A5023547636- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Social and Educational Sciences
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Educational and Psychological Assessments
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Community Health and Development
- Child Welfare and Adoption
- Innovative Education and Learning Practices
- Research in Social Sciences
- European and International Law Studies
- Biomedical Text Mining and Ontologies
- Psychology of Development and Education
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
- Youth Development and Social Support
- Infant Development and Preterm Care
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- School Choice and Performance
Center for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Eastern and Southern Norway
2012-2024
Posten (Norway)
2016-2021
University of Oslo
2011-2012
The purpose of this study was to investigate the possible academic and classroom climate effects universal school program Zippy's Friends, primary objective which is strengthen children's ability cope with stress. sample consisted 1483 children (aged 7–8 years) from 91 second-grade classes in 35 schools. schools were matched randomly assigned intervention control conditions. Classroom social skills assessed by teachers using an adapted version German scale SIKS (Social Integration, Climate...
Symptoms of anxiety and depression are prevalent highly comorbid in children, contributing to considerable impairment even at a subclinical level. Difficulties with emotion regulation potentially related both anxious depressive symptoms. Research looking maternal contributions children's mental health dominates the literature but ignores important fathers.The present study is part Coping Kids Norway, randomized controlled new indicated preventive intervention for EMOTION. EMOTION aims reduce...
Objective: To examine the effectiveness of a transdiagnostic program (i.e., EMOTION) targeting symptoms anxiety and depression in school children by comparing intervention condition (EC) to control (CC).Method: A clustered randomized design was used with schools as unit randomization.Children (N = 1,686) aged 8 -12 years 36 completed screening using Multidimensional Anxiety Scale (MASC-C) The Mood Feelings Questionnaire Short version (SMFQ).Scoring 1 SD above population-based mean on and/or...
The purpose of this study was to evaluate Zippy's Friends, a universal school programme that aims at strengthening children's coping skills. sample consisted 1483 children (aged 7–8 years) from 91 second-grade classes in 35 schools. schools were matched and randomly assigned intervention or control conditions. Coping assessed by the Kidcope checklist for an adapted version parents. Parents teachers reported mental health outcomes using Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire. Controlling...
Anxiety and depressive symptoms are common in childhood, however problems need of intervention may not be identified. Children at risk for developing more severe can identified based on elevated symptom levels. Quality life self-esteem important functional domains provide additional valuable information.Schoolchildren (n = 915), aged 9-13, who considered themselves to anxious or sad than their peers, completed self-reports anxiety (Multidimensional Scale children (MASC-C), depression (The...
Symptoms of anxiety and depression are common mental health problems in children often referred to as internalizing symptoms. Youth with such symptoms at greater risk for poor academic achievement, school non-completion, future problems, all which, lead public consequences costs society. The aim the current study was investigate associations between young children's functioning, assessed separately by teachers children.This is a cross-sectional including (N = 750. 58% girls) from ages 8-12...
There is increasing awareness of the challenges that young people who do not complete upper-secondary school may encounter. The aim current study was to investigate teacher-student relationship as a possible mechanism reduce associations between mental health problems, grades, and subsequent noncompletion. Mental problems relationships were assessed through students' self-reports in 10th grade, linked with Norwegian registries education sociodemography (n = 10,931). A dual-factor serial...
Abstract Background Quality of life and self-esteem are functional domains that may suffer when having mental problems. In this study, we examined the change in quality targeting anxious depressive symptoms school children (8–12 years) using a CBT-based transdiagnostic intervention called EMOTION, Kids Coping with anxiety depression. The aim study was to investigate elevated levels symptoms, further if EMOTION could influence these important domains. Methods had clustered randomized design...
Identifying effective components can lead to interventions that are less resource-intensive and better suited for real-world needs. In this 2×2×2 cluster-randomized factorial trial (clinicaltrials.gov NCT04263558), we investigated the effects of three an indicated, transdiagnostic CBT intervention children: 1) Intervention Delivery Format (child group format versus a blended with sessions automated web-based sessions), 2) Parental Involvement in (group-based psychoeducational brochure), 3)...
