• Barriers and opportunities to accessing social support in the transition from community to prison: A qualitative interview study with incarcerated individuals in Northern Norway 

      Solbakken, Line Elisabeth; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-28)
      Background: Incarcerated individuals have poor mental health compared to the general population. Social support has a benefcial efect on mental health. The bufering model proposes that social support facilitates coping under stressful conditions, while the main efects model suggests that belonging to social networks and having positive social interactions are benefcial for mental health. Prisons ...
    • Beliefs about mental health in incarcerated males: a qualitative interview study 

      Solbakken, Line Elisabeth; Bergvik, Svein; Wynn, Rolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-14)
      Introduction: Beliefs about mental health are shaped by the sociocultural context. Prisons have unique environmental and social features, and the prevalence of mental health problems in incarcerated populations is exceptionally high. These features make prisons especially interesting settings for exploring health beliefs. The aim of this study was to explore the conceptualizations of mental health ...