Torgeir Sørensen
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 968141 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Torgeir Sørensen |
| PRENOMES | Torgeir |
| SOBRENOME | Sørensen |
| ASSINATURA | SØRENSEN T |
| AFILIAÇÕES | VID Specialized University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1154-8464 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 18 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 6 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 18 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2012 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 1 |
Incident Reporting Systems (IRSS) in child protection services: a national survey
This study investigates the functionality of incident reporting systems in Norwegian municipal CPS based on quantitative analysis of a national survey (N = 1,280). Unlike services such as healthcare and aviation, where incident reporting is well established and extensively researched, little is known about how incident reporting systems function in child protection services. This study provides insights into who has submitted written incident rep…
“We Treat, Jesus Heals” Exploring Transformative Diakonia with Traditional Birth Attendants in Crisis-Affected Rural Madagascar
This article explores how a Malagasy diaconal project promoting safe motherhood seeks to improve rural maternal health by training traditional birth attendants (TBAs), or matrons, amid health crisis. Specifically, the study examines the practices of TBAs and how their services are received by local communities. Applying an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), which includes its three core components-attitudes, subjective norms, and perceiv…
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life (SoMe) questionnaire in Finnish
BACKGROUND: Psychological research about meaningfulness is concerned with a subjective sense of meaning of one's own life, that is, meaning in life. Empirical research in this field is attracting interest, as meaning in life has wide-ranging positive implications for mental health and well-being. AIM: The aim of this article is to test the validity of the Finnish translation of the Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life (SoMe) questionnaire. In t…
Covid-19 distress, sources of meaning, and crisis of meaning in the Finnish context
In secularised Nordic cultures, more research is needed about the existential significance of COVID-19 distress. The connection between COVID-19 distress, crisis of meaning, and sources of meaning was studied using the Finnish version of Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life (SoMe) questionnaire. The data were collected from 551 Finns. Respondents’ sociodemographic information was related to the studied variables. Commitment to protecting one's …
Meaning in life in adolescents with developmental trauma
Aim:The purpose of this study was to explore how adolescent patients displaying developmental trauma experience and describe meaning in life. Schnell’s model of meaning in life is applied to explore meaningfulness, crises of meaning and sources of meaning. Method: The study has a qualitative design based on individual interviews with eight adolescents aged 14–18 years in treatment in an outpatient clinic for mental health care for children and ad…
Experiences of meaning in life in urban and rural Zambia
Meaning in life has become an important topic in empirical research in the psychology of religion. Although it has been studied and found applicable in many different contexts, research on meaning in life and sources of meaning in African countries is scarce. This study qualitatively investigates understandings and experiences of meaning in life and sources of meaning among urban and village dwellers with different educational backgrounds in Zamb…
Psychometric properties of a modification of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) for child protection services
The concept of a safety culture is crucial to improving organisational risk management in several sectors, including health and aviation. However, social and welfare services are also sectors where organisations should be aware of the risk in their daily practice. The aim of the present article is to confirm the usability of a modified Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in the Norwegian child protection services CPS by checking a number of its …
Therapists and the Topic of Meaning in Life in Their Encounters With Adolescents With Developmental Trauma
Therapists at a mental health outpatient clinic for children and adolescents found the topic of meaning important but challenging to involve in the treatment of adolescents with developmental trauma. There is a need for more research to enhance understanding of what it means to include meaning as a topic in child and adolescent psychiatry, and what may be the specific benefit and challenges involved
Patients at risk of suicide and their meaning in life experiences
Patients in specialist mental healthcare services who are at risk of suicide may experience their struggles as existential in nature. Yet, research on meaning in life has been relatively scarce in suicidology. This qualitative study aimed to explore how patients at risk of suicide perceived their encounters with specialist healthcare professionals after a suicide attempt (SA), with special reference to meaning in life experiences. The study was c…
