The purpose of this study was to (i) confirm the factor structure of the Approaches and Study Skills Inventory for Students (ASSIST) in the current sample of undergraduate occupational therapy students and (ii) explore the pattern of associations between the 13 ASSIST subscales. Occupational therapy students (<i>n</i> = 171) across Norway completed the ASSIST. A three‐factor structure was confirmed. ...

The five-factor structure is a well-established model for personality. The five traits covary with job-performance and work-relevant outcomes. The practical administration of existing big-five measurement scales is, however, somewhat limited, in a Norwegian setting, as existing scales are impractically large or have unknown psychometric properties. Because of this, a new brief Norwegian personality ...

<i>Introduction</i>: Although the Aberrant Behavior Checklist (ABC) is one of the most widely used behavioral rating scales among people with developmental disabilities, very few studies have examined the factor structure of the non-English versions. <p> <p><i>Methods</i>: The construct validity of the Norwegian ABC was examined in a clinical sample of children and adolescents with neurological ...

Background: The current study is an examination of the psychometric properties of the Norwegian Social Responsiveness Scale (SRS), a measure of deficits in social behavior, in a neuropediatric outpatient sample of children and adolescents with neurological and neurodevelopmental disorders.<p> <p>Method: The internal consistency of the SRS, the convergent validity of the SRS with the Vineland Adaptive ...

Objectives:<br> The Carers of Older People in Europe Index is a first-stage assessment tool to detect family caregivers in need of support. This instrument assesses caregivers’ subjective perceptions of their caregiving circumstances. The present study examines the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Carers of Older People in Europe Index among family caregivers for older persons ...

Prior research on psychopathy has primarily focused on the problem in men. Only a few studies have examined whether psychopathy even exists in women, and if so, how the disorder manifests itself in them. This paper presents a narrative review of the literature on gender and psychopathy. We briefly discuss why this is an important topic for women and we discuss its causes. The concept of psychopathy ...

Little is known about the characteristics of boys who become fathers at young age. Some studies have suggested that antisocial adolescents are more likely to be young fathers. The aim of this study was to examine the associations of psychosocial factors in childhood with becoming a young father, and to assess if they are independent of criminal behavior in adolescence. The baseline assessment in ...

This thesis aims to provide more knowledge about psychological and social aspects of cosmetic surgery, in particular what factors are associated with the increased interest in having such surgery oneself. The first paper is angled from a more public health perspective, with focus on what factors predicts whether someone considers having cosmetic surgery in general. In the second paper, the focus ...

Bakgrunn og hensikt: I Norge har små kommuner det samme ansvaret for å tilby koordinerte, helhetlige tjenester innen psykisk helse som store kommuner. Små kommuner har begrensede ressurser og få ansatte tilgjengelig til å utføre de mange tjenestene kommunen har ansvaret for. Hvilke erfaringer den enkelte psykiske helsearbeideren har med å jobbe i små kommuner er ikke så godt belyst i Norge. ...