Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Author "Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim"
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Applicant Personality and Procedural Justice Perceptions of Group Selection Interviews
Bye, Hege Høivik; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Purpose: We investigated how job applicants’ personalities influence perceptions of the structural and social procedural justice of group selection interviews (i.e., a group of several applicants being evaluated ... -
Communal proactive coping strategies among Tamil refugees in Norway: A case study in a naturalistic setting
Guribye, Eugene; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Oppedal, Brit (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-04-26)Background: An exclusive focus on individual or family coping strategies may be inadequate for people whose major point of concern may be collective healing on a more communal level. Methods: To our knowledge, the current ... -
COVID-19 and psychological distress in Norway: The role of trust in the healthcare system
Harris, Samantha Marie; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aim: The study aims to examine groups at risk for psychological distress in connection with the COVID-19 outbreak, and the role of trust in the healthcare system as a possible moderator. Methods: Data were collected ... -
Destination Motivation, Cultural Orientation, and Adaptation: International Students’ Destination-Loyalty Intention
Jamaludin, Nor Lelawati; Sam, David Lackland; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)This study aims to understand factors predicting destination-loyalty intention in international education. A sample of 378 long-term (n=195) and short-term (n=183) international students participated in the study carried ... -
Explanatory models and help-seeking for symptoms of PTSD and depression among Syrian refugees
Aarethun, Vilde; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Guribye, Eugene; Markova, Valeria; Bye, Hege Høivik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective This study investigates how Syrian refugees explain and prefer to seek help for symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression. Methods We conducted five semi-structured focus group interviews ... -
General Practitioners’ Experiences of Clinical Consultations With Refugees Suffering From Mental Health Problems
Harris, Samantha; Binder, Per Einar; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Refugees suffer from higher rates of certain mental health problems than non-refugee migrants and the native population of their host country. General practitioners (GPs) in Norway and many other European countries are the ... -
How do international medical graduates and colleagues perceive and deal with difficulties in everyday collaboration? A qualitative study
Skjeggestad, Erik; Norvoll, Reidun; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Gulbrandsen, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Aims: Many medical doctors work outside their countries of origin. Consequently, language barriers and cultural differences may result in miscommunication and tension in the workplace, leading to poor performance and quality ... -
Immigration, acculturation, and preferred help-seeking sources for depression: comparison of five ethnic groups
Markova, Valeria; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Pallesen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Immigrants are more likely than the majority population to have unmet needs for public mental health services. This study aims to understand potential ethnic differences in preferred help-seeking sources for ... -
Integration Is Correlated With Mental Health Help-Seeking From the General Practitioner: Syrian Refugees' Preferences and Perceived Barriers
Harris, Samantha Marie; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Bye, Hege Høivik; Palinkas, Lawrence A.; Binder, Per-Einar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Despite a seemingly higher need, refugees in Europe tend to underuse mental health (MH) services. To better understand this underuse, it is important to understand refugees' willingness and ability to seek help from their ... -
Lay Explanatory Models of Depression and Preferred Coping Strategies among Somali Refugees in Norway. A Mixed-Method Study
Markova, Valeria; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim (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 ... -
Personal values, subjective well-being and destination-loyalty intention of international students
Jamaludin, Nor Lelawati; Sam, David Lackland; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Adam, Ainul Azreen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)What are the factors that predict international students’ destination-loyalty intention? This is the main question this paper addresses, using an online survey among 396 (short-term, N = 182) and (long-term, N = 214) ... -
Psychological hibernation in Antarctica
Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; van de Vijver, Fons J.R.; Smith, Nathan A. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-11-20)Human activity in Antarctica has increased sharply in recent years. In particular during the winter months, people are exposed to long periods of isolation and confinement and an extreme physical environment that poses ... -
What Do Immigrants From Various Cultures Think Is the Best Way to Cope With Depression? Introducing the Cross-Cultural Coping Inventory
Markova, Valeria; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Guribye, Eugene (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The aim of this study is to introduce a domain-specific instrument, the Cross-Cultural Depression Coping Inventory (CCD-CI), to assess ways in which people from different cultures prefer to cope with depression. Part 1 of ...