Brit Oppedal - NIPH

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Responsibilities

Child development, quality of life and integration in multicultural context.Factors promoting and preventing integration and quality of life among youth with background as unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers.The importance of flight, migration and culture for development, integration and mental health among children and youth.Development and evaluation of interventions to promote psychosocial adaptation, quality of life and mental health among children and youth in multicultural context.

Projects and publications

Georgina Warner, Natalie Durbeej, Raziye Salari, Karin Fängström, Elin Lampa, Zaruhi Baghdasaryan, Fatumo Osman, Sandra Gupta Löfving, Anna Perez Aronsson, Inna Feldman, Filipa Sampaio, Richard Ssegonja, Anna Bjärtå, Elisabet Rondung, Anna Leiler, Elisabet Wasteson, Rachel Calam, Brit Oppedal, Brooks Keeshin, Anna Sarkadi, (2020). Evaluation of the teaching recovery techniques community-based intervention for accompanied refugee children experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Accompanied refugeeS in Sweden Trial; ASsIST): Study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open s. 1-11. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-035459
Anna Sarkadi, Georgina Warner, Raziye Salari, Karin Fängström, Natalie Durbeej, Elin Lampa, Zaruhi Baghdasaryan, Fatumo Osman, Sandra Gupta Löfving, Anna Perez Aronsson, Inna Feldman, Filipa Sampaio, Richard Ssegonja, Rachel Calam, Anna Bjärtå, Anna Leiler, Elisabet Rondung, Elisabet Wasteson, Brit Oppedal, Brooks Keeshin, (2020). Evaluation of the Teaching Recovery Techniques community-based intervention for unaccompanied refugee youth experiencing post-traumatic stress symptoms (Swedish UnaccomPanied yOuth Refugee Trial; SUPpORT): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials s. 1-11. doi: 10.1186/s13063-019-3814-5
Seth J. Schwartz, Sophie D Walsh, Colleen Ward, Eugene Tartakovsky, Robert S. Weisskirch, Paul Vedder, Elena Makarova, Anat Bardi, Dina Birman, Brit Oppedal, Maya Benish-Weisman, Elma I. Lorenzo-Blanco, Derya Güngör, Gonneke W J M Stevens, Veronica Benet-Martínez, Peter F. Titzmann, Rainer K. Silbereisen, Nicolas Geeraert, (2020). The role of psychologists in international migration research: Complementing other expertise and an interdisciplinary way forward. Migration Studies doi: 10.1093/migration/mnz054
Brit Oppedal, Visnja Ramberg, Espen Røysamb, (2020). The asylum-process, bicultural identity and depression among unaccompanied young refugees. Journal of Adolescence s. 59-69. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.07.007
Hildegunn Fandrem, Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, (2020). Reactive and proactive aggression among immigrant and non-immigrant early adolescents in Norway: The relations to emotional and conduct problems. Adolescent Psychiatry s. 219-230. doi: 10.2174/2210676610666200327165927
Toril Jore, Brit Oppedal, Guido Biele, (2020). Social anxiety among unaccompanied minor refugees in Norway.The association with pre-migration trauma and post-migration acculturation related factors. Journal of Psychosomatic Research doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2020.110175
Brit Oppedal, Serap Keles, Charissa Cheah, Espen Røysamb, (2020). Culture competence and mental health across different immigrant and refugee groups. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8398-1
Ingelin Westeren, Anne-Marie Halberg, Heloise Marie Lee Ledesma, Astri Heen Wold, Brit Oppedal, (2018). Effects of mother's and father's education level and age at migration on children's bilingual vocabulary. Applied Psycholinguistics s. 811-833. doi: 10.1017/S0142716417000595
Serap Özer, Brit Oppedal, Selcuk Sirin, Gökce Ergün, (2018). Children facing war: Their understandings of war and peace. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies s. 60-71. doi: 10.1080/17450128.2017.1372652
Brit Oppedal, Serap Özer, Sirin Selcuk, (2018). Traumatic Events, Social Support and Depression: Syrian Refugee Children in Turkish Camps. Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies s. 46-59. doi: 10.1080/17450128.2017.1372653
Serap Keles, Oddgeir Friborg, Thormod Idsøe, Selcuk Sirin, Brit Oppedal, (2018). Resilience and acculturation among unaccompanied refugee minors. International Journal of Behavioral Development s. 52-63. doi: 10.1177/0165025416658136
Brit Oppedal, (2017). Mental Health among immigrant background youth in Norway. s. 67-87. doi: 10.4337/9781785365973.00010
Brit Oppedal, Eugene Guribye, Jane Kroger, (2017). Vocational identity development among unaccompanied refugee minors. International Journal of Intercultural Relations s. 145-159. doi: 10.1016/j.ijintrel.2017.04.004
Serap Keles, Thormod Idsøe, Oddgeir Friborg, Selcuk Sirin, Brit Oppedal, (2016). The Longitudinal Relation between Daily Hassles and Depressive Symptoms among Unaccompanied Refugees in Norway. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology s. 1-15. doi: 10.1007/s10802-016-0251-8
Serap Keles, Oddgeir Friborg, Thormod Idsøe, Selcuk Sirin, Brit Oppedal, (2016). Depression among unaccompanied minor refugees: The relative contribution of general and acculturation-specific daily hassles. Ethnicity and Health s. 300-317. doi: 10.1080/13557858.2015.1065310
Kristian Garthus-Niegel, Brit Oppedal, Halvard Vike, (2015). Semantic Models of Host-Immigrant Relations in Norwegian Education Policies. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research s. 48-71. doi: 10.1080/00313831.2014.996593
Kristian Garthus-Niegel, Brit Oppedal, (2015). (No) time to learn: Learning effectiveness temporalities in Norwegian first-grade classrooms. Social Analysis: The International Journal of Anthropology s. 41-61. doi: 10.3167/sa.2015.590303
Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, (2015). The role of social support in the acculturation and mental health of unaccompanied minor asylum seekers. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology s. 203-211. doi: 10.1111/sjop.12194
Daniele Evelin Alves, Kristin Gustavson, Espen Røysamb, Brit Oppedal, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, (2014). Preadolescents with immigrant backgrounds: the relationship between emotional problems, parental achievement values, and comparison. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology s. 124-134. doi: 10.21307/sjcapp-2014-017
Eugene Guribye, Brit Oppedal, (2014). Life in Exile Before and During a Crisis in the Country of Origin. s. 88-100.
Gil G Noam, Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, Naaila Panjwani, (2014). Mental Health Problems and School Outcomes Among Immigrant and Non-Immigrant Early Adolescents in Norway. School Mental Health s. 279-293. doi: 10.1007/s12310-014-9129-5
Daniele Evelin Alves, Heather L Corliss, Espen Røysamb, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Brit Oppedal, Kristin Gustavson, (2014). Immigrant Preadolescents and Risk of Emotional Distress. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology s. 41-51. doi: 10.21307/sjcapp-2014-007
Karoline Brobakke Seglem, Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, (2014). Daily hassles and coping dispositions as predictors of psychological adjustment: A comparative study of young unaccompanied refugees and youth in the resettlement country. International Journal of Behavioral Development s. 293-303. doi: 10.1177/0165025414520807
Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, (2012). Conduct Problems and Depression among Unaccompanied Refugees: The Association with Pre-Migration Trauma and Acculturation. Anales de Psicología s. 683-694. doi: 10.6018/analesps.28.3.155981
Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Espen Røysamb, Brit Oppedal, Stuart T. Hauser, (2011). Factor structure of the child attachment interview. European Journal of Developmental Psychology s. 744-759. doi: 10.1080/17405629.2011.631293
Daniele Evelin Alves, Espen Røysamb, Brit Oppedal, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, (2011). Emotional problems in preadolescents in Norway: The role of gender, ethnic minority status, and home- and school-related hassles. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) doi: 10.1186/1753-2000-5-37
Eugene Guribye, Gro Mjeldheim Sandal, Brit Oppedal, (2011). Communal proactive coping strategies among Tamil refugees in Norway. A case study in a naturalistic setting. International Journal of Mental Health Systems doi: 10.1186/1752-4458-5-9
Karoline Brobakke Seglem, Brit Oppedal, Sabine Raeder, (2011). Predictors of depressive symptoms among resettled unaccompanied refugee minors. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology s. 457-464. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9450.2011.00883.x
Jörg Richter, Åse Sagatun, Sonja Heyerdahl, Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, (2011). The Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) - Self-Report. An analysis of its structure in a multiethnic urban adolescent sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry s. 1002-1011. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02372.x
Caroline Dalhaug, Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, (2011). The role of sociocultural context for culture competence and depressive symptoms among ethnic minority youths in junior high school. European Journal of Developmental Psychology s. 280-294. doi: 10.1080/17405621003710843
Brit Oppedal, (2008). Psychosocial profiles as mediators of variation in internalizing problems among young immigrants with origins in countries of war and internal conflicts. European Journal of Developmental Psychology s. 210-234. doi: 10.1080/17405620701577850
Brit Oppedal, (2007). Psykososial tilpasning og psykisk helse blant ungdom med innvandrerbakgrunn i Norge. s. 8-19.
Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, (2007). Young Muslim immigrants in Norway: An epidemiological study of their psychosocial adaptation and internalizing problems. Applied Developmental Science s. 112-125. doi: 10.1080/10888690701454583
Lars Lien, Brit Oppedal, Ole Rikard Haavet, Edvard Hauff, Magne Thoresen, Espen Bjertness, (2006). Own and parental war experience as a risk factor for mental health problems among adolescents with an immigrant ackground: results from a cross sectional study in Oslo, Norway. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-2-30
Lars Lien, Brit Oppedal, Ole Rikard Haavet, Edvard Hauff, Magne Thoresen, Espen Bjertness, (2006). Own and parental war experience as a risk factor for mental health problems among adolescents with an immigrant background: results from a cross sectional study in Oslo, Norway. Clinical Practice and Epidemiology in Mental Health doi: 10.1186/1745-0179-2-30
Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, Sonja Heyerdahl, (2005). Ethnic group, acculturation and psychiatric problems in young immigrants. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry s. 646-660. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00381.x
Lars Lien, Kristian Tambs, Brit Oppedal, Sonja Heyerdahl, Espen Bjertness, (2005). Is relatively young age within a school year a risk factor for mental health problems and poor school performance? A population-based cross-sectional study of adolescents in Oslo. BMC Public Health doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-102

