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Sosioøkonomisk status - Korleis best måle dette hos barn og unge? Ei valideringsstudie av "The Family Affluence Scale" og "The MacArthur-Scale of Subjective Social Status - Youth Version"
(Master thesis, 2013-05-16)The topic of this thesis is socioeconomic status and how to measure this in a sufficient way among adolescents. The purpose is to contribute to further development of solid measures by validating the Family Affluence Scale ... -
Stakeholder’s perceptions of help-seeking behaviour among people with mental health problems in Uganda
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-02-13)Introduction: Mental health facilities in Uganda remain underutilized, despite efforts to decentralize the services. One of the possible explanations for this is the help-seeking behaviours of people with mental health ... -
Staying Well on the Margins of the Formal Economy: Exploring occupational health and treatment among Peruvian vendors in the urban marketplace
(Master thesis, 2012-05-18)With a growing percentage of the world's population living in urban areas, many people in cities are increasingly participating in economic activities on the margins of the formal economy. Many such workers generate income ... -
Study design: Pathways to Independence – A study of unaccompanied minor refugees settled in a Norwegian city municipality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aims: The aim of the ‘Pathways to Independence’ study was to gain knowledge of how to facilitate a healthy development for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) after settling in Norwegian municipalities. Methods: The ... -
Subjective economic status in adolescence: determinantsand associations with mental health in the Norwegian Youth@Hordaland Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)We aimed to identify factors associated with perceived economic well-being (PEWB), and examine its association with symptoms of depression and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. In the Norwegian youth@hordaland ... -
Subjective health complaints and self-rated health: are expectancies more important than socioeconomic status and workload?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-06)Background The associations between socioeconomic status (SES), physical and psychosocial workload and health are well documented. According to The Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress (CATS), learned response outcome ... -
Substance-related problems among adolescents in child welfare services: A comparison between individuals receiving in-home services and those in foster care
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11)Background and aims The literature base on substance use among adolescents who receive interventions from child welfare services (CWS) in Nordic countries is limited. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether ... -
Sustainable prevention of obesity through integrated strategies: The SPOTLIGHT project’s conceptual framework and design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-09-17)Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity in Europe is high. It is a major cause of the overall rates of many of the main chronic (or non communicable) diseases in this region and is characterized by an unequal ... -
Tannhelsetjenestens erfaringer med meldeplikten til barneverntjenesten. En kvalitativ intervjustudie
(Master thesis, 2015-05-20)Tannhelsetjenesten kan befinne seg i en nøkkelposisjon for å oppdage tegn på omsorgssvikt og mishandling. De følger alle barn gjennom oppveksten, og har en god mulighet til å undersøke barnet i behandlingssituasjonen. I ... -
Telefontolking i barnevernet: Etniske minoritetsforeldres erfaringer
(Master thesis, 2021-06-03)Tolk er et viktig hjelpemiddel for å formidle informasjon mellom minoritetsspråklige og offentlige myndigheter. Barnevernet foretar svært viktige vurderinger av både juridisk og helsemessig karakter i sitt arbeid med barn ... -
Telling Stories to Live: Hawaiian Trans Narratives on Gender and Sex Work
(Master thesis, 2016-06-01)The overall objective of the thesis is to provide new data about trans identity formation and trans sex work in Hawai i, while simultaneously critically discussing everyday performances of heteronormative gender identity ... -
Temporal trends in psychological distress and healthcare utilization among young people
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-12-18)Background: Young people are generally considered to be healthy, as severe illness and mortality is uncommon during this developmental stage. However, there are increasing concerns that psychological distress may be ... -
The association between sharing something difficult on social media and mental well-being among adolescents
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)Målet med denne oppgaven var å utforske ungdommers erfaringer med å dele noe vanskelig gjennom sosiale medier sammenhengen med livstilfredshet. Oppgaven består av en tidsskriftartikkel (vedlegg III), som er oppgavens primære ... -
Thriving despite adversity: Job engagement and self-care among community nurses
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-12-13)Background: Community nursing in Norway has become an increasingly stressful occupation and many nurses who experience symptoms of burnout leave the profession. Yet others manage to cope with the adversity of nursing. This ... -
Thriving in a Time of Transition: Orphaned Youth in Lothlakane East, Botswana
(Master thesis, 2012-05-09)Introduction: The purpose of this thesis was to explore how young people in Botswana experience different transitions in their life, and how they cope with these. Method: This qualitative study included 4 focus groups with ... -
Tjenestebruk blant ungdom i Bergen under covid-19-pandemien.
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Tracking of leisure-time physical activity during adolescence and young adulthood: a 10-year longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2008-12-29)Background: The purpose of this study was to show how participation in leisure-time physical activity changes between ages 13 to 23, and to what extent engaging in specific types of sports tracks into young adulthood. ... -
Trafficking in Women in Bangladesh: Experiences of Survivors and Challenges to their Reintegration
(Master thesis, 2013-05-31)This study aims to focus on the challenges behind the reintegration process of trafficking survivors in their families and communities in Bangladesh. In doing so, this research tries to explore the experiences of trafficked ... -
Transforming gender relations? : Men’s involvement in care for their partners and households at the time of pregnancy in rural and urban Ghana – a qualitative study
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-22)Abstract Background to the study Involving men in the care for their pregnant partners has been described as an opportunity for initiating new fatherhood norms and masculinities that do not thrive on the subordination ...