Institutt for psykologi
Recent Submissions
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Is meta-worry relevant to interpersonal problems? Testing the metacognitive model of generalized anxiety disorder in an analogue- and a clinical sample of GAD
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Interpersonal problems are common in individuals with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) and improved interpersonal functioning is an important goal in treatment. In the metacognitive model of worry and generalized anxiety ... -
How Can Social Expectations and Related Stress among Adolescents and Young Adults Be Better Coped with through Practicing Yoga?
(Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2023)In this chapter, I discuss how practicing yoga was experienced by adolescents and young adults and how such experiences seem to contribute to better coping with stress. As a contextualization, I will describe the current ... -
Factors that Influence People’s Beliefs About Men’s and Women’s Jealousy Responses
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)This study examines what beliefs people hold about other men’s and women’s reaction to infidelity and how related these beliefs are to one’s own jealousy response and to various socio-cultural influences. This novel approach ... -
Mental health problems, interpersonal trust, and socio-cultural correlates of corruption perception in Ghana
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Introduction: This study examines the overall levels and effects of corruption perception on mental health while controlling for the effect of interpersonal trust as a routine covariate in studies of corruption. Methods: ... -
Behandlingeffekt av kognitiv atferdsterapi for voksne pasienter med anorexia nervosa
(Master thesis, 2024)I denne systematiske oversiktsartikkelen har det blitt undersøkt behandlingseffekten av kognitiv atferdsterapi for voksne pasienter med anorexia nervosa, sammenlignet med en annen aktiv behandling. Det har blitt benyttet ... -
Effect of Concentrated Exposure and Response Prevention on Symptoms of Insomnia: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effects of D-Cycloserine for People with Difficult-to-Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: Det er økende enighet om at insomnisymptomer blant pasienter med tvangslidelse (OCD) er vanlig. Denne randomiserte kontrollerte studien undersøkte effektene av Bergen 4-dagers behandling (B4DT) på insomni i en ... -
Measuring the Role of Psychological Inflexibility in Trichotillomania and Skin-picking Disorder: A Psychometric Study of the Acceptance and Action Questionnaire for Trichotillomania
(Master thesis, 2024)Psykologisk fleksibilitet/infleksibilitet er et sentralt konstrukt t i Aksept- og forpliktelsesterapi (ACT), definert som individets evne til å samhandle med indre og ytre opplevelser i tråd med personlige verdier ved å ... -
Treatment results for patients receiving clinically representative therapy in an outpatient psychiatric clinic in Norway
(Master thesis, 2024)Vi har undersøkt behandlingsresultater for behandling av angst og depresjon for pasienter som motar klinisk representativ terapi i et poliklinisk tilbud ved et distriktspsykiatrisk senter. Behandlingsutfall ble målt basert ... -
Effect of Concentrated Exposure and Response Prevention on Symptoms of Insomnia: Results from a Randomized Clinical Trial on the Effects of D-Cycloserine for People with Difficult-to-Treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
(Master thesis, 2024)Bakgrunn: Det er økende enighet om den utbredte forekomsten av insomnisymptomer blant pasienter med tvangslidelse (OCD). Denne randomiserte kontrollerte studien undersøkte effektene av Bergen 4-dagers behandling (B4DT) på ... -
Language use on Twitter reflects social structure and social disparities
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Large-scale mental health assessments increasingly rely upon user-contributed social media data. It is widely known that mental health and well-being are affected by minority group membership and social disparity. But do ... -
Behandlingseffekt av kognitiv atferdsterapi for voksne pasienter med anorexia nervosa
(Master thesis, 2024)I denne systematiske oversiktsartikkelen har det blitt undersøkt behandlingseffekten av kognitiv atferdsterapi for voksne pasienter med anorexia nervosa, sammenlignet med en annen aktiv behandling. Det har blitt benyttet ... -
A global meta-analysis of depression, anxiety, and stress before and during COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: This meta-analysis compared negative emotions (NEs) as depression, anxiety, and stress, from before the pandemic to during the pandemic. Method: A total of 59 studies (19 before, 37 during-pandemic, and 3 that ... -
APOE Polymorphism Is Associated with Changes in the Kynurenine Pathway
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Abstract: Background: APOE polymorphism and the Kynurenine pathway (KP) are associated with many disorders, but little is known about associations between APOE polymorphism and the KP. This study explored the associations ... -
Systematic manipulation of experimenters' non-verbal behaviors for the investigation of pain reports and placebo effects
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: Non-verbal behaviors (NBs) of caregivers affect pain reports and placebo effects. However, little experimental research has systematically examined the caregivers' NBs. This study protocol and preparatory study ... -
Special Issue Editorial: New Perspectives on Workplace Interventions
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Within-Person Prospective Associations Between Disordered Eating, Appearance Dissatisfaction, and Depressive Symptoms From Adolescence to Midlife: A 28-Year Longitudinal Population-Based Study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Appearance dissatisfaction and depressive symptoms are considered key risk factors of disordered eating. However, their etiological status is equivocal; previous longitudinal studies have not accounted for time-invariant ... -
Diagnostic accuracy of the Clock Drawing Test in screening for early post-stroke neurocognitive disorder: the Nor-COAST study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Background Post-stroke neurocognitive disorder, though common, is often overlooked by clinicians. Moreover, although the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) has proven to be a valid screening test for neurocognitive ... -
A Global Meta-Analysis of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Before and During COVID-19
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: This meta-analysis compared negative emotions (NEs) as depression, anxiety, and stress, from before the pandemic to during the pandemic. Method: A total of 59 studies (19 before, 37 during-pandemic, and 3 that ... -
Conceptualised psycho-medical footprint for health status outcomes and the potential impacts for early detection and prevention of chronic diseases in the context of 3P medicine
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The Suboptimal Health Status Questionnaire-25 (SHSQ-25) is a distinctive medical psychometric diagnostic tool designed for the early detection of chronic diseases. However, the synaptic connections between ... -
What are Romantic Relationships Good for? An Explorative Analysis of the Perceived Benefits of Being in a Relationship
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Forming long-term intimate relationships is a human universal, with most people across different times and cultures doing so. Such relationships should be associated with important benefits otherwise individuals would not ...