Existential' in Scandinavian Healthcare Journals
The concept of 'existential', used frequently in Scandinavian healthcare journals, is associated with various, often unclear, meanings, highlighting the need for a more accurate understanding of the concept. In this integrative review we analyse how the concept has been used in Scandinavian healthcare journals from 1984 to 2020, exploring the trajectory of the concept, its definitions and its applications. A secondary aim is to offer some clarity…
Significance of Self-Transcendence for Rehabilitation and Relapse Prevention among Patients with Substance Use Disorder
A complex variety of restrictive and promoting factors are in play when people with substance use disorder face challenges concerning rehabilitation and relapse prevention. Self-transcendence sources are strongly associated with meaningfulness, and meaningfulness is found to be associated with less alcohol and drug use severity and relapse prevention. The aim of the present qualitative study was to investigate self-transcendence among patients wi…
Participation in Existential Groups Led by Norwegian Healthcare Chaplains—Relations to Psychological Distress, Crisis of Meaning and Meaningfulness
Spirituality groups led by healthcare chaplains have been found to aid patients’ recovery processes in US psychiatric units. In Norway, existential groups (EGs) led by healthcare chaplains and co-led by healthcare staff members are offered at psychiatric units; these groups share commonalities with spirituality groups, group psychotherapy, existential therapy and clinical pastoral care, facilitating patients’ reflections regarding existential, sp…
Addressing the existential dimension in treatment settings
Research has shown that addressing and integrating the existential dimension in treatment settings reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Healthcare chaplains are key personnel in this practice. A nationwide, cross-sectional survey influenced by a mixed-methods approach was used to examine the attitudes, practices, understanding and perceptions of mental health professionals, including healthcare chaplains, regarding the va…
Existential themes in the treatment of people at suicide risk. Understandings and practices of specialist healthcare professionals
This qualitative study focuses on the ways in which existential themes were understood and addressed in therapeutic relationships with patients who had attempted suicide. Health care professionals (HCP) from Norway specialist healthcare participated in focus groups. The interviews were transcribed and analysed by systematic text-condensation through a four-step procedure. We found that the HCPs emphasised the context-specific functions of their d…
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire in the Norwegian Context
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe) offers dimensional measures of meaningfulness, crisis of meaning, and 26 sources of meaning. It allows for a clearer understanding of the variety of existential orientations, which are known to be linked to both mental and physical health. The Norwegian version of the SoMe was validated by testing 925 randomly selected individuals who were representative for the Norwegian population.…
Meaning-Making, Religiousness and Spirituality in Religiously Founded Substance Misuse Services-A Qualitative Study of Staff and Patients' Experiences
The Norwegian health authorities buy one third of their addiction treatment from private institutions run by organizations and trusts. Several of these are founded on religious values. The aim of the study was to investigate such value-based treatment and the patients' experiences of spirituality and religiousness as factors of meaning-making in rehabilitation. The study was performed in an explorative qualitative design. Data were collected thro…
Distribution and understanding of items of religiousness in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway
In this study we describe religious activity, view of life and religious coping-related attitudes in Nord-Trøndelag County (Norway), give in-depth perspectives on the interpretation of these variables, and evaluate their applicability. Data were collected from the population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study's third wave, HUNT 3 (2006–2008) (N = 50,374), and supplemented by a focus group interview. Demographic variables showed findings correspond…
Is ‘Seeking God's Help’ Associated with Life Satisfaction and Disease-specific Quality of Life in Cancer Patients? The Hunt Study
This study investigates the prevalence of ‘Seeking God's Help’, its relation to time since diagnosis, and its association with Life Satisfaction for all cancer types. This study also investigates Disease-Specific Quality of Life (QoL: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer modules) for patients with breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Data were obtained from the third wave of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study of Norway (HU…
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire in the Norwegian Context
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe) offers dimensional measures of meaningfulness, crisis of meaning, and 26 sources of meaning. It allows for a clearer understanding of the variety of existential orientations, which are known to be linked to both mental and physical health. The Norwegian version of the SoMe was validated by testing 925 randomly selected individuals who were representative for the Norwegian population.…
