Blar i Department of Psychosocial Science på forfatter "Knapstad, Marit"
-
Changes in mental health problems and suicidal behaviour in students and their associations with COVID-19-related restrictions in Norway: A national repeated cross-sectional analysis
Sivertsen, Børge; Knapstad, Marit; Petrie, Keith; O'Connor, Rory; Lønning, Kari Jussi; Hysing, Mari (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on higher education, with the closure of student campuses. The aim of this study was to examine changes and prevalence of mental health problems, suicidal ... -
Measuring mental well-being in Norway: validation of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS)
Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Alves, Daniele Evelin; Knapstad, Marit; Haug, Ellen; Aarø, Leif Edvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-12)Background: Mental well-being is an important, yet understudied, area of research, partly due to lack of appropriate population-based measures. The Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (WEMWBS) was developed to meet ... -
Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm among university students: prevalence study
Sivertsen, Børge; Hysing, Mari; Knapstad, Marit; Harvey, Allison G.; Reneflot, Anne; Lønning, Kari Jussi; O'Connor, Rory (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Suicide attempts and non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH) are major public health concerns that affect millions of young people worldwide. Consequently, there is a strong need for up-to-date epidemiological data in ... -
Trends in self-reported psychological distress among college and university students from 2010 to 2018
Knapstad, Marit; Sivertsen, Børge; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Lønning, Kari Jussi; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-29)Background: An increase in reported psychological distress, particularly among adolescent girls, is observed across a range of countries. Whether a similar trend exists among students in higher education remains unknown. ...