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Paralegal Services and the Fight Against Gender-Based Violence and Other Gendered Injustices in Tanzania, The Case of Women's Legal Aid Centre (WLAC)
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)Gender-based violence (GBV) is a key dimension which has brought attention across gender stakeholders in Tanzania regarding its prevalence. It is a phenomenon which we face every day from household levels to national levels. ... -
Parental stress during the COVID-19 pandemic: A one-year follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-06)Objective: This two-wave longitudinal study aimed at increasing knowledge about levels of parental stressors and rewards among mothers and fathers of children aged 1–18 during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic in ... -
Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Raising children in new social and cultural contexts can be challenging for parents. In order to help parents address these challenges, the Norwegian government has instituted a policy of mandatory parent ... -
Participation and Empowerment? Health Promotion for Youth at the Community Level
(Master thesis, 2003)During the past few decades there has been a renewed awareness of the need for health promotion internationally. The World Health Organisations’ strategies for health promotion have also influenced the Norwegian policy. ... -
Participation in climate change adaptation programs in Nepal: an intersectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the social discourses of climate change, women are perceived both as vulnerable victims and as active players in adaptation. These perceptions of women along with inclusion policies have led climate change adaptation ... -
‘Passed and cleared’ – Former tobacco smokers’ experience in quitting smoking
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)The literature contains many reports on cigarette smokers and smoking cessation, but there are fewer qualitative studies on smokers’ and ex-smokers’ experiences with smoking cessation and health care professionals. The aim ... -
Past Year Cannabis Use Among Norwegian Adolescents: Time Trends Based on the Ungdata Surveys 2010–2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: To describe trends in cannabis use from 2010 to 2019 among Norwegian adolescents and relate these to individual- and municipal-level variables. Design: Data from nationwide repeated cross-sectional surveys collected ... -
The past, present and future of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
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Pay for Performance in Maternal Health in Tanzania: Perceptions, Expectations and Experiences in Mvomero district
(Master thesis, 2011-05-30)In 2008, Tanzania was one of the 11 countries responsible for 65% of all maternal deaths in the world. The Ministry of Health and Social Welfare of Tanzania in 2008 acknowledged lack of commendable progress in reducing ... -
Pedohebephilia and Perceived Non-coercive Childhood Sexual Experiences: Two Non-matched Case-Control Studies
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Research on the link between childhood sexual abuse experiences (CSAE) and pedohebephilia is limited by its focus on events that the respondents rate as abusive. We asked 199 German-speaking (Study 1) and 632 English-speaking ... -
Pedophile, child lover, or minor-attracted person? Attitudes toward labels among people who are sexually attracted to children
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The primary label for people who are sexually attracted to children (“pedophile”) is conflated with sexual offending behavior and tainted with stigma. In the present pre-registered mixed-method study, we therefore investigated ... -
Peer Acceptance Protects Global Self-esteem from Negative Effects of Low Closeness to Parents During Adolescence and Early Adulthood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Having a distant relationship with parents seems to increase the risk of developing a more negative global self-esteem. This article describes a longitudinal study of 1,090 Norwegian adolescents from the age of 13–23 (54 ... -
Pensjonistrollen i dagens Norge
(Master thesis, 2023-05-15)Levealderen øker både i Norge og i resten av verden. På samme tid går fødselstallene ned, noe som fører til en stadig større andel eldre i befolkningen. Det har de siste årene vært et økende søkelys på hvordan man kan ... -
Perceived consequences and worries among youth in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: To examine perceived consequences for everyday life, learning outcomes, family relations, sleep problems and worries for infection, for friends and their future, among youth aged 12–19 years during weeks 7 to 9 of ... -
Perceptions of a caring school climate and mental well-being: a one-way street? Results from a random intercept cross-lagged panel model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)We investigated the between- and within-person longitudinal relationship between perceptions of a caring school climate and mental well-being, and the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) for these constructs among high ... -
Perceptions of Gender and Sexual Minorities in Rural Thailand
(Master thesis, 2013-05-30)This research examines perceptions of gender and sexual minorities in a community in rural Thailand and considers to what degree society's perceptions of gender and sexual minorities are influential in their self-identification ... -
Perceptions of Gender Roles and Academic Satisfaction among University Students. Do Proactive Personality Traits and Work Volition Matter?
(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 ... -
Perceptions of the Youth towards Homosexuality in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2015-05-30)The main purpose of this study was to explore perceptions of the youth towards homosexuality in Accra, Ghana. Data from the study was obtained from male and female student and non-student youth as well as through interviews ... -
Physical activity and life satisfaction in adolescence: The mediating role of initiative
(Master thesis, 2008-05-28)Background: The ability to take initiative is considered an important developmental task in adolescence. Organised leisure time activities have been suggested as especially conducive contexts for initiative development. ... -
Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-09-29)Background: The school has been identified as a key arena for physical activity promotion for young people. Effective change of physical activity behaviour requires identification of consistent and modifiable correlates. ...