A5069777224- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Stress and Burnout Research
- Workplace Violence and Bullying
- Occupational Health and Performance
- Policing Practices and Perceptions
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Obesity and Health Practices
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Healthcare professionals’ stress and burnout
- Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue
- Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Research in Social Sciences
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Research
- Bullying, Victimization, and Aggression
University of Oslo
2003-2023
Ascension
2023
Lovisenberg Diakonale Høgskole
2015-2020
Centre for Arctic Gas Hydrate, Environment and Climate
2019
UiT The Arctic University of Norway
2019
Akershus University Hospital
2019
University of South-Eastern Norway
2019
Sørlandet Sykehus
2019
Haukeland University Hospital
2019
Innlandet Hospital Trust
2019
Objectives Using a prospective design, the objective of this study was to determine relationship between workplace bullying and mental distress. Methods Altogether, 1971 Norwegian employees, recruited from 20 organizations, answered questions regarding distress at both baseline follow-up. Baseline data were gathered 2004–2006, follow-up 2006–2009. The time-lag approximately two years for all respondents in organizations. factors measured individual characteristics, with Hopkins Symptom...
Purpose This study aims to explore relationships between exposure bullying at work and intention leave the organisation, actual leaving workplace, exclusion from working life through sick or rehabilitation disability pension. Design/methodology/approach A prospective design with two surveys of a national representative sample Norwegian force was used ( n =1,775). The response rate first data collection in 2005 56.4 per cent, 70 cent second 2007. Bullying measured using measurement methods:...
Environmental conditions have long been assumed to create climates that can encourage workplace bullying. Although several studies supported this assumption, the vast majority applied individual as unit of both measurement and analysis. We argue, however, appropriate level inference regarding environmental is work-group. In a large sample some 10,000 employees distributed across 685 departments, we tested hypothesis leadership practices presence role stressors will predict incidence bullying...
Police work is regarded as a high-stress occupation, but so far, no nationwide study has explored the associations between stress and health.To explore physical mental health among Norwegian police to job stress. Comparisons were made with sample of physicians general population.Comprehensive questionnaire survey 3,272 at all hierarchical levels, including Stress Survey two factors (serious operational tasks injuries), Job (job pressure lack support), Basic Character Inventory, Subjective...
High levels of stress have been attributed to the conditions police work, but there is little empirical evidence for this.To develop a new instrument measure job in police; assess most severe and frequent stressors; compare according demographic organizational factors; study relation personality traits, work locus control coping strategies.A comprehensive nationwide questionnaire survey 3272 Norwegian at all hierarchical levels, including Police Stress Survey (NPSS), Job Survey, Basic...
High levels of stress among ambulance personnel have been attributed to the conditions work. However, there is little research support this notion, and it has questioned whether work inherently stressful. We compared severity frequency level organizational ambulance-specific stressors, studied their relationship individual differences A comprehensive nationwide questionnaire survey (n = 1180) in operational duty. The included Job Stress Survey, Norwegian Ambulance Basic Character Inventory,...
In line with the “Work environment hypothesis,” role stressors have been proposed as important antecedents of bullying in workplace. Only a few longitudinal studies on relationship between and exist, however, earlier largely cross‐sectional. The aim present prospective study was to determine whether at baseline predict new cases workplace follow‐up. A total 2,835 Norwegian employees participated both follow‐up, an interval two years measurements. supports hypotheses that ambiguity conflict,...
To address the relative importance of general job-related stressors, ambulance specific stressors and individual characteristics in relation to job satisfaction health complaints (emotional exhaustion, psychological distress musculoskeletal pain) among personnel. A nationwide prospective questionnaire survey personnel operational duty at two time points (n = 1180 baseline, T1 n 298 one-year follow up, T2). The questionnaires included Maslach Burnout Inventory, Job Satisfaction Scale, Hopkins...
The aim of this study was to validate a Norwegian version the Effort-Reward Imbalance Questionnaire (ERI-Q).One thousand eight-hundred and three employees in medium-sized municipality replied ERI-Q, health-related variables such as self-reported general health, psychological distress, musculoskeletal complaints, work-related burnout were examined.Sound psychometric properties found for ERI-Q. When two dimensions ERI overcommitment analyzed four types employees, results showed that...
