Department of Psychosocial Science
Recent Submissions
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Developing drawing skill: Exploring the role of parental support and cultural learning
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Learning to draw is an important developmental milestone that most children achieve during their preschool years. Primary caregivers play a significant role in supporting this process, which may affect the pace of acquisition ... -
Protective factors associated with resilience among unaccompanied refugee minors after settling in Norway: a matched cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study aimed to examine protective factors associated with resilience among unaccompanied refugee minors in comparison to their Norwegian peers and to examine associations between resilience factors and characteristics ... -
Developmental trajectories of conduct problems and time-varying peer problems: the Bergen child study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: While it is increasingly acknowledged that conduct problems and peer problems often co-occur in development, less is known about the ways in which peer problems may alter the developmental course of conduct ... -
Can Social Media Use Be More Health-Promoting? Description and Pilot Evaluation of a School-Based Program to Increase Awareness and Reflection on the Use of Social Media
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Social media is a big part of adolescents’ lives and may have both positive and negative effects. We want to find ways to make the negative effects less and the positive effects stronger so that adolescents feel better ... -
Parental unemployment and educational outcomes in late adolescence: the importance of family cohesion, parental education, and family income in a Norwegian study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims: The study aimed to investigate the association between parental unemployment and grade point average and school completion in adolescence, and the importance of family cohesion, parental education, and family income ... -
Navigating wellness through integration: coping strategies for depression among Syrian refugees in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-14)Background: Refugees frequently face the challenges of adapting to unfamiliar environments and new cultural contexts. Such adaptations emphasize the importance of coping strategies during resettlement and for individuals ... -
Effects of a work schedule with abated quick returns on insomnia, sleepiness and work-related fatigue. Results from a large-scale cluster randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Study objectives To investigate the effect of a work schedule with abated quick returns (i.e., >11 hours between two shifts) on insomnia, daytime sleepiness, and work-related fatigue compared to a shift schedule maintaining ... -
Simulated quick returns in a laboratory context and effects on sleep and pre-sleep arousal between shifts: a crossover controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This trial presents a laboratory model investigating the effect of quick returns (QRs, <11 h time off between shifts) on sleep and pre-sleep arousal. Using a crossover design, 63 participants worked a simulated QR condition ... -
Witnessing workplace bullying. A systematic review and meta-analysis of individual health and well-being outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Through a systematic review and meta-analysis of research on individual health and well-being outcomes this paper examines the consequences of witnessing, and thereby being a bystander to, workplace bullying. The review ... -
How the public understands and reacts to the term “climate anxiety”
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The term climate anxiety has increasingly appeared in the academic literature and popular discourse since 2019, typically when discussing young people's negative emotional responses to climate change. This paper reports ... -
Does job control contribute to differences in physician-certified sickness absence across office concepts? A mediation analysis in a nationally representative sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives Several studies have found higher sickness absence in shared and open workspaces than in private offices, but little is known about why these differences occur. We propose and test job control as a potential ... -
Human factor influences on supervisory control of remotely operated and autonomous vessels
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Autonomous ships require remote supervision from a human operator to ensure safety. However, there are knowledge gaps concerning human factor influences on remote supervisory control. We investigate the influence of five ... -
Sleep duration and mental health in young adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The association between sleep duration and mental illness has been established in middle-aged and older populations, yet remains less explored in younger adults. Additionally, a common limitation to existing ... -
Terapeuters tanker om gjenopprettende prosess når barn begår seksuelle overgrep: en kvalitativ studie
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Restorative process has been used as a treatment intervention in cases where children sexually abuse other children. However, empirical knowledge of the method is scarce. Aim: This study aims to explore ... -
Workplace bullying in a group context: are victim reports of working conditions representative for others at the workplace?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Previous research on psychosocial working conditions as risk factors of workplace bullying builds on the underlying assumption that targets’ subjective reports of their psychosocial working conditions are shared by their ... -
Theorizing the relationship between the digital economy and firm productivity: The idiosyncrasies of firm-specific contexts
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)With the rise of emerging economies such as China, the research environment for the digital economy (DE) has changed significantly. However, our understanding of the productivity impact of DE development in Chinese firms ... -
Too sleepy to be innovative? Ethical leadership and employee service innovation behavior: A dual-path model moderated by sleep quality
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This research explores the association of ethical leadership with employee service innovation behavior through a moderated mediation model. Theorizing on uncertainty reduction theory, we explore psychological ownership and ... -
Development and preliminary validation of a questionnaire to measure parental support for drawing
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Drawing is first learned and practised in the home environment, and therefore parental influence should play a significant role in the development of drawing skill. However, both the content and extent of parental support ... -
Analyzing the food waste reduction intentions of UK households. A Value-Attitude-Behavior (VAB) theory perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Food waste is a complex and pervasive issue associated with growing corporate, political and public concerns. Addressing the issue of food waste is essential to achieve sustainable development. This study utilises the ... -
An explorative study of Police student’s decision-making in a critical incident scenario simulation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Sound use-of-force decisions are essential for police performance in critical incidents. In this exploratory study we seek to better understand the decision-making processes that are involved. Eighty-six third-year police ...
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