Blar i Department of Psychosocial Science på tidsskrift "PLOS ONE"
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Associations between work environment and psychological distress after a workplace terror attack: The importance of role expectations, predictability and leader support
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Experiencing terrorism is associated with high levels of psychological distress among survivors. The aim of the present study was to examine whether work environmental factors such as role clarity and predictability, role ... -
Comparison between the Psychopathy Checklist-Revised and the Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathic Personality in a representative sample of Spanish prison inmates
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)In the field of psychopathy, there is an ongoing debate about the core traits that define the disorder, and that therefore must be present to some extent in all psychopaths. The main controversy of this debate concerns ... -
Context congruence: How associative learning modulates cultural evolution
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)The adoption of cultural variants by learners is affected by multiple factors including the prestige of the model and the value and frequency of different variants. However, little is known about what affects onward cultural ... -
Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The link between parental divorce and adolescents’ academic achievement may depend on parental educational levels. However, findings have been inconsistent regarding whether the negative associations between ... -
Expected climate change consequences and their role in explaining individual risk judgments
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines what individuals expect will be the most important impacts of climate change on their respective countries, and how these expectations relate to individual risk judgments. Open-ended responses from ... -
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 ... -
Manipulating risk of infection and appeal to public benefit increase compliance with infection control measures in a hypothetical pandemic scenario
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)To limit an infectious outbreak, the public must be informed about the infection risk and be motivated to comply with infection control measures. Perceiving a situation as threatening and seeing benefits to complying may ... -
Motivational factors were more important than perceived risk or optimism for compliance to infection control measures in the early stage of the COVID-19 pandemic
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Compliance to infection control measures may be influenced both by the fear of negative consequences of a pandemic, but also by the expectation to be able to handle the pandemic’s challenges. We performed a survey on a ... -
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 ... -
Performance in youth track and field is associated with birth quartile. A register-based study among athletes in Norway from 10 years to senior level
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Earlier studies have demonstrated that the oldest in a competition class are more likely to succeed than the youngest, a phenomenon called relative age effect (RAE). Track and field give us an opportunity to ... -
Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in Norwegian 10-14-year-olds: Results from a cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Youth mental health problems is the leading cause of disability worldwide and a major public health concern. Prevalence rates are needed for planning preventive interventions and health care services. We here report Norwegian ... -
A randomized controlled trial on the effects of blue-blocking glasses compared to partial blue-blockers on sleep outcomes in the third trimester of pregnancy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective Sleep disturbances are common in pregnancy. Blocking blue light has been shown to improve sleep and may be a suitable intervention for sleep problems during pregnancy. The present study investigated the effects ... -
Sex differences in sleep and influence of the menstrual cycle on women’s sleep in junior endurance athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Previous research shows that female athletes sleep better according to objective parameters but report worse subjective sleep quality than male athletes. However, existing sleep studies did not investigate variations in ... -
Sleep, evening light exposure and perceived stress in healthy nulliparous women in the third trimester of pregnancy
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objective Sleep disturbances are common in pregnancy, and the prevalence increases during the third trimester. The aim of the present study was to assess sleep patterns, sleep behavior and prevalence of insomnia in pregnant ... -
Systematic review and meta-analysis of developmental assets scales: A study protocol for psychometric properties
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-10)Background and aims: Application of developmental assets, one of existing Positive Youth Development (PYD) frameworks, has gained momentum in research, policy formulations, and interventions, necessitating the introduction ...