Ingunn Studsrød
Biographic Data
| ID | 2749210 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ingunn Studsrød |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ingunn |
| FAMILY NAME | Studsrød |
| SIGNATURE | STUDSRØD I |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Stavanger |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8408-1706 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 19 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 49 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 19 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Beyond the Prison Wall
In Ethiopia, the impact of imprisonment on motherhood remains significantly under-researched, despite motherhood being central to Ethiopian cultural identity. This study adopts a descriptive phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of nine formerly incarcerated Ethiopian mothers. The findings illuminate their struggles with societal stigma, poverty, and fractured family dynamics, alongside their resilience and commitment to rebu…
Gendered Peer Friendships and Romantic Relationships Among Youth with Cross-cultural Upbringings
Research and political discourse primarily emphasize social control within minority families, overlooking a broader perspective concerning diverse agents and contexts. This study examines how 15 youths with cross-cultural backgrounds experience and navigate social control in relation to gendered friendships and romantic relationships in Norway. We applied a framework by Honkatukia and Keskinen (2017) that proposes a four-dimensional approach to s…
Peripheral Embodiment
In deeply Catholic Poland, domestic violence (DV) is often denied, downplayed, or justified, hindering its recognition as a pressing societal issue. This study addresses the scarcity of research on the experiences and recovery of Polish women from DV. Through feminist interviews with 13 women in Norway and Poland who survived DV, our findings reveal a complex entanglement of embodied experiences with history, religion, society, and gender hierarc…
Holdninger til likestilling og vold mot kvinner
Partnervold er et globalt problem med store helsemessige, sosiale og økonomiske kostnader. Kvinner er særlig utsatt. Gjennom analyser av en spørreundersøkelse (N=1029) om holdninger til likestilling og holdninger til vold i nære relasjoner analyserer vi i) hvordan nordmenn vurderer ulike holdninger som trivialiserer og minimerer vold i parforhold, og ii) hvordan variasjoner i slike holdninger kan forklares av holdninger til likestilling. Funnene …
The Lived Experience of Motherhood after Prison
Despite the increasing number of women experiencing incarceration internationally, their experiences of motherhood after prison rarely studied. This review aims to explore and synthesize current research on the nature of the lived experience of motherhood after imprisonment. A qualitative synthesis review of English language-based articles published before January 2020 was used. 14 peer-reviewed qualitative studies were identified. The findings i…
The challenge of western-influenced notions of knowledge and research training
In this paper, based on fieldwork experiences in Ethiopia, we have taken an African and Indigenous perspective to highlight and critically reflect on how Western notions of knowledge and research training for social work sometimes fail to engage meaningfully with local realities and disregard cultural and religious practices. This paper argues, from an Ethiopian and African perspective, for culturally appropriate research training. It proposes th…
«Åja, drikker du ikke? Jeg trodde du var litt mer norsk»
I denne artikkelen undersøker vi hvilken betydning alkohol og alkoholhåndtering har for unge kvinner og menn med krysskulturell oppvekst. Vi anvender interseksjonalitet som perspektiv for å belyse hvordan ulike sosiale kategorier kan påvirke unges livsbetingelser og opplevelser av tilhørighet. Artikkelen bygger på kvalitative intervjuer med 13 unge voksne, som forteller om sine erfaringer med krysskulturell oppvekst. Våre analyser viser at alkoho…
Breaking bad news
Removing children from parents through care orders is a highly intrusive intervention. This article explores how 12 experienced Norwegian child welfare workers perceive and cope with breaking bad news to parents of the decision for a care order initiative. A thematic analysis of qualitative in‐depth interviews revealed that the task of breaking bad news to parents includes several challenging aspects involving ethics, care and control that are in…
Governing the family
Norway is a comprehensive welfare state. While these types of systems are considered attractive for supporting families, tight control of familial life and members might go with them. It is important to understand how different parents perceive and interpret interventions and measures aimed at improving their lives. This paper explores immigrant parents’ perceptions of the welfare system and examines the types of control they perceive in their pa…
Social workers understanding of extended families position in child welfare in Lithuania, Chile and Norway
Child welfare services around the world deal with families and family complexities. The study from Chile, Lithuania and Norway explores how social workers define family and more specific the position of extended families within child welfare and thus indicate contextual differences and similarities. In the data collection, five focus groups were included: one Lithuanian (eight participants), two Chilean (with two and two participants) and two Nor…
Child protection social workers' constructions of children and childhood
Social workers' constructions of children and childhood are central to how professionals interact with children and support their needs. The aim of this integrative review was to provide a comprehensive portrayal of child protection social workers' constructions of children and childhood. We analysed and synthesized 35 empirical studies with samples of social workers in the child protection domain where issues regarding the child or the child's s…
