Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Title

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    • Kva er arbeid - Eigentleg? Cato Wadel og Sysselsettingsutvalet 

      Heggebø, Kristian (Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning;Årgang 61, nr. 1-2020, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-04)
      I 1977 blei «Hva er arbeid? Noen refleksjoner om arbeid som aktivitet og begrep» publisert i volum 18 av Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning. Artikkelen er ført i pennen av sosialantropologen Cato Wadel (f. 1936), og det er ...

    • Labour market inclusion of young people with mental health problems in Norway 

      Bjørnshagen, Vegar; Ugreninov, Elisabeth (Alter: European Journal of Disability Research;Volume 15, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-06)
      People with mental health problems face barriers to labour market inclusion. In this study, we investigate the extent to which employers are attentive and willing to include young people with mental health problems. The ...

    • Lack of recognition at the societal level heightens turnover considerations among Nordic eldercare workers: a quantitative analysis of survey data 

      Elstad, Jon Ivar; Vabø, Mia (BMC Health Services Research;21, Article number: 747 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-27)
      Background: Recruiting and retaining staff are standing challenges in eldercare. Low pay, difficult working conditions, and social relations at the workplace impact on turnover intentions. Few studies have used quantitative ...

    • Late-life loneliness in 11 european countries: results from the generations and gender survey 

      Hansen, Thomas; Slagsvold, Britt (Social Indicators Research;124(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-09-29)
      This study explores country differences in late-life loneliness in Europe among men and women and establishes the role of micro-level differences in socioeconomic status, health, and social variables in these patterns. We ...

    • Leadership, staffing and quality of care in nursing homes 

      Havig, Anders Kvale; Skogstad, Anders; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Romøren, Tor Inge (BMC Health Services Research;11:327, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-11-28)
      Background Leadership and staffing are recognised as important factors for quality of care. This study examines the effects of ward leaders' task- and relationship-oriented leadership styles, staffing levels, ratio of ...

    • Leading the Way? State Employers’ Engagement with a Disability Employment Policy 

      Østerud, Kaja Larsen (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Vol 11, No 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-26)
      In the literature on labor market integration, there is growing recognition of the importance of employers. This article aims to contribute to this stream of research by investigating state employers’ engagement with a ...

    • Lengre liv, nye hjelpemønstre i familien? 

      Herlofson, Katharina (Sosiologi i dag;45(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Lengre liv gjør at familiebånd på tvers av generasjoner varer lenger enn noen gang før. Dette innebærer at det å ha både foreldre, barn og barnebarn ikke er uvanlig. I denne artikkelen tar jeg et flergenerasjonsperspektiv ...

    • Licence to Care – Licensing Terms for For-Profit Residential Care for Children in Four Nordic Countries 

      Pålsson, David; Backe-Hansen, Elisabeth; Kalliomaa-Puha, Laura; Lausten, Mette; Pösö, Tarja (Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research;Årgang 7, nr. 1-2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-16)
      Licensing is a public instrument used to control welfare services. One such service is residential care for children, which is targeted at children who experience maltreatment in their home environment and/or have behavioural ...

    • Life course socioeconomic conditions and frailty at older ages 

      Van der Linden, Bernadette; Cheval, Boris; Sieber, Stefan; Orsholits, Dan; Guessous, Idris; Stringhini, Silvia; Gabriel, Rainer; Aartsen, Marja; Blane, David; Courvoisier, Delphine S.; Burton-Jeangros, Claudine; Kliegel, Matthias; Cullati, Stéphane (The journals of gerontology. Series B, Psychological sciences and social sciences;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-07)
      Objectives: This article aimed to assess associations of childhood socioeconomic conditions (CSC) with the risk of frailty in old age and whether adulthood socioeconomic conditions (ASC) influence this association. Methods: ...

    • Life satisfaction among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-29)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 involved closure of schools and strict limitations on social contact. The study examines whether this had an effect on the life satisfaction and subjective well-being ...

