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Filtered beauty in Oslo and Tokyo: A spatial frequency analysis of facial attractiveness
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-14)
Images of European female and male faces were digitally processed to generate spatial frequency (SF) filtered images containing only a narrow band of visual information within the Fourier spectrum. The original unfiltered images and four SF filtered images (low, medium-low, medium-high and high) were then paired in trials that kept constant SF band and face gender and participants made a forced-choice ...
Intermittent Absence of Control during Reinforcement Learning Interferes with Pavlovian Bias in Action Selection
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-02)
The ability to control the occurrence of rewarding and punishing events is crucial for our well-being. Two ways to optimize performance are to follow heuristics like Pavlovian biases to approach reward and avoid loss or to rely more on slowly accumulated stimulus–action associations. Although reduced control over outcomes has been linked to suboptimal decision-making in clinical conditions associated ...
Does the EQ-5D usual activities dimension measure what it intends to measure? The relative importance of work, study, housework, family or leisure activities
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-23)
<i>Background</i> - The EQ-5D is the most widely used generic preference-based health-related quality of life measure. It comprises five dimensions: mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort and anxiety/depression. The usual activities dimension asks respondents to evaluate the severity of problems in their usual activities, such as work, study, housework, family or leisure activities. ...
Third-party prosocial behavior in adult female rats is impaired after perinatal fluoxetine exposure
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-26)
SSRIs are commonly used to treat pregnant women with depression. However, SSRIs can cross the placenta and affect the development of the fetus. The effects of perinatal SSRI exposure, and especially the effects on social behavior, are still incompletely documented. This study first aims to investigate whether rats show prosocial behavior in the form of consolation behavior. Secondly, it aims to ...
The role of moderating variables on BOLD fMRI response during semantic verbal fluency and finger tapping in active and educated healthy seniors
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-05)
Semantic verbal fluency is among the most employed tasks in cognitive aging research and substantial work is devoted to understanding the underlying mechanisms behind age-related differences at the neural and behavioral levels. The present investigation aimed to evaluate the role of moderating variables, such as age, sex, MMSE, and proxies of cognitive reserve (CR) on the hemodynamic response evoked ...
Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behavior or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-02-12)
<i>Objective</i> - There is growing interest in the relationship between sedentary behaviour and mental distress among adolescents, but the majority of studies to date have relied on self-reported measures with poor validity. Consequently, current knowledge may be affected by various biases. The aim of this study was to investigate the cross-sectional and longitudinal association between (1) objectively ...
A prospective study on the effect of selfreported health and leisure time physical activity on mortality among an ageing population: results from the Tromsø study
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-04-28)
<i>Background</i> - The prevailing Western ideal of ageing in place, with the option to stay at home as one ages, has led to the development of physical activity guidelines for people of advanced age to increase their quality of life and promote their functional abilities. This study investigates the effect of self-reported health and physical activity on mortality and examines how levels of ...
A randomized controlled trial of a six-session cognitive behavioral treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents 14–17 years old in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-03-14)
<i>Background</i> - This study aims to investigate effectiveness of a 6-week, transdiagnostic cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) for anxiety and depression in adolescents, the Structured Material for Therapy (SMART), in naturalistic settings of child and adolescent mental health outpatient services (CAMHS).<p><p>
<i>Methods</i> - A randomized controlled trial with waiting list control (WLC) was ...
Filtered beauty in Oslo and Tokyo: A spatial frequency analysis of facial attractiveness
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-14)
Images of European female and male faces were digitally processed to generate spatial frequency (SF) filtered images containing only a narrow band of visual information within the Fourier spectrum. The original unfiltered images and four SF filtered images (low, medium-low, medium-high and high) were then paired in trials that kept constant SF band and face gender and participants made a forced-choice ...
Adult attachment style and maternal-infant bonding: the indirect path of parenting stress
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-08)
<i>Background</i> - The quality of maternal-infant bonding is related to important child outcomes. The literature has assumed that the ability to form relationships is a relatively stable trait, and research studies have suggested that a mother’s attachment style in close adult relationships is related to mother-infant bonding. The transition to parenthood is also often stressful, and the adult ...