Blar i forfatter Institutt for psykologi "Wang, Catharina E."

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    • Hope and expectancies for future events in depression. 

      Thimm, Jens; Holte, Arne; Brennen, Tim; Wang, Catharina E. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      The present study investigated prospective cognition with the Hope scale (Snyder et al., 1991) and the Unrealistic Optimism Scale (Weinstein, 1980) in clinically depressed (CD; n = 61), previously depressed (PD; n = 42), and never depressed controls (ND; n = 46). In line with previous research, significant negative correlations between hope and symptoms of depression were found. Previously depressed ...

    • Invisible emotional expressions influence social judgments and pupillary responses of both depressed and non-depressed individuals. 

      Laeng, Bruno; Sæther, Line; Holmlund, Terje; Wang, Catharina E.; Waterloo, Knut; Eisemann, Martin; Halvorsen, Marianne (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      We used filtered low spatial frequency images of facial emotional expressions (angry, fearful, happy, sad, or neutral faces) that were blended with a high-frequency image of the same face but with a neutral facial expression, so as to obtain a “hybrid” face image that “masked” the subjective perception of its emotional expression. Participants were categorized in three groups of participants: healthy ...

    • A school intervention for mental health literacy in adolescents: effects of a non-randomized cluster controlled trial 

      Skre, Ingunn; Friborg, Oddgeir; Breivik, Camilla; Johnsen, Lars Inge; Arnesen, Yngvild; Wang, Catharina E. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      “Mental health for everyone” is a school program for mental health literacy and prevention aimed at secondary schools (13–15 yrs). The main aim was to investigate whether mental health literacy, could be improved by a 3-days universal education programme by: a) improving naming of symptom profiles of mental disorder, b) reducing prejudiced beliefs, and c) improving knowledge about where to seek help ...