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Adolescent Alcohol Use and Binge Drinking: An 18-year Trend Study of Prevalence and Correlates
(Oxford University Press, 2015-01-03)Aims: Several studies suggest a rapid decrease of alcohol use among adolescents after the turn of the century. With decreasing prevalence rates of smokers, a so-called hardening may have taken place, implying that remaining ... -
Adolescent boys’ physical fighting and adult life outcomes: Examining the interplay with intelligence
(Wiley, 2019)Although it is well known that adolescent delinquent behavior is related to poor outcomes in adulthood, longitudinal research on specific acts of delinquency and their interplay with important individual characteristics ... -
Adolescent boys’ physical fighting and adult life outcomes: Examining the interplay with intelligence
(Wiley, 2019-10-03)Although it is well known that adolescent delinquent behavior is related to poor outcomes in adulthood, longitudinal research on specific acts of delinquency and their interplay with important individual characteristics ... -
Adolescents from affluent city districts drink more alcohol than others
(Wiley, 2015-07-14)Aims To estimate the level of alcohol consumption and problems among adolescents in city districts in Oslo, Norway with different socio-economic composition; to test whether differences in alcohol consumption are related ... -
Adult children of parents with young-onset dementia narrate the experiences of their youth through metaphors
(Dove Medical Press, 2015-05-27)Background: Limited research exists on the development and needs of children of parents with young-onset dementia (YOD) (<65 years old). There is scarce knowledge of how these children experience the situation of growing ... -
Advantaged socioeconomic conditions in childhood are associated with higher cognitive functioning, but stronger cognitive decline in older age
(National Academy of Sciences, 2019-02-25)Cognitive aging is characterized by large heterogeneity, which may be due to variations in childhood socioeconomic conditions (CSC). Although there is substantial evidence for an effect of CSC on levels of cognitive ... -
Agency and flexible support in transition from care: Learning from the experiences of a Norwegian sample of care leavers doing well
(Taylor & Francis, 2018-09-11)The main objective of this paper is to investigate the role that the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) can play in assisting care leavers with their transition to adulthood. Our point of departure is that timely and ... -
Aging and Health Care Costs
(Oxford University Press, 2018-10)An open issue in the economics literature is whether health care expenditure (HCE) is so concentrated in the last years before death that the age profiles in spending will change when longevity increases. The seminal article ... -
Alt er relativt: ytelser til barnefamilier i norske asylmottak, 1989–2017
(Universitetsforlaget, 2017)Denne artikkelen tar for seg økonomiske rammer for barnefamilier i asylmottak i perioden 1989 til 2017. Det finnes ikke studier av langsiktige konsekvenser av fattigdom for barn og unge i asylmottak. Det meste som utføres ... -
Anabolic–androgenic steroid use and correlates in Norwegian adolescents
(Taylor and Francis, 2018-04-10)This paper surveys the prevalence and correlates of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use among Norwegian adolescents, and examines the degree to which sports participation is a mediating or moderating factor to well-known ... -
Angrep mot kjønnsfriheten: Unge jenters erfaringer med uønsket beføling
(Universitetsforlaget, 2014)I forskning kategoriseres uønsket beføling som regel enten som seksuell trakassering eller seksuell vold. I denne artikkelen analyserer vi derimot uønsket beføling som et distinkt fenomen. Målet med artikkelen er å utvikle ... -
Are immigrant youth involved in voluntary organizations more likely than their non-immigrant peers to be engaged in politics? Survey evidence from Norway
(SAGE Publications, 2020-01-06)The aim of this paper is to examine the link between associational involvement and political participation among youth in Norway and how this link varies between boys and girls of an immigrant or non-immigrant background. ... -
Are there educational disparities in health and functioningamong the oldest old? Evidence from the Nordic countries
(Springer Verlag (Germany), 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 ... -
An “Army of Volunteers”? Engagement, Motivation, and Barriers to Volunteering among the Baby Boomers
(Taylor & Francis, 2020-05-04)Aging baby boomers are expected to provide a large reservoir for the nonprofit sector. We find evidence which while broadly supportive of this idea also suggest limitations as to what can realistically be expected. Using ... -
Attrition in an Online Loneliness Intervention for Adults Aged 50 Years and Older: Survival Analysis
(JMIR Publications, 2019-06-08)Background: Online interventions can be as effective as in-person interventions. However, attrition in online intervention is high and potentially biases the results. More importantly, high attrition rates might reduce the ... -
Autonomy, democracy and solidarity. The defining principles of collaborative civil society housing and some mechanisms that may challenge them
(Taylor & Francis, 2019-02-04)This theoretical paper introduces a conceptual framework for empirical study and comparison of collaborative civil society housing (CSH). We suggest that CSH communities satisfy four criteria to a lesser or higher extent: ... -
Å ha lite der de fleste har mye. Nabolagets betydning for subjektiv fattigdom blant ungdom i Oslo
(OsloMet - Storbyuniversitetet, 2018-10-05)Oslo er byen med flest inntektsfattige i Norge. Nærmere ett av fem barn, og to av fem barn med innvandrerbakgrunn, lever i vedvarende lavinntekt (SSB 2017a). Det er samtidig store variasjoner i levekår mellom de ulike ... -
'Å holde hverdagslivet sammen'. Hjem, familie og tilhørighet blant etterkommere av innvandrere fra India og Pakistan
(Universitetsforlaget, 2020-03-23)Med utgangspunkt i Gullestads analyser av hjem, hverdagsliv og de store samfunnstransformasjoner fra 1970-tallet og fremover, diskuterer denne artikkelen forståelser og praksiser knyttet til hjem, familie og hverdagsliv ... -
"Å holde hverdagslivet sammen». Hjem, familie og tilhørighet blant etterkommere av innvandrere fra India og Pakistan
(Universitetsforlaget, 2020)Med utgangspunkt i Gullestads analyser av hjem, hverdagsliv og de store samfunnstransformasjoner fra 1970-tallet og fremover, diskuterer denne artikkelen forståelser og praksiser knyttet til hjem, familie og hverdagsliv i ... -
Barnehagelærere - Fra mangel til overskudd
(Universitetsforlaget, 2018-05-08)I dag går over 90 prosent av barn under skolealder i barnehage. På begynnelsen av 1970-tallet var andelen knapt tre prosent. Mens det lenge var stor mangel på barnehagelærere og mange forlot yrket etter kort tid, er det ...
