Browsing Fakultet for samfunns- og utdanningsvitenskap (SU) by Title
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A qualitative study on employees who have been inflicted by the adversity of continuous successful organizational change processes and downsizing in a key company now undergoing downsizing during a world economy in crisis: The effects of organizational rearrangements and downsizing in a key company
(Master thesis, 2011)This article addresses how the complexity of continual structural rearrangement within a key company impact employees. Data collection happened during a time of a world economy in crisis which seem be in the need of forcing ... -
A qualitative study on Norwegian EFL Teacher Attitudes towards Pronunciation Assessment.
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne kvalitative studien tok sikte på å undersøke Norske engelsklærers holdninger og meninger om uttalevurdering av elever på første videregående nivå. Gjennom refleksjonslogger og intervju, bidro fire videregående lærere ... -
A qualitative systematic review of effects of provider characteristics and non-verbal behavior on pain, and placebo and nocebo effects
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: Previous research has indicated that the sex, status, and nonverbal behaviors of experimenters or clinicians can contribute to reported pain, and placebo and nocebo effects in patients or research participants. ... -
A Quantitative Assessment on the Effectiveness of the International Climate Change Regime
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A Quantitative Study into Third-Wave Democracies and Life Expectancy
(Bachelor thesis, 2019)Denne oppgaven undersøker forholdet mellom demokrati og offentlige goder. Fokuset for oppgaven er rettet mot demokratier som oppsto under den tredje demokrati-bølgen i perioden 1980-2008. Oppgaven ønsker også å måle mulige ... -
A quantitative study on the moderating role of ethnic group change in the refugee population for refugee-hosting communities' social trust in Uganda, Tanzania, and, Zambia
(Master thesis, 2023)Sammendrag Effekten flyktninger har på sosial tillit i afrikanske vertssamfunn er understudert. Mekanismene for forholdet beror hovedsakelig på studier av europeiske land (Dinesen & Sønderskov, 2015; Jeannet, 2020; McLaren, ... -
A Qulitative Research Study on How Multicultural Literature Is Implemented in Norwegian EFL Classrooms to Teach About Racial Diversity
(Master thesis, 2022)Mangfoldet i norske skole har økt gjennom de siste femti årene, noe som viser viktigheten for å implementere flerkulturelt materiale i klasserommet. I tillegg, samtidig som at lærebøker spiller en mindre rolle i dagens ... -
A randomised controlled study of the long-term effects of exercise training on mortality in elderly people: Study protocol for the generation 100 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Introduction: Epidemiological studies suggest that exercise has a tremendous preventative effect on morbidity and premature death, but these findings need to be confirmed by randomised trials. Generation 100 is a randomised, ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Attention Training Technique and Mindful Self-Compassion
(Master thesis, 2017)The Attention Training Technique (ATT) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) are two promising psychological interventions. Metacognitive theory posits that ATT should increase attention flexibility and reduce symptoms of ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Attention Training Technique and Mindful Self-Compassion for Students With Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The Attention Training Technique (ATT) and Mindful Self-Compassion (MSC) are two promising psychological interventions. ATT is a 12-min auditory exercise designed to strengthen attentional control and promote external focus ... -
A randomized controlled trial of concentrated ERP, self-help and waiting list for obsessive- compulsive disorder: The Bergen 4-Day Treatment
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background: The Bergen 4-day treatment (B4DT) is a concentrated exposure-based treatment for patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) delivered during four consecutive days. The B4DT has in a number of effectiveness ... -
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Metacognitive Therapy for Depression: Analysis of 1-Year Follow-Up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)This paper reports the 1-year follow-up results from a randomized controlled trial (RCT), which examined the efficacy of metacognitive therapy (MCT) for unipolar depression compared to a waiting condition. Thirty-nine ... -
A randomized controlled trial of metacognitive therapy vs. cognitive behavioral therapy vs. waiting list in the treatment of adults with generalized anxiety disorder: A preliminary analysis
(Master thesis, 2011)Forty two participants with generalized anxiety disorder were treated with either Metacognitive therapy or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, in a randomized controlled study comparing the relative effect of the two treatments. ... -
A randomized trial of cognitive group therapy vs. waiting list for patients with co-morbid psychiatric disorders: Effect of cognitive group therapy after treatment and six and twelve months follow-up
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2005)The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of cognitive group therapy compared to a waiting list in a sample of patients with heterogeneous non-psychotic disorders. Participants in this study were referred from ... -
A re-analysis of f0 in ethnic varieties of London English using REAPER
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Previous research has investigated voice quality in London English using acoustic measurements such as harmonic structure (H1-H2) and fundamental frequency (f0) in Praat [1], and found significant interactions with regard ... -
A reseach study on how our sleep, mood and state of mind might impact our dreams
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Alle mennesker drømmer og mennesker gir dem mening og prøver å forstå dem. Gjennom tiden har vi visst lite om hva som kan påvirke dem. Noen har prøvd, og på grunn av dette oppsto kontinuitetshypotesen om drømming. Dette ... -
A Research Literature Study of Enterprise Social Media Platforms in Organizations
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Media scholars have examined the effects of social media on society at large. The complex ways the same technology is adopted and implemented into organizational life is rather unclear. This aspect relates to a lack of ... -
A review of scientific literature: pertaining the relationship between social media, political disinformation, and political polarization in the United States.
(Master thesis, 2022)Denne oppgaven hevder at til tross for fremveksten av sosiale medier at politisk polarisering har økt jevnt siden 1960-tallet, men at sosiale medier legger til rette for ulike typer "perfekte miljøer" som intensivere ... -
A Separate Mechanisms Investigation of Rapid Recalibration to Audiovisual Asynchrony
(Bachelor thesis, 2022)Integration of temporally misaligned sensory information is crucial for constructing a unified perception of our environment. Investigation into the processes facilitating temporal integration of audiovisual stimuli has ...