Institutt for psykologi: Recent submissions

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    • Emergent attributes in person perception: A comparative test of response time predictions. 

      Siebler, Frank (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2008)
      In person perception, emergent attributes are attributes that people ascribe to members of a rare or novel category combination, although they would not ascribe the same attributes to members of either of the constituent categories. The present paper first describes the processing mechanisms suggested by three theoretical models of attribute emergence. Then, competing response time predictions are ...

    • Is ignorance bliss? : young men's lack of knowledge and concern for their health 

      Lind, Marius (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2009-02-01)
      Testicular cancer is an increasing health concern in Norway. It afflicts young men who often think they are impervious to serious illness, causing them to delay help-seeking. This is a major concern for the health care system, as the prognosis takes a steep fall if the cancer has had time to metastasise. The present study assessed the knowledge and awareness level of testicular cancer and testicular ...

    • Maternal well-being, mother-child interaction and child psychosocial outcome in the context of HIV/AIDS : a literature review with a keen eye on sub-Saharan Africa 

      Moyo, Kathrine Rasch (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-11-01)
      The paper reviews the psychosocial literature regarding the impact of maternal HIV on mothers and their uninfected children. Drawing on the ecological theory of Urie Bronfenbrenner, the review proposes a framework that both demonstrates the link between maternal HIV and child psychosocial outcome, and examines the pathways that account for this relationship. Maternal HIV has been found to potentially ...

    • Drug abuse and change readiness in prisoners : effect of motivational interviewing as measured by SOCRATES 

      Dahl, Helene M. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05)
      The effect of Motivational Interviewing (MI) was evaluated in a sample of incarcerated substance abusers, using the Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES). The design was a pre-post between-groups design. To explore the importance of feedback in MI-training participants (N = 98) were randomized to two conditions that differed in terms of feedback or no feedback to the ...

    • Barnefordelingssaker ved domstolene : en evaluering av de nye saksbehandlingsreglene av 01.04.2004 

      Holme, Hilde; Isachsen, Linn B. Brattli; Jarnæs, Nina C. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-11-01)
      De nye saksbehandlingsreglene i barnefordelingssaker trådte i kraft 01.04.04. I den forbindelse var hovedformålet å styrke barns rettssikkerhet, blant annet ved at barnets beste skal være avgjørende både for saksbehandlingsprosessen og resultatet i den enkelte sak. Undersøkelsen er basert på erfarne dommere, advokater og sakkyndige sine erfaringer fra praksis. Hensikten var å evaluere hvorvidt de ...

    • Good lives : exploring the dynamics of emotions and motivation in outdoor recreation 

      Søholt, Yngvil (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05)
      The purpose of this study was threefold: First, to analyze some core concepts of human well-being. As part of this issue, the study deals with the distinction between life satisfaction and personal growth. Also related to this first issue, the study investigates the difference between the emotion of pleasure and the emotion of interest. Second, to investigate changes in health, life satisfaction and ...

    • Balance theory and acculturation : Russian-speaking immigrants in Norway 

      Romanova, Evguenia (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-10-31)
      Self-report scales designed to measure attitudes toward both Russia and Norway, attitude between Norway and Russia, the degree of perceptual fit into each of the cultures, cultural distance and satisfaction with life, were completed by Russian-speaking immigrants. The main purpose of the study was to explore Heider’s social balance theory in acculturation research. It was predicted that balance is ...

    • Sense of coherence as a mediator of stress among high school students in Tromsø, Norway. 

      Mellem, Lise Sand (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2008-05-07)
      School adaptation seems to have an impact on social, psychological, and behavioural outcomes. Empirical evidence on the stress moderating role of the sense of coherence (SOC), which implies to which degree one find life meaningful, comprehensible and manageable, may offer a scope for development of prevention policies. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship and interactions between ...

    • Jobbtilfredshet i tannhelstjenesten : psykologiske klimafaktorer som prediktorer for jobbtilfredshet 

      Sandberg, Stig Magnus; Eldevik, Erik Magnus Øysteinson (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-11-01)
      Formålet med denne studien var å undersøke oppfatninger av sentrale arbeidsmiljøfaktorer og jobbtilfredshet hos de ansatte i tannhelsetjenesten i Troms fylkeskommune. Til sammen 206 ansatte i ulike funksjoner i tannhelsetjenesten besvarte anonymt et spørreskjema som kartla de ansattes vurdering av sentrale aspekter ved arbeidsklimaet målt ved Humetricas Organisasjons Analyse (HOA). Resultatene for ...

