Browsing UiS Brage by Author "Skogen, Jens Christoffer"
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Alcohol Consumption during a Pandemic Lockdown Period and Change in Alcohol Consumption Related to Worries and Pandemic Measures
Alpers, Silvia Eiken; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Mæland, Silje; Pallesen, Ståle; Rabben, Åsgeir K.; Lunde, Linn-Heidi; Fadnes, Lars T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-01)Whether lockdown related to the COVID-19 pandemic influences alcohol consumption is not well known. This study assesses alcohol consumption and hazardous drinking behavior during the initial phase of pandemic measures in ... -
Alcohol-related Problems and Sick Leave. Do Attitudes towards Drinking matter?
Hashemi, Neda S. (PhD thesis UiS;, Doctoral thesis, 2022-05)Background: Drinking alcohol is integrated into people’s social- and work lives. Drinking attitudes and norms stand out as significant predictors of drinking alcohol but few studies have been focused on working populations. ... -
Alcohol‐attributed disease burden in four Nordic countries between 2000 and 2017: Are the gender gaps narrowing? A comparison using the Global Burden of Disease, Injury and Risk Factor 2017 study
Agardh, Emilie, E.; Allebeck, Peter; Flodin, Pär; Wenneberg, Peter; Ramstedt, Mats; Knudsen, Ann Kristin; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Kinge, Jonas Minet; Tollånes, Mette C.; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Mäkelä, Pia; Gissler, Mika; Juel, Knud; Iburg, Kim Moesgaard; McGrath, John J.; Naghavi, Mohsen; Vollset, Stein Emil; Gakidou, Emmanuela; Danielsson, Anna-Karin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-11)Abstract Introduction and Aims The gender difference in alcohol use seems to have narrowed in the Nordic countries, but it is not clear to what extent this may have affected differences in levels of harm. We compared ... -
Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? The WIRUS-Screening Study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Hesse, Morten; Aas, Randi Wågø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Abstract: Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance caused by alcohol use) is an important but under-researched topic. The aim of this study was to explore whether psychosocial work environment factors were ... -
Are Demanding Job Situations Associated with Alcohol-Related Presenteeism? WIRUS-Screening Study
Bonsaksen, Tore; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Hesse, Morten; Aas, Randi Wågø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06)Alcohol-related presenteeism (impaired work performance caused by alcohol use) is an important but under-researched topic. The aim of this study was to explore whether psychosocial work environment factors were associated ... -
Are workplace factors associated with employee alcohol use? The WIRUS cross-sectional study
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Bonsaksen, Tore; Skarpaas, Lisebet Skeie; Aas, Randi Wågø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)OBJECTIVES: Sociodemographic predictors of employee alcohol use are well established in the literature, but knowledge about associations between workplace factors and alcohol use is less explored. The aim of this study was ... -
Associations between adverse childhood experiences and adversities later in life. Survey data from a high-risk Norwegian sample
Dovran, Anders; Winje, Dagfinn; Arefjord, Kjersti Jorunn; Tobiassen, Stian; Stokke, Kristin; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Øverland, Simon Nygaard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-11)Background: A history of childhood abuse and neglect (CAN) is associated with exposure to later negative life events. CAN at an early age, multiple cooccurring exposures (cumulative events), and a high severity and frequency ... -
Behavioural precautions to avoid transmission of the COVID-19 virus – low educated groups are not always lagging behind
Aarø, Leif Edvard; Leino, Tony Mathias; Vedaa, Øystein; Knapstad, Marit; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Svalebjørg, Mats; Klepp, Knut Inge (Journal article, 2023)When COVID-19 started spreading in Norway in early 2020, the government, with strong support from the Directorate of Health and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, launched the most comprehensive health education ... -
Cannabis use among Norwegian university students: Gender differences, legalization support and use intentions, risk perceptions, and use disorder
Andreas, Jasmina Burdzovic; Sivertsen, Børge; Lønning, Kari Jussie; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Aims We explored past-year cannabis use and associated characteristics, focusing on legalization attitudes, use intentions, risk perceptions, and possible dependence among Norwegian university/college students. Methods We ... -
Covid-fatigued? A longitudinal study of Norwegian older adults’ psychosocial well-being before and during early and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic
Hansen, Thomas; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Knapstad, Marit; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Vedaa, Øystein; Nes, Ragnhild Bang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-08)As the pandemic continues, many older adults are facing prolonged isolation and stress while having less access to traditional ways of coping. There is widespread concern that the situation is increasingly taking its toll ... -
Current practices and perceived implementation barriers for working with alcohol prevention in occupational health services: The WIRUS OHS study
Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Kjeken, Ingvild; Jensen, Irene; Aas, Randi Wågø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-06)Background Alcohol is associated with detrimental health and work performance outcomes, and one to three out of ten employees may benefit from interventions. The role of occupational health services (OHS) in alcohol ... -
Different Typologies of Gamers Are Associated with Mental Health: Are Students DOOMed?
