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The effects of yoga on student mental health: a randomised controlled trial
Elstad, Tiril; Ulleberg, Pål; Klonteig, Sandra; Hisdal, Jonny; Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Bjørndal, Arild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background Universities around the world are facing an epidemic of mental distress among their students. The problem is truly a public health issue, affecting many and with serious consequences. The global burden of ... -
Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for improving health, quality of life and social functioning in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis
De Vibe, Michael F.; Bjørndal, Arild; Fattah, Sabina; Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Halland, Even; Tanner-Smith, Emily E. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)This review summarizes all studies that compare the effect of a MBSR program to a control group intervention, in which the participants had been randomly allocated to be in either the MBSR group or a control group. The ... -
Norwegian Outdoor Happiness: Residential Outdoor Spaces and Active Leisure Time Contributions to Subjective Well-being at the National Population Level at the Start of and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Grau-Ruiz, Raul; Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg; Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Accumulating research shows that residential nature reliably promotes residents’ subjective well-being (SWB) in complex ways. The present study investigates how self-reported proximity to different outdoor spaces relate ... -
When Life Happens: Investigating Short and Long-Term Effects of Life Stressors on Life Satisfaction in a Large Sample of Norwegian Mothers
Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Røysamb, Espen; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Vittersø, Joar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of major life stressors on the short and long-term life satisfaction (LS) of Norwegian mothers using data from the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort study (MoBa, N = 46,342). ... -
Windjammer: Finding Purpose and Meaning on a Tall Ship Adventure
Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The Windjammer project started in 2018 as a social entrepreneurship program in Norway for adolescents at risk of social drop-out and societal exclusion. While the effects on society of such programs are difficult to measure, ...