Blar i Faculty of Psychology på tittel
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Advancing our understanding of the link between statistical learning and language acquisition: The need for longitudinal data
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012-08-31)Mastery of language can be a struggle for some children. Amongst those that succeed in achieving this feat there is variability in proficiency. Cognitive scientists remain intrigued by this variation. A now substantial ... -
Adversity in early life and pregnancy are immunologically distinct from total life adversity: macrophage-associated phenotypes in women exposed to interpersonal violence
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Early childhood and pregnancy are two sensitive periods of heightened immune plasticity, when exposure to adversity may disproportionately increase health risks. However, we need deeper phenotyping to disentangle the impact ... -
Advocating for increment in the number of women in public office in Ghana: from independence to 2008
(Master thesis, 2009-05-29)The 1950s were a period of great hope and promise for Ghana. Ghana became the first country south of the Sahara to become independent. Though the independence struggle was led by men they were aided by women. Women played ... -
The aetiology and trajectory of anabolic-androgenic steroid use initiation: a systematic review and synthesis of qualitative research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-07-02)Background: To our knowledge, there has never been a systematic review and synthesis of the qualitative literature on the trajectory and aetiology of nonmedical anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use. Methods: We systematically ... -
Afasi - på søken etter ordene. Om testing og forståelse av benevningsvansker.
(Master thesis, 2009-05-25)Bakgrunn: Benevningsvansker er ofte noe av det som ofte føles mest hemmende for en person med afasi. Det er forsket mye på benevningvansker for seg selv men relativt lite på forholdet mellom benevning og auditiv forståelse. ... -
Affective Forecasting and Need for Achievement: The Intense Emotion of Mastery Needs and the Features of Focalism
(Master thesis, 2016-12-15)When predicting future emotions, i.e. engaging in affective forecasting, people tend to overestimate the intensity and duration of emotions, termed the impact bias. We investigated the intensity component of affective ... -
Affektinntoning, affektopplevelse og motivasjon i psykoterapi. En empirisk studie av forholdet mellom terapeutens affektinntoning, og pasientens grad av affektopplevelse og motivasjon
(Master thesis, 2008-04-15)This study is an attempt at getting a better understanding of the relationship between the therapist's affect attunement and the patient's motivation, and find out to what degree the patient's experience of affect contributes ... -
Affordances of School Ground Environments for Physical Activity: A Case Study on 10- and 12-Year-Old Children in a Norwegian Primary School
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Several studies have focused on how different school ground environments can stimulate physical activity (PA) in children. This study aimed to investigate the contributions of two school ground environments (a constructed ... -
After Burnout - A qualitative study on how nurses recover from burnout and how they manage when they return to work
(Master thesis, 2021-06-02)Utbrenthet er, ifølge Verdens helseorganisasjon (WHO), definert som et "yrkesfenomen" som følge av langvarig stress på arbeidsplassen som ikke har blitt håndtert på en vellykket måte. Forskning indikerer at sykepleiere er ... -
After the Divorce: Academic Achievement, Mental Health, and Health Complaints in Adolescence : Heterogeneous associations by parental education, family structure, and siblings.
(Doctoral thesis, 2020-04-24)Experiencing parental divorce or separation in childhood is associated with poorer academic achievement, and impairments in physical and mental health. Numerous studies suggest that children and youth who grow up with ... -
Age and gender differences in gambling intensity in a Norwegian population of electronic gaming machine players
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Participation in various types of gambling is associated with age and gender. Younger men tend to be drawn toward online gambling whereas women and older individuals tend to engage more in land-based gambling such as ... -
Age and sex related changes in episodic memory function in middle aged and older adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-06)Age-related change in episodic memory function is commonly reported in older adults. When detected on neuropsychological tests, it may still be difficult to distinguish normal from pathological changes. The present study ... -
Age-specific prevalence of the metabolic syndrome defined by the International Diabetes Federation and the National Cholesterol Education Program: the Norwegian HUNT 2 study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2007-08-29)Background: The 2005 International Diabetes Federation (IDF) definition of the metabolic syndrome was designed to be useful worldwide, but to date few prevalence studies have used that definition in European populations. ... -
Ageing, Grey Matter Loss and Resting-State Effective Connectivity
(Master thesis, 2021-09-17)Aldring påvirker kroppen på forskjellige måter. Ikke-patologisk aldring karakteriseres av asymmetrisk tap av grå materie, som påvirker den tjukkere hemisfæren sterkere (Roe et al., 2021). Det er ukjent hvordan disse ... -
Agency in avoidant personality disorder: a narrative review
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-09-18)Objectives: Avoidant personality disorder (AvPD) is a highly prevalent personality disorder, especially in clinical settings, yet scarcely researched. People diagnosed with AvPD have severe impairments in functioning and ... -
Agents and patients in physical settings: Linguistic cues affect the assignment of causality in German and Tongan
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-07)Linguistic cues may be considered a potent tool for focusing attention on causes or effects. In this paper, we explore how different cues affect causal assignments in German and Tongan. From a larger screening study, two ... -
Aggresjonsproblemer
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Aggression and Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Use Intent in Adolescents: A Longitudinal Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: There is a dearth of longitudinal studies on risk factors for anabolic–androgenic steroid (AAS) use and intent. Objectives: We conducted a longitudinal investigation of factors associated with AAS use intent ... -
Aggression and Psychological Distress in Male and Female Anabolic-Androgenic Steroid Users: A Multigroup Latent Class Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)The relationship between anabolic-androgenic steroid (AAS) use and aggression and psychological distress requires further elucidation. No previous study has examined whether the latent patterns of aggression and psychological ... -
Aggression from Patients or Next of Kin and Exposure to Bullying Behaviors: A Conglomerate Experience?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02-08)Although workplace violence and aggression have been identified as important stressors in the nursing profession, studies simultaneously comparing patient-initiated aggression and exposure to bullying behaviors at work are ...