Blar i Bergen Open Research Archive på forfatter "Laberg, Jon Christian"
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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 ... -
Measuring Military Identity: Scale developoment and psychometric evaluations
Johansen, Rino Bandlitz; Laberg, Jon Christian; Martinussen, Monica (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Our purpose was to perform a psychometric evaluation of a new 33-item questionnaire developed in Norway. To evaluate it we assessed its internal consistency, performed an exploratory factor analysis, and investigated aspects ... -
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 ... -
Psychosocial functioning after losing a close friend in an extreme terror incident
Johnsen, Iren; Laberg, Jon Christian; Matthiesen, Stig Berge; Dyregrov, Atle; Dyregrov, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Do candidate risk factors for complicated grief, and associations with other problems after traumatic deaths (e.g., homicide, suicide, disaster, or accident), also apply to bereaved friends? In this article we present ... -
Should the population limit its exposure to media coverage after a terrorist attack?
Nævdal, Reidar; Gravdahl, Halvor Wennesland; Laberg, Jon Christian; Dyregrov, Kari (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study investigates the relationship between media exposure to the terrorist attacks in Norway on July 22, 2011 and post-traumatic stress reactions (PTSR) three years after the attacks. The sample consisted of two ... -
Stressors, social support and military performance in a modern war scenario
Moldjord, Christian; Laberg, Jon Christian; Rundmo, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The present study examined differences in stressors, coping strategies, and military performance in two groups deployed in the same war scenario, but with operative and psychologically different challenges.