Brit Oppedal, Anne Kristine Nilsen Solhaug, Oddgeir Friborg, Guido Biele, (2019). Mestring i mottak og kommuner. Implementering og evaluering av Teaching Recovery Techniques i asylmottak, omsorgssentre og bosettingskommuner i Norge
Karoline Brobakke Seglem, Brit Oppedal, Sabine Raeder, (2012). Predictors of psychological adjustment among young unaccompanied refugees after resettlement: a population-based study
Brit Oppedal, Laila Jensen, Karoline Brobakke Seglem, Yngvild B. Haukeland, (2011). Etter bosettingen: Psykisk helse, mestring og sosial integrasjon blant ungdom som kom til Norge som enslige mindreårige asylsøkere
Brit Oppedal, Eugene Guribye, (2011). Norsk og tamilsk. Livskvalitet og sosial integrasjon. Flerkulturelle oppvekstmiljøer. Arbeidsnotat
Brit Oppedal, Karoline Seglem, Laila Jensen, (2009). Avhengig og selvstendig. Enslige mindreårige flyktningers stemme i tall og tale
Brit Oppedal, Laila Jensen, Karoline Seglem, (2008). Når hverdagen normaliseres. Psykisk helse og sosiale relasjoner blant unge flyktninger som kom til Norge uten foreldrene sine

