Department of Psychosocial Science
Recent Submissions
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Understanding University Students’ Acceptance of ChatGPT: Insights from the UTAUT2 Model
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The current study explores the determinants of ChatGPT adoption and utilization among a sample of Norwegian university students. The theoretical perspective of the study is anchored in the Unified Theory of Acceptance and ... -
The impact of violence prevention behaviour on threats and violence among child welfare social workers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The aim of this study was to determine whether Violence PreventionBehaviour (VPB) at coworker-, supervisor-, and top-management levelsis related to risk of exposure to threats and violence among childwelfare social workers. ... -
Climate justice beliefs related to climate action and policy support around the world
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Climate justice is increasingly prominent in climate change communication and advocacy but little is known about public understanding of the concept or how widely it resonates with different groups. In our global survey ... -
Risk Perceptions and Mental Models of Microplastics
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-11-22)Det overordnede målet med dette prosjektet var å øke vår forståelse av folks oppfatning av mikroplast og faktorer knyttet til slike oppfatninger. Prosjektet var en del av et europeisk internasjonalt opplæringsnettverk som ... -
Some for a Good Time, Some for a Long Time: Women’s Ratings of the Mate Value of Men with Different Addictions–An Experimental Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: The present study aimed to explore women’s perception of men with different addictions in terms of their short- and long-term mate value. Objectives: 2,525 women (age range: 18–40, M = 28.35, SD = 6.39) ... -
Systematic review and meta-analysis of developmental assets scales: A study protocol for psychometric properties
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-10)Background and aims: Application of developmental assets, one of existing Positive Youth Development (PYD) frameworks, has gained momentum in research, policy formulations, and interventions, necessitating the introduction ... -
Suicidality Among Individuals With Gambling Problems: A Meta-Analytic Literature Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Gambling problems have consistently been linked to suicidality, including suicidal ideation, attempts, and suicide. However, the magnitude of the relationship has varied significantly across studies and the potential causal ... -
Predicting hostility towards women: incel-related factors in a general sample of men
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Hostility towards women is a type of prejudice that can have adverse effects on women and society, but research on predictors of men's hostility towards women is limited. The present study primarily introduced predictors ... -
Military education in extended reality (XR): learning troublesome knowledge through immersive experiential application
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Extended reality (XR) applications for education are usually associated with motivation, engagement, knowledge and experiences that are difficult to achieve in the real world. One example of such knowledge in military ... -
The effect of physical activity on anxiety symptoms among children and adolescents with mental health disorders: a research brief
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Anxiety is prevalent among children and adolescents (termed youths), and leads to reduced quality of life, disability, loss of education and reduced life-span. Physical activity has shown promising effects on ... -
Concentration of gambling spending by product type: analysis of gambling accounts records in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Most previous studies on the distribution of gambling losses were based on self-reported data. In this study, we employed tracking data (i.e. electronic betting records) to examine the concentration of gambling ... -
Mental health in Norwegian children and adolescents exposed to childhood maltreatment: a comparison to a general population sample
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The current study aimed to compare mental health outcomes of children and adolescents with maltreatment experiences to a general population sample. A secondary aim was to examine sex differences in mental health outcomes, ... -
Post-traumatic stress disorder as a consequence of bullying at work and at school. A literature review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Bullying has been established as a prevalent traumatic stressor both in school and at workplaces. It has been claimed that the mental and physical health problems found among bullied persons resembles the symptomatology ... -
Negative social acts and pain. Evidence of a workplace bullying and 5-HTT genotype interaction
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Objectives: Long-term exposure to systematic negative acts at work, usually labeled workplace bullying, is a prevalent problem at many workplaces. The adverse effects of such exposure may range from psychological symptoms, ... -
Associations between work environment and psychological distress after a workplace terror attack: The importance of role expectations, predictability and leader support
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Experiencing terrorism is associated with high levels of psychological distress among survivors. The aim of the present study was to examine whether work environmental factors such as role clarity and predictability, role ... -
Examining the Psychometric Properties of the Family Affluence Scale in Norwegian Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Surveys: Implications for Time Trend Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study assessed the applicability of the Family Affluence Scale II (FASII) for conducting time trend analysis within Norway's “Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children Study” (HBSC), spanning from 2002 to 2018. A dataset ... -
Attitudes towards depression and its treatment among white, hispanic, and multiracial adults
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Depression is present in all societies and affects members of all racial and ethnic groups. However, attitudes about depression differ across groups and have been shown to impact help-seeking behaviors, preferences ... -
The association of psychological distress and economic and health worries with tobacco smoking behavior during the COVID-19 pandemic: a two-year longitudinal cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The COVID-19 pandemic and other life events may trigger worries and psychological distress. These impacts may lead to unhealthy behaviors, such as tobacco smoking, but the degree of such associations is ... -
An apparent motion color illusion
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We introduce a new illusory color phenomenon. The illusion is evoked by two alternating displays comprising various colored disks. Although the colors in the alternating displays are the same, the color appearance of the ... -
Treatment effects of therapeutic interventions for gaming disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The prevalence of gaming disorder is assumed to be between 2%−5%. The treatment effect of different therapeutic interventions of gaming disorder has not been studied extensively. This systematic review and meta-analysis ...
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