Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Title
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Built Environment Accessibility and Disability as Predictors of Well-Being among Older Adults: A Norwegian Cross-Sectional Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-05-20)Knowledge about the influence environmental factors have on well-being is important to deliver policies supporting healthy ageing and sustainable health equity. An under-researched question is whether and how the built ... -
Bullying at work Antecedents and outcomes
(Doctoral thesis, 2006-05-30)The synopsis: The present thesis is titled "Workplace bullying. Antecedents and outcomes". Hence, it focuses on work place bullying, which is a relatively new research topic within psychology. The synopsis part of the ... -
Bullying Involvement in Adolescence: Implications for Sleep, Mental Health, and Academic Outcomes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Adolescents’ involvement in bullying is associated with both sleep and mental health problems, but the nature of this association remains unclear; further, its association with academic outcomes has received little attention. ... -
The burden of mental disorders, substance use disorders and self-harm among young people in Europe, 1990−2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Mental health is a public health issue for European young people, with great heterogeneity in resource allocation. Representative population-based studies are needed. The Global Burden of Disease (GBD) Study ... -
Burdened parents sharing their concerns for their children with the doctor. The impact of trust in general practice: a qualitative study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-07-16)Objective: The aim of this study was to recognise the preconditions experienced by general practitioners (GPs) in addressing the children’s needs when ill and substance abusing parents consult for their own health problems. ... -
Can I Make a Difference? The Role of General and Domain-specific Self-efficacy in Sustainable Consumption Decisions
(Journal article, 2010)We report a study which explored sustainable development self-efficacy (SDSE) beliefs, that is, domain-specific self-efficacy beliefs concerning one’s ability to foster sustainable development. We propose that the following ... -
Can Social Comparison Feedback Affect Indicators of Eco-Friendly Travel Choices? Insights from Two Online Experiments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-01-29)Two online experiments explored the effects of social comparison feedback on indicators of eco-friendly travel choices. It was tested whether the chosen indicators are sensitive to the information conveyed, and if this ... -
Can Social Media Use Be More Health-Promoting? Description and Pilot Evaluation of a School-Based Program to Increase Awareness and Reflection on the Use of Social Media
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Social media is a big part of adolescents’ lives and may have both positive and negative effects. We want to find ways to make the negative effects less and the positive effects stronger so that adolescents feel better ... -
Can Survey Measures Predict Key Performance Indicators of Safety? Confirmatory and Exploratory Analyses of the Association Between Self-Report and Safety Outcomes in the Maritime Industry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Safety management may be improved if managers implement measures based on reliable empirical knowledge about how psychological factors cause or prevent accidents. While such factors are often investigated with self-report ... -
Can vitamin D status influence the effect of stress on planning and problem-solving? A randomized control trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background: Nutritional interventions may serve as a stress resilience strategy with important implications for human health. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of vitamin D supplementation ... -
Can we increase children’s rights endorsement and knowledge?: A pilot study based on the reference framework of competences for democratic culture
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)This pilot study is the first to examine whether a novel curriculum based on the Reference Framework of Competences for Democratic Culture (RFCDC) could increase children’s endorsement and knowledge of children’s rights. ... -
Cardiorespiratory fitness is associated with selective attention and inhibitory control in healthy male high-school students
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-06-28)Background: Previous studies have shown associations of physical fitness and cognition in children and in younger and older adults. However, knowledge about associations in high-school adolescents and young adults is sparse. ... -
Causal Attribution. Cross-cultural models for explaining events
(Master thesis, 2017-06-13)The purpose of this study was to examine and compare the association between culture and causal attribution for Saami and Norwegian participants. Data was collected through cognitive mapping, a technique aimed towards the ... -
Causal inferences about others' behavior among the Wampar, Papua New Guinea - and why they are hard to elicit
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-03-10)As social beings, people need to be able to interact intelligently with others in their social environment. Accordingly, people spend much time conversing with one another in order to understand the broad and fine aspects ... -
The challenge of keeping it off, a descriptive systematic review of high-quality, follow-up studies of obesity treatments
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The aim of this systematic review is to answer the question: Is substantial, stable, and long‐term weight loss a viable goal for adults with obesity? To answer this question, we conducted a broad systematic search of ... -
Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013-01-28)Background: Numerous studies have documented a profound reduction in alcohol use among pregnant women, whereas research on expectant fathers has been scarce. The aim of this study was to measure changes in alcohol consumption ... -
Changes in mental health problems and suicidal behaviour in students and their associations with COVID-19-related restrictions in Norway: A national repeated cross-sectional analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on higher education, with the closure of student campuses. The aim of this study was to examine changes and prevalence of mental health problems, suicidal ... -
Changes in the Work Schedule of Nurses Related to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Relationship with Sleep and Turnover Intention
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-17)Background: This study aimed to investigate whether different types of changes in the work schedule of nurses working rotating shifts during the COVID-19 pandemic were associated with sleep duration, sleep quality, and ... -
Changes Over Time and Predictors of Online Gambling in Three Norwegian Population Studies 2013–2019
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives: To investigate changes over time and identify predictors of online gambling among gamblers by using three Norwegian representative samples covering a 6-year (2013–2019) period. We also aimed to identify different ... -
Childhood maltreatment and sleep in children and adolescents: A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Childhood maltreatment is a global problem with the risk of serious health consequences for children and adolescents, including sleep problems. Former systematic reviews have examined the association between childhood ...