Artikler, rapporter og annet (psykologi)

Bullying Among Hospital Staff : Use of Psychometric Triage to Identify Intervention Priorities

Eriksen, Geir Steinar — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Eriksen, Geir Steinar; Nygren, Ivan; Rudmin, Floyd Webster
Survey of workplace bullying in a Norwegian hospital found that 10% of nurses, therapists, and physicians (N=440) had witnessed bullying. Negative Acts Questionnaire (NAQ) scores were low, Minnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire (MSQ) scores were positive, and Organizational Commitment Questionnaire (OCQ) scores were neutral. NAQ scores and having witnessed bullying both predicted low MSQ scores, low over-all job satisfaction, and low OCQ scores. By psychometric triage, some of the NAQ’s 22 negative acts can be identified for priority administrative intervention based on a) the degree to which NAQ items predict decreased satisfaction and decreased commitment, b) the prevalence rates of particular negative acts, and c) efficiency of intervention. Psychometric triage recommended intervention first on the problem of “necessary information withheld”, which had an 18% prevalence rate and predicted lower MSQ and OCQ scores. The second priority should be on “pressure to give up entitlements”, which had prevalence of 2% but also predicted lower MSQ and OCQ scores. The third and fourth priorities should focus on “tasks below level of competence” (reported by 51%) and on “unmanageable workload” (reported by 28%), neither of which predicted MSQ or OCQ scores.

Subjective sleeping problems and selfreported sleep length during four seasons in arctic Northern Norway

Skre, Ingunn — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Skre, Ingunn; Braathen, Tonje; Hansen, Vidje; Lund, Eiliv

Integrating psychoeducation in a basic computer skills course for people suffering from social anxiety: participants' experiences

Løhr, Hildegard Dorothea — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Løhr, Hildegard Dorothea; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Wynn, Rolf
We describe a psychoeducational program integrated in a basic computer skills course for participants suffering from social anxiety. The two main aims of the course were: that the participants learn basic computer skills, and that the participants learn to cope better with social anxiety. Computer skills were taught by a qualified teacher. Psychoeducation and cognitive therapy skills, including topics such as anxiety coping, self-accept, and self-regulation, were taught by a clinical psychologist. Thirteen of 16 participants completed the course, which lasted 11 weeks. A qualitative analysis was performed, drawing on observations during the course and on interviews with the participants. The participants were positive about the integration of psychoeducation sessions in the computer course, and described positive outcomes for both elements, including improved computer skills, improved self-esteem, and reduced social anxiety. Most participants were motivated to undertake further occupational rehabilitation after the course.

Acculturation : early political and social science conceptions

Rudmin, Floyd Webster — Tue, 30 Sep 2003 22:00:00 GMT

Rudmin, Floyd Webster

Health service use in indigenous Sami and non-indigenous youth in North Norway : A population based survey

Turi, Anne Lene — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Turi, Anne Lene; Bals, Margrethe; Skre, Ingunn; Kvernmo, Siv

Validating the Eating Disorder Inventory-3 (EDI-3) : A Comparison Between 561 Female Eating Disorders Patients and 878 Females from the General Population

Clausen, Loa — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 23:00:00 GMT

Clausen, Loa; Rosenvinge, Jan H; Rokkedal, Kristian; Friborg, Oddgeir
The Eating Disorder Inventory (EDI) is used worldwide in research and clinical work. The 3rd version (EDI-3) has been used in recent research, yet without any independent testing of its psychometric properties. The aim of the present study was twofold: 1) to establish national norms and to compare them with the US and international norms, and 2) to examine the factor structure, the internal consistency, the sensitivity and the specificity of subscale scores. Participants were Danish adult female patients (N = 561) from a specialist treatment centre and a control group (N = 878) of women selected from the Danish Civil Registration system. Small but significant differences were found between Danish and international, as well as US norms. Overall, the internal consistency of the subscales was satisfactory, the factor structure was confirmed, the discriminative validity was good, and sensitivity and specificity were excellent. The implications from these results are discussed.

Dissociative identity disorder and prepulse inhibition of the acoustic startle reflex

Holte, Arne — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT

Holte, Arne; Dale, Karl Yngvar; Flaten, Magne Arve; Elden, Åke

The prestige of somatic and mental disporders : A suvey among health professionals and a representative general population sample

Rosenvinge, Jan H — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:00:00 GMT

Rosenvinge, Jan H; Pettersen, Gunn; Olstad, Reidun E.
Objective: The purpose of the paper is to study the ranking of disorders according to their perceived importance. Previous studies suggest that rankings according to the perceived or attributed “value” or importance create informal hierarchies of disorders on normative attitudes about symptoms, treatment and outcome. In this work we studied disorder ranking in the general population and among health professionals, and some possible explaining factors. Data source: 1,127 adults representative of the Norwegian National Population Register participated, of whom 220 representatives were of the broad range of health professionals. Study design: Respondents completed a survey questionnaire within a cross-sectional design. Principal findings: Somatic disorders were given the highest rank, but mental disorders were ranked higher than in previous studies. Modest effects were found for explaining variables. Conclusion: The general population rankings of disorders do not differ greatly from rankings made by health professionals. The impact of personalized variables was modest, indicating the need for future studies to explore the impact of more social and culture variables.

No impact of early intervention on late outcome after minimal, mild and moderate head injury

Heskestad, Ben — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Heskestad, Ben; Waterloo, Knut; Romner, Bertil; Baardsen, Roald; Helseth, Eirik; Ingebrigtsen, Tor

Reduction in mental distress among substance users receiving inpatient treatment

Benum, Vår — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 23:00:00 GMT

Benum, Vår; Hoxmark, Ellen Margrethe; Friborg, Oddgeir; Wynn, Rolf