Institutt for helse-, sosial- og velferdsfag
Recent Submissions
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The roles of patients' authenticity and accepting external influence, and clinicians' treatment styles in predicting patients' dental anxiety and avoidance of dental appointments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A substantial proportion of adults suffer from high dental anxiety, which is related to poor oral health and functioning. Using authenticity theory and self-determination theory, we applied a model testing two moderated ... -
Å leve med en intellektuell funksjonsnedsettelse: Unge menneskers refleksjoner og erfaringer i overgangen til voksenlivet.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Denne artikkelen utforsker hvilke erfaringer unge mennesker med intellektuelle funksjonsnedsettelser gjør seg i overgangen fra ungdomstid til voksenliv, med fokus på deres relasjoner til jevnaldrende, potensielle kjærester ... -
Big Words and Small Things: The Contradictory Nature of Hope
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective: Hope is central to recovery in mental health and substance use problems. People experiencing co-occurring mental health and substance use problems often have to settle for inadequate services that do not meet ... -
Addressing the social determinants of health at the local level: Opportunities and challenges
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Aims: The gradient in health inequalities reflects a relationship between health and social circumstance, demonstrating that health worsens as you move down the socio-economic scale. For more than a decade, the Norwegian ... -
Long-term work outcomes and the efficacy of multidisciplinary rehabilitation programs on labor force participation in cancer patients - a protocol for a longitudinal prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background: Many cancer survivors experience late effects of cancer treatment and therefore struggle to return to work. Norway provides rehabilitation programs to increase labor force participation for cancer survivors ... -
Inaktive ungdommer - en av vår tids største utfordringer. Sluttrapport (2015 – 2018)
(Research report, 2019)FARVE-prosjektet «Inaktiv ungdom en av vår tids største utfordringer» (2015-2019) kom som et tilsvar til den omfattende kvantitative forskningen på skolegjennomføring og –avbrudd som forelå i Norge rundt 2012, da det var ... -
Family as text: Gendered parenthood and family display through home-school-correspondence in Norway.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This article examines how different Norwegian families display family and parenthood ideals in one of the most gender-equal countries in the world. Empirically, the article is based on an ethnographic material in the shape ... -
Exploring staff conceptions of prevention and management practices in encounters with staff-directed aggression in supported housing following education and training
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Staff-directed aggression is a concern for service providers in mental healthcare, frequently affecting both the quality of services and staff wellbeing. This also applies to supported housing services for ... -
Mental health as perceived by Norwegian adolescents living with parental somatic illness: Living in an earthquake zone
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: Severe parental somatic illnesses can influence the entire family, including adolescents’ everyday life, psychosocial functioning and health. Within salutogenesis, it is highlighted that stressor life events, such ... -
Observation and assessment of crossing situations between pleasure craft and a small passenger ferry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A study of navigational situations involving a small passenger ferry ‘Ole III’ was conducted based on participatory observations in the Husøysund strait in Tønsberg municipality, Norway. The aims were to document the extent ... -
Recovery on the pitch: Street Football as a means of Social Inclusion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The study contributes to the existing literature on the value of street football teams in recovery, by exploring how persons with mental health and/or substance abuse problems experience participation in street football ... -
Communal invalidation of young adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study explores how young adults with co-occurring substance abuse and mental health issues experience the challenges of belonging to their local communities. The data were generated through qualitative in-depth ... -
Spirituality – a forgotten dimension? Developing spiritual literacy in family therapy practice
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Spirituality is hard to approach and define in family therapy practice, both as a concept and as a process. Spiritual perspectives are seen as important in an ecological understanding of family life, yet there is a research ... -
Powerless yet powerful: The duality of everyday life of partners of persons with gambling problems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study explores how partners of persons with gambling problems experience the family’s everyday life, focusing on family relations and parenting. Problem gambling creates a serious impact on household finances, social ... -
«Åpen dialog bak lukkede dører» Behandleres erfaringer med Åpen Dialog i nettverksmøter ved en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Åpen dialog er en relasjonsorientert og dialogbasert tilnærming som tilbys alle pasienter og deres nettverk på en lukket psykiatrisk avdeling. Tidligere forskning om Åpen dialog fokuserer på akutte psykiske kriser med den ... -
I don't love my baby?! A descriptive phenomenological analysis of disturbances in maternal affection
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Many new mothers question the nature of their motherly love after birth. This affectionate relationship towards the infant is commonly called bonding in everyday speech, clinical practice and research. Bonding may not ... -
Kom inn i skolesamfunnet
(Chapter, 2019)Innledning I dagens samfunn er kompetanse en kilde til selvstendighet, sosial mobilitet, likeverdig deltakelse og motvirking av utenforskap (Kunnskapsdepartementet, 2016). Frafall fra videregående skole blir derfor av ... -
Utdanning og danning
(Chapter, 2019)Innledning Høyere utdanning har gjennomgått store endringer de siste tiårene. Et sentralt utviklingstrekk er bevegelsen fra en eliteutdanning som var forbeholdt de få, til en utdanning for de mange. Dette blir omtalt ...