Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Title
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A Taxonomy of Terror - About the Effect of Different Kinds of Terror on Risk Perceptions
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)Terrorism is an increasing problem; still, research systematically investigating the impact of varying kinds of terrorism is scarce. The present investigation uses hypothetical scenarios to look at effects of diverging ... -
Teamwork on Patrol: Investigating Teamwork Processes and Underlaying Coordinating Mechanisms in a Police Training Program
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The Big Five theory suggests that five components in teamwork are essential for team effectiveness in stressful environments. Furthermore, three coordinating mechanisms are claimed to be decisive to upholding and informing ... -
Teamwork skills, shared mental models, and performance in simulated trauma teams: an independent group design
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-08-31)Background Non-technical skills are seen as an important contributor to reducing adverse events and improving medical management in healthcare teams. Previous research on the effectiveness of teams has suggested that shared ... -
Temporal trends in adolescents’ self-reported psychosomatic health complaints from 1980-2016: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-28)Objective There is increasing concern that mental health may be deteriorating in recent generations of adolescents. It is unclear whether this is the case for self-reported psychosomatic health complaints (PSHC). Method: ... -
A terrible future: Episodic future thinking and the perceived risk of terrorism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-22)Terrorism is a salient risk source in 21st century life and may deter tourists from visiting certain destinations. How people perceive the risk of a future terror attack abroad, and thus their traveling decisions, may be ... -
The effectiveness of Balanced Leadership Behaviour within the Norwegian Armed Forces, and the predictive value of personality traits
(Master thesis, 2022-04-22)Seleksjon av individer til lederstillinger er avgjørende for effektiviteten til de fleste organisasjoner, spesielt i en militær setting. Optimalisering av seleksjonsprosessen er av den grunn en kritisk del av å sikre en ... -
Threat, anti-western hostility and violence among European muslims: The mediating role of acculturation
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)In many Western countries, the public has extensively debated factors potentially leading Muslim minority-group members to support violence by foreign extremist states or to commit violence themselves. Here, one central ... -
Through the Looking Glass of Social Media. Focus on Self-Presentation and Association with Mental Health and Quality of Life. A Cross-Sectional Survey-Based Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Social media (SOME) use among adolescents has been linked to mental health and well-being. SOME self-presentation has been highlighted as an important factor to better understand the potential links. The aims of this study ... -
Time in bed, sleep sufficiency and emotional and behavioral problems in a general population of 10-12 year old children
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-10)Objective: To examine the relationship between time in bed, sleep sufficiency and emotional and behavioral problems in a general population of children aged 10-12 years (N=5095). Methods: Emotional and behavioral problems ... -
Time-trends in Nordic adolescents’ communication with their parents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Adolescence is an important developmental period toward greater independence. However, the family is still very important in the life of young people. The aim of this study was to analyse changes over time in easy communication ... -
Tinder use and romantic relationship formations: A large-scale longitudinal study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-14)The current paper aims to investigate if Tinder use predicts romantic relationship formation 1 year later and to identify demographic, personality, mental health, and substance use covariates in the relationship between ... -
To know or not to know? Attitudes towards receiving genetic information among patients and the general public.
(Doctoral thesis, 2010-11-16)Progress in the field of molecular genetics has made it possible to identify individuals with an increased risk for a variety of hereditary diseases. To ensure successful implementation of genetic testing and counselling ... -
Tohendig ledelse og daglig arbeidsengasjement i en militær operativ kontekst: Den modererende rollen til promotion-fokus og prevention-fokus
(Master thesis, 2021-03-19)Det er veldokumentert at lederes atferd er viktig for arbeidstakeres engasjement i arbeidet. Studier har stadig undersøkt hvilke elementer i lederes atferd som bidrar til å opprettholde, og øke, arbeidstakeres engasjement. ... -
Towards enhancing research on adolescent positive mental health
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)The positive mental health and well-being perspective represents innovative public health research of first-rank priority in Europe. Good mental health is both a state and a resource for everyday life. Hence, the concept ... -
Tradisjonell eller virtuell teamtrening: kva fungerer og kvifor? Ei samanlikning av effekten av virtuell, delvis virtuell og fysisk teamtrening på informasjonselaborasjon med engasjement som mediator
(Master thesis, 2022-04-20)Rask teknologisk utvikling fører til stadig nye former for virtuell teamtrening. Covid-19 pandemien gjorde i tillegg at ein var tvungen til å raskt finne gode alternativ til meir tradisjonell andlet-til-andlet trening. ... -
Trends in Disability-Free Life Expectancy (DFLE) from 1995 to 2017 in the older Norwegian population by sex and education: The HUNT Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Aim: Understanding whether increasing Life Expectancy (LE) translates to improved health and function among older adults is essential, but results are inconclusive. We aimed to estimate trends in Disability-Free Life ... -
Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Background: Excellent self-rated health (SRH) can be seen as an important component of positive health among adolescents. The aim of this paper is to examine time trends of excellent health among adolescents in five Nordic ... -
Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)Background: In the Nordic countries, substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to increase adolescents' consumption of fruit and vegetables and to reduce their intake of sweets and soft drinks. Some ... -
Trends in high life satisfaction among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Life satisfaction is an important indicator when assessing positive mental health aspects in populations, including among adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate trends over time in prevalence of high life ... -
Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienced by boys and girls of ...