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The effect of vitamin B12-supplementation on actigraphy measured sleep pattern; a randomized control trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Vitamin B12 deficiency is common worldwide and has been associated with poor sleep. The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation on sleep in infants is not known. Aims To measure the effect of daily supplementation ... -
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 ... -
Vitamin D Status and Physical Activity during Wintertime in Forensic Inpatients—A Randomized Clinical Trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This study aimed to gain deeper knowledge about the relationship between vitamin D and physical activity in a sample of forensic inpatients. Sixty-seven male forensic inpatients participated. Participants were randomly ... -
Perfectionism in Adolescence: Associations With Gender, Age, and Socioeconomic Status in a Norwegian Sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Perfectionism in adolescence has received increased attention, but few studies have examined this in non-clinical samples. This study investigated perfectionism among adolescents from the general population in ... -
The Epidemiology of Insomnia and Sleep Duration Across Mental and Physical Health: The SHoT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective: Numerous epidemiological studies have been conducted to examine the prevalence and comorbidities of insomnia and document sleep duration, but a common limitation in many studies is the lack of use of agreed-upon ... -
Explanatory models and help-seeking for symptoms of PTSD and depression among Syrian refugees
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective This study investigates how Syrian refugees explain and prefer to seek help for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Methods We conducted five semi-structured focus group interviews ... -
Association Between Substance Use Behaviors, Developmental Assets and Mental Health: A Glance at Latin American Young College Students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Positive Youth Development (PYD) is an approach that promotes resilience and focuses on youth strengths rather than their weaknesses as done by the traditional deficit-based perspective. Research in Europe and North America ... -
Sexual harassment and assault predict sleep disturbances and is partly mediated by nightmares: Findings from a national survey of all university students in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Sexual harassment and assault is common in most domains of society, and has been linked to several adverse outcomes, including reduced sleep quality. However, less is known about the possible impact of sexual harassment ... -
Relationships between exposure to different gambling advertising types, advertising impact and problem gambling
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)People with gambling problems report more exposure and impact from gambling advertising, although less is known regarding the role of specific advertising types. Data on gamblers (n = 5830, 48.5% women, mean age = 44.27) ... -
Nordmenn stolte på myndighetenes informasjon og tiltak i starten av koronapandemien
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Effektiv håndtering av en pandemi avhenger av at befolkningen har tillit til myndighetene, og at den stoler på og er villig til å følge smitteverntiltakene. I mars, juni og august 2020 undersøkte vi disse faktorene i tre ... -
Norwegian physiotherapy teachers’ experience from working in a partnership project in Sudan - A case study approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Introduction and Aims: Professionals working abroad as part of a partnership program is a central act of internationalization among higher education institutions. Little research has been carried out on this topic. The ... -
Preventing and Neutralizing the Escalation of Workplace Bullying. The Role of Conflict Management Climate
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Workplace bullying is, by definition, a gradually escalating process, theorized to occur from psychosocial stressors when there is a lack of management intervention in escalating conflicts, and a lack of fair and robust ... -
Internet-based treatment of gambling problems: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background and aims The effect of internet-based psychological treatment for gambling problems has not been previously investigated by meta-analysis. The present study is therefore a quantitative synthesis of studies on ... -
The Peacock Fallacy: Art as a Veblenian Signal
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The fact that world-over people seem inexplicably motivated to allocate time and effort to apparently useless cultural practices, like the arts, has led several evolutionary scholars to suggest that these might be costly ... -
The Association Between Self-Reported Screen Time, Social Media Addiction, and Sleep Among Norwegian University Students
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between daily screen time and sleep, evening screen time and sleep, and between social media addiction and sleep in a student population. This cross-sectional study is ... -
Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: Understanding whether increasing Life Expectancy (LE) translates to improved health and function among older adults is essential, but results are inconclusive. We aimed to estimate trends in Disability-Free Life ... -
Problematic Gaming and Sleep: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Problematic gaming has been linked to poor sleep outcomes; however, these associations have not yet been synthesized quantitatively. This review employed a meta-analysis to investigate the relationship between problematic ... -
Negative emotions about climate change are related to insomnia symptoms and mental health: Cross-sectional evidence from 25 countries
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Climate change threatens mental health via increasing exposure to the social and economic disruptions created by extreme weather and large-scale climatic events, as well as through the anxiety associated with recognising ... -
Changes Over Time and Predictors of Online Gambling in Three Norwegian Population Studies 2013–2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives: To investigate changes over time and identify predictors of online gambling among gamblers by using three Norwegian representative samples covering a 6-year (2013–2019) period. We also aimed to identify different ...
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