Finserås, Turi Reiten; Sivertsen, Børge; Pallesen, Ståle; Leino, Tony Mathias; Mentzoni, Rune Aune; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)(1) Background: The inclusion of Internet Gaming Disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) led to a rapid development of assessment instruments based on the suggested diagnosis. However, ... -
Differential associations between types of social media use and university students' non-suicidal self-injury and suicidal behavior
Kingsbury, Mila; Reme, Bjørn-Atle; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sivertsen, Børge; Øverland, Simon Nygaard; Cantor, Nathan; Hysing, Mari; Petrie, Keith; Colman, Ian (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Objective To examine differential associations between types of social media use and non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) and suicidal behaviors. Methods Participants were N = 40,065 Norwegian college and university students, ... -
Do Differences in Drinking Attitudes and Alcohol-Related Problems Explain Differences in Sick Leave? A Multilevel Analysis of 95 Work Units Within 14 Companies From the WIRUS Study
Soleiman Pour Hashemi, Neda; Dalen, Ingvild; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sagvaag, Hildegunn; de Porras, David Gimeno Ruiz; Aas, Randi Wågø (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-05)Background: Systematic reviews have shown a strong relationship between alcohol consumption and sick leave. The effect of alcohol consumption on sick leave may, however, vary according to the work environment. While attitudes ... -
Effort-Reward Imbalance Is Associated With Alcohol-Related Problems. WIRUS-Screening Study
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Bonsaksen, Tore; Vahtera, Jussi; Sivertsen, Børge; Aas, Randi Wågø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)There is ample evidence of associations between a perceived stressful working environment and several health-related outcomes. To better understand potential mechanisms behind these observations some studies have focused ... -
Emerging mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among presumably resilient youth -a 9-month follow-up
Lehmann, Stine; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Haug, Ellen; Bjørknes, Ragnhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)Background The COVID-19 pandemic may have multifarious adverse effects on the mental health of some youth. To our knowledge, no study has followed young people beyond the first 6 months of the pandemic outbreak. The aim ... -
Emerging mental health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic among presumably resilient youth -a 9-month follow-up.
Lehmann, Stine; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Haug, Ellen Merethe Melingen; Bjørknes, Ragnhild (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01)Background The COVID-19 pandemic may have multifarious adverse effects on the mental health of some youth. To our knowledge, no study has followed young people beyond the first 6 months of the pandemic outbreak. The aim ... -
Emotional Eating in Relation to Worries and Psychological Distress Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Population-Based Survey on Adults in Norway
Bemanian, Mitra; Mæland, Silje; Blomhoff, Rune; Rabben, Åsgeir Kjetland; Arnesen, Erik Kristoffer; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Fadnes, Lars Thore (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020-12)Population-based studies have revealed a high occurrence of self-reported psychological distress symptoms during the early phases of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Stress and negative affect can lead to ... -
Establishing the Association Between Snus Use and Mental Health Problems: A Study of Norwegian College and University Students
Tjora, Tore; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Sivertsen, Børge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)Introduction Smoking and mental health problems are public health concerns worldwide. Studies on smoke-free tobacco products, especially snus are scarce. Snus is considered less harmful than smoking and in the United ... -
Evidence for essential unidimensionality of AUDIT and measurement invariance across gender, age and education. Results from the WIRUS study
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Thørrisen, Mikkel Magnus; Olsen, Espen; Hesse, Morten; Aas, Randi Wågø (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-09)Introduction: Globally, alcohol use is among the most important risk factors related to burden of disease, and commonly emerges among the ten most important factors. Also, alcohol use disorders are major contributors to ...