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Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behavior or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures
(BMJ Open;Volume 10, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-12)Objective There is growing interest in the relationship between sedentary behaviour and mental distress among adolescents, but the majority of studies to date have relied on self-reported measures with poor validity. ... -
Is cognitive development at three years of age associated with ECEC quality in Norway?
(European Early Childhood Education Research Journal;Volume 26, 2018 - Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-19)In countries with universal access to early childhood education and care (ECEC), child participation is high across a range of socioeconomic groups. However, ECEC quality is often varying, and many children spend much time ... -
Is female circumcision evolving or dissolving in Norway? A qualitative study on attitudes toward the practice among young Somalis in the Oslo area
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-11-26)Female genital mutilation or female circumcision (FC) is increasingly visible on the global health and development agenda – both as a matter of social justice and equality for women and as a research priority. Norway is ... -
Is health literacy of family carers associated with carer burden, quality of life, and time spent on informal care for older persons living with dementia?
(PLOS ONE;volume 15, issue 11, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11-20)Introduction: Family carers are cornerstones in the care of older people living with dementia. Family carers report extensive carer burden, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and extensive time spent on informal ... -
Is Interprofessional Learning Only Meant for Professions Within Healthcare? - A Qualitative Analysis of Associations with the Term Interprofessional Collaborative Learning Among Professional Students
(Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare;Volume 15, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-02)Purpose: The main goal of interprofessional learning (IPL) is to help students from different professions develop a common understanding of how to work together in future interprofessional collaboration (IPC). When IPL ... -
Is it because you can’t, or don’t want to? The implementation of frontline sanctions in Norwegian social assistance
(European Journal of Social Work;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-30)Welfare conditionality, particularly stringent benefit sanctions, has become increasingly prevalent in Western welfare states in recent decades. Although mandatory activation has received great attention in research, the ... -
Is it Easier to Be Unemployed When the Experience Is More Widely Shared? Effects of Unemployment on Self-rated Health in 25 European Countries with Diverging Macroeconomic Conditions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)The economic crisis in Europe since 2008 has led to high unemployment levels in several countries. Previous research suggests that becoming unemployed is a health risk, but is job loss and unemployment easier to cope with ... -
Is leverage dependent on oil price? A study on capital structure in the Norwegian energy sector
(Master thesis, 2017)We investigate capital structure in 93 exchange listed firms of the Norwegian energy sector from 2001 until late 2016. In addition to investigating factors that has been proven valid through previous studies, we believe ... -
Is Peace a Smiling Woman? Femininities and Masculinities in Conflict and Peace Coverage
(Peer reviewed; Chapter, 2016)The chapter studies how concepts of gender, w ar and peace are understood and applied in the coverage of international strategies for c onflict and peace in examples from Norwegian newspapers. The theoretical backdrop ... -
Is Peer Feedback Helpful When Learning Literature Review Writing? A Study of Feedback Features and Quantity
(English Linguistics Research;volume 10, issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-03-27)The literature review is an important part of an academic text. It is common for students to learn literature review writing through reading and practice. This study explored peer feedback as an assisting interactive social ... -
Is RRI a new R&I logic? A reflection from an integrated RRI project.
(Journal of Responsible Technology;Volume 5, 100007, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-04)This article presents an analysis of a project in the field of assisted living technologies (ALT) for older adults where Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) is used as an overall approach to the research and technology ... -
Is self-control (or self-regulation) among children at three and five years of age associated with process quality in Norwegian ECEC?
(Master thesis, 2022)In this study the association between process quality and the development of self-control among children from age 3 to age 5 in Norwegian Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) was investigated. Specifically, associations ... -
Is social media useful for migrations? The perspective of Turkish young adults in Oslo
(Master thesis, 2020)Previous studies have demonstrated that migration can be a very hard and stressful process. However, new social media websites may be able to alleviate the problems, making it easier for the migrants to develop and use ... -
Is the disability wage gap a gendered inequality? Evidence from a 13-year full population study from Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Recent research has confirmed the employment disadvantages of disabled people, but disability wage gaps in interaction with gender have not been sufficiently explored. This article asks how the disability wage gap can ... -
Is the Housing Market an Inequality Generator?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)We study inequality generated by capital gains in the housing market by exploiting two countrywide data sources in Norway: a registry of housing units and a database of transactions. We identify and follow all individuals ... -
Is the migration crisis a solidarity crisis?
(The Crisis of the European Union: Challenges, Analyses, Solutions;, Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)This chapter aims to analyse to what extent and how increased migration to Europe has triggered conflicting ideas of solidarity in Europe. It integrates analytical and normative approaches to the concept of solidarity. The ... -
Is the reference desk used for reference interviews
(Reference Services Review;Volume 49, Issue 1, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-02-08)Purpose – The purpose of this study is to investigate why users turn to the university library’s reference desk and whether librarians make use of the opportunity to conduct reference interviews to disclose any unexpressed ... -
Is the tailor recommendation useful? Policy suggestions to upgrade the EPC recommendation report
(IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science;Volume 410, Conference object, 2020-01-01)The Energy Performance of Building Directive (EPBD) have asked to Member States (MSs) to include an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) every time a dwelling is sold, rented or built. Additionally, the EPC must include a ... -
Is the Temporary Protection policy in line with human rights?
(Master thesis, 2021)This research investigates the Norwegian policies formulated by the government as a result of the immigrant influx of 2015. The paper tries to assess if these policies are a hindrance in the way of providing basic human ... -
Is there a bubble within ESG stocks on Oslo Stock Exchange? An empirical analysis of the low risk rated ESG stocks in Norway
(Master thesis, 2021)The purpose of this master thesis is to examine whether there is a financial bubble within ESG stocks on Oslo Stock Exchange. To research the thesis question, we apply both a quantitative and a qualitative method. The ...