Jóna Ólafsdóttir

Biographic Data

ID6522342
NAMEJóna Ólafsdóttir
GIVEN NAMESJóna
FAMILY NAMEÓlafsdóttir
SIGNATUREÓLAFSDÓTTIR J
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Iceland
ORCID0000-0002-8422-7442
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS0
AUTHOR COUNT6
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2017
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2023
H-INDEX0

  • Alcohol Use Before and During Pandemics and Quarantine Restrictions in Iceland. Covid-19, 2020 –2021

    Open AccessJóna ÓlafsdóttirARTICLEReview of European Studies2023

    This study was designed to explore if alcohol consumption patterns had changes among Icelanders following the pandemic restrictions and lockdown in two times points. Questioners was carried out in May 2020 five months after the pandemic and restrictions COVID-19 were established in Iceland and again ten months later in March 2021. The research questions were as follows. Firstly, did individuals drink more or less alcoholic beverages than usual in…

  • Substance use disorder

    Jóna Ólafsdóttir, Tarja Orjasniemi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Family Social Work2021

    This study shares the experiences of 16 family members who have lived with a close relative with substance use disorder (SUD). Primarily, the study asks, what are the experiences of family members living with an individual with SUD? In particular, what are their experiences of affection and emotional bonds? Moreover, it asks, what are the experiences of each family member regarding cohesion and communication? Qualitative methods were used, and 16…

  • Parent‐early adolescent relationship quality and problem behavior in Hungary, the Netherlands, India, and Iceland

    Open AccessJessie Hillekens, Kirsten L Buist et al.ARTICLEScandinavian Journal of Psychology2020

    Higher parent‐child relationship quality has been associated with less internalizing and externalizing problem behavior. However, it remained less clear whether these associations are universal or depend on the country under investigation. Furthermore, fathers are still understudied, even though there is increasing evidence of their important role in early adolescent development. Our study compared the association of mother‐child as well as fathe…

  • Psychosocial distress, physical illness, and social behaviour of close relatives to people with substance use disorders

    Jóna Ólafsdóttir, Tarja Orjasniemi et al.ARTICLEJournal of Social Work Practice…2020

    This study explores how a family member with substance use disorder (SUD) affects the psychosocial, behavioral, and physical states of other family members. Sixteen in-depth interviews with relatives of Icelandic individuals afflicted with SUD were performed. The interviewees were selected from a pool of Icelandic families whose members included one or more chronic SUD users. They represented different relations to the user (spouses, parents, chi…

  • Everything Collapses Once Again’

    Open AccessJóna Ólafsdóttir, Tarja Orjasniemi et al.ARTICLEReview of European Studies2018References: 4

    Background: This research explores the extent to which the use of alcohol or drugs by one member of a family affects the mental health and psychosocial state of other family members. Are Icelander family members of substance abusers more likely to report increased depression, anxiety, and stress compared to the general population? Are there significant differences between family members, such as spouses, parents, adult children, and siblings? And…

  • Do we need cross border education

    Open AccessTarja Orjasniemi, Jóna Ólafsdóttir et al.ARTICLEJournal of Comparative Social Work2017References: 1

    The aim of this article is to examine studentsʼ experiences of cross-border education based on a single course carried out in collaboration between two networks, Barents Cross-Border University (BCBU) and the Thematic Network of Social Work (TNSWUA), as well as the experiences of teachers in the course. The course was a part of the curriculum for the Master’s Degree Programme (BCBU) in Comparative Social Work. Most of the students were studying i…