Department of Psychosocial Science
Recent Submissions
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Søvndeprivasjon, personlige egenskaper og kognitiv ytelse: En feltstudie blant norske kadetter
(Master thesis, 2025-04-04)Søvndeprivasjon er en kjent utfordring under militære operasjoner, hvor kognitiv ytelse er en forutsetning til tross for krevende forhold og begrenset restitusjon. Formålet med studien var todelt. Først undersøkte studien ... -
Extending Role Stress Theory through Role-Focused Leadership: Conceptualization, Measurement Development and Validation
(Master thesis, 2025-04-11)Katz og Kahns rollestressteori brukes ofte for å forklare forholdet mellom rollestressorer og organisatoriske utfall som jobbmisnøye, redusert ytelse og omsetningsintensjon. Teorien mangler imidlertid vekt på betingende ... -
De psykometriske egenskapene til «Conflict Management Climate Scale»: En valideringsstudie av et spørreskjema for konflikthåndteringsklima
(Master thesis, 2025-04-04)I denne studien undersøkte vi de psykometriske egenskapene til «Conflict Management Climate Scale» (Einarsen et al., 2018). Vi vurderte spørreskjemaets faktorstruktur, reliabilitet, konstruktvaliditet (konvergent og ... -
Moralsk stress, utbrenthet og turnover intensjon blant norske sykepleiere: Testing av en moderert medieringsanalyse
(2025-04-04)Moralsk stress er en økende bekymring innen helsesektoren og kan potensielt føre til negative utfall som utbrenthet og turnover intensjon. Gitt de omfattende etiske utfordringene i sektoren, er det avgjørende å utforske ... -
The International Work Addiction Scale (IWAS): A screening tool for clinical and organizational applications validated in 85 cultures from six continents
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Background and aims: Despite the last decade’s significant development in the scientific study of work addiction/workaholism, this area of research is still facing a fundamental challenge, namely the need for a valid and ... -
Auditory confounds can drive online effects of transcranial ultrasonic stimulation in humans
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Transcranial ultrasonic stimulation (TUS) is rapidly emerging as a promising non-invasive neuromodulation technique. TUS is already well-established in animal models, providing foundations to now optimize neuromodulatory ... -
Selective cultural adoption: The roles of warmth, competence, morality and perceived indispensability in majority-group acculturation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Psychological research has begun considering the dynamics involved in majority-group acculturation, which is the extent to which cultural majority groups adopt the culture of immigrants and minority groups. However, previous ... -
Wearable discontinuance: Pathways in the volitional information systems discontinuance process
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This paper examines the role of contextual factors and negative critical incidents as drivers of wearable discontinuance. We adopt a process perspective to understand wearable discontinuance by collecting data from long-time ... -
The modular approach to therapy for youths with anxiety, depression, trauma, and conduct problems (MATCH): results from the Norwegian randomized-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background A randomized controlled trial was conducted to examine the effectiveness of the Modular Approach to Therapy for Youths with Anxiety, Depression, Trauma, and Conduct Problems (MATCH) for Norwegian youths ... -
Health Interventions to Improve Work and Well-Being Among Child Welfare Workers: A Scoping Review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The work environment among child welfare workers (CWW) has often been described as intensive and complex, filled with uncountable negative experiences for CWW. Several authors have also pointed out that measures should be ... -
Space Analogs and Behavioral Health Performance Research review and recommendations checklist from ESA Topical Team
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Space analog research has increased over the last few years with new analogs appearing every year. Research in this field is very important for future real mission planning, selection and training of astronauts. Analog ... -
The Role of Individual and Contextual Resources Among Italian Emerging Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Person- and Variable-Centered Approach Within the Positive Youth Development Framework
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This study investigated how Italian emerging adults coped during COVID-19 from a Positive Youth Development framework. Five hundred sixty-five 18- to 29-year-olds completed surveys measuring personal (cognitive reappraisal, ... -
Computational Power and Subjective Quality of AI-Generated Outputs: The Case of Aesthetic Judgement and Positive Emotions in AI-Generated Art
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)As AI technology advances, important questions arise about how the computational power behind these models affects human perception of AI-generated contents. Furthermore, the significant energy consumption of resource-heavy ... -
Exploring the Duality of Perceptions: Insights into Uncertainties, Aversion and Appreciation Towards Algorithmic HRM
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)The human resource management (HRM) function has witnessed the rapid integration of algorithms into incumbent processes; however, significant employee resistance and aversion to algorithmic decision-making have also been ... -
The Great Fresco in Villa dei Misteri, Pompeii : An interdisciplinary investigation with a psychological emphasis
(Doctoral thesis, 2025-05-21)Dette forskningsprosjektet vedrørende Den Store Fresken i Villa dei Misteri har sin bakgrunn i at jeg ble “hypnotisert” av fresken, da jeg så den første gang, i 1972. Men min undersøkelse startet så sent som i 2000. – ... -
Toward multimodal learning analytics in simulation-based collaborative learning: A design ethnography of maritime training
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Collaborative learning in high-fidelity simulators is an important part of how master mariner students are preparing for their future career at sea by becoming part of a ship’s bridge team. This study aims to inform the ... -
Lack of Important Developmental Assets Makes Youth More Susceptible to Worrying about Their Future
(Chapter, 2024)Abstract: The present study adopts a positive youth development approach, and particularly Benson’s developmental assets framework, to investigate the relationship between developmental assets and worries about future ... -
A qualitative exploration of the coping strategies of UK ethnic minority healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Purpose: There is a dearth of empirical evidence on the coping strategies of UK ethnic minority (UKEM) healthcare workers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic despite evidence of their increased risk of ... -
Effectiveness of digital Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia in patients with musculoskeletal complaints and insomnia in primary care physiotherapy: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Insomnia is prevalent among patients visiting physiotherapists due to musculoskeletal complaints and associated with poorer pain prognosis. Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) may be effective ... -
Why should we punish and how? The role of moral intuitions and personal worldviews for punitiveness and sentencing preferences
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)This research investigated the role of moral foundations and broader worldviews in judgments about why and how criminal offenders should be punished. In Study 1, Swedish law students (N = 103) and social science students ...