Introduction: Depressive symptoms are associated with Alzheimer’s disease (AD), but their neurobiological and neuropsychological correlates remain poorly understood. We investigate if depressive symptoms are associated with amyloid (Aβ) pathology and cognition in predementia AD.<p><p> Methods: We included subjective cognitive decline (SCD, n = 160) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI, n = 192) from ...

Denne artikkelen drøfter de sensoriske og sanselige uttrykkene og verdiene blant skikjørere som bedriver topptur i Tromsø, Nord-Norge. Fra et feltarbeid i vinterfjellet skildres empiriske turforløp som spiller opp sterke utslag av følelser, og underbygger betydningen av turlagsrelasjoner. Med inspirasjon fra sosialfenomenologiske antropologiske perspektiver og en autoetnografisk tilnærming beskriver ...

Background: Infants’ symptoms of mental struggle are often diffuse and undifferentiated, and health services do not identify many infants at risk of poor development. However, primary health care is advantageous for early identification, given there are frequent consultations during the infant’s first two years. Health policy encourages using evidence-based screening but use varies in primary ...

Despite an extensive body of research on job crafting, our understanding of how bottom-up job crafting behaviors interact with top-down job design in influencing employee effectiveness remains limited. Drawing on conservation of resources theory, we developed and tested a theoretical framework to examine the implications of daily promotion- versus prevention-oriented relational job crafting on ...

Background A focus on patient’s and service user’s perspectives regarding long-term antipsychotic treatment led to a declaration from the Norwegian Ministry of Health in 2015 to offer treatment without psychotropic medication in mental health as a voluntary option in all four health care regions. In the northernmost region, a 6-bed inpatient ward unit was established, uniquely designed to give ...

Objective The goal was to investigate whether and how the well-being of mothers and fathers was differentially affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in four European countries and whether differences in stress and social support explain observed gender differences. Background Previous research documents that the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on many people's lives and that some groups, ...

The emergence of generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) has brought about the release of large language models (LLM) to the public. People are increasingly turning to AI for information and advice. Little is known about the quality of the AI output. This raises urgent questions regarding whether we can distinguish AI from human resources, how the quality of the content compares, and whether we ...

With increasing attention to the importance of recovery experiences, particularly in mitigating workplace stress and promoting well-being, the present research seeks to contribute to the understanding of how environmental factors influence psychological detachment and emotional exhaustion during lunch breaks. Drawing upon theories from both environmental psychology and work and occupational psychology, ...

We often receive advice to think positively when faced with difficulties as it is believed to be helpful by increasing motivation to solve tasks or even to treat illness. Despite its prevalence, positivity as cognition has not been sufficiently defined. Thus, this thesis investigates folk theories about positive thinking through two qualitative studies; focus group interviews (n=18) and an online ...

Late in 2019, the world changed due to the spreading of the SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) virus. As a consequence of this virus, governments decided to implement lockdowns and school closures, as a measure to reduce the spreading of the deadly virus. In the present work, we aimed to investigate the impact these lockdowns and school closures had on children’s well-being. We used a cross-country approach with ...