Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Author "Thuen, Frode"
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Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy
Mellingen, Sonja; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-28)Background: Numerous studies have documented a profound reduction in alcohol use among pregnant women, whereas research on expectant fathers has been scarce. The aim of this study was to measure changes in alcohol consumption ... -
Effect of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption on postpartum relationship satisfaction and divorce among Norwegian mothers
Mellingen, Sonja; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)This study assessed the effect of prepregnancy level of alcohol use among mothers on relationship breakups with young children at 36 months after birth and the extent to which relationship satisfaction (RS) throughout the ... -
Loneliness, social integration and consumption of sugar-containing beverages: Testing the social baseline theory
Henriksen, Roger Ekeberg; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-08)Objective: Social Baseline Theory (SBT) proposes that close relationships aid in metabolic resource management and that individuals without significant relationships may experience more demands on their own neural metabolic ... -
Marital Quality and Stress in Pregnancy Predict the Risk of Infectious Disease in the Offspring: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Henriksen, Roger Ekeberg; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-30)Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the degree to which couples’ relationship dissatisfaction and stressful life events during pregnancy predict the risk of infectious disease in the offspring during ... -
Participant characteristics and outcomes of relationship education in the transition to parenthood
Mortensen, Øystein Frank Tomas; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The study investigated characteristics of couples who chose to attend a relationship education (RE) program offered nationwide in Norway for couples after having their first child, and how participants in RE developed ... -
Relationship Satisfaction Reduces the Risk of Maternal Infectious Diseases in Pregnancy: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
Henriksen, Roger Ekeberg; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-01-21)Objectives: The aims of this study were to explore the degree to which relationship satisfaction predicts the risk of infectious diseases during pregnancy and to examine whether relationship satisfaction moderates the ...