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‘New femininities’, alcohol consumption and life beyond young womanhood. Negotiating gender, class and ageappropriate identities through alcohol consumption
(Ph.d.-avhandlinger i helse- og sosialfag;2022:1, Doctoral thesis, 2021)Drawing on theoretical insight from the study of ‘new femininities’, I explore how young women in Norway perform and negotiate gendered identities through their alcohol consumption. I focus in particular on women in their ... -
Exploring Contextual Stressors and Coping Strategies in Physical Education. A Case Study Approach
(Ph.d.-avhandlinger i helse- og sosialfag;2023:4, Doctoral thesis, 2023)The school is an important arena for working with children and young people’s life skills and health (Norwegian Directorate for Education and Training, 2017). Nevertheless, stress at school is considered one of the reasons ... -
The therapeutic mobilities of Pilgrimage Walking: A study of the health impacts of walking the Norwegian St. Olav Way
(Ph.d.-avhandlinger i helse- og sosialfag;2022:5, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Background: There is an increasing trend to seek long-distance pilgrimage walking (PW) for self-discovery/development/therapy purposes. PW along the less known Norwegian St. Olav Way might offer a therapeutic dimension ... -
Self-Efficacy and Work-Related Factors Associated with Return to Work in a Vocational Rehabilitation Programme with a Lifestyle Focus – A Prospective Observational Study A Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research Design. A Fully Integrated Mixed Methods Research Design
(Ph.d.-avhandlinger i helse- og sosialfag;2022:3, Doctoral thesis, 2022)This thesis aims to examine self-efficacy and work-related factors associated with return to work in a vocational (VR) programme with a lifestyle focus for people on, or at risk of, sick leave due to obesity or obesity-related ... -
Fra flyktning til arbeidstaker. Sosialarbeiderens arbeid med flyktningkvinner i Nav
(Bachelor thesis, 2024)Denne studien har hatt som formål å undersøke sosialarbeiderens komplekse yrkesutøving innen Nav-tjenesten, og hvordan arbeidet kan påvirkes av systemets rammeverk. Utgangspunktet er hvordan sosialarbeidere opplever ...