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Kan en sliten leder fremdeles fungere som en ressurs for sine medarbeidere? En flernivåanalyse av sammenhengen mellom arbeidskrav og Need for Recovery hos medarbeidere og leder
(Master thesis, 2019-05-07)The purpose of this study was to examine whether high job demands lead to a very high Need for Recovery and broaden the Need for Recovery literature. Research has shown that high job demands can lead to strain, but that ... -
Kan restitusjonsopplevelser gjøre arbeidspress utfordrende?
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)Modern work contexts are becoming increasingly dynamic and labor-intensive. This can affect employees’ work engagement and exhaustion. The central aim of this quantitative diary study is to investigate the role of daily ... -
Killing two birds with one stone: how intervening when witnessing bullying at the workplace may help both target and the acting observer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective This study examines under which conditions being an observer of bullying can be detrimental to health and well-being. It was hypothesized that health-related problems following observations of bullying are ... -
Knowledge is belief – and shaped by culture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Phillips and colleagues claim that the representation of knowledge is more basic than the representation of belief, presupposing them to be categorically distinct mental states with distinct evolutionary purposes. We argue ... -
Kort hviletid mellom vakter og arbeidsrelaterte hendelser blant norske sykepleiere – hvilken betydning har kronotype?
(Master thesis, 2019-04-26)It is not uncommon for shift workers to experience short periods of time (less than 11 hours) between shifts, often referred to as “quick returns” (QR). Previous studies have found that QR causes the sleep length to be of ... -
Kulturell tilpasning og karriereoppnåelse. En studie om sammenhengen mellom psykologiske faktorer og høyt utdannede innvandrere sin karriereoppnåelse
(Master thesis, 2016-05-18)Statistics and research indicates that immigrants experience more challenges advancing their careers than Norwegian-born in work life. The purpose of this study was to investigate predictors for career advancement amongst ... -
Laissez-faire ledelse som forløper for utmattelse hos medarbeidere: En kvantitativ studie av sammenhenger mellom laissez-faire ledelse, utmattelse, rolleambiguitet, interaksjonsrettferdighet og yrkesmessig selvopplevd mestringsevne.
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)This study investigates the relationship between laissez-faire leadership and emotional exhaustion among employees. It also investigates the potential mediation of role ambiguity and interactional justice in this relationship. ... -
Laissez-faire ledelse, jobbtilfredshet og utmattelse: den modererende rollen til medarbeidernes autonomi
(Master thesis, 2017)The aim of the present study was to investigate whether perceived laissez-faire leadership is related to employee’s job satisfaction and exhaustion. Employee’s perceived autonomy was investigated as a potential moderator ... -
Laissez-faire leiing sin relasjon til jobbtilfredsheit, og rolla til samspelsrettferd og personlegdom i denne samanhengen
(Master thesis, 2018-06-13)Denne studien forsøker å forstå relasjonen mellom laissez-faire leiing og dei tilsette si jobbtilfredsheit. Med bakgrunn i grundige analyser, foreslår studien ein modell der denne negative relasjonen er mediert gjennom ... -
Lange skift: en beskyttende faktor for sykefravær. En prospektiv registerstudie blant helsepersonell
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)The aim of the study was to use objective data to prospectively investigate how working long shifts affected sick leave (days and spells) among healthcare professionals. The sample consisted of 2094 employees (response ... -
Language and thought
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2019)According to the principle of linguistic relativity, most prominently proposed by Whorf, the language we speak affects the way we think. Three theses are central to this account: that languages differ in how they describe ... -
A Latent Class Approach for Classifying the Problem and Disordered Gamers in a Group of Adolescence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-26)Gaming disorder is not yet recognized as a formal psychiatric disorder, and consensus is still lacking in the field concerning the definition of gaming disorder and what methods should be used to measure it. In order to ... -
A Latent Class Approach for Classifying the Problem and Disordered Gamers in a Group of Adolescence
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-26)Gaming disorder is not yet recognized as a formal psychiatric disorder, and consensus is still lacking in the field concerning the definition of gaming disorder and what methods should be used to measure it. In order to ... -
Lay Explanatory Models of Depression and Preferred Coping Strategies among Somali Refugees in Norway. A Mixed-Method Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective: Refugees are at high risk of experiencing mental health problems due to trauma in their pasts and to acculturation stress as they settle in a new country. To develop efficient health services that meet the needs ... -
Laypeople's affective images of energy transition pathways
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-10-10)This paper explores the public perception of energy transition pathways, that is, individual behaviors, political strategies, and technologies that aim to foster a shift toward a low-carbon and sustainable society. We ... -
Leadership ostracism behaviors from the target's perspective: A content and behavioral typology model derived from interviews with Chinese employees
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-05-24)Leadership ostracism denotes a severe work stressor, potentially entailing more serious negative effects than other types of workplace ostracism. However, scholars have paid relatively little attention to ostracism carried ... -
Leadership, staffing and quality of care in nursing homes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-11-28)Background: Leadership and staffing are recognised as important factors for quality of care. This study examines the effects of ward leaders’ task- and relationship-oriented leadership styles, staffing levels, ratio of ... -
Learning environment, students’ coping styles and emotional and behavioural problems
(Doctoral thesis, 2007-05-16)One of the main purposes of the present thesis was to investigate to what extent associations between learning environment factors and emotional and behavioural problems could be influenced or accounted for by variations ...