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    • Do adolescents exposed to peer aggression at school consider themselves to be victims of bullying? The influence of sex and age 

      Vieira, Marlene A.; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Rønning, John Andreas; Duarte, Cristine S.; Mari, Jair J.; Bordin, Isabel A. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-10)
      <p><b> Introduction</b> Exposure to peer aggression (PA) and bullying victimization (BV) are both expressions of peer victimization. <p><b> Objectives</b> In four age-sex groups, (1) Can exposure to PA and BV be considered distinct experiences? (2) To what extent do adolescents exposed to PA consider themselves bullying victims? and (3) What is the effect on BV of the number of PA events ...

    • Does cyberbullying occur simultaneously with other types of violence exposure? 

      Vieira, Marlene A; Rønning, John Andreas; Mari, Jair de J; Bordin, Isabel A (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-17)
      <i>Objective</i>: Our study aimed to verify whether cyberbullying victimization among adolescents occurs concomitantly with other forms of violence exposure (at home, at school and in the community).<p> <p><i>Methods</i>: A collaborative longitudinal study by Norwegian and Brazilian researchers was conducted in Itaboraí, a low-income city in southeast Brazil. At baseline, trained interviewers ...

    • Early intervention influences positively quality of life as reported by prematurely born children at age nine and their parents; a randomized clinical trial 

      Landsem, Inger Pauline; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Ulvund, Stein Erik; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-22)
      Background: The Tromsø Intervention Study on Preterms evaluates an early, sensitizing intervention given to parents of prematurely born children (birth-weight < 2000 g). The current study investigated the potential influence of the intervention on children’s self-reported and parental proxy-reported quality of life (QoL) at children’s age of nine. <p>Methods: Participants were randomized to either ...

    • Early intervention program reduces stress in parents of preterms during childhood, a randomized controlled trial 

      Landsem, Inger Pauline; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Tunby, Jorunn; Ulvund, Stein Erik; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)

    • Home, school, and community violence exposure and emotional and conduct problems among low-income adolescents: the moderating role of age and sex 

      Bordin, Isabel A; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Paula, Cristiane S.; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-21)
      <p><i>Purpose - </i>The purpose of this study is to assess whether violence exposure is associated with emotional/conduct problems, when adjusting for confounders/covariates and controlling for comorbidity, and to investigate interactions between violence exposure and sex and/or age. <p><i>Methods - </i>This cross-sectional study evaluated a community-based sample of 669 in-school 11–15-year-olds. ...

    • Maternal Awareness of Adolescent Bullying Victimization in a Low-Income Context 

      Vieira, Marlene A.; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Rønning, John Andreas; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Mari, Jair de J; Bordin, Isabel A (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-24)
      <p>Background: Adolescents and parents often disagree about the perception of bullying victimization since adults tend to underestimate its occurrence. <p>Objective: This study identifies factors that can influence maternal perception of bullying victimization experienced by her son/daughter in the past 12 months. <p>Methods: This cross-sectional study involved a representative sample of in-school ...

    • Stability and change in longitudinal associations between child behavior problems and maternal stress in families with preterm born children, follow-up after a RCT-study 

      Landsem, Inger Pauline; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Kaaresen, Per Ivar; Tunby, Jorunn; Ulvund, Stein Erik; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-01-31)
      The Tromsø Intervention Study on Preterms (TISP) randomized 146 preterm-born children either to the Mother-Infant Transaction Program (MITP) or to a preterm control group. Previously, significant reductions of child behavior problems and maternal stress have been reported in the intervention group. This follow-up study examines whether the MITP may have affected the longitudinal adaptation between ...

    • Violence and child mental health in Brazil: The Itaboraí Youth Study methods and findings 

      Bordin, Isabel AS; Duarte, Cristiane S.; Ribeiro, W.S.; Paula, C.S.; Coutinho, Evandro Silva Freire; Sourander, A; Rønning, John Andreas (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-01-17)
      <p><i>Objectives</i>: To demonstrate a study design that could be useful in low‐resource and violent urban settings and to estimate the prevalence of child violence exposure (at home, community, and school) and child mental health problems in a low‐income medium‐size city.</p> <p><i>Methods</i>: The Itaboraí Youth Study is a Norway–Brazil collaborative longitudinal study conducted in Itaboraí ...