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Sigrun Olafsdottir
Researcher at University of Iceland
Publications - 40
Citations - 1978
Sigrun Olafsdottir is an academic researcher from University of Iceland. The author has contributed to research in topics: Mental health & Mental illness. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 39 publications receiving 1762 citations. Previous affiliations of Sigrun Olafsdottir include Mental Health Services & Boston University.
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Rethinking theoretical approaches to stigma: A Framework Integrating Normative Influences on Stigma (FINIS)
TL;DR: A framework that brings together theoretical insights from micro, meso and macro level research, Goffman's notion that understanding stigma requires a language of social relationships, and the clear implications this framework holds for stigma reduction, even in the face of conflicting results are discussed.
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The Construction of Fear: Americans' Preferences for Social Distance from Children and Adolescents with Mental Health Problems
TL;DR: A general model of stigma is organized that synthesizes previous research and applies a reduced version of this model to data from a nationally representative sample responding to vignettes depicting several stigmatizing scenarios, including attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), depression, asthma, or “normal troubles.”
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Public Knowledge and Assessment of Child Mental Health Problems: Findings From the National Stigma Study-Children
Bernice A. Pescosolido,Peter S. Jensen,Jack K. Martin,Brea L. Perry,Sigrun Olafsdottir,Danielle L. Fettes +5 more
TL;DR: Unless systematically addressed, the public's lack of knowledge, skepticism, and misinformed beliefs signal continuing problems for providers, as well as for caregivers and children seeking treatment.
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Fundamental causes of health disparities: stratification, the welfare state, and health in the United States and Iceland.
TL;DR: The results show that education, employment, and relative poverty have similar effects on health in both nations, thus supporting the notion of a fundamental cause of disease, and in Iceland relative affluence has a weaker relationship with health.
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Health Inequalities in Global Context
TL;DR: Using data from 48 World Values Survey countries, representing 74% of the world’s population, this work examines cross-national variation in inequalities in health and reveals substantial variation according to income, education, sex, and migrant status.