Browsing SAM - Institutt for sosialfag by Subject "Nordic countries"

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    • Addressing the social determinants of health in the Nordic countries: wicked or tame problem? 

      Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Fosse, Elisabeth (Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift (SMT);3, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-07-30)
      Dette prosjektet studerte hvilken nasjonal politikk de nordiske land utvikler for å påvirke helsens determinanter. Fokus på helsens determinanter krever bevissthet om strukturelle betingelser for god helse. Prosjektet hadde ...

    • Changes in life expectancy and lifespan variability by income quartiles in four Nordic countries: a study based on nationwide register data 

      Brønnum-Hansen, Henrik; Östergren, Olof; Tarkiainen, Lasse; Hermansen, Åsmund; Martikainen, Pekka; Wel, Kjetil A. van der; Lundberg, Olle (BMJ Open;Volume 11, Issue 6, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-29)
      Objectives: Levels, trends or changes in socioeconomic mortality differentials are typically described in terms of means, for example, life expectancies, but studies have suggested that there also are systematic social ...

    • A gold mine, but still no Klondike: Nordic register data in health inequalities research 

      van der Wel, Kjetil A.; Östergren, Olof; Lundberg, Olle; Korhonen, Kaarina; Martikainen, Pekka; Andersen, Anne-Marie Nybo; Urhoj, Stine Kjaer (Scandinavian Journal of Public Health;Vol 47, Issue 6, 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-10)
      Aims: Future research on health inequality relies on data that cover life-course exposure, different birth cohorts and variation in policy contexts. Nordic register data have long been celebrated as a ‘gold mine’ for ...

    • School competence among adolescents in low-income families: does parenting style matter? 

      Johnsen, Anja; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Iversen, Anette Christine; Sandbæk, Mona (Journal of Child and Family Studies;27, pages 2285–2294 (2018), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-14)
      In the present study, we investigated parenting styles and self-perceived school competence among low-income adolescents in Norway. The purpose of the study was threefold: (1) to identify differences, if any, in self-perceived ...