Browsing Department of Psychosocial Science by Author "Torsheim, Torbjørn"
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The association between MPOWER tobacco control policies and adolescent smoking across 36 countries: An ecological study over time (2006–2014)
de Looze, Margaretha E.; Henking, Christoph; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Currie, Dorothy B.; Weber, Martin W.; Alemán-Díaz, Aixa Y. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Objective: To examine associations over time between national tobacco control policies and adolescent smoking prevalence in Europe and Canada. Design: In this ecological study, national tobacco control policies (MPOWER ... -
The associations between low-level gaming, high-level gaming and problematic alcohol use
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Krossbakken, Elfrid; Vedaa, Øystein; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-12)The current study aimed to investigate associations between gaming and different patterns of problematic alcohol use, controlling for important demographics, personality and mental health covariates. Data was collected by ... -
The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale: Reliability and validity of a brief screening test
Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Griffiths, Mark D.; Pallesen, Ståle; Bilder, Robert; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Aboujaoude, Elias (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-09-17)Although excessive and compulsive shopping has been increasingly placed within the behavioral addiction paradigm in recent years, items in existing screens arguably do not assess the core criteria and components of addiction. ... -
Beware the angry leader: Trait anger and trait anxiety as predictors of petty tyranny
Kant, Leo; Skogstad, Anders; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Einarsen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Drawing on the general aggression model and theories of victimization and temperamental goodness-of-fit, we investigated trait anger and trait anxiety as antecedents of petty tyranny: employing a multilevel design with ... -
Building knowledge of adolescent mental health in the Nordic countries
Eriksson, Charli; Arnarsson, Arsaell; Damsgaard, Mogens Trab; Potrebny, Thomas; Suominen, Sakari; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Due, Pernille (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)Adolescence is an important developmental period. Young people face many pressures and challenges, including growing academic expectations, changing social relationships with family and peers, and the physical and emotional ... -
Changes in alcohol use and relationship satisfaction in Norwegian couples during pregnancy
Mellingen, Sonja; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (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 ... -
Cross-country comparisons of trends in adolescent psychosomatic symptoms - A Rasch analysis of HBSC data from four Nordic countries
Hagquist, Curt; Due, Pernille; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Välimaa, Raili (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Background: To analyse the psychometric properties of the HBSC Symptom Checklist (HBSC-SCL) on psychosomatic symptoms with a focus on the operating characteristics of the items, and on the impacts of measurement distortions ... -
Cross-National Measurement Invariance of the Teacher and Classmate Support Scale
Torsheim, Torbjørn; Samdal, Oddrun; Rasmussen, Mette; Freeman, John; Griebler, Robert; Dür, Wolfgang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)The cross-national measurement invariance of the teacher and classmate support scale was assessed in a study of 23202 Grade 8 and 10 students from Austria, Canada, England, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Slovenia, participating ... -
Demographical, personality, alcohol use, and mental health characteristics associated with different alcoholic beverage preferences among students
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-10-20)The study investigates correlates (i.e. demographics, personality, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm, alcohol expectancies, and mental health) of different alcoholic beverage preferences (i.e. beer/alcopops/cider, wine, ... -
Demographics, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Vedaa, Øystein; Skogstad, Anders; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The current study aimed to identify demographic, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships. Data were collected by two online surveys among students in Bergen, Norway, ... -
Disclosure and exposure of alcohol on social media and later alcohol use: A large-scale longitudinal study
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Vedaa, Øystein; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-11-01)This article aims to investigate whether alcohol-related disclosure and exposure on social media can predict later alcohol use, and to identify covariates in these relationships. Data were collected by online surveys (two ... -
Do online privacy concerns predict selfie behavior among adolescents, young adults and adults?
Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-23)Selfies, or self-portraits, are often taken and shared on social media for online self-presentation reasons, which are considered essential for the psychosocial development and well-being of people in today’s culture. ... -
Effect of pre-pregnancy alcohol consumption on postpartum relationship satisfaction and divorce among Norwegian mothers
Mellingen, Sonja; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)This study assessed the effect of prepregnancy level of alcohol use among mothers on relationship breakups with young children at 36 months after birth and the extent to which relationship satisfaction (RS) throughout the ... -
“Freshman’s week”: characteristics associated with participation and experiencing adverse effects
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-05-29)Background: “Freshman’s week” (FW) is a Norwegian initiation ritual to higher education. Previous research has suggested that FW-participation is associated with better social adjustment to the student ... -
Gamblers' use of measures to prevent gambling problems and reduce harm
Engebø, Jonny; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Pallesen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-07-27)In this study, the use of measures to control gambling were investigated. Data from gamblers (N = 5,878) participating in a cross-sectional survey in 2019 based on random sampling from the Norwegian Population Registry, ... -
Gendered leisure activity behavior among Norwegian adolescents across different socio-economic status groups
Leversen, Ingrid; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2012)The present paper explores gendered behavior based on participation patterns of leisure activities among adolescents across socio-economic status (SES) groups, aiming to increase knowledge and understanding of how gender ... -
General and alcohol-related social media use and mental health: A large-sample longitudinal study
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05)The current study aimed to investigate if general and alcohol-related social media use predicts symptoms of depression and anxiety. Students in Bergen, Norway, participated in a Web-based survey during fall 2015 (T1) and ... -
Loneliness, social integration and consumption of sugar-containing beverages: Testing the social baseline theory
Henriksen, Roger Ekeberg; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-08-08)Objective: Social Baseline Theory (SBT) proposes that close relationships aid in metabolic resource management and that individuals without significant relationships may experience more demands on their own neural metabolic ... -
National Income and Income Inequality, Family Affluence and Life Satisfaction Among 13 year Old Boys and Girls: A Multilevel Study in 35 Countries
Levin, Kate Ann; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Vollebergh, Wilma; Richter, Matthias; Davies, Carolyn A.; Schnohr, Christina W.; Due, Pernille; Currie, Candace (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)Adolescence is a critical period where many patterns of health and health behaviour are formed. The objective of this study was to investigate cross-national variation in the relationship between family affluence and ... -
The Norwegian remote intervention program for problem gambling: Short- and long-term outcomes
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Mohn, Mette; Aspeland, Trond; Vedaa, Øystein; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background and aim: Although problem gambling typically involves substantial distress, few seek face-to-face treatment. In Norway, problem gamblers can participate in a governmental supported internet- and telephone-based ...