Objective: The present study sought to determine whether job insecurity is associated with personality traits and beliefs. In addition, it was tested aspects of confounded the relationships between health, or moderated this association. Methods: At first data collection, 5163 persons participated, at second 1946 a random sample participated. Data were obtained from Oslo Health Study. Results: aspect concerning confidence in having good 2 years more strongly related health variables,...
Studies on suicide among police show inconsistent results, thereby contributing to considerable speculation regarding why officers commit suicide. The present paper is the first nationwide study suicidal ideation and attempts police. 3, 272 Norwegian completed Paykel's Suicidal Feelings in General Population questionnaire. Lifetime prevalence of specific questionnaire items ranged from 24% for feeling that life was not worth living, 6.4% having seriously considered suicide, 0.7% attempted...
Police and ambulance personnel are widely believed to have a high prevalence of excessive alcohol consumption. However, the empirical basis for this assumption is scant or nonexistent. We assessed association use with burnout job stressors, drinking cope neuroticism as two possible moderating factors in occupations, police services.We undertook comprehensive nationwide questionnaire survey (n = 2,372) 1,096) operational duty. The encompassed Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT),...
To estimate the prevalence of anxiety and depression symptoms, their association with professional help-seeking, among operational ambulance personnel a general working population, to study symptoms musculoskeletal pain disturbed sleep personnel. The results comprehensive nationwide questionnaire survey (n = 1180) were compared findings population-based Norwegian health people 31,987). included measures Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale, Subjective Health Complaints Questionnaire, Karolinska...
This study aimed to investigate the association between individual and psychosocial work factors mental distress among offshore shift workers in Norwegian petroleum industry.All 2406 employees of a large oil gas company, who worked during two-week period August 2006, were invited participate web-based survey. Completed questionnaires received from 1336 (56% response rate). The outcome variable was distress, assessed with shortened version Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-5). following...
Multicenter randomized trial with patients listed as sick for 1 to 12 months due neck or back pain and referred secondary care.To compare the return-to-work (RTW) rate among offered work-focused rehabilitation multidisciplinary rehabilitation.A growing number of studies have focused on RTW processes associated pain. Many combined a workplace focus treatments; however, this has not been evaluated in Norway thus far.A total 405 who were spine clinics at 2 university hospitals randomly assigned...
Continuous shift schedules are required in the petroleum industry because of its dependency on uninterrupted production. Although shiftwork affects health, less is known about effects social and domestic life.Consequently, we studied these relationships a sample 1697 (response rate 55.9%) workers who worked onshore offshore for Norwegian oil gas company. We also examined roles coping strategies locus control handling self-reported problems with life. A questionnaire containing scales from...
Neck and back pain are among the most common causes of prolonged disability, development interventions with effect on pain, disability return to work is important. Reduction fear avoidance might be one mechanism behind improvement after interventions. The aim present study was evaluate changes in at 12-month follow-up patients neck treated a work-focused intervention compared standard interventions, influence beliefs during follow-up. 413 employed or referred secondary care, sick-listed...
To examine the self-reported level of work ability among female employees and relationship between demographic characteristics, physical health, mental various psychosocial organizational environment factors.Participants were 597 with an average age 43 years from urban rural areas in Norway. Trained personnel performed a structured interview to measure variables, characteristics working environment. Mental health was assessed using 25-item version Hopkins Symptoms Checklist (HSCL-25). Work...
Neck and back pain are common often account for absenteeism at work. Factors work as well fear–avoidance beliefs may influence sick-leave in these patients. The aims of this study were to assess: (1) how sick-listed patients specialised care perceive demand, control, support, effort, reward, overcommitment compared a general reference group workers; (2) if women men report differently; (3) the association between psychological social factors about A cross-sectional multicentre was carried...
Having a substance use disorder (SUD) is associated with impaired reflective functioning (RF) or mentalizing, implying reduced capacity to reflect on internal mental states of the self and others. This has adverse effects parenting child's development. High uncertain RF style prevents an adequate due concrete, rigid way mentalizing. certain by making individuals too that their view world true only one, thereby no need mentalize others' state mind. We investigated degree in mothers SUD...
One in five patients report chronic pain following total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and are considered non-improvers. Psychological interventions such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), combined with exercise education may contribute to reduced an improved function both for OA or after TKA surgery, but the evidence effectiveness of is scarce. This randomized controlled trial three arms will compare clinical patient internet-delivered CBT (iCBT), evaluated either a non-surgical treatment...