Blar i UiS Brage på forfatter "Vedaa, Øystein"
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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 ... -
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 ... -
Demographical, personality, alcohol use, and mental health characteristics associated with different alcoholic beverage preferences among students
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Pallesen, Ståle (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The study investigates correlates (i.e. demographics, personality, alcohol use and alcohol-related harm, alcohol expectancies, and mental health) of different alcoholic beverage preferences (i.e. beer/alcopops/cider, wine, ... -
Demographics, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Vedaa, Øystein; Skogstad, Anders; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-07)The current study aimed to identify demographic, personality and substance-use characteristics associated with forming romantic relationships. Data were collected by two online surveys among students in Bergen, Norway, ... -
Folkehelseundersøkelsen i Rogaland 2020: Fremgangsmåte og utvalgte resultater
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Hjetland, Gunnhild Johnsen; Knapstad, Marit; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Vedaa, Øystein (Research report, 2020) -
Fylkeshelseundersøkelsen i Nordland: Fremgangsmåte og utvalgte resultater
Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Aasan, Bodil Elisabeth Valstad; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Vedaa, Øystein (Research report, 2020)Datainnsamlingen ble gjennomført av Folkehelseinstituttet fra 27. januar til 16. februar 2020 på oppdrag fra Nordland fylkes¬kommune. Områdene som blir dekket i denne rapporten inkluderer blant annet tilgang til tjenester ... -
General and alcohol-related social media use and mental health: A large-sample longitudinal study
Erevik, Eilin K.; Pallesen, Ståle; Vedaa, Øystein; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Dhir, Amandeep; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)The current study aimed to investigate if general and alcohol-related social media use predicts symptoms of depression and anxiety. Students in Bergen, Norway, participated in a Web-based survey during fall 2015 (T1) and ... -
How the Norwegian population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown
Mæland, Silje; Bjørknes, Ragnhild; Lehmann, Stine; Sandal, Gro Mjeldheim; Hazell, William; Rabben, Åsgeir Kjetland; Vedaa, Øystein; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Fadnes, Lars T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07)Aims The aim of this study was to examine how the Norwegian general adult population was affected by non-pharmaceutical interventions during the first six weeks of the COVID-19 lockdown. We assessed quarantine, symptoms, ... -
Koronaatferd og landbakgrunn i fire fylker. Etterlevelse og holdninger til offisiellesmittevernråd, opplevd engstelse, psykiske plager og endringer i sosiale kontakter etter landbakgrunn. Resultater fra undersøkelser i fire fylker under koronapandemien
Aarø, Leif Edvard; Vedaa, Øystein; Bruun, Tone; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Johansen, Rune; Knapstad, Marit; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Klepp, Knut Inge (Research report, 2021)Hovedbudskap Analyser presentert i denne rapporten viser at selvrapportert koronarelatert atferd kan deles inn i to brede grupper: (i) Koronahygiene og (ii) Sosial distanse. En inndeling av land for å beskrive innvandreres ... -
Opplevd tiltaksbyrde under koronapandemien: Resultater fra fire fylker desember 2021.
Leino, Tony Mathias; Aarø, Leif Edvard; Knapstad, Marit; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Vedaa, Øystein (Research report, 2022)Til tross for at smitteverntiltakene er nødvendige for å redusere spredningen av smitten i samfunnet, kan de også være belastende for den enkelte og for hele eller deler av befolkningen. Hensikten med denne rapporten er å ... -
The associations between low-level gaming, high-level gaming and problematic alcohol use
Erevik, Eilin K.; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Andreassen, Cecilie Schou; Krossbakken, Elfrid; Vedaa, Øystein; Pallesen, Ståle (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)The current study aimed to investigate associations between gaming and different patterns of problematic alcohol use, controlling for important demographics, personality and mental health covariates. Data was collected by ...