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Is it meaningful to distinguish between Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction? Psychometric analysis of Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction scales
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-01)Studies conducted on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) addiction have to a large extent focused on Facebook as a prototypical example of SNS. Nonetheless, the evolution of SNSs has spawn conceptual and methodological controversies ... -
The child, the parents, the family and the state - Chile and Norway compared
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)There is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social ... -
Liv, død – evig liv. Liv, død og evig liv drøftet med bakgrunn i Kant og nykantianismen
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Artikkelen diskuterer oppfatninger av livet, døden og muligheter for evig liv. Tradisjonelle før-moderne religiøse og mer moderne verdslige og religiøst relaterte oppfatninger blir drøftet. Muligheter for at døden og liv ... -
Trusting the Mistrusted: Norwegian Social Workers’ Strategies in Preventing Radicalization and Violent Extremism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06)Social workers are a part of the wider counter-terrorism efforts in many European countries, such as the United Kingdom, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Belgium. While there are several theoretical and discursive studies on ... -
Private and public families: Social workers’ views on children’s and parents’ position in Chile, England, Lithuania and Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Social workers around the world work with families and family complexities in their everyday practice. In this cross-national study, we explore social workers’ family intervention practices related to family definitions ... -
Children and childhood in Chile: Social worker perspectives
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)This study explores understandings of children and childhood among 21 social workers from five child protection services in Chile. To help grasp multiple ideas about children and childhood, we use Q methodology and the ... -
Team Supervision of Doctoral Students: A Qualitative Inquiry
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01)Aim/Purpose The aim of this study is to contribute to current knowledge of team supervision. Specifically, we examine the relationship between main supervisor and cosupervisor regarding credibility in the division of roles ... -
Children's experiences with Child Protection Services: A qualitative synthesis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-04)Background Research shows that young adults, previously in contact with Child Protection Services (CPS) often have lower overall wellbeing when compared to their peers in the general population. To redress this balance ... -
Arbeidsmarkedstiltak som læringsarena: Nav-veiledere og unge arbeidsledige om 'læring i tiltak'.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Arbeidsmarkedstiltak har som mål å styrke tiltaksdeltakeres muligheter for inntektsgivende arbeid. I artikkelen retter vi søkelys på hvordan veiledere og unge arbeidsledige med nedsatt arbeidsevne (18-29 år) samtaler om ... -
Sosialarbeidarar og skjøn - fagleg fridom i yrkesutøvinga?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Dei siste årtia har det pågått ein debatt om skjønsutøvinga sine vilkår innan sosialt arbeid under New Public Management. New Public Management har vore kjenneteikna av at styresmaktene ønskjer å effektivisere tenesteproduksjonen ... -
“Help goes around in a circle”: young unaccompanied refugees’ engagement in interpersonal relationships and its significance for resilience
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11)Abstract Purpose The purpose of this paper is to address how young unaccompanied refugees in Norway actively engage in interpersonal relationships. It explores the significance of these relationships in doing well following ... -
Student nurse perceptions of Gypsy Roma Travellers: a European qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11)Background; Gypsy Roma Travellers are Europe’s largest ethnic minority group. Yet they remain one of the most stigmatised communities who have significant health inequalities. Whilst nurses have a role in promoting health ... -
When standardization becomes the lens of professional practice in child welfare services
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-02)This paper examines the relationship between professional work and standardization. There has been an increase in the use of standardized programmes in child welfare services (CWS) in Western society. Some researchers have ... -
The Experience of Incarcerated Mothers Living in a Correctional-Institution with their Children in Ethiopia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)The needs of female inmates are different from those of their male counterparts. Little is understood of the nature of these differences, particularly for mothers who in countries such as Ethiopia may be accompanied by ... -
Reports of the benefits of drug use from individuals with substance use disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10)Background: The perceived benefits of drug use are not currently integrated into the treatment of substance use disorder. This omission appears paradoxical and is unsubstantiated by empirical research. As the perceived ... -
The Ethics of Laying Hen Genetics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Despite societal concerns about the welfare of commercial laying hens, little attention has been paid to the welfare implications of the choices made by the genetics companies involved with their breeding. These choices ... -
Human development, inequality and social risks in Latin-America and the Nordic countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05)This article provides an overview and analysis of human development, inequality and people´s perception of social and economic risks in Latin America and the Nordic countries. While Nordic countries rank very highly on the ... -
Ivaretakelse av barns rettigheter i sosialt arbeid med familier
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)FNs barnekonvensjon og norsk lovgivning skal sikre barn rett til beskyttelse, informasjon og medvirkning. Til tross for økt forskning på implementering av barns rettigheter, er det lite forskning på hvordan barns rettigheter ... -
Evidence for essential unidimensionality of AUDIT and measurement invariance across gender, age and education. Results from the WIRUS study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Globally, alcohol use is among the most important risk factors related to burden of disease, and commonly emerges among the ten most important factors. Also, alcohol use disorders are major contributors to global burden ... -
Locating oneself in the past to influence the present: Impacts of Neolithic landscapes on mental health well-being
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-12)There are well-established links between mental health and the environment. Mental illness is a global issue, and international policies increasingly focus on promoting mental health well-being through community-based ...
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