Doktorgradsavhandlinger / PhD Dissertations: Nye registreringer
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Knee cartilage surgery: epidemiology, research methods and a proposal for improved surveillance
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Focal articular cartilage defects (FCDs) of the knee are identified in 20% of knee arthroscopies and are affecting a large and severly troubled group of young, adult patiens. FCDs may subsequently lead to knee osteoarthritis ... -
Development of excellence in young Norwegian athletes: the interaction between motivation and self-regulation
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Introduction: Motivational and cognitive processes are interrelated and greatly influence one another (e.g., see Baumeister & Vohs, 2007; Inzlicht, Schmeichel, & Macrae, 2014). Investigating the interactive nature of these ... -
Breaking - that's me!: meaning, identity, gender constructions among young break(danc)ers living in Oslo, Norway
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)In a rapidly changing world characterized by increased ethnic diversity, successful integration depends (among other factors) on social interaction among people. Hence, there is a need for cross-cultural meeting points. ... -
"Muddling through": the dynamics of talent development in Norwegian women's handball
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Denne avhandlingen undersøker talentutvikling i norsk håndball. I litteraturen om organisering av eliteidrett beskrives normative systemer for å identifisere og utvikle talenter som ikke ligner på spillerutviklingsmodellen ... -
Motivation and physical activity in individuals with severe mental illness
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)There is increasing evidence for physical activity having a positive impact on physical and mental health, as well as on illness symptoms in individuals with severe mental illness (SMI). However, individuals with SMI ... -
Caffeine and endurance performance in athletes
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)This thesis consists of five studies with additional unpublished results where the aim was to examine the effects of caffeine (CAF) ingestion on factors considered determining for endurance sport performance and fatigue. ... -
Legitimation processes of sport organizations: the case of Norwegian youth sport policy and the 2016 Lillehammer Winter Youth Olympic Games
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Introduction: The Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sport’s (NIF) main argument for hosting the 2016 Lillehammer Youth Olympic Games (hereafter referred to as Lillehammer 2016) was the alleged positive ... -
Towards a better understanding of the dynamics of sports coaching at the youth level: the coach's perspective: a study of the youth football coaches participating in the Norwegian arm of the Promoting Adolescent Physical Activity (PAPA) project
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)Background: This doctoral thesis was based on the Promoting Adolescent Physical Activity (PAPA) project (Duda et al., 2013). Specifically, this doctoral thesis focused on the Norwegian arm, thereby aiming to acquire detailed ... -
"I have a pacemaker and hip replacement, but I'm up and running": rural Norwegian men's meanings related to health, body and physical activity
(Doctoral thesis, 2017)The overall aim of this study is to create an understanding of how a heterogeneous sample of 18 men of different ages, education and ethnic backgrounds, living in or close to a rural town in Hedmark County in Norway, ... -
Sedentary behaviour in young people: assessment methods and predictors
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)ENGLISH ABSTRACT Introduction: Both children and adolescent spend a lot of their awake time sedentary, and studies have shown that sedentary behaviour may be detrimental to health. Several studies have examined correlates ... -
Mindfulness in High Performance Environments
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)Introduction: Being mindful and mindfulness-training have been associated with improved attention control and stress-reduction in the normal population. However, little is known about the effects of such training in high ... -
Quantification of movement patterns in cross-country skiing using inertial measurement units
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)Inertial measurement units (IMU) are implemented in a variety of commonly-used technological equipment including cars and smartphones. IMUs are sensitive to motion, sample at high frequency, and have become small, wireless, ... -
"Karakteren i seg selv gir jo ikke noe læring": en empirisk studie av vurdering for læring i kroppsøving ved seks videregående skoler i Norge
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)Tema i denne artikkelbaserte avhandlingen er vurdering for læring (VfL) i kroppsøving. Både avhandlingens litteraturgjennomgang og tidligere internasjonale litteraturgjennomganger viser at selv om det har vært et økende ... -
Recognition in sport: love, rights and solidarity
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-10-10)The main research question in this thesis is why sport morally matters, or, reframed in Honneth’s terminology, what is the potential of sport as a sphere for recognition? I have argued for the relevance of Honneth’s ... -
Stress, emotions, and coping in elite football players: a study of negative emotions, defensive self-presentation strategies, and their relationships to skill and performance level
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)This thesis investigated potential relationships between stress emotions, the use of defensive self-presentation strategies as coping strategies, accuracy of self-perceptions, and skill and performance level in elite soccer ... -
Sport, race and gender: the experiences of black Norwegian athletes
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)In this study, I explored how racism and marginalization in Norwegian sport are experienced by black Norwegian athletes. To accomplish this, I used the following research questions: 1. How are individual and institutional ... -
Cardiopulmonary exercise testing in health and disease: cardiorespiratory fitness in adults in Norway and in lung cancer patients undergoing surgery
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is used to quantify an individual’s exercise capacity and is recognized as the main variable for measurement during cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET). There are limited reference values ... -
Muscle activation and kinematics in contemporary breaststroke swimming
(Doctoral thesis, 2016)This thesis consists of five studies, the main objectives of which were to establish a reliable method for conducting surface electromyography (EMG) in water over prolonged submersion (Study 1); to develop a specific method ... -
Injuries and risk factors in elite female football: implications for screening and prevention
(Doctoral thesis, 2014)Previous reports have documented that lower extremity injuries account for 60-85% of all timeloss injuries in female football. However, methodological differences have led to significant discrepanies in injury patterns ... -
Effects of strength training for prostate cancer patients during androgen deprivation therapy
(Doctoral thesis, 2015)Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) increases survival rates among prostate cancer (PCa) patients with locally advanced disease, but is associated with side effects that may impair daily function through negative effects ...