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Immigration and the decline in adolescent binge drinking
(Drug and Alcohol Dependence;Volume 203, 1 October 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-28)Background: Adolescent alcohol consumption has fallen in most Western countries over the past two decades, while immigrants and children of immigrants from low-consumption countries constitute a growing proportion of ... -
Impact of child disability on parental employment and labour income: a quasi‑experimental study of parents of children with disabilities in Norway
(BMC Public Health;22, Article number: 1813 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-09-24)Background: Caring for children with disabilities has both immediate and long-term economic costs that affect the well-being of children, parents, and society. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of ... -
The impact of community-based interventions for the older population: a quasi-experimental study of a hip-fracture prevention program in Norway
(BMC Geriatrics;18(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Hip fractures among older adults are a major public health problem in many countries. Hip fractures are associated with expensive health care treatments, and serious adverse effects on patients’ health and ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on alternative and local food systems and the potential for the sustainability transition: Insights from 13 countries
(Sustainable Production and Consumption;Volume 28, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-06)The COVID-19 pandemic has been a major stress test for the agri-food system. While most research has analysed the impact of the pandemic on mainstream food systems, this article examines how alternative and local food ... -
The Impact of Informal Caregiving on Labour Supply Before and After a Parent’s Death
(Journal of Population Ageing;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-30)Most European countries are facing an ageing population, which points to a need for having as many people as possible of employable age working full time. The growing number of older people increases the pressure on health ... -
The Impact of Modes of Acquisition on Clothing Lifetimes
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2024)Reducing the environmental impact of clothing is dependent on a reduction of the produced volume. This chapter discusses how mode and volumes of acquisition impact the lifetimes of clothing. Based on our scoping review and ... -
The Impact of Relative Poverty on Norwegian Adolescents' Subjective Health: A Causal Analysis with Propensity Score Matching
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Studies have revealed that relative poverty is associated with ill health, but the interpretations of this correlation vary. This article asks whether relative poverty among Norwegian adolescents is causally related to ... -
Impact of social sciences and humanities for a european research agenda – Valuation of ssh in mission-oriented research. Rethinking societal impact – Collaboration with stakeholders
(fteval Journal for Research and Technology Policy Evaluation;July 2019, Vol. 48, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-07)Projects funded by Framework Programmes for Research and Innovation should increasingly involve citizens and create societal impact. In particular, Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) researchers focus on societal challenges ... -
Implementation conditions for diet and physical activity interventions and policies: an umbrella review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: This umbrella review aimed at identifying evidence-based conditions important for successful implementation of interventions and policies promoting a healthy diet, physical activity (PA), and a reduction in ... -
Implementation of guidelines on family involvement for persons with psychotic disorders in community mental health centres (IFIP): protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial
(BMC Health Services Research;20, Article number: 934 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-09)Background: Family involvement for persons with psychotic disorders is under-implemented in mental health care, despite its firm scientific, economic, legal and moral basis. This appears to be the case in Norway, despite ... -
Implementing assisted living technologies under resource constraints: Which frameworks help?
(Conference object, 2021)We survey organizational practices in a drive to implement assisted living technologies in the form of multidose dispensers in a mid-sized progressive municipality and contrast actual organizational practices with an ... -
Implementing responsible research and innovation in research funding and research conducting organisations: What have we learned so far?
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2018)Responsible research and innovation (RRI) has emerged in recent years, especially in Europe, as a science policy framework that (a) seeks to align technological innovation with broader social values and (b) supports ... -
The Importance of Consumer Authorities for the Production and Maintenance of Trust and Social Capital in Consumer Markets
(Journal of Consumer Policy;Volume 45, issue 3, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-07-04)Trust is a valuable resource that varies between countries. This paper suggests that consumers’ trust in retailers and service providers, facilitating interactions and transactions between sellers and buyers in impersonal ... -
Imposter Paranoia in the Age of Intelligent Surveillance: Policing Outlaws, Borders and Undercover Agents
(Journal of Extreme Anthropology; Vol 4 No 1 (2020): Security and Morality: Critical Anthropological Perspectives, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Artificial intelligence, deep learning and big data analytics are viewed as the technologies of the future, capable of delivering expert intelligence decisions, risk assessments and predictions within milliseconds. In a ... -
Imposter Paranoia in the Age of Intelligent Surveillance: Policing Outlaws, Borders and Undercover Agents
(Journal of Extreme Anthropology;Vol 4 No 1 (2020): Security and Morality: Critical Anthropological Perspectives, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-08)Artificial intelligence, deep learning and big data analytics are viewed as the technologies of the future, capable of delivering expert intelligence decisions, risk assessments and predictions within milliseconds. In a ... -
Improving follow-up with low-income families in Norway: What is new and what is already regular social work practice?
(European Journal of Social Work;2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Policymakers emphasise knowledge-based practices and evaluate their effectiveness. The Norwegian Directorate of Labour and Welfare has developed a model for Comprehensive follow-up of Low-income Families (the so-called ... -
Incapacitated sexual assault among youths: beyond the perpetrator tactics framework
(Journal of Youth Studies;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-11-23)The issue of incapacitated sexual assault (ISA) among youths has received increased attention among researchers. Still our understanding of the phenomenon is so far limited. Most research to date departs from an underlying ... -
Incentive effects of cash benefits among young people. A natural experiment from Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Prior research on active labour market programmes (ALMPs) for young people has revealed either no effect or negative effects on transition rates into employment. In addition to accessing the programme content, participation ... -
Inclusion of vulnerable youth in school or work - How can individually tailored professional support contribute?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Researchers and policymakers are worried about the marginalisation of vulnerable youth who drop out of school and work, as a long range of policies and measures developed in many countries have not solved the problem. ... -
Income security in Nordic welfare states for men and women who died when aged 55–69 years old
(Journal of International and Comparative Social Policy;Volume 35, 2019 - Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-03-19)Income security when health impairment or other social risks occur is a major objective of welfare states. This comparative study uses register data from four Nordic welfare states for examining equivalized disposable ...