Brit Oppedal, Serap Keles, (2018). Is culture competence a valuable construct in the study of psychological adjustment among immigrant children and youth?.
Irmelin Kjelaas, Lauritzen Solvor Mjønes, Tine Kristin Jensen, Ketil Eide, Moa N. Lønning, Hilde Lidén, Nora Sveaass, Brit Oppedal, Guro Brokke Omland, Lutine de Wal Pastoor, Eugene Guribye, Atle Dyregrov, Torunn Flatland, (2017). Mot bedre viten om barns beste. www.nrk.no/ytring
Brit Oppedal, Serap Keles, (2016). The associations of pre-migration trauma and post-resettlement discrimination with changes in ethnic identity among unaccompanied minor asylum-seekers.
Serap Keles, Brit Oppedal, (2015). Resilience among Unaccompanied Minor Refugees.
Brit Oppedal, Serap Keles, Oddgeir Friborg, selcuk sirin, Thormod Idsoe, (2015). Socio‐cultural adaptation and mental health among youth who arrived in norway as unaccompanied minor asylum seekers.
Serap Keles, Brit Oppedal, (2014). Resilience among Unaccompanied Minor Refugees: The role of acculturation stressors and resources.
Serap Keles, Thormod Idsøe, Oddgeir Friborg, Selcuk Sirin, Brit Oppedal, (2014). The longitudinal relation between acculturation hassles and depression among unaccompanied refugees in Norway.
Serap Keles, Brit Oppedal, (2013). When support matters the most: Collectivism, relatedness and perceived support among Unaccompanied Refugees.
Serap Keles, Brit Oppedal, Oddgeir Friborg, Thormod Idsøe, Selcuk Sirin, (2013). The relative contribution of acculturative and general stressors to depression among Unaccompanied Minor Refugees.
Brit Oppedal, Serap Keles, Thormod Idsoe, Oddgeir Friborg, (2013). Social support from friends, everyday problems, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among unaccompanied minor refugees.
Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, (2011). Attachment and Psychosocial Adaptation in Unaccompanied Minor Asylum-seekers: The role of formal and informal networks.
Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, (2011). Gender differences in network reconstruction, acculturation and mental health among resettled unaccompanied minor asylumseekers.
Brit Oppedal, Gil Noam, Thormod Idsøe, (2011). Post Traumatic Stress and Attachment Insecurity in Long Term Adaptation of Unaccompanied Minor Asylumseekers.
Thormod Idsøe, Brit Oppedal, Atle Dyregrov, (2011). Cross-Cultural Measurement Invariance of the Children's Impact of Event Scale (Cries-8) Measuring Symptoms of Traumatic Stress.
Hildegunn Fandrem, Thormod Idsøe, Brit Oppedal, (2011). Reactive and proactive Aggressiveness Among Immigrant and native Preadolescents: The relation to Emotional and Conduct problems.
Millicent Adubofour, Jane Kroger, Oddgeir Friborg, Brit Oppedal, (2011). The relationships among perceived ethnic discrimination, ethnic identity crisis, and ethnic identity exploration.
Kyunghwa Kwak, Brit Oppedal, Thormod Idsøe, (2010). Sociocultural Understandings of Parenting in the Norwegian Context.
Eugene Guribye, Brit Oppedal, (2010). Breakdown of coping resources among Tamil refugees in Norway.
Daniele Evelin Alves, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, (2009). Absence in gender differences in internalizing symptoms among ethnic minority preadolescents.
Brit Oppedal, Espen Røysamb, (2008). Association between parents’ achievement values and mental health among immigrant and non immigrant youth in Norway.
Brit Oppedal, (2008). Social skills and culture competence in adaptive outcomes among high and low risk immigrant youth in Norway.
Brit Oppedal, (2007). Betydning av samspill mellom individuelle forhold og miljøfaktorer for barns og unges psykiske helse.
Brit Oppedal, (2007). Psykisk helse blant ungdom med innvandrerbakgrunn.
Brit Oppedal, (2007). Acculturation Development and Mental Health among Young Immigrants in Norway.
Brit Oppedal, (2007). The association between perceived parenting styles and culture competence in relation to mental health among children of immigrants.
Daniele Evelin Alves, Brit Oppedal, Stuart Hauser, (2007). Pathways to adolescent depression in immigrant youth.
Daniele Evelin Alves, Henrik Daae Zachrisson, Brit Oppedal, (2007). Validation of a short version of the Depression Experiences Questionnaire for Adolescents in a predominantly minority sample in Norway.
Brit Oppedal, (2007). Når hverdagen normaliseres. Belastninger og nettverk blant unge flyktninger som kom til Norge uten foreldre.

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