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Gender bias in public long-term care? A survey experiment among care managers
(Elsevier, 2015-09-14)Daughters of elderly women are more likely to provide informal care than sons. If care managers take this into account and view informal care as a substitute for formal care, they will statistically discriminate against ... -
The gender difference in sickness absence: Do managers evaluate men and women differently with regard to the appropriateness of sickness absence?
(SAGE Publications, 2019)Aims: Women have much higher rates of sickness absence than men, but the causes of the difference are not well understood. This study examines whether managers have more lenient attitudes toward women’s than toward men’s ... -
Gender equality in sickness absence tolerance: Attitudes and norms of sickness absence are not different for men and women
(Public Library of Science, 2018-08-01)Previous research offers limited understanding as to why sickness absence is higher among women than among men, but attitudes and norms have been suggested as plausible explanations of this gender gap. The purpose of the ... -
Generasjon prestasjon? Ungdoms opplevelse av press og stress
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2018-10-25)Artikkelen undersøker hvor mange ungdommer som opplever prestasjons-press på ulike områder og hvor mange som har problemer med å takle presset de står overfor. Et viktig funn er den store variasjonen som finnes mellom ... -
Generasjoner imellom. Holdninger til familiens ansvar øst og vest i Europa
(Norsk Utenrikspolitisk Institutt (NUPI)Cappelen Damm Akademisk, 2019-06-11)The article addresses the strength and character of family responsibility norms in Eastern and Western Europe. The strength is measured by the level of support for filial and parental responsibilities (i.e., adult children’s ... -
Generasjonskløfta som forsvant: Et ungdomsbilde i endring
(Høgskolen i Oslo og Akershus, 2014)Artikkelen tar utgangspunkt i en serie empiriske funn fra Ung i Oslo undersøkelsene (1996, 2006, 2012) som indikerer at ungdom i Norge er blitt mindre opprørske og opposisjonelle og at generasjonskløfta er blitt betydelig ... -
Global laundering practices – Alternatives to machine washing
(TKS Publishing, 2017)This article discusses laundering practices around the world including alternative methods such as washing by hand, airing, steaming, and dry-cleaning. These methods, which have received little attention in research, are ... -
GMO-mat eller ikke: Har det vært endringer i forbrukernes syn på genmodifisert mat fra 2017 til 2020?
(Forbruksforskningsinstituttet (SIFO), OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, 2020-04-14)GMO-teknologien har i en årrekke vært gjenstand for offentlig debatt i Norge og i mange andre land. Diskusjonen omhandler muligheter, bruk, fordeler, risikoer, trygghet og begrensninger. I denne studien har vi sett nærmere ... -
Good practice characteristics of diet and physical activity interventions and policies: an umbrella review
(BioMed Central, 2015)Background This umbrella review aimed at eliciting good practice characteristics of interventions and policies aiming at healthy diet, increasing physical activity, and lowering sedentary behaviors. Applying the World ... -
Goodbye or Identify: Detrimental Effects of Downsizing on Identification and Survivor Performance
(Frontiers Media, 2016)Research shows that after layoffs, employees often report decreased commitment and performance which has been coined the survivor syndrome. However, the mechanisms underlying this effect remain underexplored. The purpose ... -
Grenser for skolens ansvar? Skolelederes perspektiv på mandat i det frafallsforebyggende arbeidet
(Nordiske administrative forbund, 2019)Etter Reform 94 har de videregående skolene i Norge fått et økt ansvar for at flest mulig unge gjennomfører videregående opplæring. Samtidig er skolenes mandat for frafallsforebygging uklart, og det er opp til ledelsen og ... -
Grupper med lav kunnskap om økonomi
(Forbruksforskningsinstituttet (SIFO), OsloMet – Oslo Metropolitan University, 2019-10-24)Notatet identifiserer grupper med lave kunnskaper om økonomi. Resultatene er primært basert på egne data om økonomisk trygghet i Norge i 2017 (Kempson and Poppe, 2018), men også på tidligere studier foretatt av andre eller ... -
Grøt og velling - før og nå
(Norsk Forening for Ernæringsvitenskap, 2019-12-17)Grøt og velling er de eldste varme reene vi kjenner i Norden, skrev Troels Troels-Lund (1840-1921) i si verk om dagliglivet i Danmark og Norge på sluen av 1500-tallet (1). Ordet graut kommer fra norrønt grautr, som betyr ... -
'Har vi hatt leksehjelp nå?' Sosial utjevning når alle skal med
(Novus, 2014)I en kompleks verden får tiltak og ordninger ofte andre virkninger enn planlagt, fordi det skjer uforutsette ting i omgivelsene. Det kan også være paradokser innebygd i den enkelte ordning som gjør at resultatene ikke blir ... -
Hardcore adolescent smokers? An examination of the hardening hypothesis by using survey data from two Norwegian samples collected eight years apart
(Oxford University Press, 2014)Introduction. The hardening hypothesis stat es that with declining prevalence and growing social disapproval of smoking, remaining smokers are more unwilling and unable to quit, as well as increasingly characterized ... -
Health and economic scarcity: Measuring scarcity through consumption, income and home ownership indicators in Norway
(Elsevier, 2020-04-14)It is widely recognised that income alone may not accurately reflect people’s economic circumstances. In recent years, there has been increasing focus on multidimensional measures of economic scarcity. This study employs ... -
Health effects of retirement: evidence from survey and register data
(Springer (part of Springer Nature), 2019-07-05)Using a local randomized experiment that arises from the statutory retirement age in Norway, we study the effect of retirement on health across gender and socioeconomic status. We apply data from administrative registers ... -
Health in All Policies: A cross-sectional study of the public health coordinators' role in Norwegian municipalities
(Sage, 2015)Aims: The public health coordinator (PHC) is a municipal-government position in Norway whose role is to organise and oversee municipal policies and functions to support national public health goals. This cross-sectional ... -
The health penalty of single parents in institutional context
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Health promotion at local level in Norway: The use of public health coordinators and health overviews to promote fair distribution among social groups
(Kerman University of Medical Sciences, 2018)Abstract Background: Norway is internationally known today for its political and socio-economic prioritization of equity. The 2012 Public Health Act (PHA) aimed to further equity in the domain of health by addressing the ...
