Browsing SVA - Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) by Subject "Nordic countries"

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    • Are there educational disparities in health and functioningamong the oldest old? Evidence from the Nordic countries 

      Enroth, Linda; Veenstra, Marijke; Aartsen, Marja; Kjær, Agnete Aslaug; Nilsson, Charlotte Juul; Fors, Stefan (European Journal of Ageing;December 2019, Volume 16, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-17)
      With the ageing of the population and recent pressures on important welfare state arrangements, updated knowledge on the linkage between socioeconomic status and health in old age is pertinent for shedding light on emerging ...

    • Contribution of smoking and alcohol consumption to income differences in life expectancy: Evidence using Danish, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish register data 

      Östergren, Olof; Martikainen, Pekka; Tarkiainen, Lasse; Elstad, Jon Ivar; Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik (Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health; Volume 73, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background: Despite being comparatively egalitarian welfare states, the Nordic countries have not been successful in reducing health inequalities. Previous studies have suggested that smoking and alcohol contribute to this ...

    • Developing Digital Citizenship and Civic Engagement Through Social Media Use in Nordic Schools 

      Christensen, Ingrid Reite; Biseth, Heidi; Huang, Lihong (IEA Research for Education;Volume 11, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-02-27)
      In this chapter, we explore the factors involved in developing digital citizenship through social media use in schools for 14-year-old students in four Nordic countries. The call for digital citizenship and digital citizenship ...

    • Non-reporting of sexual violence as action: acts, selves, futures in the making 

      Hansen, Maria; Skilbrei, May-Len; Stefansen, Kari (Nordic Journal of Criminology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-29)
      Individual, cultural and structural barriers exist in reporting rape to the police. Our study’s context is Norway, where reporting is more accepted than before and is even encouraged. Still, few who experience rape report ...

    • A nordic research agenda on rape and sexual violence 

      Skilbrei, May-Len; Stefansen, Kari; Heinskou, Marie Bruvik (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)

    • Rape in the Nordic countries: Continuity and change 

      Heinskou, Marie Bruvik (Red); Stefansen, Kari (Red); Skilbrei, May-Len (Red) (Routledge Research in Gender and Society;, Book, 2020)
      While the Nordic countries are listed at the top in most international rankings of gender equality and citizens’ feelings of security, studies on the prevalence of sexual victimisation present a different picture, ...

    • Single, Dual, and Triple Use of Cigarettes, e-Cigarettes, and Snus among Adolescents in the Nordic Countries 

      Raitasalo, Kirsimarja; Bye, Elin Kristin; Pisinger, Charlotta; Scheffels, Janne; Tokle, Rikke; Kinnunen, Janna M.; Ollila, Hanna M.; Rimpelä, Arja (International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH);Volume 19 / Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-07)
      New tobacco and nicotine products have emerged on the market in recent years. Most research has concerned only one product at a time, usually e-cigarettes, while little is known about the multiple use of tobacco and nicotine ...

    • Understanding Societal Trends in Adolescent Violence 

      Frøyland, Lars Roar (Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab;Årg. 109 Nr. 1 (2022): NSfK 60 år – Jubileumsvolym: Vilka frågor ställer framtidens nordiska kriminologer?, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-07)
      Adolescent violence is a considerable burden for society worldwide. The economic toll of adolescent violence is high (Institute for Economics & Peace, 2014), and violence-related injuries are a major cause of early death ...