Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "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 ... -
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 ... -
Psychopathy, anxiety, and resiliency – Psychological hardiness as a mediator of the psychopathy–anxiety relationship in a prison setting
Sandvik, Asle Makoto; Hansen, Anita Lill; Hystad, Sigurd William; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Bartone, Paul T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-09-14)The literature on the association between psychopathy and anxiety is somewhat mixed, but it has been proposed that one possible advantage of psychopathy might be resiliency against anxiety. Another construct related to ... -
Relationship between Neuroticism, Threat of shock and Heart Rate Variability Reactivity
Hansen, Anita Lill; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between Neuroticism, non-executive functioningand heart rate variability (HRV) in both threat and non-threat situations. Sixty-five male sailors fromthe Royal ... -
Selection of Norwegian police drone operators: an evaluation of selected cognitive tests from “The Vienna Test System"
Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Nilsen, Andreas Aalstad; Hystad, Sigurd William; Grytting, Eyvind; Ronge, Jørgen Lunde; Rostad, Steinar; Öhman, Peter Henrik; Overland, Arne Jon (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)A nationwide sample of 129 police officers participated in a study aimed at validating and presenting practical implications of a selection procedure for applicants to an educational program for Norwegian police drone ... -
A study of the side effects of Pandemrix influenza (H1N1) vaccine after whole-crew vaccination on board a Norwegian naval vessel
Munch, Johan Storm; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Birkeland, Ingelin; Finne, Morten; Utkilen, Tourun; Bøe, Tommy; Mjølhus, Gry; Sommerfelt-Pettersen, Jan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Background: The frigate His Norwegian Majesty’s ship (HNoMS) Fridtjof Nansen was participating in operations in the Gulf of Aden in support of the EU mission tasked with protecting vessels from the threat of piracy. The ... -
Teamwork on Patrol: Investigating Teamwork Processes and Underlaying Coordinating Mechanisms in a Police Training Program
Espevik, Roar; Johnsen, Bjørn Helge; Saus-Rose, Evelyn; Sanden, Sverre; Olsen, Olav Kjellevold (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The Big Five theory suggests that five components in teamwork are essential for team effectiveness in stressful environments. Furthermore, three coordinating mechanisms are claimed to be decisive to upholding and informing ...