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Walking children through a minefield. : Qualitative studies of professionals’ experiences addressing abuse in child interviews.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-01-31)Background: Ample research document that child abuse is widespread and that it is harmful to victims’ physical, psychological and social well-being. Protecting the victims from further abuse and offering them restorative ... -
Walking Children Through a Minefield: How Professionals Experience Exploring Adverse Childhood Experiences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Understanding the challenges of professionals in addressing child adversity is key to improving the detection, protection, and care of exposed children. We aimed to synthesize findings from qualitative studies of professionals’ ... -
Wanting to do Just Anything Else: A Q-Methodological Step Towards Defining Boredom
(Master thesis, 2012-04-15)Boredom is a commonly reported phenomenon with apparent ecological validity which remains under-researched and poorly defined by academic literature. This study used Q methodology in moving towards a unifying conceptual ... -
Ways of counting in Micronesia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)In many languages in Micronesia, clever ways of extending their counting systems to numbers far beyond imagination were developed in precolonial times. Here, we provide an exhaustive overview of these systems, highlight ... -
“We all have a responsibility”: a narrative discourse analysis of an information campaign targeting help-seeking in first episode psychosis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-09)Background: Intervening at an early stage of psychosis improves the chances of recovery from first-episode psychosis. However, people who are experiencing distress and early psychotic symptoms generally seem to delay seeking ... -
‘We are unlikely to return to the same world, and I do not want it to destroy my future.’ Young people's worries through the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study aims to explore what worries youth were having during the seventh to ninth week of the COVID-19 lockdown. Our findings build on the responses to an open-ended survey question from 1314 youths. The worries covered ... -
“We don’t throw stones, we throw flowers”: race discourse and race evasiveness in the Norwegian university classroom
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)How do university students and instructors engage in discussions about race and racism in a country where speaking about race is perceived as racist? In Norway, as in much of Europe, the concept of “race” is silenced, ... -
“We Want to Be Educated!” A Thematic Analysis of Gifted Students’ Views on Education in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Norwegian educational policy focuses on inclusive, equivalent, and adapted education for all. We followed procedures for an inductive thematic approach to explore the educational experiences of seventeen gifted students ... -
Weaning of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua) and Atlantic halibut (Hippoglossus hippoglossus). Studying effects of dietary hydrolysed protein and intestinal maturation as a marker for readiness for weaning
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-12)The gastrointestinal tract of marine fish larvae undergoes extensive changes during the larval stage. The success in weaning increases as the juvenile stage approaches and the gastrointestinal tract attains a more adult-like ... -
Weekday time in bed and obesity risk in adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-11)Introduction Sleep curtailment is associated with obesity in children, but few studies have investigated this relationship in a longitudinal sample of adolescents. The aim of the present study was to examine the longitudinal ... -
Weeks in Pregnancy on Maternal Iodine Status and Infant Neurodevelopment: Mommy's Food, a Randomized-Controlled Trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency is still present in many countries, particularly in pregnant women. Observational studies suggest that mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy may be associated ... -
What can we learn from them? An exploratory study of adolescents' perceptions of sex education strategies in Uganda
(Master thesis, 2009-05-14)This study aimed at exploring the lessons we can learn from adolescents' perceptions on sex education strategies in Uganda. This study was guided by the social learning theory. Methods: This was a qualitative study based ... -
What determines a positive attitude towards natural food products? An expectancy theory approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Natural food products are becoming increasingly popular worldwide due to their health and environmental benefits. However, these products' increasing anecdotal popularity has not translated into their widespread adoption; ... -
What Do Immigrants From Various Cultures Think Is the Best Way to Cope With Depression? Introducing the Cross-Cultural Coping Inventory
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The aim of this study is to introduce a domain-specific instrument, the Cross-Cultural Depression Coping Inventory (CCD-CI), to assess ways in which people from different cultures prefer to cope with depression. Part 1 of ... -
What do survivors of child sexual abuse believe will facilitate early disclosure of sexual abuse?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The purpose of this study was to explore what adult survivors of child sexual abuse (CSA) believe will facilitate early disclosure of sexual abuse. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 12 adult survivors of CSA ... -
What drives brand love and purchase intentions toward the local food distribution system? A study of social media-based REKO (fair consumption) groups
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Local food is gaining increasing popularity among consumers due to its association with sustainable consumption. However, for a product to be commercially successful, such growing popularity should translate into high ... -
What drives brand love for natural products? The moderating role of household size
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Natural products, including food, cosmetics, and other fast-moving consumer goods, are becoming increasingly popular, and their health-related benefits are widely recognized. Despite the growing awareness and use of natural ... -
What drives diners' eco-friendly behaviour? The moderating role of planning routine
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Research focusing on diners' intentions towards leftovers, which are considered one of the main sources of consumer food waste in restaurants, is still at a nascent stage and requires further investigation. The present ... -
What drives the adoption and consumption of green hotel products and services? A systematic literature review of past achievement and future promises
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The current study utilises the time-tested systematic literature review (SLR) method to identify and analyse 76 studies addressing the consumer adoption of green hotels. The results of the research profile analysis show ... -
What Early Sapiens Cognition Can Teach Us: Untangling Cultural Influences on Human Cognition Across Time
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Evidence of cultural influences on cognition is accumulating, but untangling these cultural influences from one another or from non-cultural influences has remained a challenging task. As between-group differences are ...