Ane‐Marthe Solheim Skar
Biographic Data
| ID | 6027569 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ane‐Marthe Solheim Skar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ane‐Marthe Solheim |
| FAMILY NAME | Skar |
| SIGNATURE | SKAR A M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | Norwegian Centre for Violence and Traumatic Stress Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-4135-430X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 11 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Factors associated with mental health stigma among teachers and caregivers of primary school children in Uganda
Higher levels of stigma were associated with lower mental health knowledge and higher frequencies of psychological aggression among teachers and caregivers. Additionally, lower caregiver education was associated with higher levels of stigma. This underscores the importance of targeted interventions to enhance mental health awareness and reduce aggressive disciplinary practices. Additionally, the observed associations with caregiver education emph…
Development and achievement of aspirations among unaccompanied refugee minors
Many unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) struggle with mental health problems and resettlement. Since aspirations can inform and direct a person’s behaviours, understanding more about URMs’ aspirations may help us understand these struggles. This study explores URMs aspirations and whether mental health predicts achieved aspirations. Mental health data were gathered 6 months and 2 years after the youth’s arrival in their host country. Quantitativ…
Exploring key job demands and resources in Norwegian child mental health services
Background: Burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and high turnover rates among child mental health clinicians are a challenge, not only for the individual therapist and the organization but also for the successful implementation of evidence-based practices. However, little is known about which and how job-and implementation-related factors are associated with burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and turnover intention as well as compassion satisf…
Understanding the relationships between trauma type and individual posttraumatic stress symptoms
BACKGROUND: Characteristics of traumatic events may be associated with the level and specific manifestation of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). This study examined the differences and similarities between overall levels, profiles and networks of PTSS after sexual trauma, domestic violence, community violence, non-interpersonal trauma, sudden loss or serious illness of a loved one, and severe bullying or threats. METHODS: PTSS were measured i…
Validation of the Norwegian versions of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) and Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) in a mental health care setting
The two scales demonstrate good psychometric properties in a Norwegian mental health care setting, which suggests that the MLQ and ILS are valid and reliable tools for measuring leadership in an implementation setting. More research is greatly needed to disentangle the link between perceived leadership and objective measures of successful implementation of EBPs. Trial registration NSD 690,133, NSD 60,059/3/OOS
Child and Caregiver Reporting on Child Maltreatment and Mental Health in the Philippines Before and After an International Child Development Program (ICDP) Parenting Intervention
Child maltreatment is a serious problem affecting millions of children. Research on self-reporting of child maltreatment has shown a difference in reporting between caregivers and children. Increased understanding of this has implications for further evaluations of parenting programmes and assessment of violence and maltreatment. The purpose of this study was to explore caregiver-child reporting discrepancies on child maltreatment and emotional h…
There is nowhere to take the child’
The participants were concerned about childhood alcohol and substance use, but the complexity and magnitude of the problem left them feeling incapacitated in responding. Relevant factors were identified on the community, institutional, and the government level, such as a lack of leadership in addressing it, a loss of mandate to interfere in child-rearing, inadequate services, weak legal structures, and missing government action. A strengthening o…
As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’
To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the context and conditions of childhood substance use before age 10 in Mbale District, Uganda. The study shows that community members attributed early childhood substance use to a social context of widespread use in the community, which was exacerbated by conditions of material and emotional deprivation. These social determinants for this practice deserve public health attention and interventi…
Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP), a group‐based parenting programme used internationally and implemented nationally in Norway. We used a cluster randomized controlled trial in which 81 groups were randomly assigned to either the intervention or waitlist control condition after the baseline data collection. A total of 590 parents completed at least one of three questionnaires (a…
Unaccompanied refugee minors and resettlement
Resettling into a new country may pose many challenges for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs). In this study we seek to get a better understanding of these challenges through analysing interviews with 48 URMs five years after their arrival in Norway, using the concept of turning points as an analytic frame. Gaining a sense of security, feeling affiliated, being loved and cared for, and becoming independent were identified as important turning po…
The Impact of a Parenting Guidance Programme for Mothers with an Ethnic Minority Background
The current mixed-method study investigates the effects of a culturally adapted version of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) with 135 mothers - 29 ethnic Pakistani mothers residing in Norway attending Urdu-language groups and a comparison group of 105 Norwegian mothers attending Norwegian-language groups. All mothers completed questionnaires on parenting and psychosocial health before and after participating in the ICDP program…
The Impact of a Parenting Guidance Programme for Mothers with an Ethnic Minority Background