    • Identitetsstatus i forhold til angst og kontrollplassering : to meta-analyser 

      Lillevoll, Kjersti Rønningen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-11-01)
      Marcias identitetsstatusparadigme har vært en dominerende tilnærming i identitetsforskningen. Rundt 1100 studier har brukt modellen for å undersøke ulike dimensjoner av identitetsutviklingen, men ingen systematisk meta-analyse har vært utført. Hensikten med denne studien var å utføre to meta-analyser på identitetsstatus i forhold til angst (studie 1), og kontrollplassering (locus of control) (studie ...

    • Identitetsstatus i relasjon til selvfølelse og autoritarianisme : to meta-analytiske studier 

      Ryeng, Marianne S. (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-11)
      Målet med denne oppgaven var å undersøke sammenhengen mellom Marcias (1966) identitetsstatusparadigme og variablene selvfølelse (Studie 1) og autoritarianisme (Studie 2), ved hjelp av meta-analytisk metode. Følgende databaser ble benyttet for å identifisere relevante studier mellom 1966 og 2005: PsycINFO, ERIC, Sociological Abstracts, og Dissertation Abstracts International. Utvalget til Studie 1 ...

    • Spesialiserte metoder for avdekking av malingering i nevropsykologiske undersøkelser : en vurdering og sammenligning av symptomvaliditetstester og spørreskjema 

      Puhr, Anita (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-11-01)
      "Malingering" refererer til et klinisk fenomen hvor en person, motivert av ytre insentiver, bevisst og intensjonelt produserer falske eller grovt overdrevne fysiske eller psykiske symptomer. Dette fenomenet vil kunne forekomme i nevropsykologiske undersøkelser hvor personen kan oppnå økonomiske, trygdemessige eller andre fordeler ved å få påvist en sentralnervøs skade eller dysfunksjon. De siste ...

    • Barn i asylmottak : en kvalitativ studie 

      Sivertsen, Hilde Buvik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2007-11)
      Det er forsket lite på barn i asylmottak og deres psykiske helse. Derimot er det gjort en del studier på flyktningbarn og barn som har vokst opp under andre belastende vilkår. Mange av de faktorene som er avgjørende for at barn klarer seg, er forhold utenfor barnet. Denne studien ønsket å finne ut hvilke spesielle faktorer i hverdagen på asylmottak, som kunne ha betydning for barns psykisk helse. ...

    • Seeking treatment or not? A study on mental helpseeking and its relation to needs, symptoms, person characteristica, experiences and attitudes in a student population 

      Skarsvåg, Hedvig Aasen (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2004-02)
      This study was aimed at uncovering aspects involved in helpseeking behavior; more specifically describing reluctance to seek mental health treatment in individuals who have a subjectively felt need for such help. Respondents from a student sample (N=741) participated in the survey. 491 (66%) had never felt need for help and 250 (33%) had felt need for help. Of those who had felt need, one third (82) ...

    • A new instrument to describe indicators of well-being in old-old patients with severe dementia. The Vienna List 

      Porzsolt, Franz; Eisemann, Martin; Kojer, Marina; Schmidl, Martina; Greimel, Elfriede R.; Sigle, Jörg; Richter, Joerg (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2004-02-19)
      Background: In patients with very severe dementia self-rating of quality of life usually is not possible and appropriate instruments for proxy-ratings are not available. The aim of this project is to develop an instrument of clinical proxy-ratings for this population. Methods: Using electronic instruments, physicians and nurses recorded patient behaviour and changes of behaviour over a ...

    • Age matters. A study on motivation, flow and self-esteem in competing athletes. 

      Fossmo, Toril (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-11)
      The present study tested whether there were any differences between athletes varying in age, or practising different sports at different levels, on the variables motivation, flow, self-esteem and personality. Of the 145 athletes that participated in the study, there were 85 males and 59 females (one missing) ranging from 18 to 40 years of age (M = 21.34, SD = 3.89). The athletes were grouped as ...

    • Prepulse inhibition as an index of attentional processing. A comparison between young and elderly 

      Nordmark, Eirik Inge (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2006-11-01)
      Prepulse inhibition (PPI) is assumed to index attentional processes by inhibition of the startle reflex. By directing attention towards a weak stimulus, i.e., the prepulse, PPI is increased. We investigated controlled and automatic processes related to attention in young and elderly subjects. Both groups (n=41) attended to a task where they were to judge if length of a comparison tone was shorter ...

    • Discovering Jan Smedslund's psychologic. Challenging the assumptions of psychology 

      Pedersen, Fredrik (Master thesis; Mastergradsoppgave, 2004-12-04)
      The current paper starts with a presentation of the metatheoretical landscape of current psychology. Jan Smedslund's psychologic is presented as a post-modern, or constructionalist, approach to psychology as a science. The key elements of psychologic are presented and explained. The system is then applied to two randomly chosen psychological articles: 1) a study of the predictive value of phonemic ...