News archive for Faculty of Psychology

Up to this date, few studies have investigated the occurrence of sexual harassment in Norwegian working life. However, a new study from Bergen Bullying Research Group show that sexual harassment can be considered as a prevalent problem with serious consequences for those exposed.

Here are some preliminary results!

Sleep deficit is a well known risk factor for illness. However, a new study from BTR shows that short sleep duration in itself does not predict subsequent work disability, as long as one's daytime functioning is adequate.

The prize for the best publication within sleep research in 2008 was awarded to Siri Omvik, Børge Sivertsen, Ståle Pallesen, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Odd E. Havik og Inger Hilde Nordhus for the paper: "Daytime functioning in older patients suffering from chronic insomnia: Treatment outcome in a randomized controlled trial comparing CBT with Zopiclone", pubished in Behaviour Research and Therapy 2008 vol.... Read more

A new study led by James Pennebaker, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas, in collaboration with prof. Keith Petrie (University of Auckland) and Børge Sivertsen (University of Bergen), takes text analysis down a winding path from terrorist communications to the Beatles lyrics. In this recently published study, John Lennon’s songs were for example found to have more “negative... Read more

"Jeg er jo ikke Jesus heller", er tittelen på ny bok om presters arbeidsmiljø og Kirken som arbeidsgiver og verdslig organisasjon.