Haldis; Haskova, Hana (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  This article explores young people’s imaginations of their future family life. Based on qualitative research among young people in North Bohemia, it considers social reproduction and change within the domain of gendered ...

• Schooling as a threat or contribution to wellbeing? A study of Norwegian teachers' perceptions of their role in fostering wellbeing 

  Samnøy, Solrun; Thurston, Miranda; Wold, Bente; Jenssen, Eirik S.; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Little is known about the role of teachers in fostering wellbeing in the everyday context of school life. This paper explores the phenomenon among a sample of Norwegian teachers. Focus groups with 23 teachers in four schools ...

• A qualitative study of adolescent girls’ experiences of menarche and menstruation in rural Tamil Nadu, India 

  Gold-Watts, Anise; Hovdenak, Marte; Daniel, Marguerite; Gandhimathi, Subramanian; Sudha, Rajamani; Bastien, Sheri (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Background: In low- and middle-income countries, women and girls experience menstrual hygiene management-related health and social challenges such as urinary tract infections, social stigma, and school and workplace ...

• Youth perspective on outreach service: A safety net for at-risk youth in a municipality 

  Oldeide, Olin Blaalid; Holsen, Ingrid; Fosse, Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09)

  At-risk youth often rely on different municipal services, such as child welfare services, social services and medical services. All of these services play an important role in preventing drug use and promoting well-being, ...

• Lov til kjærlighet. En studie av høringsuttalelsene til innføring av begrepet kjærlighet i barnevernloven 

  Økland, Idun Holgersen; Sørsdal, Line Marie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Barnevernloven ble i 2018 endret til å inkludere begrepet kjærlighet. At loven nå inneholder et begrep som tradisjonelt er blitt brukt for å beskrive relasjoner innad i familien, har vært omstridt. I artikkelen presenterer ...

• Self-legitimation and sense-making of Southern European parents' migration to Norway: The role of family aspirations 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Haukanes, Haldis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  This article explores the migration narratives of Southern European parents living in Norway, where family projects emerged as a central theme. Migrant parents told stories not only of disillusionment and sacrifice but ...

• Local drug prevention strategies through the eyes of policy makers and outreach social workers in Norway 

  Fosse, Elisabeth; Holsen, Ingrid; Oldeide, Olin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  More than half of the municipalities in Norway report drug misuse as the most important public health challenge. Following a whole‐of‐government tradition, the ambition is to achieve horizontal and vertical coordination ...

• The emotional journey of motherhood in migration. The case of Southern European mothers in Norway 

  Herrero-Arias, Raquel; Hollekim, Ragnhild; Haukanes, Haldis; Vagli, Åse Elisabeth (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)

  Based on focus group discussions and in-depth interviews with Greek, Italian, and Spanish mothers living in Norway, this article contributes to an emerging body of literature on the role of emotions in migration by exploring ...

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