Meaning-Making, Religiousness and Spirituality in Religiously Founded Substance Misuse Services-A Qualitative Study of Staff and Patients' Experiences
The Norwegian health authorities buy one third of their addiction treatment from private institutions run by organizations and trusts. Several of these are founded on religious values. The aim of the study was to investigate such value-based treatment and the patients' experiences of spirituality and religiousness as factors of meaning-making in rehabilitation. The study was performed in an explorative qualitative design. Data were collected thro…
Distribution and understanding of items of religiousness in the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study, Norway
In this study we describe religious activity, view of life and religious coping-related attitudes in Nord-Trøndelag County (Norway), give in-depth perspectives on the interpretation of these variables, and evaluate their applicability. Data were collected from the population-based Nord-Trøndelag Health Study's third wave, HUNT 3 (2006–2008) (N = 50,374), and supplemented by a focus group interview. Demographic variables showed findings correspond…
Is ‘Seeking God's Help’ Associated with Life Satisfaction and Disease-specific Quality of Life in Cancer Patients? The Hunt Study
This study investigates the prevalence of ‘Seeking God's Help’, its relation to time since diagnosis, and its association with Life Satisfaction for all cancer types. This study also investigates Disease-Specific Quality of Life (QoL: European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer modules) for patients with breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers. Data were obtained from the third wave of the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study of Norway (HU…
Meaning-Making, Religiousness and Spirituality in Religiously Founded Substance Misuse Services-A Qualitative Study of Staff and Patients' Experiences
The Norwegian health authorities buy one third of their addiction treatment from private institutions run by organizations and trusts. Several of these are founded on religious values. The aim of the study was to investigate such value-based treatment and the patients' experiences of spirituality and religiousness as factors of meaning-making in rehabilitation. The study was performed in an explorative qualitative design. Data were collected thro…
Existential themes in the treatment of people at suicide risk. Understandings and practices of specialist healthcare professionals
This qualitative study focuses on the ways in which existential themes were understood and addressed in therapeutic relationships with patients who had attempted suicide. Health care professionals (HCP) from Norway specialist healthcare participated in focus groups. The interviews were transcribed and analysed by systematic text-condensation through a four-step procedure. We found that the HCPs emphasised the context-specific functions of their d…
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire in the Norwegian Context
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life Questionnaire (SoMe) offers dimensional measures of meaningfulness, crisis of meaning, and 26 sources of meaning. It allows for a clearer understanding of the variety of existential orientations, which are known to be linked to both mental and physical health. The Norwegian version of the SoMe was validated by testing 925 randomly selected individuals who were representative for the Norwegian population.…
Addressing the existential dimension in treatment settings
Research has shown that addressing and integrating the existential dimension in treatment settings reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression and substance abuse. Healthcare chaplains are key personnel in this practice. A nationwide, cross-sectional survey influenced by a mixed-methods approach was used to examine the attitudes, practices, understanding and perceptions of mental health professionals, including healthcare chaplains, regarding the va…
Participation in Existential Groups Led by Norwegian Healthcare Chaplains—Relations to Psychological Distress, Crisis of Meaning and Meaningfulness
Spirituality groups led by healthcare chaplains have been found to aid patients’ recovery processes in US psychiatric units. In Norway, existential groups (EGs) led by healthcare chaplains and co-led by healthcare staff members are offered at psychiatric units; these groups share commonalities with spirituality groups, group psychotherapy, existential therapy and clinical pastoral care, facilitating patients’ reflections regarding existential, sp…
Therapists and the Topic of Meaning in Life in Their Encounters With Adolescents With Developmental Trauma
Therapists at a mental health outpatient clinic for children and adolescents found the topic of meaning important but challenging to involve in the treatment of adolescents with developmental trauma. There is a need for more research to enhance understanding of what it means to include meaning as a topic in child and adolescent psychiatry, and what may be the specific benefit and challenges involved
Patients at risk of suicide and their meaning in life experiences
