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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
In this thesis we use genetically informative samples of twins and nuclear families to estimate the relative influence of genetic and environmental risk factors for a varied set of mental disorders. <br>
In the first two ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Ungdoms røykeatferd er påvirket av hvordan de oppfatter en "typisk røyker" å være.<br>
Norske ungdommers røykeatferd er påvirket av hvordan de oppfatter en "typisk røyker" å være. Antallet ungdommer som røyker er nå lavere ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
The research of field investigative interviews of children (FIIC) are mainly studiesof individual factors by the children and interviewers, largely driven by a concern for non-contamination of the childrens` memory of the ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
In three papers, the present thesis examined the applicability of psychological theories on motivation in a leisure activity engagement context. It is argued that research on leisure motivation could benefit from a less ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
In recent decades, childhood obesity has been greatly increasing worldwide. The rapid increase in obesity rates among children is alarming because of the serious consequences for health. Besides demographic and genetic ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Dette er en kvalitativ studie basert på grounded theory av klienter, pårørende og deres terapeuters beskrivelse av hva som er hjelpsom praksis, hvordan to standardiserte skalaer, the Session Rating Scale og the Outcome ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Lesbisk identitet er en navigering mellom heteroseksualitet og homoseksualitet, mellom normalitet og avvik, mellom femininitet og maskulinitet, hvor man henter, bruker og spiller på ulike komponenter som inngår i disse ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
In this thesis, I explore the influence of maternal Negative Affectivity on child diet and the mechanisms that mediate this influence. For this purposed I used data from a nation-wide birth cohort study of between 15 000 ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Doktorgradsavhandlingen baserer seg på en undersøkelse av 114 pasienter diagnostisert med ulike typer personlighetsforstyrrelser tilfeldig fordelt til to ulike behandlingsformer. Halvparten av pasientene ble tilbudt18 ukers ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Sociocultural norms may render individuals with a facial difference such as a cleft lip and/or palate more noticeable and possibly more socially vulnerable. Given the importance of appearance satisfaction and social ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Severe child conduct problems (aggressive, disruptive, destructive, oppositional, non-compliant and antisocial behavior) are predictive of serious and violent offences, substance use problems, mental health problems and ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
Attachment theory is a widely appreciated perspective on the importance of close relationships for human development. Middle and late childhood (8 to 13 years) is one of the least studied age periods in attachment research. ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)
This thesis explores and details the processes through which children constitute and are constituted as adolescents. The papers presented in the thesis examine how young people acquire a sense of themselves within categories ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Perceived health status (HS) and quality of life (QoL) are regularly used as outcome variables to evaluate the effect of various treatments for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Disease-specific ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
The present thesis investigates behaviour problems and their relationship to psychiatric disorders in people with intellectual disability living in the northern part of Norway, as well as the concordances between four of ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Emotional problems refer to symptoms of anxiety and depression, and are the most common mental health problems in childhood and adolescence. Symptoms of emotional problems in childhood have a strong predictive value for ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
This thesis presents the results from three papers assessing the validity of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test (MSCEIT; Mayer, Salovey, & Caruso, 2002). The MSCEIT is the only performance test measuring ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Å lære samtalen for læring: Klasseromssamtalen som læringsredskap
- En kasusstudie av et norsk multietnisk klasserom<br><br>
En stor utfordring som Norge og andre Europeiske land står overfor, er hvordan man skal ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
Temporomandibular disorders (TMD) comprise a category of chronic complaints of pain and/or mobility dysfunction of the orofacial region. The main symptoms are pain from the temporomandibular joint and/or in the masticatory ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2008)
The present thesis is part of a large, longitudinal project in which the objective is to learn more about burnout and the burnout process. Data from representative samples of eight different occupational groups in Norway ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
Reports from Norway and other western countries show that many adolescents do not protect themselves from unintended pregnancies and sexual transmitted infections (STIs). The incidence of STIs such as chlamydia infections ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
Reduced serotonergic neurotransmission contributes to the pathophysiology of mood disorders, and the majority of modern antidepressants block the serotonin reuptake in the brain. It is also known that people with major ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
Smerte forårsakes som regel av vevsskade, men det som regel liten eller ingen sammenheng mellom skadens omfang og grad av smerte hos forkjellige individer. Små skader kan gi store plager hos noen, mens andre rapporterer ...
(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)
An important goal to psychological research is to advance knowledge on development and sustenance of positive mental health. This study is the first large scale twin study investigating the genetic and environmental ...