The child, the parents, the family and the state
EnglishThere is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social workers’ conceptions of children’s position in the family, in family work in a complex family case, and how their understandings impact on CWS practices when working with families with complex needs in each context. A total o…
Children and childhood in Chile
EnglishThis study explores understandings of children and childhood among 21 social workers from five child protection services in Chile. To help grasp multiple ideas about children and childhood, we use Q methodology and the ‘child visibility’ concept. The object is to explore dissimilar and/or similar views on child visibility among social workers and the characteristics of these viewpoints. The results reveal three distinct views on child visi…
Conceptualisations of Family and Social Work Family Practice in Chile, Mexico and Norway
Social workers all around the world work with families and family complexity in their everyday practice. In this article, we present findings from a cross-national study exploring how social workers in child welfare conceptualise ‘family’, and how they relate to ‘family’ in their practice. Data presented is taken from focus groups with twenty-eight social workers from Chile, Mexico and Norway. The findings reveal that in Chilean, Mexican, and Nor…
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with t…
The Child as Co-researcher—Moral and Epistemological Issues in Childhood Research
This article discusses whether a child can and should be engaged as a co-researcher on moral and epistemological grounds. Selected research literature has been used to illustrate various approaches to the issue of children's participating as co-researchers in social research. By exploring the predicament of childhood and the meaning of the concept ‘research’, we attempt to clarify the necessary conditions for a person to qualify as a researcher a…
Emotional labour and solving social work problems
Editorial: Emotional labour and solving social work problems
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
Listening to the opinions of service users is important in research. This study explored how parents cognitively and emotionally perceive contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices ( CWS ). It also compared the reports of parents recently referred to the CWS with reports of more experienced users. A content analysis was conducted on open‐ended survey responses from parents ( n = 697). This study fills a gap in the literature on how par…
The role of perceived parental socialization practices in school adjustment among Norwegian upper secondary school students
Background Lack of adjustment or school failure is a concern to educators, educational and school psychologists as well as parents, but few studies have focused on school adjustment during late adolescence. Moreover, studies have yet to explore associations between parenting and school adjustment among upper secondary school students. Aim The primary objective of this study is to explore the relative and unique influence of parental support, beha…
Governing the family
Norway is a comprehensive welfare state. While these types of systems are considered attractive for supporting families, tight control of familial life and members might go with them. It is important to understand how different parents perceive and interpret interventions and measures aimed at improving their lives. This paper explores immigrant parents’ perceptions of the welfare system and examines the types of control they perceive in their pa…
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
Listening to the opinions of service users is important in research. This study explored how parents cognitively and emotionally perceive contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices ( CWS ). It also compared the reports of parents recently referred to the CWS with reports of more experienced users. A content analysis was conducted on open‐ended survey responses from parents ( n = 697). This study fills a gap in the literature on how par…
Child protection social workers' constructions of children and childhood
Social workers' constructions of children and childhood are central to how professionals interact with children and support their needs. The aim of this integrative review was to provide a comprehensive portrayal of child protection social workers' constructions of children and childhood. We analysed and synthesized 35 empirical studies with samples of social workers in the child protection domain where issues regarding the child or the child's s…
The child, the parents, the family and the state
EnglishThere is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social workers’ conceptions of children’s position in the family, in family work in a complex family case, and how their understandings impact on CWS practices when working with families with complex needs in each context. A total o…
The Child as Co-researcher—Moral and Epistemological Issues in Childhood Research
This article discusses whether a child can and should be engaged as a co-researcher on moral and epistemological grounds. Selected research literature has been used to illustrate various approaches to the issue of children's participating as co-researchers in social research. By exploring the predicament of childhood and the meaning of the concept ‘research’, we attempt to clarify the necessary conditions for a person to qualify as a researcher a…
Emotional labour and solving social work problems
Editorial: Emotional labour and solving social work problems
Breaking bad news
Removing children from parents through care orders is a highly intrusive intervention. This article explores how 12 experienced Norwegian child welfare workers perceive and cope with breaking bad news to parents of the decision for a care order initiative. A thematic analysis of qualitative in‐depth interviews revealed that the task of breaking bad news to parents includes several challenging aspects involving ethics, care and control that are in…
