Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Sam, David"
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50+ years of psychological acculturation research: Progress and challenges
Sam, David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Acculturation psychology, now over fifty years old, has evolved significantly since its inception in the mid-1960s. This paper seeks to shape the future of the field by addressing recent criticisms and controversies such ... -
Assessing levels of knowledge, compliance with preventive measures and behavioral adjustments to the ‘new normal’ of COVID-19: Empirical evidence from Ghana
Kekesi, Elias Kodjo; Agyemang, Collins Badu; Sam, David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Countries have managed COVID-19 infection and mortality differently. Ghana, a resource-constrained country, with a poorer healthcare system, had fewer infections and more recoveries than high-income countries. Although an ... -
Caregivers’ Perspective on the Psychological Burden of Living with Children Affected by Sickle Cell Disease in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo
Lelo, Patricia Vangu Matondo; Kitetele, Faustin Nd.; Akele, Cathy E.; Sam, David; Boivin, Michael J.; Kashala-Abotnes, Espérance (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-31)There is limited information on knowledge, perceptions, and management of sickle cell disease (SCD) in Africa in general and in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in particular. This study explored knowledge, ... -
How ‘should’ the majority group acculturate? Acculturation expectations and their correlates among minority- and majority-group members
Kunst, Jonas R.; Ozer, Simon; Lefringhausen, Katharina; Bierwiaczonek, Kinga; Obaidi, Milan; Sam, David (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Do minority-group members welcome or reject that majority-group members adopt other cultures? Acculturation is commonly defined as a process of mutual accommodation. Yet, the acculturation of majority-group members has ... -
Investigation of gender bias in the mental imagery of faces
Kunst, Jonas R.; Juettemeier, Marilena; Bailey, April H.; Anjum, Gulnaz; English, Alexander S.; Obaidi, Milan; Sam, David; Yaşın-Tekizoğlu, Fatma; Agyemang, Collins B. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)People tend to think of the prototypical person as a man more than as a woman, but this bias has primarily been observed in language-based tasks. Here, we investigated whether this bias is also present in the mental imagery ... -
Psychological distress among Afghan refugees in Norway as a function of their integration
Brea Larios, Dixie; Sam, David; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Often, refugees are susceptible to mental health problems due to adversities experienced before, during, and after the flight. Through a cross-sectional study, the present study examines the relationship between ...