• Investigating the Predictive Role of Passion and Mindset on Grit and it's Facets: Perseverance of Effort and Consistency of Interest 

      Dybendal, Benjamin Holen (Master thesis, 2022)
      Grit er et populært konstrukt som har blitt undersøkt av mange forskere og i mange ulike scenarioer. Samtidig er det få studier som ser på hvilke motivasjonelle variabler som kan bidra til individuelle forskjeller i grit. ...
    • Motion, relation, and passion in brain physiological and cognitive aging 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The aim of the current paper was to present important factors for keeping the basic structures of a person’s brain function, i.e., the grey and white matter, intact. Several lines of evidence have shown that motion, relation, ...
    • Motivational factors are varying across age groups and gender 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika; Elnes, Magdalena; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Hermundsdottir, Fanny (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      The aim of the current study was to explore differences in passion for achievement, grit, and mindset across age and gender, by using a cross-sectional design. The sample consisted of 1548 participants including 931 females ...
    • Passion a key for success: Exploring motivational factors in football players 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Loftesnes, Jan Morten; Olafsson, Brynjar; Grassini, Simone (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The principal aim of the present study was to investigate whether passion, grit and mindset differ between distinct levels of football competence in two football teams - elite and junior teams. We compared the 30% highest ...
    • Well-Being and Perceived Competence in School Children from 1 to 9 Class 

      Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Motivational aspects in reading, math, science and physical education are often studied on whole samples and not grouped into different classes. In our study we wish to investigate cross-sectional data across classes. Our ...