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National, regional, and global trends in insufficient physical activity among adults from 2000 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 507 population-based surveys with 5·7 million participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Insufficient physical activity increases the risk of non-communicable diseases, poor physical and cognitive function, weight gain, and mental ill-health. Global prevalence of adult insufficient physical activity ... -
Risk factors for sexual harassment and abuse victimization among adolescent athletes and non-athletes: A one-year follow-up study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Background: The association between SHA and negative mental health increases the need to understand risk factors for SHA victimization, which is important for future development of prevention programs. Objective: To examine ... -
Is the Force-Velocity Profile for Free Jumping a Sound Basis for Individualized Jump Training Prescriptions?
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction: Formulating individualized optimized jump training prescriptions based on the force-velocity profile has become popular, but its effectiveness has been contested. Such training programs have opposite effects ... -
‘She was a rare diamond’: teachers’ experiences of teaching a visually impaired student in a friluftsliv programme
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)Previous research into inclusive practices and adapted education in higher education have shown that educators appear to have limited knowledge and understanding of disabilities and inclusion. While there exists a plethora ... -
A Conceptual Relation Between the Need to Belong and Sense-of-Belongingness
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2025)All humans have a fundamental need to belong (NTB), that is, forming and maintaining social connections. However, having these positive social bonds does not necessarily equal one’s sense-of-belongingness (SOB). Contemporary ... -
The Battle of the Equations: A Systematic Review of Jump Height Calculations Using Force Platforms
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Vertical jump height measures our ability to oppose gravity and lower body neuromuscular function in athletes and various clinical populations. Vertical jump tests are principally simple, time-efficient, and extensively ... -
Use of over-the-counter analgesics in Norwegian children – a national cross-sectional study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)Aims: We aimed to examine the proportion of recent use of over-the-counter (OTC) analgesics among Norwegian children aged 10 to 12, and explore the relationship between a wide array of factors, both within and outside the ... -
General and abdominal adiposity and hypertension in eight world regions: a pooled analysis of 837 population-based studies with 7·5 million participants
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Adiposity can be measured using BMI (which is based on weight and height) as well as indices of abdominal adiposity. We examined the association between BMI and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) within and across ... -
Clinical Placement Studies on Early Nursing Education with a Focus on Pedagogical Methods: Qualitative Document Analysis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2025)The present study aimed to explore and describe how pedagogical methods are communicated within formal documents pertaining to clinical placement studies in the first year of nursing education. Developing professional ... -
Changes in health‑related quality of life and sleep habits after a 6‑month non‑randomised cluster‑controlled trial among children with overweight or obesity
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Being overweight or obese can have severe negative psychological impacts and reduce health-related functioning. To improve health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and sleep habits for children with overweight or obesity, ... -
Exploring and Evaluating Strategies to Improve Outcomes in Outpatient Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in Norway
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 533, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Background Substance use disorder (SUD) is thought of as a chronic disorder with a high relapse tendency; and affected individuals constitute a diverse population with complex needs in various life domains. Traditionally, ... -
Choroidal thickness after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor in typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration – A systematic review and meta-analysis
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is one of the leading causes of blindness in the world and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections have been the standard of care for the wet/neovascular variant ... -
Digitale liv - en introduktion
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)I dette nummer af Psyke & Logos dykker vi ned i vores digitale liv. Vi lever i dag i en verden, hvor vi konstant er online og forbundet med hinanden. Mens teknologi altid har udgjort en del af den menneskelige eksistens, ... -
A route to active mobility: Evaluating the public health impact of e-bike subsidies on mode share and physical activity levels.
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 532, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Regular physical activity is essential for good health. However, in Norway, one in four adults falls short of meeting minimum activity recommendations, and only 30 per cent reach the levels necessary to offset the risks ... -
Part I of a two-step mixed-methods approach in developing the Growth Talent Mindsets for Sports Coaches Intervention: The design and targeting of the intervention
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The overall aim of this two-part study was to develop an intervention targeting sports coaches’ mindsets about their talent as a coach (coach talent mindset, C-TM) and their athletes’ talent (athlete talent mindset, A-TM), ... -
Part II of a two-step mixed-methods approach in developing the Growth Talent Mindsets for Sports Coaches Intervention 2.0: The coaches’ perceptions of delivery and possible psychological processes of change
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)The current study follows up on the first-time implementation of the GrowTMindS Intervention described in Part I, with an overall aim of improving sports coaches’ beliefs in their talent as a coach (coach talent mindset, ... -
Development and Evaluation of the FUEL Program : A Sports Nutrition Intervention for Female Endurance Athletes at Risk of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs)
(Doctoral dissertations at University of Agder;no. 531, Doctoral thesis, 2025)Det kan være utfordrende for kvinnelige utholdenhetsutøvere å få i seg nok energi fra mat til å støtte deres helse og prestasjon, noe som kan føre til en tilstand kjent som relativ energimangel i idrett (REDs). Denne ... -
High-level military and sport leaders’ everyday challenges and psychological skills: A cross-contextual repeated measures study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Research shows that high-level military and sport leaders share a high-stress and high-stakes leader role due to similar experiences of demanding conditions mainly manifested in psychological burden. This raises research ... -
Et alternativ til diagnoser for psykiske lidelser: Makt–trussel–mening-rammeverket
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)The article presents the Power Threat Meaning Framework (PTMF), which was developed by a working group under the British Psychological Association in 2018 as an alternative to traditional diagnostic systems such as DSM and ... -
In or out of reach? Long-term trends in the reach of health assessments in the Swedish occupational setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)Objectives This study aimed to investigate the reach of a large-scale health assessment delivered by the occupational health service in Sweden for almost 30 years. Methods A total of 418 286 individuals who participated ...
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