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Providers’ Experiences with Delivering School‑Based Targeted Prevention for Adolescents with Anxiety Symptoms: A Qualitative Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The school setting is important for delivering targeted prevention to adolescents with anxiety. However, schools may not have available providers with training or experience in delivering evidence-based interventions, e.g., ... -
Psychiatric Diagnoses Differ Considerably in Their Associations With Alcohol/Drug-Related Problems Among Adolescents. A Norwegian Population-Based Survey Linked With National Patient Registry Data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-08)The aim of this study was to examine alcohol/drug use and problems across psychiatric diagnoses and to what extent associations between each psychiatric diagnosis and alcohol/drug use and problems were independent from the ... -
Psychiatric symptoms in COVID-19-positive individuals in the general population: Trajectories of depression, anxiety, and insomnia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The present study investigates differences in the trajectories of anxiety, depression, and sleep problems among infected versus non-infected case-controlled individuals. Patients who tested positive for COVID-19 were ... -
Psychological distress among Afghan refugees in Norway as a function of their integration
(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 ... -
Psychological distress, coping and social support in the diagnostic and preoperative phase of breast cancer
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-10-11)Aims: The main aim of this thesis was to describe the psychological distress, coping and social support among women in the diagnostic and preoperative phase of breast cancer using quantitative and qualitative approaches ... -
Psychological factors in long-termsickness absence: the role of shame and social support: Epidemiological studies based on the Health Assets Project
(Doctoral thesis, 2015-11-06)Long-term sickness absence (LTSA) is an important societal and public health challenge in many Western countries. To tackle the challenges, we need knowledge on risk factors for LTSA and what might prolong sickness absence. ... -
Psychological hibernation in Antarctica
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-20)Human activity in Antarctica has increased sharply in recent years. In particular during the winter months, people are exposed to long periods of isolation and confinement and an extreme physical environment that poses ... -
Psychological interventions for the Fear of Public Speaking: A Meta-analysis.
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-15)Background: Fear of Public Speaking (FoPS) or public speaking anxiety is a type of social anxiety and the single most commonly feared situation in the population. FoPS is disabling with negative occupational, academic, and ... -
A psychological symptom based machine learning model for clinical evaluation of irritable bowel syndrome
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder characterized by recurrent abdominal pain associated with alterations in stool form and/or stool frequency. Co-morbidities such ... -
Psychological well-being in times of COVID-19: Associated factors and levels in the general population
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The COVID-19 pandemic and living under social distancing restrictions have been hypothesized to impact well-being and mental health in the general population. This study investigated the general Norwegian adult population's ... -
Psychometric investigation of the French version of the Aberrant Salience Inventory (ASI): Differentiating patients with psychosis, patients with other psychiatric diagnoses and non-clinical participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10)During the prodromal phase of psychosis, individuals may experience an aberrant attribution of salience to irrelevant stimuli. The concept of aberrant salience has been hypothesized to be a central mechanism in the emergence ... -
The Psychometric Properties of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale - Brief
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-07)Previous psychometric analyses of the Frost Multidimensional Perfectionism Scale and the abbreviated version (FMPS–Brief) have resulted in inconsistent findings regarding the scale’s bidimensionality or unidimensionality. ... -
Psychometric Properties of the Norwegian Version of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS) and Its Associations With Outcomes Following Treatment in IAPT Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: No studies have examined the underlying structure or predictive validity of the Cognitive Therapy Adherence and Competence Scale (CTACS). Examining the structure of the CTACS is of great relevance because it ... -
Psychometric properties of the Nursing Home Survey on Patient Safety Culture in Norwegian nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-08-27)Background: Developing a culture where staff are actively aware of how to prevent adverse events is a challenge. The use of survey tools to assess the status of patient safety culture seems to be acceptable as an early ... -
Psychometric Validation of the Revised Family Affluence Scale: a Latent Variable Approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The aim was to develop and test a brief revised version of the family affluence scale. A total of 7120 students from Denmark, Greenland, Italy, Norway, Poland, Romania, Scotland and Slovakia reported on a list of 16 potential ... -
Psychopathic traits in children and adolescents – a systematic review of treatment studies
(Master thesis, 2021-12-15)Ingen omfattende oversikt over tilgjengelig forskning spesifikt relatert til behandling av psykopatiske trekk hos barn og ungdom har hittil eksistert hvor fokus har vært på hele konstruktet. For å fylle kunnskapshullet i ... -
Psychopathy - the heterogeneity of the construct
(Doctoral thesis, 2014-09-01)Background Hervey Cleckley’s description of psychopathic personality detailed in his book, The Mask of Sanity (1941/1976), has strongly influenced the last seven decades of empirical research on psychopathy. Nevertheless, ... -
Psychopathy and the ability to read the “language of the eyes”: Divergence in the psychopathy construct
(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
(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 ...