Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Title
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E-privacy concerns: A facet theoretical approach
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Although the ubiquitous use of smartphones and social media poses serious risks to the privacy of users, research is sparse regarding how users perceive these risks. We present a study investigating the perception of ... -
Early life child micronutrient status, maternal reasoning, and a nurturing household environment have persistent influences on child cognitive development at age 5 years: Results from MAL-ED
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: Child cognitive development is influenced by early-life insults and protective factors. To what extent these factors have a long-term legacy on child development and hence fulfillment of cognitive potential is ... -
Eco-friendly travelling: The relevance of perceived norms and social comparison
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-12-12)Tourism can be linked to negative environmental impacts, such as an extensive output of greenhouse gas emissions. But in spite of the increase in public awareness of (as well as positive attitudes towards) the need to ... -
Economic Circumstances in Childhood and Subsequent Substance Use in Adolescence – A Latent Class Analysis: The youth@hordaland Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-14)The aim of the present study was to investigate the association between longitudinal registry-based data on family income during childhood and self-reported substance use in adolescence, including potential alcohol- or ... -
Economic composition and income volatility of Norwegian low-income families – a mixed method study of its implications
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: There is a growing amount of research literature documenting increasing social inequality and an increase in the number of children growing up in families with persistently low income in all Scandinavian ... -
Editors’ Review and Introduction: The Cultural Evolution of Cognition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This topic addresses a question of key interest to cognitive science, namely which factors may have triggered, constrained, or shaped the course of cognitive evolution. It highlights the relevance of culture as a driving ... -
Effect of antenatal and infant micronutrient supplementation on middle childhood and early adolescent development outcomes in Tanzania
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: There is growing evidence that nutritional interventions in the first 1000 days of life may influence long-term health and development outcomes. Few studies have examined the effect of maternal and infant ... -
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 ... -
Effect of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption on postpartum relationship satisfaction and divorce among Norwegian mothers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)This study assessed the effect of prepregnancy level of alcohol use among mothers on relationship breakups with young children at 36 months after birth and the extent to which relationship satisfaction (RS) throughout the ... -
The Effect of Shared Perception of Engaging Leadership on Employee Work Engagement – a Multilevel Framework
(Master thesis, 2019-05-07)Engaging leadership is a recently introduced leadership style, assumed to facilitate employee work engagement through fulfilment of the three basic psychological needs; autonomy, competence, and relatedness. Using a ... -
The effect of the valence of forgiveness to service recovery strategies and service outcomes in food delivery apps
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The literature offers valuable insights into various aspects of service recovery and service outcomes. However, the available findings are limited relative to the size of the ever-expanding service economy. In particular, ... -
The effect of vitamin B12 supplementation during pregnancy on infant growth and development in Nepal: a community-based, double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Vitamin B12 is required for healthy infant growth and development, but low and marginal vitamin B12 status is endemic in low-income and middle-income countries. We aimed to measure the effect of vitamin B12 ... -
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 ... -
The effect of working with difficult clients on recovery need, through the mediating effect of emotional load
(Master thesis, 2016-02-15)Service occupations have been highlighted as a vulnerable profession with respect to stress. Recovery need is a natural consequence of normal work efforts, but can be detrimental to wellbeing if the work efforts goes beyond ... -
The effectiveness of internal cohesion psychotherapy in treating young clients with depression and anxiety disorders: The role of developmental assets in Kosovo context
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)The positive youth development approach (PYD) is widely used as a meaningful framework to guide research, policy, and intervention, to support young people to develop their full potential. Psychotherapy, on the other hand, ... -
Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme: Results from a randomized controlled trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP), a group-based parenting programme used internationally and implemented nationally in Norway. We used a cluster randomized ... -
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 ... -
The effects of alcohol expectancy and intake on slot machine gambling behavior
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-22)Background and aims: Although alcohol intake and gambling often co-occur in related venues, there is conflicting evidence regarding the effects of alcohol expectancy and intake on gambling behavior. We therefore conducted ... -
Effects of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia on insomnia severity: a large-scale randomised controlled trial
(Journal article, 2020)Background Although several large-scale randomised controlled trials have shown the efficacy of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (dCBT-I), there is a need to validate widespread dissemination of dCBT-I ... -
Effects of information exposure on risk perception and worry about ocean acidification: Evidence from Norway and the UK
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This paper reports on an investigation in which risk perception and worry were assessed before and after information about possible consequences of ocean acidification was presented in the form of short-written messages. ...