• Changes in Psychological Distress in Five Groups of Welfare State Service Workers over a Nine-Year Period 

      Geirdal, Amy Østertun; Nerdrum, Per; Høglend, Per Andreas; Bonsaksen, Tore (Healthcare;Volume 10 / Issue 4, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-03-22)
      Health and social care workers are exposed to varying degrees of stress in their work, which may be reflected in their trajectories of psychological distress during the education program and the first years in the job. The ...
    • Diversity, friction, and harmonisation: an ethnographic study of interprofessional teamwork dynamics 

      Skyberg, Henriette Lund (BMC Health Services Research;22, Article number: 227 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-02-19)
      Background: Although diversity, friction, and harmonisation in interprofessional teamwork are aspects frequently conceptualised, no empirical study discusses them in combination. Focusing on risk and function with respect ...
    • Dynamics of interprofessional teamwork: Why three logics are better than one 

      Skyberg, Henriette Lund; Innvær, Simon (Social Science and Medicine;Volume 265, November 2020, 113472, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-22)
      Much research has used three logics to understand the dynamics of interprofessionalism: 1) assimilation, that is, adapting the work of others; 2) segregation, where professional roles are separated and boundaries defended; ...
    • Employment Uncertainty and Mental Health during the COVID-19 Pandemic Initial Social Distancing Implementation: A Cross-national study 

      Ruffolo, Mary; Price, Daicia; Schoultz, Mariyana; Leung, Janni; Bonsaksen, Tore; Thygesen, Hilde; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Global Social Welfare: Research, Policy, & Practice;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-01-07)
      Background: Social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in changes in the work environment and employ- ment uncertainty. This paper reports on a cross-national comparison of four countries (Norway, UK, USA ...
    • Mental health and access to active labor market programs 

      Bråthen, Magne; Wel, Kjetil A. van der; Løyland, Borghild (Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies;Vol 10 No 3 (2020), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-09-14)
      This paper examines the often-overlooked precondition for successful implementation of active labor market policy, namely equal access to labor market programs. Focusing on a cohort of social assistance recipients, we ...
    • Social media use and its associations with mental health 9 months after the covid-19 outbreak: a cross-national study 

      Thygesen, Hilde; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Ruffolo, Mary; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Frontiers In Public Health;January 2022 | Volume 9 | Article 752004, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-18)
      Background: The covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of millions across the globe. Strict social distancing policies and periodic lockdowns has led to an increased reliance on alternative online means ...
    • Social media use and its associations with mental health nine months after the COVID-19 outbreak: a cross-national study 

      Thygesen, Hilde; Bonsaksen, Tore; Schoultz, Mariyana; Mary, Ruffolo; Leung, Janni; Price, Daicia; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Frontiers In Public Health;January 2022 | Volume 9 | Article 752004, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-18)
      Background: The covid-19 pandemic has impacted the health and well-being of millions across the globe. Strict social distancing policies and periodic lockdowns has led to an increased reliance on alternative online means ...
    • Social support and recovery from mental health problems: a scoping review. 

      Bjørlykhaug, Knut Ivar; Karlsson, Bengt Eirik; Kim, Hesook Suzie; Kleppe, Lise Cecilie (Nordic Social Work Research;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01-04)
      Several systematic reviews have suggested the linkages between social support and mental health or the use of mental health services in general. There is a need to develop the knowledge on different associations between ...
    • Students’ mental health, well-being, and loneliness during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-national survey 

      Bonsaksen, Tore; Chiu, Vivian; Leung, Janni; Schoultz, Mariyana; Thygesen, Hilde; Price, Daicia; Ruffolo, Mary; Geirdal, Amy Østertun (Healthcare;Volume 10 / Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05-27)
      During the COVID-19 pandemic, much research has been devoted to assessing mental health in a variety of populations. Students in higher education appear to be particularly vulnerable to experiencing reduced mental health. ...
    • Understanding the longer-term effects of family group conferences 

      Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira; Johansen, Sissel (European Journal of Social Work;;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-07-16)
      Few studies estimate the longer-term effects of family group conferences (FGCs), as previous research has been mainly qualitative or has focused only on the shorter-term effects of FGCs. This study analyses, using a ...