Department of Health Promotion and Development: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Kan folkehelsearbeidet bidra til en styrking av velferdsstaten?
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Overweight and obesity prevention for and with adolescents: The “Confronting obesity: Co-creating policy with youth” (CO-CREATE) project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The CO-CREATE project focuses on the need for research on obesity prevention in adolescents to move away from studies of single interventions, toward the investigation of systems-based research incorporating youth involvement. ... -
Lagmannsrettens vurderinger av barnets beste i samværssaker preget av vold
(Master thesis, 2022-11-18)Barns rettigheter har i lovverket blitt styrket de siste ti-årene når det gjelder medvirkning og beskyttelse mot vold. Imidlertid viser nyere forskning at barn mot sin vilje, må ha samvær med voldelige samværsforeldre. ... -
Ecological Risk Factors and Cumulative Risk for Intimate Partner Violence; Evidence from CMI Project 'Women in the Developmental State: Female Employment and Empowerment in Ethiopia'
(Master thesis, 2022-11-21)This high prevalence of intimate partner violence (IPV) against Ethiopian women is a concern from a human rights and development perspective. For targeted prevention programmes to be implemented, it is crucial to understand ... -
Do School‑Level Anti‑Bullying Interventions Affect Prescriptions of Prescribed Drugs in Young Adulthood? A Case Using the Olweus Bullying Prevention Program
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Several meta-analyses have demonstrated that bullying prevention programs are successful in reducing bullying. However, scant research addresses if and how such anti-bullying efforts affect long-term internalizing health ... -
Interrater reliability and experiences of Assessment, Intervention, and Moving-on 3 Assessment Model in a multidisciplinary Norwegian sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-05)Background: Assessing minors with harmful sexual behavior (HSB) is a complex and sensitive task. The AIM3 Assessment Model was developed to assist practitioners with information collection and HSB evaluations. Objective: ... -
Visiting crowded places during the COVID-19 pandemic. A panel study among adult Norwegians
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-12-15)Non-pharmaceutical interventions, including promotion of social distancing, have been applied extensively in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding cognitive and psychological factors regulating precautionary behavior ... -
Norwegian policies to reduce social inequalities in health: Developments from 1987 to 2021
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Reducing social inequalities in health has been an important aim in the development of the Nordic welfare states. This Commentary presents the development of Norwegian policies in this area from 1987 to 2021. Social ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Neurodevelopmental Differences, Pedohebephilia, and Sexual Offending: Findings from Two Online Surveys
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The neurodevelopmental theory of pedohebephilia states that sexual interests in children arise from early neurodevelopmental perturbations, as, for example, evidenced by increased non-right-handedness, more childhood head ... -
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 ... -
The folk illness kimeo and “traditional” uvulectomy: an ethnomedical study of care seeking for children with cough and weakness in Dar es Salaam
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Amputation of the uvula by lay providers, so-called “traditional uvulectomy”, is common in parts of Sub-Saharan Africa. In Tanzania, the procedure is a treatment of persistent cough, and in some areas of the ... -
The association between sharing something difficult on social media and mental well-being among adolescents. Results from the “LifeOnSoMe”-study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction: Social media use is part of everyday life for adolescents. Over the last decade, concerns about the potential negative effects of social media use on mental health and well-being has been raised. Possible ... -
Ethical considerations in engaging young people in European obesity prevention research: The CO-CREATE experience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Engaging youth in obesity prevention research and policy action is essential to develop strategies that are relevant and sensitive to their needs. Research with young people requires critical reflection to safeguard their ... -
Nordic adolescents responding to demanding survey scales in boring contexts: Examining straightlining
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Straightlining, or identical responses across all items within a multi-item scale, is often taken as an indication that responses to all items in a questionnaire are of poor quality. The purpose of this study ... -
An investigation of the implementation of obligatory physical activity classes for 5th-7th grade in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In 2009, all Norwegian 5th–7th graders were allocated 76 h of obligatory physical activity (PA) classes in addition to physical education (PE). The study explores how schools implemented these classes and the relationship ... -
The evolvement of trust in response to the COVID-19 pandemic among migrants in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound consequences for the world’s population, particularly for vulnerable groups like migrants who face barriers to healthcare access. Trust in authorities is crucial to any ... -
Hello Darkness, My Old Friend: Moderating a Random Intercept Cross-lagged Panel Model of Loneliness and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The present study investigated the trait- and state-like associations between loneliness and symptoms of anxiety and depression during three years in middle to late adolescence. The moderating effect of gender and social ...