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Mental well-being among students in Norwegian upper secondary schools: the role of teacher support and class belonging
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Knowledge about factors in school that can promote adolescents’ mental health is of great value for national health policies and health promotion work. This cross-sectional study investigated levels of mental wellbeing ... -
Mestring, sosioøkonomisk status og subjektive helseplager hos pasienter med uspesifikke ryggplager
(Master thesis, 2011-05-20)Background: According to the cognitive activation theory of stress, sustained activation due to lack of positive response outcome expectancies, may lead to bad health and subjective health complaints. Sensitization mechanisms ... -
A Meta-Analysis on the Link Between Young People's Social Environment, Socioeconomic Status, and Political Violence Outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Young people are particularly likely to engage in political violence, hold positive attitudes towards political violence, and show willingness to engage in political violence. The social environment in which young people ... -
Meta‑Analyses of the Associations Between Disinhibited Social Engagement Behaviors and Child Attachment Insecurity or Disorganization
(Journal article, 2021)Children with disinhibited social engagement disorder show reduced reticence with strangers, do not check back with their caregiver after venturing away, and may willingly leave with an unfamiliar adult. The recent DSM-5 ... -
Microfinance schemes and poverty reduction among women in the northern region of Ghana : A Study of an NGO and a Rural Bank
(Master thesis, 2011-05-31)In Ghana like in other developing countries, microfinance has been acknowledged as a pro-poor development intervention because of its special programme models in meeting the special needs of the poor especially women. The ... -
Midlife mental distress and risk for dementia up to 27 years later: the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT) in linkage with a dementia registry in Norway.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-10)Background Dementia is an increasing public health challenge, and the number of individuals affected is growing rapidly. Mental disorders and symptoms of mental distress have been reported to be risk factors for dementia. ... -
Minority children and academic resilience in the Nordic welfare states
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to summarise and analyse empirical research on protective factors that promote academic resilience in ethnic minority children mainly aged between 13 and 18 years attending schools ... -
Modelling malaria treatment practices in Bangladesh using spatial statistics
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-03-05)Background: Malaria treatment-seeking practices vary worldwide and Bangladesh is no exception. Individuals from 88 villages in Rajasthali were asked about their treatment-seeking practices. A portion of these households ... -
‘The more you go to the mountains, the better parent you are’. Migrant parents in Norway navigating risk discourses in professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Drawing on data from a study with Southern European parents living in Norway, this article discusses the experiences of migrant parents with professional advice on family leisure and outdoor play. The study is situated ... -
Mortality and work-related disability as long-term consequences of anxiety and depression: historical cohort designs based on the HUNT-2 study
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-10-12)Objective: Over the last decades, quality epidemiological studies have repeatedly shown that the prevalence of mental illness is substantial, but still largely under-recognised and undertreated. Under-recognition in general ... -
Mother's socioeconomic status and breastfeeding in Savalugu Nanton District of Northern Ghana
(Master thesis, 2011-01-28)PURPOSE: The aim of this research is to identify socioeconomic factors associated with mother's breastfeeding infants from 0-6months old in Savalugu Nanton district of Northern Ghana. Although many previous studies have ... -
Multidisciplinary intervention in patients with musculoskeletal pain: a randomized clinical trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02)Background Musculoskeletal pain is associated with comorbidity, extensive use of health services, long-term disability and reduced quality of life. The scientific literature on effects of treatment for musculoskeletal pain ... -
Multiple transitions in sick leave, disability benefits, and return to work. - A 4-year follow-up of patients participating in a work-related rehabilitation program
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-06)Background: Return to work (RTW) after long-term sick leave can be a long-lasting process where the individual may shift between work and receiving different social security benefits, as well as between part-time and ... -
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 enslige mindreårige skal flytte i fosterhjem
(Master thesis, 2024-05-15)Formålet med min masteroppgave har vært å utforske barnevernsansatte sine vurderinger i matching-arbeidet når enslige mindreårige flyktninger skal plasseres i fosterhjem. Fosterhjem er et foretrukket tiltak for de yngste ... -
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, ... -
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 ...