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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 ... -
Ledelse i private virksomheter under pandemi. Ledere ber ikke om medvind. De lærer seg å seile.
(Master thesis, 2021-04-14)Dette er et kvalitativt studie med semistrukturert intervju som metode, der hensikten har vært å se på hvilken opplevelse ledere i private virksomheter har av møtet med Covid-19 pandemien. Resultatene viser at lederne i ... -
Ledelse og sikkerhetsklima. Har konsensus mellom kapteiner og mannskap i vurderinger av utøvd lederstil betydning for opplevelse av sikkerhet i norsk sjøfart?
(Master thesis, 2014-12-15)The aim of this study was to investigate whether self-other agreement between crew and captains on two types of leadership dimensions; transformational and authentic leadership, would relate to safety climate on ships ... -
Ledelse på flerkulturelle arbeidsplasser
(Master thesis, 2017-01-05)The purpose of this study was to examine the possible association between leadership styles and attitudes toward cultural diversity in the workplace. Data was collected through an interactive training program which aims ... -
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 ...