Browsing Psykologisk institutt by Title
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / SubmittedVersion, 2018)Recent work investigated the inter-individual functions of emotional tears in depth. In one study (Van de Ven, N., Meijs, M. H. J., & Vingerhoets, A. (2017). What emotional tears convey: Tearful individuals are seen as ...
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
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"We are not welcome": A discourse analysis of perceived exclusions expressed in online debate forums (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)Global climate changes increase the risk of extreme weather events, posing a threat to our society. To reduce the impact of such events, efficient emergency management is crucial. Extreme weather events are characterized ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Aim: To explore the process of ending in psychotherapy, in particular how clients and therapists draw on their notions of client improvements and prepare for the upcoming end. Data: The data comes from an intensive ...
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"We're not your average housewife" A discourse analysis of far-right women's videoblogsRestricted Access (Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2018)
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(Master thesis / Masteroppgave, 2015)Treating and preventing postpartum depression is related to a number of attitudinal and practical barriers. Addressing these barriers are web-interventions using persuasive technology, aiming to identify women at risk, ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2009)In recent decades, childhood obesity has been greatly increasing worldwide. The rapid increase in obesity rates among children is alarming because of the serious consequences for health. Besides demographic and genetic ...
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(Doctoral thesis / Doktoravhandling, 2007)An important goal to psychological research is to advance knowledge on development and sustenance of positive mental health. This study is the first large scale twin study investigating the genetic and environmental ...
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Well-being vocabulary in media language: An analysis of changing word usage in Norwegian newspapers (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Well-being is a widely discussed topic in research, policy, and media. This study was aimed at examining usage patterns of core terminology related to well-being in Norwegian newspapers during the past two decades. ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)What can be expected in normal aging, and where does normal aging stop and pathological neurodegeneration begin? With the slow progression of age-related dementias such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), it is difficult to ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)What is it that designers talk about as mattering in their professional competencies? In this article, we empirically investigated industrial designers’ own assumptions on their design practice in relation to innovation. ...
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"What's in a name?" : forholdet mellom type semantisk benevnelse, framing og holdninger til immigranter : en replikasjon og videreføring av en amerikansk studieRestricted Access (Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2009)Den følgende studien er en replikasjon og videreføring av en studie utført av Ommundsen, Larsen & van der Veer i USA (2008). I denne studien fant man at type semantisk benevnelse benyttet på en gruppe immigranter hadde ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Some past events incite more wonder about their causes than do others. For example, negative events require explanation more than positive events. We review social psychologists’ theoretical and empirical insights on what ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Research on norms regulating drunken behaviour has tended to focus on differences between different countries and cultures rather than variations within them. Here, we examine whether there are: (i) situation-specific ...
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(Master thesis / Hovedoppgave, 2011)According to attention restoration theory (ART), nature provides soft fascination that attracts indirect attention. This allows direct attention, referred to as cognitive control, to rest and be restored. The theory has ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Impulsive binge drinking is a serious public health issue, and to reveal predisposing factors to this consumption pattern is, therefore, required. Impulsivity-related traits are important predictors of alcohol ...
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Which substance is most dangerous? Perceived harm ratings among students in urban and rural Norway (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background: Recent studies have challenged the idea that illegal substances are necessarily associated with more harm than those that are legal. This study investigates perceived drug harm among students at the University ...
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(Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2014)Objective We used diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to test the following hypotheses: (1) there is decreased white matter (WM) integrity in non-demented Parkinson’s disease (PD), (2) WM integrity is differentially reduced in ...