Conceptualisations of Family and Social Work Family Practice in Chile, Mexico and Norway
Social workers all around the world work with families and family complexity in their everyday practice. In this article, we present findings from a cross-national study exploring how social workers in child welfare conceptualise ‘family’, and how they relate to ‘family’ in their practice. Data presented is taken from focus groups with twenty-eight social workers from Chile, Mexico and Norway. The findings reveal that in Chilean, Mexican, and Nor…
Peripheral Embodiment
In deeply Catholic Poland, domestic violence (DV) is often denied, downplayed, or justified, hindering its recognition as a pressing societal issue. This study addresses the scarcity of research on the experiences and recovery of Polish women from DV. Through feminist interviews with 13 women in Norway and Poland who survived DV, our findings reveal a complex entanglement of embodied experiences with history, religion, society, and gender hierarc…
Social workers understanding of extended families position in child welfare in Lithuania, Chile and Norway
Child welfare services around the world deal with families and family complexities. The study from Chile, Lithuania and Norway explores how social workers define family and more specific the position of extended families within child welfare and thus indicate contextual differences and similarities. In the data collection, five focus groups were included: one Lithuanian (eight participants), two Chilean (with two and two participants) and two Nor…
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with t…
The role of perceived parental socialization practices in school adjustment among Norwegian upper secondary school students
Background Lack of adjustment or school failure is a concern to educators, educational and school psychologists as well as parents, but few studies have focused on school adjustment during late adolescence. Moreover, studies have yet to explore associations between parenting and school adjustment among upper secondary school students. Aim The primary objective of this study is to explore the relative and unique influence of parental support, beha…
The role of perceived parental socialization practices in school adjustment among Norwegian upper secondary school students
Background Lack of adjustment or school failure is a concern to educators, educational and school psychologists as well as parents, but few studies have focused on school adjustment during late adolescence. Moreover, studies have yet to explore associations between parenting and school adjustment among upper secondary school students. Aim The primary objective of this study is to explore the relative and unique influence of parental support, beha…
Parents' perceptions of contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices
Listening to the opinions of service users is important in research. This study explored how parents cognitively and emotionally perceive contact with the N orwegian C hild W elfare S ervices ( CWS ). It also compared the reports of parents recently referred to the CWS with reports of more experienced users. A content analysis was conducted on open‐ended survey responses from parents ( n = 697). This study fills a gap in the literature on how par…
Emotional labour and solving social work problems
Editorial: Emotional labour and solving social work problems
The Child as Co-researcher—Moral and Epistemological Issues in Childhood Research
This article discusses whether a child can and should be engaged as a co-researcher on moral and epistemological grounds. Selected research literature has been used to illustrate various approaches to the issue of children's participating as co-researchers in social research. By exploring the predicament of childhood and the meaning of the concept ‘research’, we attempt to clarify the necessary conditions for a person to qualify as a researcher a…
When the Norwegian child-welfare services get involved
There is limited research exploring parents' views and understanding of referrals to the child-welfare services (CWS). This study explores parents' understanding of the circumstances leading to a child-welfare referral, and their understanding of the reporter's objectives in making the referral. Qualitative content analysis and frequency analysis was performed on open-ended survey responses from a sample of 683 Norwegian parents in contact with t…
Conceptualisations of Family and Social Work Family Practice in Chile, Mexico and Norway
Social workers all around the world work with families and family complexity in their everyday practice. In this article, we present findings from a cross-national study exploring how social workers in child welfare conceptualise ‘family’, and how they relate to ‘family’ in their practice. Data presented is taken from focus groups with twenty-eight social workers from Chile, Mexico and Norway. The findings reveal that in Chilean, Mexican, and Nor…
Child protection social workers' constructions of children and childhood
Social workers' constructions of children and childhood are central to how professionals interact with children and support their needs. The aim of this integrative review was to provide a comprehensive portrayal of child protection social workers' constructions of children and childhood. We analysed and synthesized 35 empirical studies with samples of social workers in the child protection domain where issues regarding the child or the child's s…
The child, the parents, the family and the state