    • Life-Course Circumstances and Frailty in Old Age Within Different European Welfare Regimes: A Longitudinal Study With SHARE 

      Van der Linden, Bernadette; Sieber, Stefan; Cheval, Boris; Orsholits, Dan; Guessous, Idris; Gabriel, Rainer; von Arx, Martina; Kelly-Irving, Michelle; Aartsen, Marja; Blane, David; Boisgontier, Matthieu; Oris, Michel; Kliegel, Matthias; Cullati, Stéphane (Journals of Gerontology, Series B;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-10-30)
      Objectives: This study aimed to assess whether cumulative disadvantage in childhood misfortune and adult-life socioeconomic conditions influence the risk of frailty in old age and whether welfare regimes influence these ...

    • Life-course income trajectories of men and women in Norway: Implications for self-rated health in later life 

      Veenstra, Marijke; Aartsen, Marja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Socioeconomic inequalities in health are well-established, but studies addressing lagged effects of income or of fluctuations in income over the life course are relatively rare. The current study aims to (i) identify and ...

    • Lifestyle habits and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents: a national cross-sectional study 

      Kleppang, Annette Løvheim; Haugland, Siri Håvås; Bakken, Anders; Stea, Tonje Holte (BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 816 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-28)
      Background: This study’s purpose was to examine the association between a broad range of lifestyle habits and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents. Methods: This study was based on national, self-reported, ...

    • Literacy som aspekt ved norske elevers demokratiforståelse. Skolens bidrag til elevers lærling om demokrati undersøkt gjennom læreplaner og karakterer i fire fag. 

      Seland, Idunn; Huang, Lihong (Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;Årgang 18, nr. 1–2018: Temanummer: Ungt medborgerskap. Kunnskap, mobilisering og deltakelse. ICCS 2016, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-23)
      Norske elever som skårer høyt i kunnskapstesten om demokrati i International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS) i 2016, har også høye karakterer i samfunnsfag, norsk, matematikk og engelsk. Et sentralt spørsmål ...

    • Livstilfredshet blant ungdom før og under covid-19-pandemien 

      Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening;Utgave 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 involved closure of schools and strict limitations on social contact. The study examines whether this had an effect on the life satisfaction and subjective well-being ...

    • Local social services in disaster management: Is there a Nordic Model? 

      Rapeli, Merja; Cuadra, Carin; Dahlberg, Rasmus; Björk Eydal, Gudny; Hvinden, Bjørn; Ómarsdóttir, Ingibjörg Lilja (International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction;Volume 27, March 2018, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-09)
      The Nordic states have extensive welfare systems in which the local social services are an important component. Despite a growing research on disaster resilience, we lack research examining in systematic way whether and ...

    • Locked and lonely? A longitudinal assessment of loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway 

      Hansen, Thomas; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Yu, Baeksan; Knapstad, Marit; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Vedaa, Øystein; Nes, Ragnhild Bang (Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-01)
      Aims: There are concerns that lockdown measures taken during the current COVID-19 pandemic lead to a rise in loneliness, especially in vulnerable groups. We explore trends in loneliness before and during the pandemic and ...

    • Lokal yrkesfagskultur og ulikhet i fortellinger om ungdoms utdanningsvalg – et stedssensitivt blikk på Oslo og Rogaland 

      Hegna, Kristinn; Reegård, Kaja (Nordic Journal of Comparative and International Education; Vol 3 No 3 (2019): Special Issue/temanummer: Stedlige perspektiver på skoleliv og yrkesfag, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      The literature on vocational educational aspirations typically lacks a conception of space, place and local employment opportunities. This article compares two locations in Norway, that is, the capital Oslo, characterised ...

    • Lonely societies: low trust societies? Further explanations for national variations in loneliness among older Europeans 

      Rapoliene, Grazina; Aartsen, Marja (European Journal of Ageing;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-09-16)
      Cross-national studies in Europe reveal sharp regional differences in the prevalence of loneliness among older adults, with the highest prevalence of loneliness in Eastern European countries. In this study, we investigate ...

    • Longitudinal associations between late-life depression dimensions and cognitive functioning: a cross-domain latent growth curve analysis 

      Brailean, Anamaria; Aartsen, Marja; Muniz-Terrera, Graziela; Prince, M; Prina, Matthew; Comijs, Hannie; Huisman, Martijn; Beekman, Aartjan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Background. Cognitive impairment and depression often co-occur in older adults, but it is not clear whether depression is a risk factor for cognitive decline, a psychological reaction to cognitive decline, or whether ...