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Integrering gjennom organisert fysisk aktivitet: Hva sier unge gutter med flerkulturell bakgrunn?
(Master thesis, 2013-05-16)Background: An important social objective is that all children should have equal opportunity to participate regardless of background. This may entail the need to facilitate things even more to ensure that vulnerable groups ... -
Interaction between Norwegian counties and municipalities to reduce social health inequalities: an exploratory study
(Master thesis, 2015)Background: Social inequalities in health are systematic differences in health between social groups, and are considered as unjust. The social determinants of health are factors external to the human body, which affects ... -
Interaction with potential donors’ families : the professionals’ community of concern - a phenomenological study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)The aim of this paper was to explore the health professionals’ experiences and gain a deeper understanding of interaction with families of critically ill or traumatized patients with severe brain injuries. The methodological ... -
Intergenerational perspectives on refugee children and youth's adaptation to life in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Refugees from the Global South face many challenges when they arrive in Europe, not least having their subjectivities and beliefs questioned as part of requests for them to adapt to the norms of the destination context. ... -
Internalizing Symptoms Among Youth in Foster Care: Prevalence and Associations with Exposure to Maltreatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-11)Among youth in foster care (N = 303, aged 11–17 years), we investigated prevalence of internalizing symptoms; associations between symptom level and maltreatment types and numbers; and the interaction between gender and ... -
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: ... -
Intervention to Enhance Empowerment in Breast Cancer Self-Help Groups
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-03)As arduous psychological reactions and loss of control almost inevitably represent a challenge for women diagnosed and treated for breast cancer, a participatory intervention study was initiated that aimed to enhance ... -
Intimate partner violence among adolescents in South Africa and Tanzania
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-09-04)Background The aims of this dissertation were to study intimate partner violence among adolescents in Tanzania and South Africa, particularly prevalences and associated factors. Furthermore, to examine the relation between ... -
The intraindividual relations between social and academic self-efficacy, loneliness, academic stress and psychological distress in adolescence
(Doctoral thesis, 2023-10-20)Det overordnede målet i denne avhandlingen er å øke vår forståelse av intraindividuelle sammenhenger mellom akademisk og sosial mestringstro og akademisk stress, ensomhet og symptomer på angst og depresjon. I dag er det ... -
Introducing payment for performance in the health sector of Tanzania- the policy process
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-02)Background: Prompted by the need to achieve progress in health outcomes, payment for performance (P4P) schemes are becoming popular policy options in the health systems in many low income countries. This paper describes ... -
Introduction to the Bergen Social Relationships Scale (BSRS): A short questionnaire for the measurement of psychosocial stress in epidemiological studies (update 2018)
(Working paper, 2018-02-14)The assessment of stress in epidemiological studies is challenging. Stress has many conceptualisations: chronic versus acute, objective versus subjective, stimulus versus response, and individual versus organisational/societal ... -
An investigation of factors identified at birth in relation to anxiety and depression in old age: the Hordaland Health Study (HUSK)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-05-10)Background: Although life course influences have long been recognised in affective disorder, little is known about the influence of early life factors on late life anxiety and depression. The aim was to investigate the ... -
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 ... -
Involving communities in the targeting of cash transfer programs for vulnerable children: opportunities and challenges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-02)We used baseline data, collected in July–September 2009, from a randomized controlled trial of a cash transfer program for vulnerable children in eastern Zimbabwe to investigate the effectiveness, coverage, and efficiency ... -
Iscenesettelse av barnehagens lekemiljø – fra nye erfaringer til eksperimenterende og utforskende praksis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Artikkelen bygger på konteksttilpasset intervensjonsdesign i en barnehage som jobber aktivt med barnehagens lekemiljø. Hele forskningsprosjektet er gjennomført av tre faglærere innen fagene drama, pedagogikk og fysisk ... -
"It's like you have to fit in either way in both cultures. You have to find a way in between": An exploration of young immigrant women's experiences negotiating cultures in Norway
(Master thesis, 2019-06-07)Unge flyktning kvinner fra Afrika og Asia er en viktig målgruppe for integrering og inkludering i det Norske samfunnet. Det er behov for mer kvalitativ forskning på prosessen å veksle mellom flere kulturer, og ressursene ... -
“It’s about lots of small things that you experience all the time”: Perceived discrimination among young Norwegians with Minoritized backgrounds
(Master thesis, 2022-05-19)This study explores how young Norwegians with minoritized backgrounds perceive discrimination, and how intersecting dimensions of identity shape these experiences. This study reveals that these young Norwegians perceive ... -
"Jeg hjalp, jo. Jeg ga 200 kroner" En kvalitativ studie om nordmenns holdninger til migrasjon og vilkår for inkludering
(Master thesis, 2019-06-14)Økt migrasjon aktualiserer behovet for ytterligere kunnskap om hvordan vi kan skape et mer inkluderende og helsefremmende samfunn. Denne studien retter oppmerksomheten mot nordmenns holdninger til migrasjon og vilkår for ... -
Job strain, health and sickness absence: results from the Hordaland Health Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-04-22)Objectives: While it is generally accepted that high job strain is associated with adverse occupational outcomes, the nature of this relationship and the causal pathways involved are not well elucidated. We aimed to assess ...