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Psychological Distress in Norwegian Nurses and Teachers over Nine Years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Psychological dist ress have been found to be high and influence nega- tively nurses’ and teachers’ work. In t his nine - year project , we present the first lon- gitudinal study comparing psychological ... -
Psychological predictors of change in the number of musculoskeletal pain sites among Norwegian employees: a prospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background The pathogenesis of syndromes of widespread musculoskeletal pain remains an enigma. The present study sought to determine if psychological states, job satisfaction, pain intensity, and sleep problems contributed ... -
Psychosocial aspects of adults with Marfan Syndrome. A cross sectional study of challenges related to work, satisfaction with life, chronic pain and fatigue
(Doctoral thesis; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: This study is initiated in co-operation with the user-organization and deals with psychosocial issues concerning patients with Marfan syndrome (MFS). MFS is a severe, potentially life-threatening, genetic, ... -
Psychosocial factors associated with coping behaviour after inpatient treatment for substance use disorder (SUD): A systematic review study protocol
(BMJ Open;Volume 9, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-13)Introduction Much is known about factors associated with coping with abstinence from substance use. The planned systematic review aims to summarise available studies exploring the change in psychosocial factors associated ... -
The psychosocial health of Black/African Americans compared with people of other ethnic origins during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)This study compared the psychosocial health between Black/African Americans and other ethnic groups during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using self-report questionnaires, data were collected at three time points from April 2020 ... -
Psykiske helseplager blant ungdom «…man prater høyt om det, at man er psykisk dårlig» En studie om ungdomsskolelæreres erfaringer med ungdoms psykiske helseplager.
(Master thesis, 2023)Forskning slår fast at ungdom i økt grad rapporterer om psykiske helseplager. Samfunnet har som mål å forebygge psykiske lidelser og helseplager. Som et resultat av dette har forskning vedrørende årsaker til den økte ... -
Psykologiske kontrakter og påfølgende leder-medarbeider-utveksling - En studie av sammenhengen mellom psykologiske kontrakter fra tidligere arbeidsforhold og påfølgende sosial og økonomisk leder-medarbeider-utveksling
(Master thesis, 2016)I denne studien utvikler vi og tester en modell som knytter tidligere transaksjonelle og relasjonelle psykologiske kontrakter til to ulike former av bytterelasjoner med påfølgende leder; økonomiske og sosiale utvekslingsforhold. ... -
Public art and private wealth: the controversial collaboration between the national museum in Norway and Fredriksen Family Art Company Ltd
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)There has been much discussion in the US and European media about the evolving relationship between wealthy private art collectors and underfunded public art museums. This paper examines the public debate regarding the ... -
Public Bureaucracies
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-17)Public bureaucracies have mostly been invisible in research on political communication, but more recently, there has been an increasing interest in their communicative efforts. In this chapter, we review the literature and ... -
The Public Face of an Epidemic Risk: Personalization of an Ebola Outbreak in Nordic Media
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-11)This chapter explores how newspapers in Denmark and Norway both verbally and visually framed and personalized risk and crisis assessments and scenarios following the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. Our point of ... -
Public libraries : a meeting place for immigrant women?
(Library & Information Science Research;33 (4), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2011-05-06)The potential role of the public library in the lives of immigrant women is elicited by in-depth interviews with nine female immigrants to Norway from Iran, Afghanistan, and Kurdistan. The research utilizes social ... -
Public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere: A comprehensive review of research
(Journal of Documentation;Volume 75, Issue 4, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-08)Purpose: The purpose of this research is to examine the shaping of public libraries as an infrastructure for a sustainable public sphere through a comprehensive literature review. Design/methodology/approach: In order to ... -
Public libraries as public sphere institutions: A comparative study of perceptions of the public library’s role in six European countries
(Journal of Documentation;Publication date 26 September, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze the role of public libraries as institutions underpinning a democratic public sphere as reasons legitimizing libraries compared to reasons that are more traditional and the ... -
Public libraries, social capital, and low intensive meeting places
(Information research;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2007)Introduction. This paper presents a research project aiming at eliciting the potential of public libraries in building social capital, and promoting generalized trust in today's multicultural society. Method. Two approaches ... -
Public libraries: places creating social capital?
(Library hi tech;27(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show why studies of public libraries, regarding their possible contribution in creating social capital, are important for social capital research in general, and are important for ... -
The Public Library Metadata Landscape, the Case of Norway 2017–2018
(Cataloging & Classification Quarterly;Volume 58, 2020 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-10)The aim of this paper is to gauge the cataloging practices within the public library sector seen from the catalog with Norway as a case, based on a sample of records from public libraries and cataloging agencies. Findings ... -
Public Library Programming and Events for Overcoming Social Divisions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Increasing and persistent social divisions are a global challenge that threaten the stability of our societies and soundness of our democracies. Public libraries can potentially play an ameliorative role in reducing ... -
Public sector audit in contemporary society: A short review and introduction
(Financial Accountability and Management;Volume 35, Issue 2, May 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-27) -
The public sphere and Habermas: Reflections on the current state of theory in public library research
(Journal of Documentation;Volume 77, Issue 1, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-06)Purpose: This article addresses a recent debate in this journal between Buschman and Widdersheim and Koizumi on public libraries and public sphere theory in library and information science (LIS). The article moves beyond ... -
Publisering om dansekunst (moderne dans og samtidsdans) i norsk papirpresse 1990-2017
(Bachelor thesis, 2017)Dansefeltet er et relativt snevert felt. Selv om det er mange som driver med dans i en eller annen form, på ett eller annet tidspunkt i løpet av livet, er profesjonell dansekunst – og da særlig samtidsdans – fremdeles lite ...