Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Andreassen, Cecilie Schou"
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The aetiology and trajectory of anabolic-androgenic steroid use initiation: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research
Sagoe, Dominic; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-02)Background: To our knowledge, there has never been a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature on the trajectory and aetiology of nonmedical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use. Methods: We systematically ... -
The associations between low-level gaming, high-level gaming and problematic alcohol use
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Krossbakken, Elfrid; Vedaa, Øystein; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)The current study aimed to investigate associations between gaming and different patterns of problematic alcohol use, controlling for important demographics, personality and mental health covariates. Data was collected by ... -
The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale: Reliability and validity of a brief screening test
Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Griffiths, Mark D.; Pallesen, Ståle; Bilder, Robert; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Aboujaoude, Elias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-17)Although excessive and compulsive shopping has been increasingly placed within the behavioral addiction paradigm in recent years, items in existing screens arguably do not assess the core criteria and components of addiction. ... -
Dataspillavhengighet : en oversikt over utbredelse, måling, korrelater, og behandling
Huang, Kristin Zhuoling; Pallesen, Ståle; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Hanss, Daniel; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Molde, Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)I forskningsmiljøene har det vært diskutert hvorvidt dataspillavhengighet (overdreven og tvangspreget dataspilling) er et nyttig begrep, hvordan det skal defineres og hva slags forklaringsmodeller som er mest passende. Per ... -
Demographical, personality, alcohol use, and mental health characteristics associated with different alcoholic beverage preferences among students
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)The study investigates correlates (i.e. demographics, personality, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm, alcohol expectancies, and mental health) of different alcoholic beverage preferences (i.e. beer/alcopops/cider, wine, ... -
Demographics, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Vedaa, Øystein; Skogstad, Anders; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The current study aimed to identify demographic, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships. Data were collected by two online surveys among students in Bergen, Norway, ... -
Disclosure and exposure of alcohol on social media and later alcohol use: A large-scale longitudinal study
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Vedaa, Øystein; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-01)This article aims to investigate whether alcohol-related disclosure and exposure on social media can predict later alcohol use, and to identify covariates in these relationships. Data were collected by online surveys (two ... -
Do online privacy concerns predict selfie behavior among adolescents, young adults and adults?
Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-23)Selfies, or self-portraits, are often taken and shared on social media for online self-presentation reasons, which are considered essential for the psychosocial development and well-being of people in today’s culture. ... -
An experimental study on the attribution of personality traits to bullies and targets in a workplace setting
Pallesen, Ståle; Nielsen, Morten Birkeland; Magerøy, Nils; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Einarsen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-22)Previous studies on the personality of bullies and targets have exclusively been based on self-report. Against this backdrop we conducted a between group experimental vignette study with three conditions, describing a ... -
“Freshman’s week”: characteristics associated with participation and experiencing adverse effects
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-29)Background: “Freshman’s week” (FW) is a Norwegian initiation ritual to higher education. Previous research has suggested that FW-participation is associated with better social adjustment to the student ... -
General and alcohol-related social media use and mental health: A large-sample longitudinal study
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05)The current study aimed to investigate if general and alcohol-related social media use predicts symptoms of depression and anxiety. Students in Bergen, Norway, participated in a Web-based survey during fall 2015 (T1) and ... -
Is it meaningful to distinguish between Facebook addictionand social networking sites addiction? Psychometric analysisof Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction scales
Balcerowska, Julia M.; Bereznowski, Piotr; Biernatowska, Adriana; Atroszko, Pawel A.; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Studies conducted on Social Networking Sites (SNSs) addiction have to a large extent focused on Facebook as a prototypical example of SNS. Nonetheless, the evolution of SNSs has spawn conceptual and methodological controversies ... -
A national survey on how sexual activity is perceived to be associated with sleep
Pallesen, Ståle; Waage, Siri; Thun, Eirunn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Bjorvatn, Bjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)There is a paucity of studies investigating how sexual activity is perceived to influence sleep, despite conceptions about significant gender differences regarding this issue. In all, 4000 persons, aged between 18 and 55 ... -
Polypharmacy among anabolic-androgenic steroid users: A descriptive metasynthesis
Sagoe, Dominic; McVeigh, Jim; Bjørnebekk, Astrid; Essilfie, Marie-Stella; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-15)Background As far as we are aware, no previous systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative/descriptive literature on polypharmacy in anabolic-androgenic steroid(s) (AAS) users has been published. Method We systematically ... -
The prevalence of workaholism: A survey study in a nationally representative sample of norwegian employees
Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Griffiths, Mark D.; Hetland, Jørn; Kravina, Luca; Jensen, Fredrik Johan Broch; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-13)Workaholism has become an increasingly popular area for empirical study. However, most studies examining the prevalence of workaholism have used non-representative samples and measures with poorly defined cut-off scores. ... -
Recurrent cannabis use among Norwegian students: Prevalence, characteristics, and polysubstance use
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Vedaa, Øystein; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Research on cannabis has focused on lifetime use or regular/heavy use (i.e., daily or almost daily). Regular, albeit not necessarily daily, cannabis use has received less scientific attention. Objectives: This ... -
The relationships between workaholism and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study
Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Griffiths, Mark D.; Rajita, Sinha; Hetland, Jørn; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-05-18)Despite the many number of studies examining workaholism, large-scale studies have been lacking. The present study utilized an open web-based cross-sectional survey assessing symptoms of psychiatric disorders and workaholism ... -
Smartphone restriction and its effect on subjective withdrawal related scores
Eide, Tine Almenning; Aarestad, Sarah Helene; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Bilder, Robert M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-08-13)Excessive smartphone use has been associated with a number of negative consequences for the individual and the environment. Some similarities can be observed between excessive smartphone usage and several behavioural ... -
Work addiction among bank employees in Italy: A contribution to validation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale with a focus on measurement invariance across gender and managerial status
Falco, Alessandra; Girardi, Damiano; De Carlo, Alessandro; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Dal Corso, Laura (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This study contributes to the validation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS) in the Italian context, with a focus on measurement invariance across gender and managerial status. The BWAS is a consolidated measure of ... -
Working conditions and individual differences are weakly associated with workaholism: A 2-3-year prospective study of shift-working nurses
Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Bakker, Arnold B.; Bjorvatn, Bjørn; Moen, Bente Elisabeth; Magerøy, Nils; Shimazu, Akihito; Hetland, Jørn; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-21)This study focuses on individual differences and the demand-support-control model in relation to workaholism. We hypothesized that unfavorable working conditions (high job demands, low job control/decision latitude, and ...