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“You have to be street smart”: Street capital and the social organisation of risk among people who inject drugs in Norway

Bilgrei, Ola Røed; Hanoa, Kristin; Buvik, Kristin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)

This study explores the social organisation of risk among injecting drug users in Norway. Based on qualitative interviews with 80 people who regularly injected drugs, recruited from harm reduction services in five Norwegian ...

Young adolescents' engagement in dietary behaviour - the impact of gender, socio-economic status, self-efficacy and scientific literacy. Methodological aspects of constructing measures in nutrition literacy research using the Rasch model

Guttersrud, Øystein; Pettersen, Kjell Sverre (Public Health Nutrition;18(14), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-01-30)

Objective: This study validates a revised scale measuring persons’ level of the ‘engagement in dietary behaviour’ aspect of ‘critical nutrition literacy’ and describes how background factors affect this aspect of Norwegian ...

Young adults with disabilities and their transitions to adult life and services: A sociocultural analysis of parents’ perspectives on their involvement

Skagestad, Linn Julie; Østensjø, Sigrid; Ulvik, Oddbjørg Skjær (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)

This paper explores parents’ perspectives on their involvement in their children’s transitions to adult life and services in the context of young adults with disabilities in Norway. Based on semi-structured interviews, the ...

Young Athletes’ Perceptions of Coach-Athlete Sexual Relationships: Engaging with Competing Ethics

Stefansen, Kari; Solstad, Gerd Marie; Strandbu, Åse; Hansen, Maria Louise (Sociology of Sport Journal;Volume 36: Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)

In this paper, we use data from focus group interviews with young athletes to explore their thinking about coach-athlete sexual relationships (CASRs). Our aim is to further the understanding of the ambivalence surrounding ...

Young Citizenship: Civic Engagement and Participation in Four Nordic Countries

Hegna, Kristinn (Contemporary Philosophies and Theories in Education;Volume 16, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-30)

Since the beginning of the 2000s several studies have expressed a strong concern about young people’s lack of interest in political issues and their low degree of political participation through traditional channels. ...

Young consumers in the digital era: The selfie effect

Berg, Lisbet (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)

This article investigates a mechanism named the selfie effect. By their frequent sharing of selfies on social media, perhaps displaying their cool new fashions or newly acquired tattoos, young people—unintentionally—help ...

Young councillors — influential politicians or youth alibi?

Winsvold, Marte; Ødegård, Guro; Bergh, Johannes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)

Based on a survey of young councillors in 20 Norwegian municipalities, the paper studies the relation between the councillors’ sense of political efficacy, their role perception and their motivation to continue with politics. ...

Young people and young adults’ experiences with child abuse and maltreatment: Meaning making, conceptualizations, and dealing with violence

Aadnanes, Margrete; Gulbrandsen, Liv Mette (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

Exploring children and young people’s own understanding of experiences with abuse and maltreatment is an important part of taking their right to participation seriously. By applying a narrative theoretical framework, this ...

Young people looking forward: imagined future and normative tensions in urban Norway

Andersen, Nina Helene Barth; Gubrium, Erika; Ulvik, Oddbjørg Skjær (Children & Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-26)

We explore the meaning‐making practices of ‘little personal stories’ and ‘big societal stories’ in the imagined futures of 12‐ and 13‐year‐olds within Norway, known for its egalitarian ideals and welfare society. Using the ...

Young people with long-term health challenges experiences in transition to adulthood: A qualitative metasynthesis

Rasalingam, Anurajee; Fegran, Liv; Brekke, Idunn; Helseth, Sølvi (Journal of Advanced Nursing;Volume 77, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-27)

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the experiences of the transition to adulthood for young people with long-term health challenges. Design: The metasynthesis approach was based on the guidelines by Sandelowski ...

Young people’s experiences of parental involvement in youth sport

Strandbu, Åse; Stefansen, Kari; Smette, Ingrid; Sandvik, Morten Renslo (Sport, Education and Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)

Recently parental involvement in youth sport has intensified, challenging the understanding of youth sports as an arena where adolescents can develop their identity and autonomy. On this background, our study explores how ...

The Young Pioneers of Cuba: The Formation of Cuban Citizens through Civic Education

Andresen, Hege (Master thesis, 2021)

After the revolution in Cuba, it was a clear goal and commitment that only through education could Cuba recover from the massive social differences, poverty and underdevelopment. The Castro regime created a social contract ...

Young Polish migrants in Norway: Education, work and settlement choice

Huang, Lihong; Krzaklewska, Ewa; Pustulka, Paula (Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;16(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)

Younger stroke survivors' experiences of family life in a long-term perspective: a narrative hermeneutic phenomenological study

Martinsen, Randi; Kirkevold, Marit; Sveen, Unni (Nursing Research and Practice;2012(ID 948791), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)

The psychosocial consequences following a stroke are known to be challenging, influencing the stroke survivors’ ability to participate in and carry out the taken-for-granted roles and activities in family life. This study ...