Blar i Faculty of Psychology på dokumenttype "Doctoral thesis"
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Being the Instrument of Change : Staff Experiences in Developing Trauma-informed Practice in a Norwegian Child Welfare Residential Care Unit
(Doctoral thesis, 2021-12-03)The overall aim of this project is to contribute to the development of interventions that benefit children and adolescents in residential care. Research shows that this is a particularly vulnerable population, typically ... -
Bilde og pedagogikk : En empirisk undersøkelse av ungdoms fortellinger om bilder
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-12)The topic of this dissertation is images, youths and pedagogy. The life of youths today is characterized by digital media and technological objects, such as smartphone, IPAD and computer (Frantzen and Schofield, 2018, ... -
Biological Risks and Neurodevelopment in Young North Indian Children
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-01-26)Background. Children growing up in poverty face multiple biological and psychosocial risks, some of which are primarily found in low to middle income countries. Unfavourable biological circumstances, such as inadequate ... -
The Borderlands of Educational Inclusion. Analyses of inclusion and exclusion processes for minority language students
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-05-31)This dissertation is based on three studies that provide qualitative analyses of systemic inclusion and exclusion processes for the group labelled minority language students in Norwegian educational policy. The theoretical ... -
Bullying at work Antecedents and outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-05-30)The synopsis: The present thesis is titled "Workplace bullying. Antecedents and outcomes". Hence, it focuses on work place bullying, which is a relatively new research topic within psychology. The synopsis part of the ... -
"The cancer treatment was only half the work!". A mixed-method study of rehabilitation among young adult cancer survivors
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-01-06)Young adults (18-35 years of age) are a small and understudied group of cancer survivors. Increasingly, research demonstrates that this population is at higher risk of physical and psychosocial late-effects and morbidity ... -
Caring for "parentless" children: An exploration of work-related experiences of caregivers in children's homes in Ghana
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-11-19)Background: Child caregiving work is an essential occupational activity that makes important contributions to the wellbeing of children in the global community. In residential institutions that provide care for children ... -
Challenges in Implementing the Colombian Constitutional Court’s Health-Care System Ruling of 2008
(Doctoral thesis, 2013-08-28)Is right-to-health litigation a suitable strategy for advancing the right to health, or does it reinforce inequalities and undermine health authorities in their attempts to control costs and set fair priorities? The answer ... -
Change and Stability in Self-Reported Leisure-time Physical Activity Across Four Decades : Heterogeneity, domains and determinants
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-12-06)Fysisk aktivitet bidrar til positive mentale og fysiske helseutfall, men samfunnsendringer har ført til bekymring for økt stillesittende atferd. Den reduserte fysiske aktiviteten er en prioritet for folkehelsen og det er ... -
Child Care Practices, Resources for Care, and Nutritional Outcomes in Ghana: Findings from Demographic and Health Surveys
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-03-19)Introduction: The overarching empirical question of this study is this: how are children growing in Ghana and how is childcare related to child growth? Child health is a fundamental public health issue, for children's sake ... -
Child health and child care of very young children in Bolivia, Colombia and Peru
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-05-31)With the global progress in reduction of child mortality, an increasing concern for the health, development and well-being of the surviving child has emerged. It is estimated that 250 million children are not reaching their ... -
Child Physical Growth and Care Practices in Kenya: Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-03-18)Background: The aims of this dissertation were to describe trends in child undernutrition in Kenya manifest as poor physical growth, along with trends in feeding care practices, and to examine socio-demographic correlates ... -
A Childhood at Refuges. Children with multiple relocations at refuges for abused women
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-06-20)Domestic violence interrupts the home environment and relations of many families, causing thousands of mothers and children yearly to flee home and seek protection in refuges for abused women.1 Some children may experience ... -
Climate change perceptions across Europe : From climate change beliefs to climate change mitigation behaviors
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-09-23)Det overordnede målet med dette prosjektet var å få en bedre forståelse av faktorer som påvirker klimarelatert risikooppfatning i Europa. Prosjektet fokuserte på forholdet mellom oppfatninger av klimaendringenes årsaker ... -
Clubhouse Members’ Experiences of Being in Recovery in Light of Salutogenesis
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-02-25)Background: Mental illness is the leading cause of years lived with disability and a wide range of socioeconomic problems globally and in Norway. Addressing the challenges caused by mental illness, the Clubhouse programme ... -
Cognitive and olfactory changes in aging
(Doctoral thesis, 2009-04-02)Age is associated with decrease in several cognitive functions whereof some changes may indicate a beginning pathologic process resulting in a state of dementia. The papers included in the thesis addressed questions related ... -
Cognitive and psychological functioning in patients with substance use disorder; from initial assessment to one-year recovery
(Doctoral thesis, 2018-02-27)Neurocognitive impairment affects quality of life, occupational functioning, and the ability to benefit from therapy. Neurocognitive assessment is thus of importance, but it is expensive and not widely accessible. Therefore, ... -
Cognitive change in psychosis
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-10-23)Background: Cognitive functioning is impaired in schizophrenia spectrum disorders, with cognitive symptoms a core part of schizophrenia. Cognitive impairment is associated with poorer daily life functioning and prognosis, ... -
Cognitive Control in Auditory Processing
(Doctoral thesis, 2008-05-27)The dichotic listening experimental paradigm creates an ambiguous situation for the participant by presenting two auditory stimuli simultaneously, one in each ear. Which of the stimuli the participant reports has previously ... -
Cognitive impairment as a predictor of outcomes in SUD rehabilitation
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-04-05)Bakgrunn: Gjentatte studier har vist at forekomsten av svekket kognitiv fungering blant pasienter med rusmiddellidelser er høy og assosiert med svakere behandlingsutfall i rusbehandling. Identifisering av svekket kognitiv ...