Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Johnsen, Bjørn Helge"
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Back to the basics of polar expeditions: personality hardiness, fear, and nutrition in polar environments
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Gjeldnes, Rune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The present paper aims at presenting an overview of findings relating personality hardiness to adaptation to polar environments. Several studies from the Operational Psychology Research group at the University of Bergen ... -
The combined influence of hardiness and cohesion on mental health in a military peacekeeping mission: A prospective study
Thomassen, Ådne Gabriel; Hystad, Sigurd William; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Johnsen, Grethe; Laberg, Jon Christian; Eid, Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-06-16)A large number of studies have shown that hardiness and cohesion are associated with mental health in a military context. However, most of them are presented without controlling for baseline mental health symptoms, which ... -
Coordinating Mechanisms Are More Important Than Team Processes for Geographically Dispersed Emergency Dispatch and Paramedic Teams
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Espevik, Roar; Eid, Jarle; Østerås, Øyvind; Jacobsen, Johan Kolstad; Brattebø, Guttorm (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-08)In recent decades there has been an increased emphasis on non-technical skills in medical teams. One promising approach that relates teamwork to medical efficiency is the theory of Shared Mental Models (SMM). The aim of ... -
Crossing the Antarctica: Exploring the Effects of Appetite-Regulating Hormones and Indicators of Nutrition Status during a 93-Day Solo-Expedition
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Brattebø, Guttorm; Phillips, Terry M.; Gjeldnes, Rune; Bartone, Paul T.; Monsen, Hans-Olav Neteland; Thayer, Julian F. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Future deep space astronauts must maintain adequate nutrition despite highly stressful, isolated, confined and dangerous environments. The present case-study investigated appetite regulating hormones, nutrition status, and ... -
Cultural differences in emotional intelligence among top officers on board merchant ships
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Meeus, Philippine; Meling, John; Rogde, Torbjørn; Eid, Jarle; Espevik, Roar; Olsen, Olav Kjellevold; Pettersen, Jan Sommerfelt (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)The current research investigated cultural differences in emotional intelligence among top officers on board vessels of multicultural maritime companies. We found that Southeast Asian officers scored higher than European ... -
Developing local crisis leadership – A research and training agenda
Eid, Jarle; Hansen, Anita Lill; Andreassen, Natalia; Espevik, Roar; Brattebø, Guttorm; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The crisis triggered by Covid-19 has exposed the interdependencies of modern society and sparked interest in local response to protracted and complex crisis situations. There has been a growing awareness and interest in ... -
The dimensionality of the 12-item general health questionnaire (GHQ-12): Comparisons of factor structures and invariance across samples and time
Hystad, Sigurd William; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-11)Because of its brevity, the 12-item General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-12) has become one of the most popular and used measure for detecting psychological distress. Originally intended as a unidimensional measure, the ... -
Effect of changing threat conditions on police and military commanders’ preferences for urgent and offensive actions: An analysis of decision making at the operational level of war
Mattingsdal, Jostein; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Espevik, Roar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)A simulation was conducted to examine the decision making of 102 high-ranking police and military commanders (male/female = 88/12, mean years of employment = 22.15) engaged in a simulated hybrid attack on Norway. Four 2 × 3 ... -
Enhancing cognitive motivation: an evaluation model for emergency preparedness exercises
Andreassen, Natalia; Elvegård, Rune; Villanger, Rune; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose Evaluating emergency preparedness exercises is crucial for assessing enhanced knowledge, facilitating learning and implementing knowledge in organizations. The cognitive process of motivation for action is a ... -
Exploring Why Police and Military Commanders Do What They Do: An Empirical Analysis of Decision-Making in Hybrid Warfare
Mattingsdal, Jostein; Espevik, Roar; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Hystad, Sigurd William (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In this study, a total of 102 high-ranking commanders from a military and police background were included in a simulation involving hybrid attacks on Norway. The aim was to explore the commanders’ decision-making in the ... -
