• Pathways to Coping in the Context of Intergenerational Trauma among the Second Generation of Vietnamese Boat Refugees in Norway 

  Pham, Yen Thi (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  The current refugee crisis creates integration challenges for both refugees and host societies. The refugees experience severe trauma before, during, and after their forced displacement from their homeland to their destination ...

• Secular trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway: a review and meta-analysis 

  Potrebny, Thomas; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Bakken, Anders; Soest, Tillman von; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Samdal, Oddrun; Sivertsen, Børge; Aase, Heidi; Bang, Lasse (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  There is a growing concern that the mental health of recent generations of youth is deteriorating, yet the etiology of these secular changes is not fully understood. We aimed to review the evidence on trends in mental ...

• Allocating municipal services to individuals with complex rehabilitation needs – a discourse analysis of individual administrative decision letters 

  Ekenes, Maren Beate Holck; Oldeide, Olin Blaalid; Wehling, Eike (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Rehabilitation is considered paramount for enhancing quality of life and reducing healthcare costs. As a result of healthcare reforms, Norwegian municipalities have been given greater responsibility for allocating ...

• Exploring experiences and challenges in implementing youth participatory action research in Norwegian lower secondary schools 

  Holsen, Ingrid; Oldeide, Olin Blaalid; Fosen, Margrethe; Jørstad, Ingvild; Roaldsen-Skadberg, , Emma; Kjosås, Reidun; Finne, Anita (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)

  Most empirical knowledge on the processes and challenges of conducting youth participatory action research (YPAR) in the school setting stems from research in the US; only a few studies exist among European youth. In ...

• Criticism and Response : Exploring the Development of Children’s Human Rights in Case Law from the European Court of Human Rights and the Norwegian Supreme Court 

  Helland, Trond (Doctoral thesis, 2024-08-23)

  Background and aim: Worldwide protests against the Norwegian Child Protection Service (CPS) have contributed to placing children’s human rights in the international spotlight. The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) has ...

• Erfaringsblikk på belastninger av å arbeide i barneverntjenesten 

  Johansson, Camilla Benedicte (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

• Life as an ex-mine worker: exploring the coping and wellbeing of the 2014 retrenched mine workers in Obuasi municipality, Ghana 

  Sarfo, Micheal Asante (Master thesis, 2024-05-31)

  Background: The year 2014 saw a roll-out of a retrenchment policy in Anglo-gold Ashanti, Obuasi, leading to a massive lay-off of about 3,500 mine workers of the company. For the retrenched workers, the job-loss meant a ...

• Exploring the religious and sociocultural challenges to condom use in the prevention of HIV and unintended pregnancies among married and cohabitating couples in rural Ghana 

  Abdul-Rahman, Fuseini (Master thesis, 2024-05-31)

  Background: Condom use continues to be the most important strategy for effectively preventing the spread of HIV and STDs. In sub-Saharan African nations with high rates of HIV infection, Condom advocacy initiatives mainly ...

• Exploring the Connection Between Resilience in Children and their Study of Norwegian Folk Music 

  Bartholomew, Marta Joy (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

• Selvivaretakelse blant miljøterapeuter i barnevernsinstitusjon 

  Weltzien, Synne (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  Målet med denne masteroppgaven er å undersøke selvivaretakelse blant ansatte som jobber tettest på ungdommene i barnevernsinstitusjon – miljøterapeuter. Miljøterapeutene har en viktig og utfordrende jobb. De skal hjelpe ...

• The sense of coherence among Ukrainian refugees, and their experiences of social support and language learning in Norway 

  Tennebø, Helene Mykletun (Master thesis, 2024-05-29)

  In March 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, prompting a mass influx of refugees across Europe, with many seeking refuge in Norway under collective temporary protection. This study uses the theoretical ...

• Together Yet Apart: Exploring strategies employed by West African Immigrants to stay socially connected during COVID-19 in Bergen, Norway. 

  Wereko, Bright (Master thesis, 2024-06-03)

  This study explores the coping strategies employed by West African immigrants to remain socially active when the government adopted the Non-Pharmaceutical Interventions (NPIs) in Bergen, Norway, during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

• Sammenhengen mellom mobbing, ensomhet og skoletilhørighet blant elever i videregående opplæring. 

  Raastad, Stine (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  Bakgrunn: Mobbing er et stort folkehelseproblem i Norge. Nasjonale data viser en betydelig andel ungdom som opplever mobbing, med konsekvenser som psykiske lidelser og ensomhet. Mobbing kan føre til ensomhet, som kan ...

• Den digitale stien til skoletrivsel. En kvantitativ studie om sammenhengen mellom sosiale mediebruk, sosial støtte og skoletrivsel blant unge i Norge 

  Johansson, Sara Margareta (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  Bakgrunn: Sosiale medier har åpnet for alternative settinger for kommunikasjon og vedlikehold av vennskap. Det foreligger et robust evidensgrunnlag som viser på en sammenheng mellom sosiale mediebruk og akademisk prestasjon. ...

• Climate Resilience Among Smallholder Farmers in Central Java: A Salutogenic Approach to Climate Change 

  Mulyani, Meta (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

  Climate change significantly affects farmers and causes them often to feel pressured from all sides as they must adapt to climatic changes while simultaneously being expected to reduce greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions ...

• Perceptions of Gender Roles and Academic Satisfaction among University Students. Do Proactive Personality Traits and Work Volition Matter? 

  Beles, Sultan (Master thesis, 2024-05-29)

  The current study examined how the association between gender role socialization, a new contextual variable, and academic satisfaction changes in university students with work volition. Additionally, the moderator variable ...

• Exploring International Students' Experience on Changes in Pro-Environmental Behavior After Moving Norway 

  Ok, Ceren (Master thesis, 2024-05-15)

• Exploring the Experiences of Migrant Nurses in the UK: A Salutogenic approach to Integration of Ghanaian Nurses 

  Kenu, Collins (Master thesis, 2024-05-31)

  Background: Migration of nurses and other healthcare professionals from developing countries to advanced countries have a seen an unprecedented hike in recent times due largely to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. This ...

• Maternal Mental Health and Children’s Problem Behaviours: A Bi-directional Relationship? 

  Lowthian, Emily; Bedston, Stuart; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Akbari, Ashley; Fry, Richard; Huxley, Katy; Johnson, Rhodri; Kim, Hyun Sue; Owen, Rhiannon K.; Taylor, Chris; Griffiths, Lucy (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Transactional theory and the coercive family process model have illustrated how the parent-child relationship is reciprocal. Emerging research using advanced statistical methods has examined these theories, but further ...

• Gender-specific social and environmental correlates of active travel to school in four European countries: the HBSC Study 

  Brindley, Catherina; Hamrik, Zdenek; Kleszczewska, Dorota; Dzielska, Anna; Mazur, Joanna; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Kopcakova, Jaroslava; Marques, Adilson; Altenburg, Teatske; Demetriou, Yolanda; Bucksch, Jens (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)

  Introduction: Despite the health benefits, a large proportion of girls and boys in Europe do not travel to school actively. A better understanding of the correlates associated with this behavior could guide interventions. ...

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