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In your best interest : A study of how children have experienced being heard in child welfare services and how the Capability Approach could strengthen the understanding of the child’s best interests
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder; no. 468, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Over the last couple of years, the Norwegian Child Welfare Services (CWS) has been subject to considerable criticism, both domestic and international. Norway has been accused of “stealing” children from their parents with ... -
How Movement Habits Become Relevant in Novel Learning Situations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Purpose: To (a) present a theoretical framework that describes how learners’ movement habits become relevant in the development of movement capability and (b) present data that illustrate how this process occurs in practice. ... -
What it Means to be a Learner and What it Means to Learn and Know in Movement Skill Learning
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The aim of this paper is to suggest perspectives on movement capability and movement skill learning that take into account the intrinsic, meaningful value of moving in terms of the experience of the mover as a learner and ... -
FIDES Athlete Development Programme: project background and study protocol of an embedded multiple case study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Most sports science research revolves around male subjects. As a result, most of the knowledge and practices within sports are male-centric. Failing to take the biological, psychological and social (biopsychosocial) ... -
Physical fitness and external load in icehockey and football An exploration of the relationships between physical test performance and external training and match load in highly trained players
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; No. 461, Doctoral thesis, 2024)Player monitoring has become an indispensable part of team sports. Modern day player monitoring typically includes regular physical performance testing and utilization of wearable tacking systems. Contrasting to physical ... -
The Evolution of World-Class Endurance Training: The Scientist's View on Current and Future Trends
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: Elite sport is continuously evolving. World records keep falling and athletes from a longer list of countries are involved. Purpose: This commentary was designed to provide insights into present and future ... -
Associations between Power Training-Induced Changes in Body Composition and Physical Function in Older Men: A Pre-Test–Post-Test Experimental Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)It is well-established that cross-sectional measurements of poor body composition are associated with impaired physical function and that power training effectively enhances total lean mass and physical function in older ... -
“Fake it or hide it till you make it”: A thematic analysis of hiding techniques in physical education among students in secondary school
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Some students find engaging in physical education (PE) problematic or undesirable to the extent that it makes them adopt strategies to avoid taking part, also known as hiding techniques. There is a need to get a deeper ... -
The effect of free school fruit on academic performance: a nationwide quasi-experiment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In past research, higher intake of fruit has been associated with better academic achievement. In Norway, the government required lower secondary schools to provide fruit to their pupils from 2007 to 2014. The present study ... -
Why Phenomenology Came Into Nursing: The Legitimacy and Usefulness of Phenomenology in Theory Building in the Discipline of Nursing
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Phenomenology was introduced to the field of nursing in late ‘70s in the US and Scandinavia. Since then, phenomenology has developed as a commonly used approach within nursing research. However, during the past two to three ... -
The potentiality of nature to tug at our heartstrings: an exploratory inquiry into supportive affordances for emotion-focused family therapy in the outdoors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)A wealth of studies demonstrate the associations between nature contact and well-being, and gradually, nature-based solutions are becoming more widespread in mental health care and recovery. While emotion-focused therapies ... -
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) Indicators in Male Adolescent Endurance Athletes: A 3-Year Longitudinal Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Longitudinal measurements of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) among adolescent male elite athletes are lacking. We aimed to monitor REDs indicators and their possible impact on performance in elite high-school ... -
Vigorous Intermittent Lifestyle Physical Activity and Cancer Incidence Among Nonexercising Adults: The UK Biobank Accelerometry Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)IMPORTANCE Vigorous physical activity (VPA) is a time-efficient way to achieve recommended physical activity (PA) for cancer prevention, although structured longer bouts of VPA (via traditional exercise) are unappealing ... -
Associations between Power Training-Induced Changes in Body Composition and Physical Function in Older Men: A Pre-Test-Post-Test Experimental Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: It is well-established that cross-sectional measurements of poor body composition are associated with impaired physical function and that power training effectively enhances total lean mass and physical function ... -
Peer assessment in physical education teacher education–a complex process making social and physical capital visible
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Peer assessment has been proven to improve learning for both the observer and the observed. One dimension of peer assessment that has been given little attention in the context of physical education teacher education (PETE) ... -
Device-measured physical activity, sedentary time, and risk of all-cause mortality: an individual participant data analysis of four prospective cohort studies
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objectives. To examine whether moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) modifies the association between sedentary time and mortality and vice versa, and estimate the joint associations of MVPA and sedentary time on ... -
A PE teacher’s tale: journeying from teacher education to teaching practice in physical education
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)As part of a longitudinal research project on the transition from physical education teacher education (PETE) to school physical education (PE) in Sweden and exploring whether and how PETE matters, this article uses narrative ... -
Sammen om individuell jobbstøtte: En kvalitativ studie av deltakelse og opplevelser fra deltakelse i Individual placement and support
(Doctoral dissertations at the University of Agder; no. 458, Doctoral thesis, 2024)I dette doktorgradsprosjektet utforskes Individual placement and support (IPS), en evidensbasert metode for arbeidsrehabilitering spesielt utviklet for mennesker med alvorlige psykiske lidelser. Kvantitative studier viser ... -
Does an obesogenic family environment moderate the association between sports participation and body composition in children? The ENERGY project
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Previous research on the association between sports participation and body composition has shown mixed findings. The family home is considered one of the most influential environments on childhood obesity. Thus, ... -
Risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection: a test-negative case-control study with additional population controls in Norway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives This study aims to assess risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection by combined design; first comparing positive cases to negative controls as determined by PCR testing and then comparing these two groups to an ...