From peacetime to war: a path analysis of the factors that predict performance among police and military commanders in collaborative crisis response
Mattingsdal, Jostein; Aandal, Jan; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Espevik, Roar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-12-22)Purpose: This study aimed to examine the applicability of Bandura’s social cognitive theory in predicting organizational performance in dynamic and ambiguous hybrid warfare contexts. Specifically, the study investigated ... -
Hardiness and mental health during naval deployment: The relation is mediated by social processes and not by self-regulatory processes
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Hystad, Sigurd William (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction The aim of the present study was to investigate the mediating effects of cohesion and self-efficacy on the relation between hardiness and symptoms of anxiety and depression during naval international ... -
Heart rate variability and cortisol responses during attentional and working memory tasks in naval cadets
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Hansen, Anita Lill; Murison, Robert; Eid, Jarle; Thayer, Julian Francis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)The aim of the project was to study the relationship between heart rate variability (HRV) and cortisol release during cognitive challenging tasks. Forty-nine male naval cadets from the Royal Norwegian Naval Academy were ... -
High-performing trauma teams: frequency of behavioral markers of a shared mental model displayed by team leaders and quality of medical performance
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Westli, Heidi Kristina; Espevik, Roar; Wisborg, Torben; Brattebø, Guttorm (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-10)Background: High quality team leadership is important for the outcome of medical emergencies. However, the behavioral marker of leadership are not well defined. The present study investigated frequency of behavioral markers ... -
Human adaptability for deep space exploration mission: An exploratory study
Bartone, Paul T.; Roland, Robert; Bartone, Jocelyn; Krueger, Gerald; Sciaretta, Albert; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The present qualitative study conducts in-depth interviews with astronauts and other subject matter experts in order to shed light on human adaptability in extreme environments. Deep space travel will entail a range of ... -
Mental readiness for maritime international operation: procedures developed by Norwegian navy
Sanden, Sverre; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Eid, Jarle; Pettersen, Jan Sommerfelt; Koefoed, Vilhelm F; Størksen, Roar; Røsseland, Atle; Neteland, Hans Olav; Wetteland, Per Inge; Wilhelmsen, Eirik Veum (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)Seafarer’s mental health is vital for a well-functioning organisation. Neglecting mental health status on board could be extremely costly for both the crew affected as well as the company. The present article outlines an ... -
Perceived learning outcome: the relationship between experience, realism, and situation awareness during simulator training
Saus, Evelyn-Rose; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Eid, Jarle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Background. Navigation errors are a frequent cause of serious accidents and work-related injuries among seafarers. The present study investigated the effects of experience, perceived realism, and situation awareness (SA) ... -
Physical fitness and psychological hardiness as predictors of parasympathetic control in response to stress: a Norwegian police simulator training study
Sandvik, Asle Makoto; Gjevestad, Espen Svendsen; Aabrekk, Einar; Øhman, Peter; Kjendlie, Per-Ludvik; Hystad, Sigurd William; Bartone, Paul T.; Hansen, Anita Lill; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The individual biopsychological response to a specific stressor is the result of a complex interplay between many different factors including physiology, behavior, and personality. The goal of the present study was to ... -
Police Dyads Within an Operational Simulation: an Empirical Test of the Research Propositions Made in the “Big Five” Teamwork Approach
Espevik, Roar; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Hystad, Sigurd William (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Based on the impact of the theoretical big five of teamwork model proposed by Salas et al. (2005), the present study aimed at investigating the model within an operational police simulation. One hundred and sixty-seven ... -
Psychopathy and the ability to read the “language of the eyes”: Divergence in the psychopathy construct
Sandvik, Asle Makoto; Hansen, Anita Lill; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Laberg, Jon Christian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014)The capacity to interpret others people’s behavior and mental states is a vital part of human social communication. This ability, also called mentalizing or Theory of Mind (ToM), may also serve as a protective factor against ...