Patients in specialist mental healthcare services who are at risk of suicide may experience their struggles as existential in nature. Yet, research on meaning in life has been relatively scarce in suicidology. This qualitative study aimed to explore how patients at risk of suicide perceived their encounters with specialist healthcare professionals after a suicide attempt (SA), with special reference to meaning in life experiences. The study was c…
Existential' in Scandinavian Healthcare Journals
The concept of 'existential', used frequently in Scandinavian healthcare journals, is associated with various, often unclear, meanings, highlighting the need for a more accurate understanding of the concept. In this integrative review we analyse how the concept has been used in Scandinavian healthcare journals from 1984 to 2020, exploring the trajectory of the concept, its definitions and its applications. A secondary aim is to offer some clarity…
Significance of Self-Transcendence for Rehabilitation and Relapse Prevention among Patients with Substance Use Disorder
A complex variety of restrictive and promoting factors are in play when people with substance use disorder face challenges concerning rehabilitation and relapse prevention. Self-transcendence sources are strongly associated with meaningfulness, and meaningfulness is found to be associated with less alcohol and drug use severity and relapse prevention. The aim of the present qualitative study was to investigate self-transcendence among patients wi…
Meaning in life in adolescents with developmental trauma
Aim:The purpose of this study was to explore how adolescent patients displaying developmental trauma experience and describe meaning in life. Schnell’s model of meaning in life is applied to explore meaningfulness, crises of meaning and sources of meaning. Method: The study has a qualitative design based on individual interviews with eight adolescents aged 14–18 years in treatment in an outpatient clinic for mental health care for children and ad…
Experiences of meaning in life in urban and rural Zambia
Meaning in life has become an important topic in empirical research in the psychology of religion. Although it has been studied and found applicable in many different contexts, research on meaning in life and sources of meaning in African countries is scarce. This study qualitatively investigates understandings and experiences of meaning in life and sources of meaning among urban and village dwellers with different educational backgrounds in Zamb…
Psychometric properties of a modification of the Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) for child protection services
The concept of a safety culture is crucial to improving organisational risk management in several sectors, including health and aviation. However, social and welfare services are also sectors where organisations should be aware of the risk in their daily practice. The aim of the present article is to confirm the usability of a modified Safety Attitudes Questionnaire (SAQ) in the Norwegian child protection services CPS by checking a number of its …
The Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life (SoMe) questionnaire in Finnish
BACKGROUND: Psychological research about meaningfulness is concerned with a subjective sense of meaning of one's own life, that is, meaning in life. Empirical research in this field is attracting interest, as meaning in life has wide-ranging positive implications for mental health and well-being. AIM: The aim of this article is to test the validity of the Finnish translation of the Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life (SoMe) questionnaire. In t…
Covid-19 distress, sources of meaning, and crisis of meaning in the Finnish context
In secularised Nordic cultures, more research is needed about the existential significance of COVID-19 distress. The connection between COVID-19 distress, crisis of meaning, and sources of meaning was studied using the Finnish version of Sources of Meaning and Meaning in Life (SoMe) questionnaire. The data were collected from 551 Finns. Respondents’ sociodemographic information was related to the studied variables. Commitment to protecting one's …
“We Treat, Jesus Heals” Exploring Transformative Diakonia with Traditional Birth Attendants in Crisis-Affected Rural Madagascar
This article explores how a Malagasy diaconal project promoting safe motherhood seeks to improve rural maternal health by training traditional birth attendants (TBAs), or matrons, amid health crisis. Specifically, the study examines the practices of TBAs and how their services are received by local communities. Applying an extended Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB), which includes its three core components-attitudes, subjective norms, and perceiv…
Incident Reporting Systems (IRSS) in child protection services: a national survey
This study investigates the functionality of incident reporting systems in Norwegian municipal CPS based on quantitative analysis of a national survey (N = 1,280). Unlike services such as healthcare and aviation, where incident reporting is well established and extensively researched, little is known about how incident reporting systems function in child protection services. This study provides insights into who has submitted written incident rep…
Psychology (16 obras) · Medicine (11 obras) · Psychotherapist (11 obras) · Social Psychology (10 obras) · Sociology (9 obras) · Religion, Spirituality, and Psychology (8 obras) · Clinical Psychology (7 obras) · Norwegian (7 obras) · Qualitative research (7 obras) · Existentialism (6 obras)