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Why physicians are lousy gatekeepers: Sicklisting decisions when patients have private information on symptoms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In social insurance systems that grant workers paid sick leave, physicians act as gatekeepers, supposedly granting sickness certificates to the sick and not to shirkers. Previous research has emphasized the physician's ... -
The “why” and “how” of International Students’ Ambassadorship Roles in International Education
(Doctoral thesis, 2017-01-31)Current developments in tourism studies have sought to link international education experience to other domains of people’s lives. Although the literature on tourist experience as well as various perspectives pertaining ... -
The Within-Person Effect of Psychological Distress on Social Self-Efficacy: A Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study investigated the temporal relationship between social self-efficacy and psychological distress during 3 years in middle to late adolescence. The sample comprised 1508 participants (60.7% female; baseline mean ... -
Witnessing workplace bullying - protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual health and well-being outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Most research on workplace bullying has examined the impact of the mistreatment on those exposed. Although bullying also is assumed to have significant ripple effects on bystanders, the empirical evidence for ... -
Women's Empowerment and Family Planning: A Quantitative study from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey 2008
(Master thesis, 2014-05-20)Introduction This study analyses the impact of empowerment on women's health and contraceptive use. Empowerment is a process which enables one to exercise choice. In this study, choice is the present and/or planned use of ... -
Work & Health. Cognitive Activation Theory of Stress applied in an organisational setting
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-08-21)Most models of occupational stress propose that stressors in the work environment lead to negative psychological, physical, and behavioural changes in the individual employee (Jex & Bliese, 1999). This thesis focuses on ... -
Work addiction among bank employees in Italy: A contribution to validation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale with a focus on measurement invariance across gender and managerial status
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This study contributes to the validation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale (BWAS) in the Italian context, with a focus on measurement invariance across gender and managerial status. The BWAS is a consolidated measure of ... -
Work and mental complaints: are response outcome expectancies more important than work conditions and number of subjective health complaints?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06-24)Purpose Investigate the relative effect of response outcome expectancies, work conditions, and number of subjective health complaints (SHC) on anxiety and depression in Norwegian employees. Learned response outcome ... -
Work-focused cognitive-behavioural therapy and individual job support to increase work participation in common mental disorders: a randomised controlled multicentre trial
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-08-06)Objectives: Common mental disorders (CMDs) are a major cause of rising disability benefit expenditures. We urgently need evidence on programmes that can increase work participation in CMDs. The aim of this study was to ... -
Work-life balance and health of women: A Qualitative Study of a Mining Company in Ghana
(Master thesis, 2014-05-13)Background: Both work and non-work activities are crucial to living and hence there is a need for balance and integration of career and other demands of life (Sturges & Guest, 2004). In many African countries after the ... -
Work-related risk factors for workplace bullying : The moderating effect of laissez-faire leadership
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-06-07)Workplace bullying has been described as repeated and systematic exposure to negative social acts over time, which the target has difficulties defending against (Einarsen et al., 2020). Previous research has established ... -
The Working Alliance in Individual Psychotherapy: Factor Structure, Baseline Predictors, and Outcome
(Master thesis, 2012-04-15)Objective: Research indicates that the working alliance is a stable predictor of outcome. The majority of previous research has relied on a one-component model for alliance and failed to cover all theoretical aspects of ... -
Working conditions and individual differences are weakly associated with workaholism: A 2-3-year prospective study of shift-working nurses
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-21)This study focuses on individual differences and the demand-support-control model in relation to workaholism. We hypothesized that unfavorable working conditions (high job demands, low job control/decision latitude, and ... -
Working for the Best or Bracing for the Worst? Approach and Avoidance Motivation in Planning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Even though planning is generally helpful in goal pursuit, people do not always choose to plan. The inclination to plan might depend on whether we focus on what we seek to approach or what we seek to avoid. In two ... -
Working hour characteristics and schedules among nurses in three Nordic countries – a comparative study using payroll data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-28)Background: Organisation of working hour schedules in the Northern European countries are rather similar. EU countries are obliged to adopt national legislation regarding duration of weekly working hours and rest periods. ... -
Working Toward a Good Life as a Cancer Survivor. A Longitudinal Study on Positive Health Outcomes of a Rehabilitation Program for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01)Background: Research on cancer rehabilitation targeting young adult cancer survivors (YACS) is limited, and little is known about the positive health outcomes of rehabilitation programs tailored specifically for this ... -
Working Under the Gun: A Theoretical Analysis of Stressors Associated With the Re-negotiation of Norms and Control of Work Tasks During COVID-19
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-08-27)The COVID-19 pandemic has led many of the world's nations to impose numerous preventive and mitigative measures to increase social distance, including various forms of home isolation and quarantine. A central premise for ... -
Workplace bullying and mental health problems in balanced and gender-dominated workplaces
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)We investigate risks of exposure to workplace bullying and related mental health outcomes for men and women when being in a gender minority as opposed to working in a gender-balanced working environment or when belonging ... -
Workplace bullying and sleep - A systematic review and meta-analysis of the research literature
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)This systematic review and meta-analysis 1) clarifies and quantifies existing results on the association between exposure to workplace bullying and sleep, 2) evaluates the methodological quality of existing studies, 3) ... -
Workplace bullying and tiredness at work: A cross-lagged prospective study of causal directions and the moderating effects of a conflict management climate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives To prospectively investigate the reciprocal associations between tiredness at work (TAW) and exposure to bullying behaviors and to determine the role of conflict management climate (CMC) as a moderator of these ...