Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Moksnes, Unni Karin"
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The overarching concept of salutogenesis in the context of health care
Espnes, Geir Arild; Moksnes, Unni Karin; Haugan, Gørill (Chapter, 2021)Two concepts that widely impact on our ways to work with health is health promotion and salutogenesis (For a quick overview of the concept of salutogenesis, read Lindström B. & Eriksson M. (2010). The Hitchhiker’s Guide ... -
Positive mental health literacy:development and validation of a measureamong Norwegian adolescents
Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen; Eilertsen, Mary-Elizabeth B; Ringdal, Regine; Espnes, Geir Arild; Moksnes, Unni Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background: Mental health literacy (MHL), or the knowledge and abilities necessary to benefit mental health, is asignificant determinant of mental health and has the potential to benefit both individual and public mental ... -
Promoting Adolescent Mental Health – Positive Mental Health Literacy as a Concept and Working Strategy for School Health Services
Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:140, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Summary Background: Mental health is an integral component of people’s health and wellbeing, and over the last years, adolescent mental health has received considerable attention as an important public health issue. Mental ... -
Protective and risk factors associated with psychological distress in cancer-bereaved parents: a cross-sectional study
Rasouli, Omid; Aarseth Bø, Malin; Reinfjell, Trude; Moksnes, Unni Karin; Eilertsen, Mary-Elizabeth B (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: Research shows that knowledge about mental health status, both protective and risk factors, is limited in cancer-bereaved parents. The study aimed to investigate (1) the extent of psychological distress in bereaved ... -
Resilience as a predictive factor towards a healthy adjustment to grief after the loss of a child to cancer
Vegsund, Hilde Kristin; Reinfjell, Trude; Moksnes, Unni Karin; Wallin, A. E.; Hjemdal, Odin; Eilertsen, Mary-Elizabeth B (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Grief among bereaved parents is known to cause psychological distress and physical illness, but knowledge concerning factors that can contribute to health promotion after bereavement is scarce. Childhood ... -
The Role of Stress Experience and Demographic Factors for Satisfaction with Life in Norwegian Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Trends over a Ten-Year Period
Moksnes, Unni Karin; Innstrand, Siw Tone; Lazarewicz, Magdalena Anna; Espnes, Geir Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The individual’s perception of life satisfaction (LS) is regarded as a key indicator of one’s overall experience of wellbeing, sensitive to the broad spectrum of functioning. Adolescence is particularly an ... -
Sammenhengen mellom psykisk velvære, stress og resiliens hos ungdom som vokser opp på bygda. En kvantitativ studie
Flekstad, Maren (Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Formålet med studien: Hensikten med denne studien var å frembringe ny kunnskap om psykisk velvære, stress og resiliens ved å benytte nyere data fra 2022. Det første målet var å se på kjønnsforskjeller på psykisk ... -
Seksualitet og livskvalitet etter behandling av livmorhalskreft
Fridtjofsen, Marte (Bachelor thesis, 2022)Sammendrag Tittel: Seksualitet og livskvalitet etter behandling av livmorhalskreft Bakgrunn: Livmorhalskreft er den fjerde mest vanlige kreftformen hos kvinner på verdensbasis, og opptrer hyppigst i 30-40 års alderen. ... -
Self-esteem and mental health in adolescents - level and stability during a school year.
Moksnes, Unni Karin; Reidunsdatter, Randi Johansen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Aim: Adolescence represent an important period for positive mental health development. The aim of the present paper was to investigate gender differences as well as the level, stability and predictive role of mental health ... -
Self-esteem in adolescence: The role of physical activity
Mosand, Anne Siri Fallet (Master thesis, 2020)Ungdomstiden er en tid med mange raske utviklinger, blant annet kroppslige, psykologiske og sosiale endringer. Studier har vist at selvfølelse i ungdomstiden kan ha betydning for ulike helsemål både på kort sikt og på lang ... -
Sense of Coherence in Association with Stress Experience and Health in Adolescents
Moksnes, Unni Karin; Espnes, Geir Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study investigated the associations between sex, age, socio-economic status, stress, sense of coherence (SOC), and health (mental wellbeing, depressive symptoms, self-rated health, and subjective health complaints) ... -
Stress and health in adolescents:The role of potential protective factors
Moksnes, Unni Karin (Doktoravhandlinger ved NTNU, 1503-8181; 2011:43, Doctoral thesis, 2011)Adolescence is a developmental period characterized by multiple changes in virtually every aspect of an individual’s life, calling for new psychological adaptations. Exposure to different stressors caused by these changes ... -
Stress, Self-Efficacy and Mental Health in Adolescence
Strand, Regine (Master thesis, 2018)This master’s thesis investigated the theoretical and empirical background on stress, self-efficacy and mental health in adolescence, and a quantitative investigation of the role of stress and self-efficacy in association ... -
Støy på nyfødt intensiv
Karlsson, Emma Sofie Bakke (Bachelor thesis, 2020)Bakgrunn: Den teknologiske utviklingen og nyfødtmedisin har kommet langt de siste årene og stadig flere premature barn født i uke 23-24 vokser opp uten komplikasjoner. I Norge ligger antallet premature fødsler på ca. 5% ... -
The importance of self-esteem and sense of coherence during adolescence in relation to health
Valle, Marianne (Master thesis, 2018)The present master’s thesis consists of investigations on the relation between self-esteem and sense of coherence, and the outcome of self-rated health and subjective health complaints in adolescents. Adolescence is a life ... -
Translation and linguistic validation of a swedish study-specific questionnaire for use among Norwegian parents who lost a child to cancer
Vegsund, Hilde Kristin; Rannestad, Toril; Reinfjell, Trude; Moksnes, Unni Karin; Wallin, Alexandra Eilegård; Eilertsen, Mary-Elizabeth B (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background: Research is needed on how to help cancer-bereaved parents, as they are considered to be a vulnerable population and they are at risk of developing ill health following the loss of a child to cancer. The purpose ... -
Utbrenthet hos sykepleiere som jobber med kronisk syke barn
Strøm, Beate (Bachelor thesis, 2021)Abstrakt Innledning: Artikkelen undersøker hvilke belastende og beskyttende faktorer sykepleiere som jobber med kronisk syke barn med multifunksjonshemminger og store omsorgsbehov opplever i sin arbeidshverdag. Metode: ... -
Validation of the brief instrument “Health Literacy for School-Aged Children” (HLSAC) among Norwegian adolescents
Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen; Moksnes, Unni Karin; Eilertsen, Mary-Elizabeth B; Espnes, Geir Arild; Haugan, Gørill (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Health literacy (HL) has been identified as an important and modifiable determinant of health. To succeed in promoting HL, it is crucial to evaluate interventions addressing HL using validated instruments. However, HL ... -
Validations of two versions of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale among Norwegian adolescents
Ringdal, Regine; Eilertsen, Mary-Elizabeth B; Bjørnsen, Hanne Nissen; Espnes, Geir Arild; Moksnes, Unni Karin (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Aim: This study aimed to examine the psychometric properties of the original 14-item version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (WEMWBS) and the short 7-item version (SWEMWBS) to validate these scales for use ...