Browsing Faculty of Psychology by Title
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Bullying at work Antecedents and outcomes
(The University of Bergen, 2006-05-30)The synopsis: The present thesis is titled "Workplace bullying. Antecedents and outcomes". Hence, it focuses on work place bullying, which is a relatively new research topic within psychology. The synopsis part of the ...Doctoral thesis -
Can I Make a Difference? The Role of General and Domain-specific Self-efficacy in Sustainable Consumption Decisions
(Pabst Science Publishers, 2010)We report a study which explored sustainable development self-efficacy (SDSE) beliefs, that is, domain-specific self-efficacy beliefs concerning one’s ability to foster sustainable development. We propose that ...Journal article -
Can Social Comparison Feedback Affect Indicators of Eco-Friendly Travel Choices? Insights from Two Online Experiments
(MDPI, 2017-01-29)Two online experiments explored the effects of social comparison feedback on indicators of eco-friendly travel choices. It was tested whether the chosen indicators are sensitive to the information conveyed, and if this ...Journal article -
Can sustained arousal explain the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
(BioMed Central, 2009-02-23)We present an integrative model of disease mechanisms in the Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS), unifying empirical findings from different research traditions. Based upon the Cognitive activation theory of stress (CATS), ...Journal article -
"The cancer treatment was only half the work!". A mixed-method study of rehabilitation among young adult cancer survivors
(The University of Bergen, 2015-01-06)Young adults (18-35 years of age) are a small and understudied group of cancer survivors. Increasingly, research demonstrates that this population is at higher risk of physical and psychosocial late-effects and morbidity ...Doctoral thesis -
Caregiver perceptions of children in their care and motivations for the care work in children's homes in Ghana: Children of God or children of white men?
(Elsevier, 2016-07)The perceptions and motivations that workers have in their work and work environment are important determinants of the quality of work they do. For people who work in residential institutions where children who have lost ...Journal article -
Case based learning in orthodontic undergraduate education. A pilot study at fourth-year dental students, in Bergen.
(Program for universitetspedagogikk, Universitetet i Bergen, 2016)Theoretical teaching in orthodontic education is based on traditional lectures. The aim of the present pilot study was to evaluate students’ perceptions after a case-based learning attempt. Forty-two fourth grade dental ...Working paper -
A Case Study of NGO Collaboration in the Norwegian Alcohol Policy Arena
(The University of Bergen, 2007-12)The purpose of this study was to increase the knowledge base on the processes through which health promotion partnerships function by testing a newly developed model, The Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning. The ...Master thesis -
Causal Attribution. Cross-cultural models for explaining events
(The University of Bergen, 2017-06-13)The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the association between culture and causal attribution for Saami and Norwegian participants. Data was collected through cognitive mapping, a technique aimed towards ...Master thesis -
Causal inferences about others' behavior among the Wampar, Papua New Guinea - and why they are hard to elicit
(Frontiers, 2015-03-10)As social beings, people need to be able to interact intelligently with others in their social environment. Accordingly, people spend much time conversing with one another in order to understand the broad and fine aspects ...Journal article -
Challenges in Implementing the Colombian Constitutional Court’s Health-Care System Ruling of 2008
(The University of Bergen, 2013-08-28)Is right-to-health litigation a suitable strategy for advancing the right to health, or does it reinforce inequalities and undermine health authorities in their attempts to control costs and set fair priorities? The ...Doctoral thesis -
Challenges of pursuing schooling for former street and working children - The voices of adolescent girls in Bangalore, India
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-30)India signed the Right to Education Act' in 2009. However, national policies in India do not always acknowledge the most vulnerable groups, in particular the group of street and working children and girls. This study ...Master thesis -
Changes from 1986 to 2006 in reasons for liking leisure-time physical activity among adolescents
(Wiley, 2015)Reasons for participating in physical activity (PA) may have changed in accordance with the general modernization of society. The aim is to examine changes in self-reported reasons for liking leisure-time physical activity ...Journal article -
Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy
(BioMed Central, 2013-01-28)Background: Numerous studies have documented a profound reduction in alcohol use among pregnant women, whereas research on expectant fathers has been scarce. The aim of this study was to measure changes in alcohol consumption ...Journal article -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966-69 to 1995-97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
(BioMed Central, 2007-10-04)Background The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents ...Journal article -
Changes in BMI-distribution from 1966–69 to 1995–97 in adolescents. The Young-HUNT study, Norway
(BioMed Central, 2007-10-04)Background: The aim of this study was to explore changes in the BMI-distribution over time among Norwegian adolescents. Methods: Height and weight were measured in standardised ways and BMI computed in 6774 adolescents ...Journal articlePeer reviewed -
Changes in hippocampal neurogenesis throughout early development
(Elsevier, 2014-08-01)Adult hippocampal neurogenesis drastically diminishes with age but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, age-related influences on the hippocampal early neuroprogenitor cell (NPC) pool was examined by quantifying ...Journal article -
Changes in optimal childcare practices in Kenya: Insights from the 2003, 2008-9 and 2014 demographic and health surveys
(PLOS, 2016-08-17)Objective(s): Using nationally representative surveys conducted in Kenya, this study examined optimal health promoting childcare practices in 2003, 2008–9 and 2014. This was undertaken in the context of continuous ...Journal article -
Character strengths, life satisfaction and orientations to happiness - a study of the Nordic countries
(The University of Bergen, 2011-12-14)Health promotion and positive psychology both focus on the positive aspects of health, and share a view in which the prevention of health problems are as important as repairing damage. Whereas much is known about how to ...Master thesis -
Child Care Practices, Resources for Care, and Nutritional Outcomes in Ghana: Findings from Demographic and Health Surveys
(The University of Bergen, 2015-03-19)Introduction: The overarching empirical question of this study is this: how are children growing in Ghana and how is childcare related to child growth? Child health is a fundamental public health issue, for children's ...Doctoral thesis