The current mixed-method study investigates the effects of a culturally adapted version of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) with 135 mothers - 29 ethnic Pakistani mothers residing in Norway attending Urdu-language groups and a comparison group of 105 Norwegian mothers attending Norwegian-language groups. All mothers completed questionnaires on parenting and psychosocial health before and after participating in the ICDP program…
The Impact of a Parenting Guidance Programme for Mothers with an Ethnic Minority Background
The current mixed-method study investigates the effects of a culturally adapted version of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) with 135 mothers - 29 ethnic Pakistani mothers residing in Norway attending Urdu-language groups and a comparison group of 105 Norwegian mothers attending Norwegian-language groups. All mothers completed questionnaires on parenting and psychosocial health before and after participating in the ICDP program…
Unaccompanied refugee minors and resettlement
Resettling into a new country may pose many challenges for unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs). In this study we seek to get a better understanding of these challenges through analysing interviews with 48 URMs five years after their arrival in Norway, using the concept of turning points as an analytic frame. Gaining a sense of security, feeling affiliated, being loved and cared for, and becoming independent were identified as important turning po…
Understanding the relationships between trauma type and individual posttraumatic stress symptoms
BACKGROUND: Characteristics of traumatic events may be associated with the level and specific manifestation of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS). This study examined the differences and similarities between overall levels, profiles and networks of PTSS after sexual trauma, domestic violence, community violence, non-interpersonal trauma, sudden loss or serious illness of a loved one, and severe bullying or threats. METHODS: PTSS were measured i…
Validation of the Norwegian versions of the Implementation Leadership Scale (ILS) and Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) in a mental health care setting
The two scales demonstrate good psychometric properties in a Norwegian mental health care setting, which suggests that the MLQ and ILS are valid and reliable tools for measuring leadership in an implementation setting. More research is greatly needed to disentangle the link between perceived leadership and objective measures of successful implementation of EBPs. Trial registration NSD 690,133, NSD 60,059/3/OOS
Child and Caregiver Reporting on Child Maltreatment and Mental Health in the Philippines Before and After an International Child Development Program (ICDP) Parenting Intervention
Child maltreatment is a serious problem affecting millions of children. Research on self-reporting of child maltreatment has shown a difference in reporting between caregivers and children. Increased understanding of this has implications for further evaluations of parenting programmes and assessment of violence and maltreatment. The purpose of this study was to explore caregiver-child reporting discrepancies on child maltreatment and emotional h…
There is nowhere to take the child’
The participants were concerned about childhood alcohol and substance use, but the complexity and magnitude of the problem left them feeling incapacitated in responding. Relevant factors were identified on the community, institutional, and the government level, such as a lack of leadership in addressing it, a loss of mandate to interfere in child-rearing, inadequate services, weak legal structures, and missing government action. A strengthening o…
As soon as they can hold a glass, they begin taking alcohol’
To our knowledge, this is the first study to describe the context and conditions of childhood substance use before age 10 in Mbale District, Uganda. The study shows that community members attributed early childhood substance use to a social context of widespread use in the community, which was exacerbated by conditions of material and emotional deprivation. These social determinants for this practice deserve public health attention and interventi…
Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme
This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP), a group‐based parenting programme used internationally and implemented nationally in Norway. We used a cluster randomized controlled trial in which 81 groups were randomly assigned to either the intervention or waitlist control condition after the baseline data collection. A total of 590 parents completed at least one of three questionnaires (a…
Exploring key job demands and resources in Norwegian child mental health services
Background: Burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and high turnover rates among child mental health clinicians are a challenge, not only for the individual therapist and the organization but also for the successful implementation of evidence-based practices. However, little is known about which and how job-and implementation-related factors are associated with burnout, secondary traumatic stress, and turnover intention as well as compassion satisf…
Factors associated with mental health stigma among teachers and caregivers of primary school children in Uganda
Higher levels of stigma were associated with lower mental health knowledge and higher frequencies of psychological aggression among teachers and caregivers. Additionally, lower caregiver education was associated with higher levels of stigma. This underscores the importance of targeted interventions to enhance mental health awareness and reduce aggressive disciplinary practices. Additionally, the observed associations with caregiver education emph…
Development and achievement of aspirations among unaccompanied refugee minors
Many unaccompanied refugee minors (URMs) struggle with mental health problems and resettlement. Since aspirations can inform and direct a person’s behaviours, understanding more about URMs’ aspirations may help us understand these struggles. This study explores URMs aspirations and whether mental health predicts achieved aspirations. Mental health data were gathered 6 months and 2 years after the youth’s arrival in their host country. Quantitativ…
Psychology (8 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Migration, Health and Trauma (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Public health (4 works) · Biostatistics (3 works)