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    • Pain Processing in Elite and High-Level Athletes Compared to Non-athletes 

      Pettersen, Susann Dahl; Aslaksen, Per M.; Pettersen, Svein Arne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-28)
      <i>Background</i>: Previous studies shows that elite and high-level athletes possess consistently higher pain tolerance to ischemic and cold pain stimulation compared to recreationally active. However, the data previously obtained within this field is sparse and with low consistency.<p><p> <i>Purpose</i>: The aim of the present study was to examine the difference in pain perception between elite ...
    • Parent participation in alcohol prevention: Evaluation of an alcohol prevention programme 

      Adolfsen, Frode; Strøm, Henriette Kyrrestad; Martinussen, Monica; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Natvig, Henrik; Eisemann, Martin; Koposov, Roman A (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-25)
      Aim: <br>The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the parental part of the Norwegian Unge & Rus (Youth and Alcohol) programme. The intervention was aimed at changing parents’ rules and attitudes towards adolescent alcohol use, and their ability to talk with their adolescents about alcohol, as well as improving parents’ relationships with and knowledge about their ...
    • Parent satisfaction with child health centres for children 0–5 years old in Norway: A cross-sectional study 

      Kaiser, Sabine; Lillevik, Christine Charlotte; Jakobsen, Karine; Hansen, Mariann Bellika; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-10)
      In Norway, all children are entitled to receive regular health checks. Child health centres for children 0–5 years old (CHC) provide these check-ups and are one of many health services that Norwegian municipalities have to offer. The aim of this study was to examine parents’ satisfaction with CHCs, and to identify predictors for the overall evaluation of the service. The sample comprised 1654 parents ...
    • Parent Satisfaction with the Open kindergarten in Norway 

      Kaiser, Sabine; Bulling, Ingunn Skjesol; Sætrum, Ane; Adolfsen, Frode (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-17)
      Open kindergartens are a low-threshold pedagogical service that preschool-aged children, accompanied by an adult caregiver, can attend without appointment or registration. The aims of this study were to examine users’ experiences with the open kindergarten in Norway and to identify predictors for the overall satisfaction with the service. User satisfaction surveys were conducted over a 6-8-week ...
    • Parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds: a randomized factorial, mixed-methods design study protocol 

      Patras, Joshua; Saus, Merete; Douglas, Marcela; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Gammelsæther, Siri; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Halvorsen, Therese; Haug, Ida Mari; Risholm, Ragnhild; Øktedalen, Tuva; Jakobsen, Reidar; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-11)
      Background: Raising children in new social and cultural contexts can be challenging for parents. In order to help parents address these challenges, the Norwegian government has instituted a policy of mandatory parent training for families who settle in Norway as refugees. The Incredible Years (IY) and The International Child Development Programme (ICDP) have been widely adopted throughout Norway. ...
    • Parenting stress among Norwegian kinship and non-kinship foster parents 

      Vis, Svein Arild; Lauritzen, Camilla; Fossum, Sturla; Holtan, Amy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-14)
      There are several studies conducted on parenting stress, and the conclusion in the parenting stress research literature is generally that parenting stress decreases the quality of the parent-child relationship. There are however few studies on parenting stress comparing kinship homes to ordinary types of foster homes. The aims of this study were to measure parenting stress in kinship and non-kinship ...
    • Parents with a mental illness and their sense of parenting competence 

      Kristensen, Kjersti Bergum; Lauritzen, Camilla; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Reedtz, Charlotte (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-06-14)
      Objective - Research provides evidence that parental mental illness affects child development through parenting behaviour. This study investigates how parents with a mental illness report on their parenting sense of competence.<p> <p>Method - A sample of 141 parents receiving treatment at a clinic for mental health and substance use disorders participated. The Parenting Sense of Competence scale ...
    • Peer victimisation and its association with psychological and somatic health problems among adolescents in northern Russia. 

      Stickley, Andrew; Koyanagi, Ai; Koposov, Roman A; McKee, Martin; Roberts, Bayard; Ruchkin, Vladislav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Background: A growing body of evidence from countries around the world suggests that school-based peer victimisation is associated with worse health outcomes among adolescents. So far, however, there has been little systematic research on this phenomenon in the countries of the former Soviet Union. The aim of this study was to examine the relation between peer victimisation at school and a range ...
    • 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 ...
    • Placement disruption in long-term kinship and nonkinship foster care 

      Holtan, Amy; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Thørnblad, Renee; Vis, Svein Arild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The purpose of this study was to explore factors related to placement disruption in long-term kinship and nonkinship foster care in a Nordic country. The study included 136 children aged 4–13 years in kinship and nonkinship foster care in Norway in the year 2000, with updates for the year 2008. Placement and demographic information and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) were collected from foster ...
    • Placement stability and satisfaction with foster home as predictors of life satisfaction for young adults raised in foster care 

      Mabille, Geraldine; Skoglund, Jeanette; Thørnblad, Renee; Holtan, Amy (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-24)
      This study examines how history of care, on one hand, and social support, on the other hand, predict satisfaction with life after leaving care by focusing on a sample of young adults raised in foster care in Norway. When aged between 19 and 29, youths answered questionnaires that mapped their past history of care, living conditions, social relationships and life satisfaction. Results show that the ...
    • Politiavhør av mistenkte barn under 15 år 

      Holm, Inger Marie; Jacobsen, Ioanna Dallari (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2023-11-13)
      Mistenkte barn avhøres etter de samme reglene som voksne, og det foreligger ingen krav til særlig kompetanse hos avhører. Det er per i dag ikke utviklet et tilpasset system for mistenkte barn under kriminell lavalder i politiavhør. Disse faktorer kan lede til en risiko for at barnas rettssikkerhet potensielt settes i fare. Med utgangspunkt i gjeldende rett drøftes hvorvidt det gjelder særregler ved ...
    • Posttraumatic stress and perceived interpersonal provocation in adolescents. 

