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norskArtikler, rapporter og annet (psykologi): Recent submissions
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Pupillary Stroop effects
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)We recorded the pupil diameters of participants performing the words’ color-naming Stroop task (i.e., naming the color of a word that names a color). Non-color words were used as baseline to firmly establish the effects of semantic relatedness induced by color word distractors. We replicated the classic Stroop effects of color congruency and color incongruency with pupillary diameter recordings: ... -
The Use of Protection for Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) and Unwanted Pregnancy among Norwegian Heterosexual Young Adults 2009
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)This paper explores the use and none-use of condoms among young heterosexual adults in Norway. To what extent do young heterosexuals use condoms and other types of contraception, and in which context does the use take place? What are the motives underlying both use and non use of condoms? The results are based on a 2009 national web panel survey among 16–24 year-olds in Norway (n = 871). Most ... -
Interaction between expectancies and drug effects : an experimental investigation of placebo analgesia with caffeine as an active placebo
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)In a randomised placebo-controlled clinical trial it is assumed that psychosocial effects of the treatment, regression to the mean and spontaneous remission are identical in the drug and placebo group. Consequently, any difference between the groups can be ascribed to the pharmacological effects. Previous studies suggest that side effects of drugs can enhance expectancies of treatment effects in the ... -
Bullying Among Hospital Staff : Use of Psychometric Triage to Identify Intervention Priorities
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)Survey of workplace bullying in a Norwegian hospital found that 10% of nurses, therapists, and physicians (N=440) had witnessed bullying. Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ) scores were low, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) scores were positive, and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) scores were neutral. NAQ scores and having witnessed bullying both predicted low MSQ scores, ... -
Subjective sleeping problems and selfreported sleep length during four seasons in arctic Northern Norway
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Integrating psychoeducation in a basic computer skills course for people suffering from social anxiety: participants' experiences
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)We describe a psychoeducational program integrated in a basic computer skills course for participants suffering from social anxiety. The two main aims of the course were: that the participants learn basic computer skills, and that the participants learn to cope better with social anxiety. Computer skills were taught by a qualified teacher. Psychoeducation and cognitive therapy skills, including ... -
Acculturation : early political and social science conceptions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2003-10)Acculturation refers to the psychological and cultural changes that are caused by continuous contact between people of different cultures. A culture is comprised of the norms, values, beliefs, information, and skills that people in a society share, and these are manifest in the visible behaviors, physical implements and social systems that the society expresses. Thus, different nations and ethnic ... -
Health service use in indigenous Sami and non-indigenous youth in North Norway : A population based survey
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Validating the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3) : A Comparison Between 561 Female Eating Disorders Patients and 878 Females from the General Population
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) is used worldwide in research and clinical work. The 3rd version (EDI-3) has been used in recent research, yet without any independent testing of its psychometric properties. The aim of the present study was twofold: 1) to establish national norms and to compare them with the US and international norms, and 2) to examine the factor structure, the internal consistency, ... -
Dissociative identity disorder and prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex
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The prestige of somatic and mental disporders : A suvey among health professionals and a representative general population sample
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009)Objective: The purpose of the paper is to study the ranking of disorders according to their perceived importance. Previous studies suggest that rankings according to the perceived or attributed “value” or importance create informal hierarchies of disorders on normative attitudes about symptoms, treatment and outcome. In this work we studied disorder ranking in the general population and among health ... -
Reduction in mental distress among substance users receiving inpatient treatment
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Using social norms to reduce men’s rape proclivity : Perceived rape myth acceptance of out-groups may be more influential than that of in-groups
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The Category-Focus Implicit Association Test
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No impact of early intervention on late outcome after minimal, mild and moderate head injury
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System-perpetuating asymmetries between explicit and implicit intergroup attitudes among indigenous and non-indigenous Chileans.
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The coming PIN code epidemic: A survey study of memory of numeric security codes
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2010)Most people must remember various numeric passwords, security codes and PIN numbers for banking, credit cards, debit cards, online accounts, mobile phones, door locks, luggage locks, etc. One pilot study (N=13) developed a list of eleven strategies for remembering numeric codes, and another (N=15) optimized the research questionnaire which asked respondents about a) the number of security codes they ... -
The relationship between internalizing and externalizing symptoms and cultural resilience factors in indigenous Sami youth from Arctic Norway
(Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011)<b>Objectives.</b> To examine whether enculturation factors, like cultural activities, ethnic pride, and native language competence, are related to decreasing internalizing and externalizing symptoms in indigenous Sami youth from Arctic Norway. The impact of self-efficacy on the relationship between enculturation factors and mental health problems was also examined. Study design. Population-based, ... -
Co-occurrence of avoidant personality disorder and child sexual abuse predicts poor outcome in longstanding eating disorders
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2009-12-16)Few consistent predictive factors for eating disorder have been identified across studies. In the current five year prospective study, the objective was to examine whether (1) personality disorder and child sexual abuse predict the course of severity of eating disorder symptoms after inpatient treatment and (2) how the predictors interact. A total of 74 patients with long standing eating disorder ... -
Acculturation alchemy : how miscitations make biculturalism appear beneficial
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2007).
