Melanie Straiton

Biographic Data

ID1730289
NAMEMelanie Straiton
GIVEN NAMESMelanie
FAMILY NAMEStraiton
SIGNATURESTRAITON M
AFFILIATIONSNorwegian Institute of Public Health
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS7
TOTAL CITATIONS15
WORKS AS AUTHOR7
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2010
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX2

  • Registered report protocol

    Open AccessAnne Reneflot, Melanie Straiton et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2025

    This study offers population-based insights into the relationship between domestic violence and mental health across genders. The findings may help guide targeted interventions and inform public health policy, particularly in high-income settings

  • The relationship between self-harm and bullying behaviour

    Open AccessIngri Myklestad, Melanie Straiton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    There is a strong link between bullying and self-harm. Interventions to address bullying may reduce self-harm. Our findings also suggest that high levels of parental support and school well-being may buffer the harmful relationship between bullying behaviour and self-harm. Addressing these factors may be important in reducing the risk of self-harm among those experiencing bullying

  • Associations of socio-demographic factors with adiposity among immigrants in Norway

    Open AccessSamera Azeem Qureshi, Melanie Straiton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2020

    The findings of this study call attention to the importance of a greater understanding of the processes leading to obesity among certain immigrant groups in Norway. Moreover, there is a need for culturally adapted prevention strategies targeting immigrant men and women with high rates of overweight/obesity

  • Ethnic boundary-making in health care

    Open AccessSanjana Arora, Melanie Straiton et al.ARTICLESocial Science & Medicine2019Cited by: 4References: 38

  • Mental health in immigrant men and women in Australia

    Open AccessMelanie Straiton, Melanie L Straiton et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Men from non-English speaking backgrounds men may be at increased risk of mental health problems but do not have higher levels of treatment. Help-seeking may need to be encouraged among this group, particularly among unmarried, unemployed men from non-English speaking backgrounds

  • Meaning-Making Through Psychological Autopsy Interviews

    Kari Madeleine Dyregrov, Gudrun Dieserud et al.ARTICLEDeath Studies2011Cited by: 11References: 3

    Too often ethical boards delay or stop research projects with vulnerable populations, influenced by presumed rather than empirically documented vulnerability. The article investigates how participation is experienced by those bereaved by suicide. Experiences are divided into 3 groups: (a) overall positive (62%), (b) unproblematic (10%), and (c) positive and painful (28%). The positive experiences are linked to processes of meaning-making, gaining…

  • Motivation for Research Participation among People Bereaved by Suicide

    Open AccessKari Dyregrov, Gudrun Dieserud et al.ARTICLEOMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying2010

    Few studies directly address vulnerable populations' motivation for participating in research. Often motives are expressed spontaneously and typically given post-interview. This article investigates motivation for research participation among informants who have been bereaved by suicide. Informants were specifically asked for their motivation either prior to, or directly after the interview. Four categories of motivations were identified: (1) Hel…