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Contemporary discourses on children and parenting in Norway. An empirical study based on two cases
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-06)Background and overall aim: This dissertation aims to explore beliefs and contemporary discourses about children and parenting in Norway. It discusses the possible consequences of these beliefs and discourses for children’s ... -
Control over sexual reproductive health: stressor and resources for Makerere University students Kampala, Uganda. An exploratory study.
(Master thesis, 2016-05-20)Sexual reproductive health (SRH) and rights play a central role in overall human wellbeing, however unsafe sexual practices still constitute the second highest risk factor for death and disability in the world''s poorest ... -
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 ... -
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
(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 ... -
Cross-national variation in the association between family structure and overweight and obesity: Findings from the Health Behaviour in School-aged children (HBSC) study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Trends of increased complexity in family structure have developed alongside increasing prevalence of overweight and obesity. This study examines cross-national variations in the likelihood of living with ... -
Culture in salutogenesis: the scholarship of Aaron Antonovsky
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-05-09)Aaron Antonovsky wrote extensively, although disjointedly, about the roles of culture in salutogenesis. This paper provides a synopsis of his work in this arena. A literature review identified those of his English language ... -
Delrapport fra Complete-prosjektet
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Demographic and social correlates differentiating Ghanaian women receiving optimal versus sub-optimal antenatal care; the 2008 Measure DHS+ Project.
(Master thesis, 2012-05-21)Introduction: This study explored the demographic and social correlates differentiating women receiving optimal antenatal care (ANC) from those receiving sub-optimal care in Ghana. Methods: A national sample (n=1970) was ... -
Den digitale stien til skoletrivsel. En kvantitativ studie om sammenhengen mellom sosiale mediebruk, sosial støtte og skoletrivsel blant unge i Norge
(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. ... -
"Det e ´kje akkurat foreldrene våre heller då" - en narrativ analyse av barnevernsbarn og barnevernet i nyere norsk ungdomsfilm
(Master thesis, 2013-05-20)Min oppgave handler om hvordan barnevernsbarn og barnevernet fremstilles i nyere norsk ungdomsfilm. Analyse eller studier av ulike medier er lite brukt innen barnevernforskning. Dette kan være en måte å belyse ulike ... -
"Det er jo litt skummelt da, at livet ditt ligger i hendene hos noen du aldri har møtt eller så vidt kjenner" En kvalitativ studie om barn og unges erfaringer med å bli sakkyndig vurdert
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Sakkyndige fagpersoner kan engasjeres av barnevernet i saker der det er behov for ytterligere kompetanse for å vurdere forhold eller oppklare spørsmål ved en omsorgssituasjon. I barnevernskontekst er sakkyndige gjerne ... -
"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 ... -
"Det er som å jobbe med voldsproblematikk uten å spørre ‘slo du eller sparket du?’" En kvalitativ studie om samarbeid ved behandling av barn og unge med skadelig seksuell atferd
(Master thesis, 2023-05-16)En betydelig andel seksuelle overgrep mot barn blir begått av andre barn og unge. Likevel er barn og unge med skadelig seksuell atferd en understudert gruppe. For å forebygge seksuelle overgrep mot barn er det viktig at ... -
Detection of child maltreatment, the role of dental health personnel – A national cross-sectional study among public dental health personnel in Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-04-27)Introduction: Research has revealed that child maltreatment is an extensive and global problem. It is argued that the known victims of child maltreatment represent only the tip of the iceberg. Child maltreatment has ... -
Development and evaluation of Be smokeFREE. A school-based smoking prevention program
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-10-03)In 1988, approximately 7500 persons in Norway died from smoking-related diseases like heart failure and cancer (Engeland, 1997). Evidence from epidemiology strongly indicates that smoking is the main cause of a number of ... -
Development of global self-esteem: The transition from adolescence to adulthood
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Diagnoses of Patients with Severe Subjective Health Complaints in Scandinavia: A Cross Sectional Study
(Journal article, 2012)Background. A diagnosis is the basis of medical action, the key to various social privileges and national sick leave statistics. The objectives of this study were to investigate which diagnoses general practitioners in ... -
Dialogmøtet - en samtale med eller uten dialog? En kvalitativ studie av sykemeldtes opplevelse av dialogmøtet etter 6 måneders sykemelding
(Master thesis, 2010-06-30)Background: Over the years, science and politics have focused on finding efforts to reduce absence due to illness. One of these efforts is the dialogue meeting after 6 months sickness absence, which is supposed to lead to ... -
Dietary Diversity is a Predictor of Acute Malnutrition in Rural but Not in Urban Settings: Evidence from Ghana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06-05)Aims: To document the relationships between child dietary diversity and acute malnutrition (wasting) in urban and rural Ghana, controlling for maternal, child and household socio-demographic characteristics. Study Design: ...