Anxious and depressive symptoms in youth are highly prevalent, often comorbid have a high rate of relapse. Preventive interventions promising, but follow-up results lacking. The transdiagnostic EMOTION program is an indicated preventive cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) intervention targeting children aged 8-12 years.The present study investigates the 12 months effects cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) with 795 that included both child self-reports parental reports.Mixed model...
Abstract Objectives Recent initiatives have recommended the Revised Child Anxiety and Depression Scale (RCADS) for use in research as patient‐reported outcome health care globally. We aimed to investigate, first time, whether psychometric properties of anxiety depression youth self‐report measures, RCADS‐47 RCADS‐25, generalize a Norwegian setting. Methods examined gender age differences symptomatology among 592 children (mean 10.7 years), conducted investigation internal reliability,...
High levels of anxiety and depression are common psychological symptoms among children adolescents. These affect young people in multiple life domains possible precursors long-term distress. Despite relatively high prevalence, few with emotional problems referred for clinical treatment, indicating the need systematic prevention. The primary aim this study is to evaluate an indicated preventive intervention, EMOTION Coping Kids Managing Anxiety Depression (EMOTION), reduce depressive...
Research on implementation of school-based transdiagnostic interventions, conducted by personnel from the municipal services is limited. We investigated facilitators and barriers regarding EMOTION, an intervention targeting symptoms anxiety depression in children 8–12 years. Trained health- childcare professionals completed one questionnaire before (N = 63) a separate after running EMOTION group 66). Twelve leaders were interviewed to provide additional information implementation. Results...
Bullying has negative consequences for health and quality of life students. This study is part a pilot project, "School Health," which included web-based questionnaire completed by students before consultation with the school nurse. The aim this was to explore how experience answering questions about bullying an individual they talk had qualitative design focus group interviews involved 38 aged 13-14 years, both boys girls, from three schools. Data were analyzed according Kvale's levels...
Youth mental health problems are a major public concern. Anxiety and depression among the most common psychological difficulties. The aim of this study is to evaluate an optimized version promising indicated group intervention for emotional problems. program (EMOTION Coping Kids Managing Depression) targets school children 8-12 years with anxious depressive symptoms examines three factors. Factor 1 compares standard EMOTION delivered in 16 group-based sessions (Group), versus...
Prevention is essential to reduce the development of symptomology among children and adolescents into disorders, thereby improving public health reducing costs. Therefore, easily administered screening early assessment methods with good reliability validity are necessary effectively identify children's functioning how these develop. The Brief Problem Monitor (BPM) an instrument designed for this purpose. This study examined psychometric properties Norwegian version BPM parent (BPM-P) teacher...
Adolescence is a sensitive period in life and time to redefine learn new skills. In Norway, school health services provide individual health-promoting consultations with all eighth-grade students. As an aid support these consultations, dialogue tool called SchoolHealth was developed using co-creation approach. consists of web-based information form designed be completed by the students generates feedback reports help nurses prepare for consultation tailor it student's need. Our aims were...
Despite great attention and numerous efforts across countries to reduce school dropout, it remains a persistent challenge. One such initiative, named New Possibilities, launched by the Norwegian Ministry in 2010, was nationwide, flexible program aimed at providing intensive training poor achievers during last months of 10th grade, before they started upper secondary school. Differentiated analyses grade development indicate that participating students with very lowest grades improved, while...
Children in child welfare services have a higher risk of becoming marginalized as they grow up to be young adults. An important protective factor against later marginalization is academic achievement. Unfortunately, studies show that children who receive support from poorer Most research focuses on out-of-home care and performance secondary school or completion rate, while few focus receiving home-based their primary school. Recipients the largest group help services, knowledge whether this...