Blar i Publikasjoner fra Cristin på tidsskrift "Frontiers in Psychology"
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Body figure idealization and body appearance pressure in fitness instructors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Purpose: The fitness centers are settings for health promotion, yet may serve as a stage for counterproductive figure idealization. Such idealization may take the form of a drive toward the thin, the muscular, or lean body ... -
Don't turn blind! The relationship between exploration before ball possession and on-ball performance in association football
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Visual exploratory action – scanning movements expressed through left and right rotation of the head – allows perception of a surrounding environment and supports prospective actions. In the dynamically changing football ... -
Dual career support among world-class athletes in Sweden: Performance, education, and employment
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)In order to help talented athletes to combine sport and education, different forms of Dual Career Support (DCS) have been developed in many countries. The effectiveness of these support systems have been debated. Most ... -
Exercise dependence and body image concerns amongst group fitness instructors: A self-determination theory approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: Despite the fact that group fitness instructors serve as significant role models with potentially great impact on class participants' motivation for exercise, they are a very under-researched group. The aim ... -
The healthy body image intervention and reduction in eating disorder symptomatology and muscle building supplement use in high school students: A study of mediating factors
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Background: Mediation analysis is important to test the theoretical framework underpinning an intervention. We therefore aimed to investigate if the healthy body image (HBI) intervention’s effect on eating disorder (ED) ... -
Maintaining or losing intervention-induced health-related behavior change: A mixed methods field study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aim of this mixed methods field study was to gain a better understanding of how psychological factors can contribute to success in intervention-induced behavior change over time. While it can be difficult to change ... -
MAMMA MIA!: Norwegian midwives’ practices and views about gestational weight gain, physical activity and nutrition
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objectives: Most studies regarding prevalence of prenatal lifestyle counselling are based on patient-report of provider advice. The aim of the present study was to describe midwives’ practice and views in promoting three ... -
Measurement invariance of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire-coach in youth sport
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance (across five languages, two time points, and two experimental conditions) of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire-coach (EDMCQ-C; ... -
Narrative tensions in strained junior elite performers’ experiences of becoming elite performers
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Contextualized within narrative theory and the field of talent identification and development systems (TIDS), this interview study examined strained junior elite performers’ experiences of becoming elite performers while ... -
Perceived motivational climates and employee energy: The mediating role of basic psychological needs
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)This study draws on achievement goal theory and self-determination theory to examine the associations among two motivational climates (i.e., mastery and performance) and two indicators of energy at work (i.e., vigor and ... -
Physical stress and determinants of shooting performance among Norwegian Special Forces Operators
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)However, there is a lack of conceptual understanding of the factors influencing performance decrements in prone shooting. The present study examines how one can simulate a combat scenario by inducing acute physical stress, ... -
The relative age effect on competition performance of Spanish international handball players: A longitudinal study
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Background: Competitive success is the ultimate objective of elite professional sport organisations. Relative age effects (RAE) impact athlete selection processes in the short and long-term performance. The aims of this ... -
Scanning, contextual factors, and association with performance in English Premier League footballers: An investigation across a season
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Scanning in football (soccer) denotes an active head movement where a player’s face is temporarily directed away from the ball to gather information in preparation for subsequently engaging with the ball. The aim of this ... -
Stability of Individuals’ Definitions of Success and the Influence of Perceived Motivational Climate: A Longitudinal Perspective
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)In the present study, we investigated the stability and malleability of cadets’ definitions of success (mastery and performance goal orientations) contextualized within a certain motivational climate (mastery and performance ... -
Structural validity of the Norwegian version of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire in children aged 3–6 years
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction: This study examined the structural validity of the teacher-report Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) in Norwegian preschoolers aged 3–6 years. We tested the original five-factor structure, the ... -
The study of movement skills in sports: Toward an integrative approach
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)The article commences with a fundamental objective: to comprehend movement skills in sports in a manner that can bridge the dualist gap between experiential qualities observed in practice and theoretical and mechanistic ... -
The Role of Self-Control and Motivation on Exhaustion in Youth Athletes: A Longitudinal Perspective
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)The depletion of self-control competencies has been explained by an external shift in motivation, and recent research has emphasized that controlled types of motivation and self-control competencies are positively associated ... -
Thriving through relationships in sport: The role of the parent–athlete and coach–athlete attachment relationship
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)The aim of this research was to examine whether attachment relationships to significant others, such as to parents and/or sports coaches, enable thriving and competition performance within sport. Two studies employing ... -
What do football players look at?: An eye-tracking analysis of the visual fixations of players in 11 v 11 elite football match play
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Current knowledge of gaze behavior in football has primarily originated from eye-tracking research in laboratory settings. Using eye-tracking with elite players in a real-world 11 v 11 football game, this exploratory case ... -
What makes individuals stick to their exercise regime?: A one-year follow-up study among novice exercisers in a fitness club setting
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Objectives: A fitness club may be an important arena to promote regular exercise. However, authors have reported low attendance rates (10 to 37%) the first months after individuals sign up for membership. It is therefore ...