Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Norwegian term or phrase:
mestring
English translation:
coping
Added to glossary by
William [Bill] Gray
Jan 25, 2006 19:43
18 yrs ago
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Norwegian term
Norway
Working with words
Native in: English 
Works in: English, Norwegian to English, Danish to English, and 1 more.
mestring
Norwegian to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
This came up at a course I had teaching English to Norwegians who train people from various professionals to become teachers in their field. We were not completely satisfied with "coping"; "managing" or "mastering". Anybody out there with a psycho- background who can help with the professional term?
Thanks in advance.
Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +5 | coping |
alexandratheres
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| 4 | proficient (in) / competent / qualified |
lone (X)
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| 4 | expertise |
Suzanne Blangsted (X)
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| 3 | for noun-form, try: achievement, attainment, accomplishment |
David Griffiths
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| 3 | self-efficacy |
brigidm
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Proposed translations
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alexandratheres
Native in Norwegian
Native in: Norwegian
Works in: English to Norwegian, German to Norwegian, Danish to Norwegian, and 2 more.
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coping
When I studied psychology at the University a few years ago, coping was the term which was frequently used in the text books when it came down to explaining this part of the science.
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Per Bergvall
: Coping is also quoted as a synonym in the asker's own reference - http://www.skur.no/dok/skur/notater/2001_06.doc. Qualify with "Coping easily" or "Coping effectively" to avoid overtones of coping only just.
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Diarmuid Kennan
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Vedis Bjørndal
: ref. Psykologiske fagord E/N - Arild Raaheim, Kjell Raaheim
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Michele Fauble
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Richard Lawson
: This is the term I have used in translations of material on education (Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research).
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This is what I had suspected, but we needed "peer confirmation". Thanks to all who contributed."
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proficient (in) / competent / qualified
I am not sure whether this is possible in the context, but adjectives might be a potential option:
other expressions: conversant, practiced, versed in, expert
other expressions: conversant, practiced, versed in, expert
Reference:
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David Griffiths
Native in English
speciality-medical/veterinary/biological
Native in: English 
Works in: Norwegian to English
for noun-form, try: achievement, attainment, accomplishment
I don't have the background in psychology you request, but I think these would be close. Examples: BASIC SKILLS ACHIEVEMENT, The Psychology of Achievement (mestringssykologi)
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expertise
this is the one I believe fits best after reading your article
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self-efficacy
Although this is not my area of speciality, I think you should try a search for "mestring" and "self-efficacy". You will find a lot of authoritative sources that translate this with "self-efficacy". "Skolebaserte programmer med hensikt å fremme sunne kostvaner hadde en liten, men signifikant effekt på matvanene til elevene. Både kunnskapsnivå, atferd og selv-mestring (”self-efficacy”) ble positivt påvirket gjennom programmene."
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