Blar i Institutt for psykologi på forfatter "Haga, Monika"
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Adolescent Health. Perceived Stress in Relation to Pain, Physical Fitness, Mindfulness, and BMI
Østerås, Berit (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2019:3, Doctoral thesis, 2019)Summary: Stress and pain are prevalent and significantly associated in Norwegian 15-16 year olds. Physical fitness seems not to protect against stress in the adolescents. Attention awareness, on the contrary, might have ... -
Assessment of motor competence across the life-span: Aspects of reliability and validity of a new test battery
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard W.; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)In this article, the psychometric properties of a new test battery aimed at quantifying motor competence across the life span are explored. The battery was designed to be quantitative, simple to administer, applicable for ... -
The association between academic achievement in physical education and timing of biological maturity in adolescents
Hagen, Ruben V.; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard (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 ... -
Association between Motor Competence, Physical Fitness and Academic Achievement in Physical Education in 13-16-Years-Old School Children
Hagen, Ruben V.; Lorås, Håvard; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)In physical education (PE), both assessment practices and choice of teaching content indicate that pupil-related factors such as motor competence and physical fitness potentially influence pupils' academic achievement in ... -
The Association Between Pupil-Related Psychological Factors and Academic Achievement in Physical Education
Hagen, Ruben V.; Lorås, Håvard; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Purpose: Physical education (PE) teachers’ assessments are often based on continuous observations of pupils. As certain psychological factors may mediate pupils’ learning behaviors relevant to the PE context, they may also ... -
Associations of physical fitness and motor competence with reading skills in 9- and 12-year-old children: a longitudinal study
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Englund, Kjellrun Thora; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This longitudinal study explores the association of motor competence and physical fitness with reading skills in children aged 9 and 12 years. Sixty-seven children aged 9 years completed an assessment of motor competence ... -
Breaking the reading code: Letter knowledge when children break the reading code the first year in school
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika; Ofteland, Greta Storm; Solstad, Trygve (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)The aim of this study was to examine when children learn to read and how learning to read depends on a foundation of alphabetic knowledge. 356 children aged 5–6 years completed assessments of letter-sound knowledge, i.e. ... -
Children’s outdoor movement education: position statement
Tortella, Patrizia; Ceciliani, A; Fumagalli, Guido; Jidovtseff, Boris; Wainwright, N; Fjørtoft, Ingunn; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Haga, Monika; Sgrò, F; Lipoma, M; Sääkslahti, Arja (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This position statement follows to the thematic round table organized by S.I.E.M.eS. (Italian Society of Movement and Sport Education) as final event of the international congress on "Outdoor movement education" held in ... -
Comparing free play and partly structured play in 4-5-years-old children in an outdoor playground
Tortella, Patrizia; Haga, Monika; Ingebrigtsen, Jan Erik; Fumagalli, Guido; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The aim of this study was to compare how the organization of a movement session as partly structured play or free play influenced the physical activity engagement in 4–5 years old pre-schoolers. The partly structured ... -
Effect of a single bout of acute aerobic exercise at moderate-to-vigorous intensities on motor learning, retention and transfer
Lorås, Håvard; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Acute exercise influences human cognition, and evidence suggests that learning can be improved. According to the cognitive–energetic approach towards exercise cognition, exercise represents a stressor that elevates ... -
Effect of different exercise modes at high intensity on immediate learning and arousal
Lorås, Håvard; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Acute exercise has an influence on human cognition, and evidence suggests that immediate learning can be facilitated. The purpose of this study was to explore the acute effect of high-intensity exercise conducted with ... -
Effects of Free Play and Partly Structured Playground Activity on Motor Competence in Preschool Children: A Pragmatic Comparison Trial
Tortella, Patrizia; Haga, Monika; Lorås, Håvard; Fumagalli, Guido; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Both the indoor and the outdoor environments and their organization exert pronounced influence upon physical activity behavior and motor development of preschool children. The aim of this study was to explore whether partly ... -
Evidence for a common multi-modal learning style in young adults? A psychometric investigation of two modality-specific learning style inventories
Aslaksen, Karoline; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)A well-known hypothesis amongst educators and the general public is that matching instructional method with an individual’s modality-specific learning style improves learning. Several critical reports in the past decade, ... -
Exploration of the Specificity of Motor Skills Hypothesis in 7–8 Year Old Primary School Children: Exploring the Relationship Between 12 Different Motor Skills From Two Different Motor Competence Test Batteries
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Newell, Karl M.; Polman, Remco C.J.; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021) -
Exploring Task-Specific Independent Standing in 3-to 5-Month-Old Infants
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Lorås, Håvard; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Perspectives on developmental milestones suggest that an infant’s ability to stand without support occurs at the age of 9–16 months. The two exploratory tasks were part of a baby swimming routine, conducted over a period ... -
From Children to Adults: Motor Performance across the Life-Span
Leversen, Jonas; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)The life-span approach to development provides a theoretical framework to examine the general principles of life-long development. This study aims to investigate motor performance across the life span. It also aims to ... -
Gender Gaps in Letter-Sound Knowledge Persist Across the First School Year
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Eriksen, Adrian Dybfest; Ofteland, Greta Storm; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Literacy is the cornerstone of a primary school education and enables the intellectual and social development of young children. Letter-sound knowledge has been identified as critical for developing proficiency in reading. ... -
Letter-Sound Knowledge: Exploring Gender Differences in Children When They Start School Regarding Knowledge of Large Letters, Small Letters, Sound Large Letters, and Sound Small Letters
Sigmundsson, Hermundur; Eriksen, Adrian Dybfest; Storm Ofteland, Greta; Haga, Monika (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This study explored whether there is a gender difference in letter-sound knowledge when children start at school. 485 children aged 5–6 years completed assessment of letter-sound knowledge, i.e., large letters; sound of ... -
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 ... -
Motor Competence in Adolescents: Exploring Association with Physical Fitness
Gísladóttir, Thórdís Lilja; Haga, Monika; Sigmundsson, Hermundur (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The purpose of this study was twofold: First, to examine the correlation between adolescents’ performance on the Movement Assessment Battery for Children -2 (MABC-2) and the Test of Motor Competence (TMC), and second, to ...