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Lederatferd og jobbprestasjoner. Hvilken betydning har passiv-unnvikende ledelse, rolleambiguitet og yrkesmessig selvopplevd mestringsevne for medarbeideres vurderinger av jobbprestasjoner?
(Master thesis, 2013-12-16)The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between a passive-avoidant leadership style and job performance measured by subordinates' ratings of leader effectiveness, ratings of extra effort, self-rated ... -
Life events and adolescent depressive symptoms: Protective factors associated with resilience
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Depression is a public health concern among youth, and it is pertinent to identify factors that can help prevent development of depressive symptoms in adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the association between ... -
Life satisfaction and mental health among transgender students in Norway
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01)Background Social attitudes to transgender persons and other gender minorities vary around the world, and in many cultures, prejudices and social stigma are common. Consequently, transgender persons face challenges related ... -
Light exposure and stress in pregnancy: Effects of blue-blocking glasses on sleep, mood and melatonin
(Doctoral thesis, 2022-08-26)Background and Objective: Sleep disturbances are common during pregnancy, with an increasing prevalence in the third trimester. Insomnia is the most frequent sleep disorder reported by 62% of pregnant women. Poor sleep ... -
Like a bridge over troubled water? A longitudinal study of general social support, colleague support, and leader support as recovery factors after a traumatic event
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Background: Whereas the association between social support and psychological distress has been well-established through both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies, less is known about whether social support influences ... -
Linking Safety-Specific Leader Reward and Punishment Omission to Safety Compliance Behavior: The Role of Distributive Justice and Role Ambiguity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-03-16)Background: Although positive safety leadership has attracted increasingly academic and practical attention due to its critical effects on followers' safety compliance behavior, far fewer steps have been taken to study the ... -
The Local-National Gap in Intergroup Attitudes and Far-Right Underperformance in Local Elections
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The far right typically performs worse in local elections than in national ones. We propose that a key reason for this underperformance is the difference in how intergroup attitudes manifest and are informed in local and ... -
Locus of Control Moderates the Relationship Between Exposure to Bullying Behaviors and Psychological Strain
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-06-06)Workplace bullying is regarded as one of the most devastating stressors at work for those targeted, and the bullying-mental health relationship is well-documented in the literature, even under lower levels of exposure. ... -
Loneliness Across the COVID-19 Pandemic: Risk Factors in Norwegian Young People
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: There is evidence of increasing levels of loneliness in Norwegian young people before the COVID-19 pandemic. It is not clear how the COVID-19 pandemic, and the associated necessary restrictions, impacted on ... -
Loneliness, social integration and consumption of sugar-containing beverages: Testing the social baseline theory
(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 ... -
Long working hours are inversely related to sick leave in the following 3 months: a 4-year registry study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05)Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of long working hours (≥ 12 h shifts) on sick leave using objective records of shift work exposure and of sick leave. Methods: A total of 1538 ... -
Long-term post traumatic growth after moral-and victim-traumas among Norwegian UN military peacekeepers: the impact of emotional distress and leadership
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study investigated the relationship between traumatic experiences during peacekeeping operations in Lebanon (UNIFIL) between 1978 – 1998 and post traumatic growth (PTG), recalled and measured 17-38 years after, in a ... -
Longitudinal Relationships between Perceived Social Support and Symptom Outcomes: Findings from a sample of Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Cross-sectional studies have consistently reported an inverse association between perceived social support and the severity of mental health symptoms among adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse (CSA). However, there ... -
A longitudinal study on the association between quick returns and occupational accidents
(Journal article, 2020)Objective: This study aimed to investigate how change in the number of quick returns [(QR) <11 hours between consecutive shifts] longitudinally is associated with risk of occupational accidents among nurses. Methods: ... -
Lower Subjective Socioeconomic Status Is Associated With Increased Risk of Reporting Negative Experiences on Social Media. Findings From the “LifeOnSoMe”-Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objectives: To investigate the association between subjective socioeconomic status (SES) and a) frequency and daily duration of social media use, and b) self-reported negative experiences on social media platforms. Methods: ... -
Lowering COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among immigrants in Norway: Opinions and suggestions by immigrants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Even though COVID-19 vaccine has been proved effective, vaccine uptake and coverage has been and still is a great concern across different immigrant groups. Vaccine hesitancy remains a barrier to accept the vaccine among ... -
Lære å lede. En evaluering av et lederutviklingsprogram.
(Master thesis, 2001)Undersøkelsen søker å evaluere et lederutviklingsprogram i en norsk bedrift, samt å knytte personlighetsegenskaper til positive endringer i lederegenskaper etter deltagelse i programmet. Resultatene baseres på 360° måling ... -
Magic for the mind's eye: A promising avenue for more universal design in the art of magic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)In the art of conjuring, as well as in cognitive science, possibilities for designing magic tricks that are suitable for people who are blind or visually impaired have only rarely been considered. In this article, we argue ... -
Malevolent Voices in Schizophrenia. Amygdala Resting State Functional Connectivity Based on Emotional Valence of Auditory Hallucinations.
(Master thesis, 2016-05-17)The present study explored functional connectivity of the laterobasal amygdala in a group of schizophrenia patients and healthy control subjects during rest to investigate underlying neural correlates of emotion processing ... -
Managing stress in security operations: A prospective study on the indirect influence of psychological hardiness on mental distress through self-efficacy and worry
(Master thesis, 2016-01-05)Kobasa's (1979) concept of psychological hardiness has previously been identified as an important resilience factor for development of mental health issues in response to environmental stressors in military contexts. Still, ...