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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 ... -
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., ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Remembering the romantic past: Autobiographical memory functions and romantic relationship quality
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Do the reasons why we think about our memories and share them with others have implications for our romantic relationship quality? In the present series of studies (total N = 1,102), we aimed to answer this question by ... -
Resilience as a predictive factor towards a healthy adjustment to grief after the loss of a child to cancer
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Introduction Grief among bereaved parents is known to cause psychological distress and physical illness, but knowledge concerning factors that can contribute to health promotion after bereavement is scarce. Childhood ... -
Resilience profiles across context: A latent profile analysis in a German, Greek, and Swiss sample of adolescents
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)The present study investigated resilience profiles (based on levels of symptoms of anxiety and depression and five dimensions of protective factors) of 1,160 students from Germany (n = 346, 46.0% females, Mage = 12.77, ... -
Sex differences in sleep and influence of the menstrual cycle on women’s sleep in junior endurance athletes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Previous research shows that female athletes sleep better according to objective parameters but report worse subjective sleep quality than male athletes. However, existing sleep studies did not investigate variations in ... -
Sweet spot in music—Is predictability preferred among persons with psychotic-like experiences or autistic traits?
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)People prefer music with an intermediate level of predictability; not so predictable as to be boring, yet not so unpredictable that it ceases to be music. This sweet spot for predictability varies due to differences in the ... -
Validation of the Norwegian version of the Parents' Evaluation of Aural/ Oral Performance of Children (PEACH+) for children with typical hearing aged 12-72 months
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background The Parents’ Evaluation of Aural/Oral Performance of Children (PEACH+) is a parent reported questionnaire. It was first developed in Australia (2007) to assess the effectiveness of hearing devices in young ... -
Visual art inspired by climate change-An analysis of audience reactions to 37 artworks presented during 21st UN climate summit in Paris
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)This paper suggests and tests a psychological model of environmental art perception and subsequent support for climate change policies. The model is based on findings from art perception and environmental psychology, which ...