      Saunderson, Jonathan Marshall; Stickley, Andrew; Sturidsson, Knut; Koposov, Roman A; Sukhodolsky, Denis G; Ruchkin, Vladislav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-25)
      Objective: To examine the impact of posttraumatic stress on the choice of responses to and attribution of intentionality in peer provocation in adolescent boys and girls. Methods: A sample of 2678 adolescents from Northern Russia, aged 13–17 years (59.3% female; 95.7% ethnic Russian) completed self-reports on posttraumatic stress and rated hypothetical peer provocation scenarios that teenagers ...
    • Predicting Basic Military Performance for Conscripts in the Norwegian Armed Forces 

      Køber, Petter Kristian; Lang-Ree, Ole Christian; Stubberud, Kari Vangsgraven; Martinussen, Monica (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-03-20)
      The Norwegian Armed Forces have made major changes to the enlistment and selection system for conscripts in recent years. In this paper, the predictive validity of various selection criteria for Military Performance is examined. The sample consisted of 3,276 conscripts, of whom 18 percent were female. The predictors in the analysis were General Mental Ability, Self-Perceived Physical Fitness, ...
    • Predicting Commercial Pilot Training Performance: A Validation Study 

      Martinussen, Monica; Lang-Ree, Ole Christian; Mjøen, Håvard; Svendsen, Bengt; Barone, Adrian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-09-19)
      The main purpose of this study was to examine the predictive validity of the system used for ab initio selection of candidates to a bachelor program in aviation. The selection includes paper-and-pencil tests, computer-based tests, and an interview. A total of 188 candidates participated in the validation study. The total test score predicted the results of three exams in aviation theory (r = .27–.38) ...
    • Predictors of Workforce Attitudes to Including a Child Perspective in the Treatment of Mentally Ill Parents 

      Lauritzen, Camilla; Reedtz, Charlotte; Martinussen, Monica; vanDoesum, Karin (Conference object; Konferansebidrag, 2012)
      Children of parents with a mental illness are at risk of developing mental health problems themselves (Beardslee, Versage & Gladstone, 1998; Hosman, van Doesum, & van Santvoort, 2009; Reupert & Maybery, 2007). In order to prevent children of mentally ill parents from developing serious problems, it is therefore beneficial to include a child perspective in the treatment of mentally ill parents by ...
    • Preventing Alcohol Use with a Universal School-Based Intervention: Results from an Effectiveness Study 

      Strøm, Henriette Kyrrestad; Adolfsen, Frode; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Natvig, Henrik; Eisemann, Martin; Martinussen, Monica; Koposov, Roman A (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-04-09)
      Background: The effectiveness of the universal school-based alcohol prevention program “Unge & Rus” [Youth & Alcohol] was tested by an independent research group. The program aims to prevent alcohol use and to change adolescents’ alcohol-related attitudes. The main outcome measure was frequency of monthly alcohol use, favorable alcohol attitudes, perceived behavioral control (PBC), positive alcohol ...
    • Prevention of anxiety and depression in school children: Effectiveness of the transdiagnostic EMOTION program 

      Martinsen, Kristin Dagmar; Rasmussen, Lene-Mari Potulski; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Holen, Solveig; Sund, Anne Mari; Løvaas, Mona Elisabeth S; Patras, Joshua; Kendall, Philip C; Waaktaar, Trine; Neumer, Simon-Peter (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      <i>Objective - </i>The objective of the study was to examine the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic program (EMOTION, Coping Kids Managing Anxiety and Depression) targeting symptoms of anxiety and depression in schoolchildren by comparing the intervention condition (EC) to a control condition (CC).</p> <p><i>Method - </i>A clustered randomized design was used with schools as the unit of randomization. ...
    • Pro-bullying attitudes among incarcerated juvenile delinquents: Antisocial behavior, psychopathic tendencies and violent crime 

      Wiklund, Gunnar; Ruchkin, Vladislav; Koposov, Roman A; Klinteberg, BA (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
    • Problemer med foreldresamvær i barnevernet- unge voksnes fortellinger 

      Skoglund, Jeanette; Thørnblad, Renee (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-10-14)
      De fleste som vokser opp i fosterhjem, har kontakt med foreldre, og det iverksettes betydelige ressurser for å gjennomføre foreldresamvær. Dette er i tråd med samværsretten og bygger på kulturelle verdier der relasjonen mellom barn og biologiske foreldre har avgjørende betydning. Forskningslitteraturen kan hevdes å bekrefte viktigheten av foreldresamvær, men viser også at det kan være problematisk. ...