• Childhood violence and adult chronic pain among indigenous Sami and non-Sami populations in Norway: a SAMINOR 2 questionnaire study 

      Eriksen, Astrid M.A.; Schei, Berit; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Sørlie, Tore; Fleten, Nils; Javo, Cecilie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-10-31)
      Background: Internationally, studies have shown that childhood violence is associated with chronic pain in adulthood. However, to date, this relationship has not been examined in any indigenous population. <p> Objective: The main objectives of this study were to investigate the association between childhood violence and reported chronic pain, number of pain sites and the intensity of pain in ...
    • Discrimination amongst Arctic Indigenous Sami and Non-Sami Populations in Norway - The SAMINOR 2 Questionnaire Study 

      Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Minton, Stephen James; Friborg, Oddgeir; Sørlie, Tore (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background:<br> Recent research demonstrates that for many indigenous Sami people, experiencing ethnic discrimination is a regular occurrence. The present study was designed to provide estimates of the prevalence of self-reported discrimination in order to identify specific settings where discrimination happened, to identify perpetrators and to examine individuals’ responses to the discrimination. ...
    • Do Norwegian Sami and non-indigenous individuals understand questions about mental health similarly? A SAMINOR 2 study 

      Sørlie, Tore; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Friborg, Oddgeir (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-05)
      The Western culturally developed Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-10) is a self-report measure of mental distress widely used for both clinical and epidemiological purposes – also in the multiethnic epidemiological SAMINOR studies in Northern Norway, but without any proper cross-cultural validation. Our objective was to test invariance of the HSCL-10 measurements among Sami and the non-indigenous ...
    • Indigenous Values and Health Systems Stewardship in Circumpolar Countries 

      Chatwood, Susan; Paulette, Francois; Baker, Greg; Eriksen, Astrid M.A.; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Eriksen, Heidi; Hiratsuka, Vanessa; Lavoie, Josée Gabrielle; Lou, Wendy; Mauro, Ian; Orbinski, James; Pambrun, Nathalie; Retallack, Hanna; Brown, Adalsteinn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-27)
      Circumpolar regions, and the nations within which they reside, have recently gained international attention because of shared and pressing public policy issues such as climate change, resource development, endangered wildlife and sovereignty disputes. In a call for national and circumpolar action on shared areas of concern, the Arctic states health ministers recently met and signed a declaration ...
    • Knowledge versus education in the margins: An indigenous and feminist critique of education 

      Svalastog, Anna Lydia; Wilson, Shawn; Hansen, Ketil Lenert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-11)
    • Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket De Utrolige Årene Universalprogrammet (1. utg.) 

      Drozd, Filip; Hansen, Ketil Lenert (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-12-17)
      <i>BAKGRUNN</i> - Denne artikkelen er en kunnskapsoppsummering av effektene på De Utrolige Årenes universalprogram Oppmerksomme og utviklingsstøttende foreldre (DUÅ Universal) i Norden. DUÅ Universal er et universalforebyggende program som gis til foreldre, for å forebygge atferdsvansker og styrke sosial og emosjonell kompetanse hos barn i alderen 2 til 6 år. Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og ...
    • Perspective: Dimensions of Environment and Health in Arctic Communities 

      Lohmann, Rainer; Beatty, Bonita; Graybill, Jessica; Grigorieva, Elena; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Soikkeli, Anu (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-12)
      In the Arctic, environment and health are linked in myriad ways. A key emphasis has been on numerous long-lived contaminants in traditional foods, particularly marine mammals, and their well-documented impacts on human, animal and environmental health (“One health approach”). More recent concerns for Indigenous communities focus on the (side) effects of the switch to a modern, processed diet, which ...
    • The Significance of Traditional Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Mental Health Problems for Middle School Students Feeling Unsafe in the School Environment 

      Fossum, Sturla; Skokauskas, Norbert; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Kyrrestad, Henriette (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-14)
      Feeling safe in school is important for students’ learning, well-being, and quality of life. Variables possibly associated with feeling unsafe in school, such as mental health problems, traditional bullying, cyberbullying, and various health problems, were explored. Altogether, 2,028 adolescents (M<sub>age</sub> = 14 years, 50% boys) from 72 middle schools in northern Norway were respondents. Being ...
    • Study Protocol: The Arctic Childhood Study: a Study of Violence and Health in Indigenous Sámi and Non-Sámi Children and Youth in Arctic Norway—a Mixed Methods Cohort Study Design 

      Hansen, Ketil Lenert; Fluke, John; Gesink, Dionne; Friborg, Oddgeir; Sørlie, Tore; Merkel-Holguin, Lisa; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-04)
      Our current knowledge about the health status and developmental process and outcome of Indigenous Sámi children and youths in the high north (Northern Norway, 68 degrees latitude) is scarce. The present longitudinal study, labeled the Arctic Childhood Study, aims to fll major knowledge gaps related to this topic with a special focus on the incidence of violence, abuse, and neglect as well as ...