EnglishThere is a lack of research comparing Latin American and European countries alongside how family policy relates to social work practices. This study fills in the research gap, and compares Chilean and Norwegian social workers’ conceptions of children’s position in the family, in family work in a complex family case, and how their understandings impact on CWS practices when working with families with complex needs in each context. A total o…
Children and childhood in Chile
EnglishThis study explores understandings of children and childhood among 21 social workers from five child protection services in Chile. To help grasp multiple ideas about children and childhood, we use Q methodology and the ‘child visibility’ concept. The object is to explore dissimilar and/or similar views on child visibility among social workers and the characteristics of these viewpoints. The results reveal three distinct views on child visi…
Governing the family
Norway is a comprehensive welfare state. While these types of systems are considered attractive for supporting families, tight control of familial life and members might go with them. It is important to understand how different parents perceive and interpret interventions and measures aimed at improving their lives. This paper explores immigrant parents’ perceptions of the welfare system and examines the types of control they perceive in their pa…
Social workers understanding of extended families position in child welfare in Lithuania, Chile and Norway
Child welfare services around the world deal with families and family complexities. The study from Chile, Lithuania and Norway explores how social workers define family and more specific the position of extended families within child welfare and thus indicate contextual differences and similarities. In the data collection, five focus groups were included: one Lithuanian (eight participants), two Chilean (with two and two participants) and two Nor…
Breaking bad news
Removing children from parents through care orders is a highly intrusive intervention. This article explores how 12 experienced Norwegian child welfare workers perceive and cope with breaking bad news to parents of the decision for a care order initiative. A thematic analysis of qualitative in‐depth interviews revealed that the task of breaking bad news to parents includes several challenging aspects involving ethics, care and control that are in…
«Åja, drikker du ikke? Jeg trodde du var litt mer norsk»
I denne artikkelen undersøker vi hvilken betydning alkohol og alkoholhåndtering har for unge kvinner og menn med krysskulturell oppvekst. Vi anvender interseksjonalitet som perspektiv for å belyse hvordan ulike sosiale kategorier kan påvirke unges livsbetingelser og opplevelser av tilhørighet. Artikkelen bygger på kvalitative intervjuer med 13 unge voksne, som forteller om sine erfaringer med krysskulturell oppvekst. Våre analyser viser at alkoho…
Holdninger til likestilling og vold mot kvinner
Partnervold er et globalt problem med store helsemessige, sosiale og økonomiske kostnader. Kvinner er særlig utsatt. Gjennom analyser av en spørreundersøkelse (N=1029) om holdninger til likestilling og holdninger til vold i nære relasjoner analyserer vi i) hvordan nordmenn vurderer ulike holdninger som trivialiserer og minimerer vold i parforhold, og ii) hvordan variasjoner i slike holdninger kan forklares av holdninger til likestilling. Funnene …
The Lived Experience of Motherhood after Prison
Despite the increasing number of women experiencing incarceration internationally, their experiences of motherhood after prison rarely studied. This review aims to explore and synthesize current research on the nature of the lived experience of motherhood after imprisonment. A qualitative synthesis review of English language-based articles published before January 2020 was used. 14 peer-reviewed qualitative studies were identified. The findings i…
The challenge of western-influenced notions of knowledge and research training
In this paper, based on fieldwork experiences in Ethiopia, we have taken an African and Indigenous perspective to highlight and critically reflect on how Western notions of knowledge and research training for social work sometimes fail to engage meaningfully with local realities and disregard cultural and religious practices. This paper argues, from an Ethiopian and African perspective, for culturally appropriate research training. It proposes th…
Gendered Peer Friendships and Romantic Relationships Among Youth with Cross-cultural Upbringings
Research and political discourse primarily emphasize social control within minority families, overlooking a broader perspective concerning diverse agents and contexts. This study examines how 15 youths with cross-cultural backgrounds experience and navigate social control in relation to gendered friendships and romantic relationships in Norway. We applied a framework by Honkatukia and Keskinen (2017) that proposes a four-dimensional approach to s…
Peripheral Embodiment
In deeply Catholic Poland, domestic violence (DV) is often denied, downplayed, or justified, hindering its recognition as a pressing societal issue. This study addresses the scarcity of research on the experiences and recovery of Polish women from DV. Through feminist interviews with 13 women in Norway and Poland who survived DV, our findings reveal a complex entanglement of embodied experiences with history, religion, society, and gender hierarc…
Beyond the Prison Wall
In Ethiopia, the impact of imprisonment on motherhood remains significantly under-researched, despite motherhood being central to Ethiopian cultural identity. This study adopts a descriptive phenomenological approach to explore the lived experiences of nine formerly incarcerated Ethiopian mothers. The findings illuminate their struggles with societal stigma, poverty, and fractured family dynamics, alongside their resilience and commitment to rebu…
Psychology (13 works) · Sociology (13 works) · Political science (11 works) · Social Work Education and Practice (11 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Psychology (8 works) · Social Work (8 works) · Child Abuse and Trauma (7 works) · Norwegian (7 works) · Law (6 works)