Blar i Fakultet for samfunns- og utdanningsvitenskap (SU) på tidsskrift "PLOS ONE"
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An apprenticeship model in the training of psychotherapy students. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial and qualitative investigation
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background One approach towards advancing the quality of mental health care is to improve psychotherapists’ skills through education and training. Recently, psychotherapy training has benefitted from adapting training ... -
The association between academic achievement in physical education and timing of biological maturity in adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Individual differences in tempo and timing of biological maturity, especially in adolescents, has been argued as a potential underlying cause of relative age effects observed in Physical education (PE). Indeed, differences ... -
Associations between women's empowerment and children's health status in Ethiopia
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Although women’s empowerment has gained attention over the last two decades, our understanding of the associations between different dimensions of women’s empowerment and different children’s health outcomes is limited. ... -
Do weather changes influence physical activity level among older adults? – The Generation 100 study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Introduction Understanding how individual and environmental factors impact physical activity (PA) level is important when building strategies to improve PA of older adults. No studies have examined how hour-to-hour weather ... -
Educational Inequalities in Mortality Amenable to Healthcare. A Comparison of European Healthcare Systems
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Educational inequalities in health and mortality in European countries have often been studied in the context of welfare regimes or political systems. We argue that the healthcare system is the national level ... -
Effect and process evaluation of a preschoolbased intervention to promote an early childhood education and care teacher-parent partnership about healthy behaviours in children: Study protocol for the cluster randomised controlled trial CO-HEALTHY
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) teachers at urban preschools are potential key figures to promote healthy behaviours in disadvantaged young children and to engage parents in lifestyle-related topics. ... -
The effect of cognitive function and central nervous system depressant use on mortality—A prospective observational study of previously hospitalised older patients
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ERP correlates of proactive and reactive cognitive control in treatment-naïve adult adhd
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study investigated whether treatment naïve adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD; n = 33; 19 female) differed from healthy controls (n = 31; 17 female) in behavioral performance, event-related ... -
Exploring the comparative adequacy of a unimanual and a bimanual stimulus-response setup for use with three-alternative choice response time tasks
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Research often conceptualises complex social factors as being distinct binary categories (e.g., female vs male, feminine vs masculine). While this can be appropriate, the addition of an ‘overlapping’ category (e.g., ... -
Fruit and vegetable consumption in Europe according to gender, educational attainment and regional affiliation—A cross-sectional study in 21 European countries
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective The purpose of the present study was to examine fruit and vegetable consumption according to gender, educational attainment and regional affiliation in Europe. Design Cross-sectional study. Setting 21 European ... -
Identifying knowledge important to teach about the nervous system in the context of secondary biology and science education–A Delphi study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Teaching about the nervous system has become a challenging task in secondary biology and science education because of the fast development in the field of neuroscience. A major challenge is to determine what content to ... -
The impact of COVID-19 on the mental health and well-being of ambulance care professionals: A rapid review
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The COVID-19 pandemic has a significant impact on the health and well-being of all healthcare professionals. However, for ambulance care professionals it is unknown on which health outcomes the impact of COVID-19 is measured, ... -
Is it cognitive effort you measure? Comparing three task paradigms to the Need for Cognition scale
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Measuring individual differences in cognitive effort can be elusive as effort is a function of motivation and ability. We report six studies (N = 663) investigating the relationship of Need for Cognition and working memory ... -
Lifestyle predictors of successful aging: A 20-year prospective HUNT study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Background Lifestyle factors predicting successful aging as a unified concept or as separate components of successful aging are important for understanding healthy aging, interventions and preventions. The main objective ... -
Making things work–In spite of a pandemic small scale enterprise managers’ approach to business changes and health issues
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background Covid-19 is one of the worst crises in modern working life with a direct negative impact on many enterprises and organizations. The aim of this study is to explore what managers in Small Scale Enterprises (SSEs) ... -
Mapping lower secondary school students’ conceptions of three aspects critical for understanding the nervous system
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Understanding the nervous system is an important but perhaps ambitious goal, particularly for students in lower secondary education. It is important because of its’ direct role in both mental and physical health, and it ... -
Measuring the suicidal mind: The ‘open source’ Suicidality Scale, for adolescents and adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Clinicians are expected to provide accurate and useful mental health assessments, sometimes in emergency settings. The most urgent challenge may be in calculating suicide risk. Unfortunately, existing instruments often ... -
Measuring the suicidal mind: The ‘open source’ Suicidality Scale, for adolescents and adults
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Clinicians are expected to provide accurate and useful mental health assessments, sometimes in emergency settings. The most urgent challenge may be in calculating suicide risk. Unfortunately, existing instruments often ... -
Motor Skill Development in Italian Pre-School Children Induced by Structured Activities in a Specific Playground
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)This study examined the effects and specificity of structured and unstructured activities played at the playground Primo Sport 0246 in Northern Italy on motor skill competence in five years old children. The playground was ... -
Overestimation of volatility in schizophrenia and autism? A comparative study using a probabilistic reasoning task
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background and objectives A plethora of studies has investigated and compared social cognition in autism and schizophrenia ever since both conditions were first described in conjunction more than a century ago. Recent ...