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Social and Gender Differences in Informal Caregiving for Sick, Disabled, or Elderly Persons: A Cross-Sectional Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Informal caregivers are in increasing demand to provide care for sick, disabled and elderly persons in the years to come, also in the Nordic welfare states. Informal caregivers can provide different types of ... -
Social and spatial patterns of obesity diffusion over three decades in a Norwegian county population: the HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013-10-19)Background: In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective of this study was to examine social and ... -
Social and spatial patterns of obesity diffusion over three decades in a Norwegian county population: the HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background: In order to develop effective preventive strategies, knowledge of trends in socioeconomic and geographical differences in risk factor levels is important. The objective of this study was to examine social ... -
Social anxiety and work status: the role of negative metacognitive beliefs, symptom severity and cognitive-behavioural factors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Psychological health has a profound effect on personal and occupational functioning with Social Anxiety Symptoms in particular having a major effect on ability to work. Recent initiatives have focused on treating ... -
Social anxiety disorder in adolescents: Prevalence and subtypes in the Young-HUNT3 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Few studies have examined the prevalence of social anxiety disorder (SAD) among adolescents and the associated sex-specific fears. No previous studies have reported variance in SAD prevalence among adolescents ... -
Social anxiety in adolescence: demographics, mental health comorbidities, school functioning and completion Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from the Young-HUNT3 study (2006-2019)
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2024:194, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Sosial angst hos ungdom i Nord-Trøndelag: karakteristika og utdanning. En studie av deltakerne i Ung-HUNT3. Sosial angstlidelse (SAD) og sosial angst symptomer kjennetegnes av frykt for både dagligdagse sosiale situasjoner ... -
Social aspects of process monitoring in manufacturing systems
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Many systems for process monitoring using in-process sensor measuring rely on human interpretation and reaction in order to control the process and achieve the desired effect from the monitoring. This paper reports from ... -
Social business and privacy concerns
(Master thesis, 2013)Social media is the largest communication channel today, both inside and outside of the business world. The generation born in 1980s and 1990s which is known as generation Y, enjoys and benefits from sharing data on ... -
Social Capital and Health in Europe: The potential reduction of all-cause mortality by eliminating educational differences in social capital in 16 European nations
(Master thesis, 2014)Background: Social inequalities in health are persistent in society and remain one of the greatest challenges for public health. Europeans with lower socioeconomic status have shorter life expectancy and experience more ... -
Social Cash Transfer Scheme and Livelihood Strategies. Experiences and Perspectives of OVC in Kalomo, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2015)The focus of this thesis is to explore orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) experiences of social cash transfer scheme (SCTS) in Kalomo district, Zambia. The research aimed at gaining knowledge on OVC experience and ... -
Social Class and Child Welfare: Intertwining Issues of Redistribution and Recognition
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)By the end of the 20th century, social class appeared to be an old-fashioned and outdated concept. Serious doubts were expressed about the theoretical and empirical relevance of social class in understanding inequalities ... -
Social commerce: What makes consumers buy and spread word-of-mouth
(Master thesis, 2020)Målet med denne masteroppgaven var å forstå hva som får individer til å spre WOM (word-of-mouth) og kjøpe produkter på social commerce. Oppgaven tok for seg plattformen Instagram og så på influenser markedsføring. Et ... -
Social Constructionism in Security Protocols
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Understanding the human in computer security through Qualitative Research aims at a conceptual repositioning. The aim is to leverage individual human experience to understand and improve the impact of humans in computer ... -
Social Constructionism in Security Protocols (Transcript of Discussion)
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This is joint work between myself and my co-author, Vivien Rooney. I’m a computer scientist, and Vivien’s an applied psychologist. We’re interested in understanding how humans experience working with security protocols. ... -
Social constructions of children and childhood(s) on a voluntourism website
(Master thesis, 2013)This thesis explored constructions of children and childhood(s) on the American voluntourist website www.unitedplanet.com. Using discourse analysis, I identified an overarching discourse of global community as a common ... -
Social desirability in environmental psychology research: Three meta-analyses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)That social desirability might be a confounder of people's survey responses regarding environmental actions has been discussed for a long time. To produce evidence for or against this assumption, we conducted meta-analyses ... -
The social dilemma in artificial intelligence development and why we have to solve it
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)While the demand for ethical artificial intelligence (AI) systems increases, the number of unethical uses of AI accelerates, even though there is no shortage of ethical guidelines. We argue that a possible underlying cause ... -
The social dimension of domesticating technology: Interactions between older adults, caregivers, and robots in the home
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)In this article we look at the home as an arena for care by exploring how care robots and technological care-systems can become part of older adults’ lives. We investigate the domestication of robot technology in the context ... -
Social ecological factors and intimate partner violence in pregnancy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background Intimate partner violence (IPV) during pregnancy increases adverse pregnancy outcomes. Knowledge of societal, community, family and individual related factors associated with IPV in pregnancy is limited in ... -
Social educators’ role in helping immigrant families with children with intellectual disabilities get better access to health and social services.
(Bachelor thesis, 2023)Innvandrerfamilier med barn med utviklingshemming er en sårbar gruppe i samfunnet på grunn av de doble utfordringene de står overfor. I tillegg til å ta seg av et barn som er funksjonshemmet, må de også håndtere utfordringene ...