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Linking visitor motivation with attitude towards management restrictions on use in a national park
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The increasing demand for visiting wilderness areas often requires management actions that both conserve the natural resources and ensure a high quality visitor experience. Many of the alpine national parks in southern ... -
Live well and die with inner peace: The importance of retrospective need-based experiences, ego integrity and despair for late adults’ death attitudes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Given that prior research has provided evidence for the role of late adults’ attitudes towards death in their mental health, we sought to understand its underlying sources. Guided by Self-Determination Theory and Erikson’s ... -
Live well and die with inner peace: The importance of retrospective need-based experiences, ego integrity and despair for late adults’ death attitudes
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Given that prior research has provided evidence for the role of late adults’ attitudes towards death in their mental health, we sought to understand its underlying sources. Guided by Self-Determination Theory and Erikson’s ... -
Living in the Era of an Ideological Climate of Globalisation: A Study of Psychological Sense of Community Among Young and Older Adults in Two Cultures (India and Norway). Challenges for Community Psychology and the Applied Social Sciences
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)How do people describe the psychological sense of community (PSOC) in the present day ideological climate of globalising neo-liberalism, assuming that people are essentially individualistic, that solidarity, social commitment, ... -
Living with a disabled child: Experiences of families with disabled children in the Dangme West District (Ghana)
(Master thesis, 2011)The general observation of the plight of disabled children and their families in Ghana necessitated this study, which aimed to delve into the experiences of families with disabled children in Ghana as a means of bringing ... -
Living with Grief: A Qualitative Study of Cancer-bereaved Parents´ Experiences of Helpful and Hindering Factors in the Grieving Process After the Loss of a Child
(Master thesis, 2021)Etterlatte foreldre som har mistet barn til kreft har høyere risiko for flere fysiske og psykiske plager etter deres barns dødsfall. Studier har likevel funnet at mange foreldre klarer å integrere sorgen deres på en god ... -
Loneliness in adolescence and prescription of psychotropic drugs in adulthood: 23-year longitudinal population-based and registry study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The role of adolescent loneliness in adult mental health and prescriptions of psychotropic drugs remains underexplored. Aims We aim to determine whether (a) experiencing loneliness in adolescence and (b) ... -
Loneliness in social relationships: Mapping the nomological network of loneliness with key conceptual domains and theoretical constructs
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)To expand evidence for the nature and related mechanisms underlying loneliness measured by Social and Emotional Loneliness Scale for Adults (SELSA-S), several hypotheses were developed and tested to map the nomological ... -
Long-term effects of extensive day care on Norwegian children´s development
(Master thesis, 2015)Early and extensive day care has become increasingly common in western countries. Studies investigating the potential short-term impact of such experiences on children’s development have yielded mixed results, whereas ... -
Long-term follow-up of mental health, health-related quality of life and associations with motor skills in young adults born preterm with very low birth weight
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background: Being born with very low birth weight(VLBW:≤1500 g) is related to long-term disability and neurodevelopmental problems, possibly affecting mental health and health-related quality of life (HRQoL). However, ... -
«Long-term outcomes of behavioral group therapy for obsessive-compulsive disorder in a general outpatient clinic – A long-term study of the impact of metacognitions, obsessive beliefs and early maladaptive schemas
(Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:35, Doctoral thesis, 2022)Sammendrag Den lengste oppfølgingsstudien som er utført for pasienter behandlet med gruppe-basert atferdsterapi for tvangslidelse: Åtte års oppfølging fra en norsk distriktpsykiatrisk poliklinikk Tvangslidelse er en ... -
Longitudinal and cross-sectional examination of the relationship between personality and fatigue among shift workers
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The present study examines the relationship between the personality traits of the five-factor model and fatigue among shift workers. The participants were recruited from shift workers employed in a municipality in Norway. ... -
Longitudinal relations between gaming, physical activity, and athletic self-esteem
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Youth are increasingly engaged in digital games; while physical activity rates are declining. This study examines whether the amount of time children spend on gaming is related to physical activity and athletic ... -
Longitudinal relations between impaired executive function and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in childhood
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background Malfunctioning of executive functions correlates with psychopathology in children. However, the directionality, the extent to which the relation varies for various disorders, and whether prospective relations ... -
Longitudinal study of extra-stimulated, full-term control infants, and preterm infants: High-density EEG analysis of cortical activity in response to visual motion
(Master thesis, 2021)Elektroencefalogram (EEG) ble brukt til å undersøke effekten av å motta ekstra motorstimulering og effekten av for tidlig fødsel i løpet av det første postnatalåret på utviklingen av visuell bevegelsesoppfatning. Spedbarn ... -
Longitudinal study of infants receiving extra motor stimulation, full-term control infants, and infants born preterm: High-density EEG analyses of cortical activity in response to visual motion.
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Electroencephalography was used to investigate the effects of extrastimulation and preterm birth on the development of visual motion perception during early infancy. Infants receiving extra motor stimulation in the form ... -
Longitudinal study of infants' and children's perception of optic flow and random motion using high-density EEG
(Master thesis, 2017)A longitudinal electroencephalogram (EEG) study was performed with 5 participants tested for 3 sessions at age 4 and 12 months and 6 years to study brain electrical activity responses to perception of structured forwards ... -
Longitudinal study of looming in infants with high-density EEG
(Master thesis, 2010)A rapidly approaching object provides information about the object’s approach and how imminent a collision is. Prospective control when responding to a looming object approaching on a direct collision course was studied ... -
Longitudinal study on receiving extra motor stimulation in early infancy: High-density EEG analysis of cortical responses to visual motion
(Master thesis, 2022)Elektroencefalografi (EEG) ble brukt for å undersøke hjerneaktivitet som funksjonell responsmekanisme til visuell bevegelsesstimuli hos spedbarn som mottar ekstra motorisk stimuli og spedbarn som mottar en tradisjonell ... -
Longitudinell studie av hukommelsesendringer etter iskemisk hjerneslag
(Master thesis, 2018)Hukommelsesendringer er en vanlig konsekvens av hjerneslag, men hvordan ulike hukommelsesfunksjoner kan endre seg over tid etter hjerneslag trenger fremdeles mer forskning. Denne studien hadde som hovedmål å undersøke ...