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On tools making minds: An archaeological perspective on human cognitive evolution
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Using a model of cognition as extended and enactive, we examine the role of materiality in making minds as exemplified by lithics and writing, forms associated with conceptual thought and meta-awareness of conceptual ... -
One size does not fit all. Should gambling loss limits be based on income?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background: Previous research has suggested empirically based gambling loss limits, with the goal of preventing gambling related harm in the population. However, there is a lack of studies relating gambling loss limits to ... -
“Only a friend” – The bereavement process of young adults who have lost a friend to a traumatic death. A mixed methods study
(Doctoral thesis, 2016-09-07)The present study was part of a larger longitudinal project, “Bereaved parents, siblings and friends after Utøya July 22nd 2011”, which was conducted at Center for Crisis Psychology between 2013 and 2016. ... -
Only the Lonely: A Study of Loneliness Among University Students in Norway
(Journal article, 2020)Background: Loneliness is a major public health concern among college and university students, the evidence is inconsistent regarding whether there is an increasing trend or not. Furthermore, knowledge of the demographic ... -
Openness about Sexual Orientation and Exposure to Workplace Bullying
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Previous studies of workplace bullying have not investigated whether Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual (LGB) employees experience bullying in similar or different ways to their heterosexual counterparts. This study reports on how ... -
Opioid and Polydrug Use Among Patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Purpose: Opioid maintenance treatment reduces a person’s use of heroin. However, frequent substance use in treatment is a problem. Aim: To examine the association between opioid maintenance treatment and opioid/polydrug ... -
Opioid maintenance treatment and social aspects of quality of life for first-time enrolled patients. A quantitative study. : A quantitative study.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-06-15)Opioid dependence is a chronic lifelong disease, and opioid maintenance treatment is a well-documented effective treatment for this disease. A vast research exists on opioid maintenance treatment; however, research has ... -
Organizational prevention and management strategies for workplace aggression among child protection workers: A Project Protocol for the Oslo Workplace Aggression Survey (OWAS)
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-30)Background: Previous research has established exposure to workplace aggression as a significant risk factor for employee functioning, well-being, and health. However, less is known about effective prevention and management ... -
Outcome expectancies moderate the association between worry about climate change and personal energy-saving behaviors
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)This paper explores whether efficacy beliefs can alter the relationship between worry about climate change and personal energy-saving behaviors, controlling for climate change beliefs and socio-demographics. For this ... -
Outcomes of a proximal workplace intervention against workplace bullying and harassment: A protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial among Norwegian industrial workers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-08-31)Background: Workplace bullying is an important and prevalent risk factors for health impairment, reduced workability and lowered efficiency among both targets and observers. Development and tests of effective organizational ... -
Over-ordering and food waste: The use of food delivery apps during a pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)There is a paucity of research on the role of food delivery apps (FDAs) in food waste generation. This gap needs to be addressed since FDAs represent a fast-growing segment of the hospitality sector, which is already ... -
Overcoming clinician and parent ambivalence: General practitioners' support of children of parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-08)Children who are next of kin to parents with physical or mental illness and/or substance abuse need access to mental health support and several cost-effective interventions are available. Because most parents in the target ... -
Overcoming insomnia: Protocol for a large-scale randomised controlled trial of online cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia compared with online patient education about sleep
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)Introduction Insomnia is a major public health concern. While cognitive behaviour therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) is acknowledged as the best available intervention, there are unanswered questions about its wider dissemination, ... -
Pain, Conflicted Feelings About Work, and Sickness Absence: A Prospective Study of the Effects of Number of Pain Sites and Role Conflicts on Medically Certified Sickness Absence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)We investigated associations between the number of pain sites (NPS) and role conflict with medically certified, pain-related sickness absence (SA) in employees of Norwegian enterprises (N = 5,654). Latent profile analyses ... -
Parental separation and school dropout in adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Aims: To document the association between parental separation and school dropout in adolescence and to examine the factors that may potentially account for this association. Methods: Data stem from the large youth@hordaland ... -
Parental separation, negative life events and mental health problems in adolescence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Parental separation is associated with mental health problems in adolescence. One suggested pathway for this association is through the accumulated exposure to stress and other negative life events. This study ... -
Participant characteristics and outcomes of relationship education in the transition to parenthood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)The study investigated characteristics of couples who chose to attend a relationship education (RE) program offered nationwide in Norway for couples after having their first child, and how participants in RE developed ... -
Participation in Organized Sports and Self-Organized Physical Activity: Associations with Developmental Factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-02-18)Engagement in organized sports is associated with developmental factors, such as, healthy growth, cognitive abilities, psychological well-being and lower substance use. Research also suggest that the spontaneous free play ... -
A participatory discourse analysis of service users’ accounts of meeting places in Norwegian community mental health care
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-21)Since the 1960s, deinstitutionalisation has been salient in mental health reforms across the West. In Norway, this culminated in the National Action Plan for Mental Health (1999-2008), where meeting places in community ... -
Pasientsikkerhet og barrierer for bruk av WHOs sjekkliste ved et norsk universitetssykehus
(Master thesis, 2018-06-05)In 2016, at least one patient injury resulted in the need for measures, extended hospitalization or more serious consequences for the patient at 14% of all patient stays at hospitals in Norway. The risk of injury is greatest ...