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Preferred harvest principles and - regulations amongst willow ptarmigan hunters in Norway
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014-06-25)
Hunters ’ preferences for diff erent harvest principles and harvest regulations such as season length and harvest quotas provide important knowledge for wildlife management. We report results from a survey of 2788 willow ptarmigan hunters regarding commonly used harvest-principles and -regulations. A harvest quota strategy was the most preferred principle. Hunters were in general more positive ...
Experiences matter: Positive emotions facilitate intrinsic motivation
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-26)
This paper has two major aims. First, to investigate how positive emotions
and intrinsic motivation affect each other over time. Second, to test the effect
of positive emotions and intrinsic motivation on subsequent educational choices.
Through two ordinary study semesters, 64 sport students in Norway reported on
their intrinsic motivation for outdoor activities (twice) as well as positive ...
Skiing and thinking about it: Moment-to-moment and retrospective analysis of emotions in an extreme sport
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-20)
Happiness is typically reported as an important reason for participating in challenging
activities like extreme sport. While in the middle of the activity, however, participants
do not seem particularly happy. So where does the happiness come from? The
article proposes some answers from a study of facially expressed emotions measured
moment-by-moment during a backcountry skiing event. Self-reported ...
Measuring hedonia and eudaimonia as motives for activities: Cross-national investigation through traditional and Bayesian structural equation modeling
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
The Relationship Satisfaction scale - psychometric properties
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
Striving for wellbeing: The different roles of hedonia and eudaimonia in goal pursuit and goal achievement
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-12-09)
Goals are central to theories of happiness and previous research has shown that successful goal pursuit typically leads to a boost in wellbeing. Taking these ideas further, the current study adopts the distinction between hedonic wellbeing (HWB) and eudaimonic wellbeing (EWB) and suggests that it is the former that increases when goals are achieved. By contrast, EWB is hypothesized to have a causal ...
When Life Happens: Investigating Short and Long-Term Effects of Life Stressors on Life Satisfaction in a Large Sample of Norwegian Mothers
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-08-25)
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of major life stressors on the short and long-term life satisfaction (LS) of Norwegian mothers using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study (MoBa, N = 46,342). Data on LS were collected at T1 (6 months postpartum) and T3 (36 months postpartum), and data on life stressors at T2 (18 months postpartum) and T3. Altogether, 24,216 ...
Now you see it, now you don’t: Solid and subtle differences between Hedonic and Eudaimonic Wellbeing
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-07-10)
Data from an intensive longitudinal goal intervention study in Norway (N = 138) were used to test the assumption that hedonic (HWB) and eudaimonic (EWB) wellbeing reflect two distinct dimensions of wellbeing. Based on multilevel factor analyses, a path model and hierarchical regression analyses the paper aimed to demonstrate that a basic duality between the two kinds of wellbeing exists. Compared ...
The thrill of speedy descents: A pilot study on differences in facially expressed online emotions and retrospective measures of emotions during a downhill mountain-bike descent
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-04-02)
When extreme sport athletes explain the engagement behind their taxing and risky
endeavors, they often refer to the happiness generated by the activities. However, during
the activity, these athletes seem neither pleased nor happy. This article proposes some
answers from a study of facially expressed emotions measured moment by moment
during downhill mountain biking. Self-reported emotions were ...
Increasing physical activity efficiently: An experimental pilot study of a website and mobile phone intervention
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
The main objective of this pilot study was to test the effectiveness of an online, interactive physical activity intervention that also
incorporated gaming components. The intervention design included an activity planner, progress monitoring, and gamification
components and used SMS text as a secondary delivery channel and feedback to improve engagement in the intervention content.
Healthy adults ...