Odin Hjemdal PhD, cand. psychol
Position: Associate Professor
Adress: (visiting address) Department of Psychology, Dragvoll, Building 12, Level 5
(mail address) Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences and Technology,
Norwegian University of Science and Technology,
Dragvoll, Edvard Bulls veg 1,
NO-7491 Trondheim
E-mail: odin.hjemdal@svt.ntnu.no
Research area: Development of measures of protective factors/resillience and health promotion; A randomized controlled clinical trials of treatment for generalized anxiety disorder and depression; exploring predictors of depression and anxiety; assessment of protective, risk and vulnerability factors; prevention of mental health problems
Publications:
Scientific papers:
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., & Stiles, T. C. (in work). Can resilience predict level of hopelessness when controlling for stressful life events, mood and personality (NEO-PI-R)?
Hjemdal, O., Stiles, T. C., Wells, A. (submitted). Automatic thoughts and meta-cognitions as predictors of psychological symptoms: A prospective study
Hjemdal, O., Vogel, P., Solem, S., Hagen, K., Stiles, T. C. (Conditionally accepted). Resilience predicts levels of anxiety, depression, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in adolescents. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Braun, S., Kempenaers, C., Linkowski, P., & Fossion, P. (Conditionally accepted). Construct validity of the Resilience Scale for Adults in a French speaking Belgium sample: Testing measurement invariance between Belgium and Norway. International Journal of Testing.
Jowkar, B., Friborg, O., & Hjemdal, O. (In press). Cross-cultural validation of the Resilience Scale for Adults (RSA) in Iran. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
Solem, S., Hjemdal, O., Vogel, P. et al (2010). Psychometric properties of the Norwegian adaptation of the Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory-Revised. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Kallestad, H., Hansen, B., Langerud, K., Hjemdal, O., & Stiles, T. C. (2010). Psychometric properties and the predictive validity of the Insomnia Daytime Worry Scale: A pilot study. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 39(2), 150-157.
von Soest, T., Mossinge, S., Stefansen, K., Hjemdal, O. (2010). A validation study of the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ). Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioural Assessment, 32, 215-225.
Hjemdal, O., Roazzi, A., Dias, M. G. B. B., & Vikan, A (2009). Exploring the psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults in a Brazilian samples. In Theory Construction and Multivariate Analysis: Applications of Facet Approach. (Eds) D. Elizur & E. Yaniv. FTA Publications. Israel. pp. 151-158.
Hjemdal, O. (2009). Resilience and common factors in psychotherapy how can they be a guide for the development of coping and mental health. In Advances in Psychology Research, 63, ed. Alexandra M. Columbus. Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York. pp. 69-88.
Hjemdal, O. (2009). Evaluation of resilience in adolescent and in adult. Nader-Grosbois, N. (dir). Résilience Régulation et qualité de vie: Concepts, Evaluation et intervention. Presses Universitaires de Louvain 75004 Paris, pp. 31-36.
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Martinussen, M., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2009). Emipirical support for resilience as more than the counterpart and absence of vulnerability and symptoms of mental disorder. Journal of Individual Differences, 30(3),138-151.
Reinfjell, T., Hjemdal, O., Aune, T., Vikan, A., Veenstra, M., & Diseth, T. H. (2008). Can PedsQLTM 4.0 (generic core scale) predict depressive symptoms in an adolescent sample? Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 62(4), 279-286.
Chioqueta, A. P., Hjemdal, O., Stiles, T. C. (in press) The relationship between resilience and hopelessness: Are there gender differences? Suicide and Life Threatening behavior.
Hjemdal, O. (2007). Measuring protective factors: The development of two resilience scales in Norway. Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 16(2), 303-321.
Hjemdal, O., Aune, T., Reinfjell, T., Stiles, T., & Friborg, O. (2007). Resilience capacity to buffer for depressive symptoms: A correlational study of protective factors in an adolescent sample. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 12(1), 91-104.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Stiles, T. C., Rosenvinge, J. H., & Martinussen, M. (2006). Resilience predicting psychiatric symptoms: A prospective study of protective factors and their role in adjustment to stressful life events. Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy , 13, 194-201.
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Rosenvinge, J. H., Martinussen, M., Aslaksen, P. M., & Flaten, M. A. (2006). Resilience as a modulator for pain and stress. Journal of Psychosomatic Research , 61, 213-219.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Stiles, T. C., Martinussen, M., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2006). A new rating scale for adolescent resilience. Grasping the central protective resources behind healthy development. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 39, 84-96
Friborg, O., Barlaug, D., Martinussen, M., Rosenvinge, J. H., & Hjemdal, O. (2005). Resilience in relation to personality and intelligence. International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 14, 29-40.
Friborg, O. Hjemdal, O. (2004). ”Resilience” som mål på tilpasningsevne. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening, 41, 206-208.
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Rosenvinge, J. H., & Martinussen, M. (2003). A new rating scale for adult resilience: What are the central protective resources behind healthy adjustment? International Journal of Methods in Psychiatric Research, 12(2), 65-76.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Martinussen, M., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2001) Psykologisk motstandsdyktighet hos voksne: Utvikling og foreløpig validering av ett nytt instrument. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening, 4, 310-318.
Friborg, O., & Hjemdal, O. (2000). Development and validation of a new resilience scale for adults.
Brennen, T. J., Martinussen, M., Hansen, B. O., & Hjemdal, O. (1999). Artic Cognition: A Study of Cognitive Performances in Summer and Winter at 69 degrees N. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 13, 561-580.
POSTERS/PAPERS
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., & Stiles, T. C. (2010). Can resilience predict level of hopelessness when controlling for stressful life events, mood and personality (NEO-PI-R)? Paper presented at Pathways to Resilience II, Halifax, Canada, 7th - 10th of June.
Ungar, M., Hjemdal, O., Dolan, P., Liebenberg, L. Worsley, L., Hammond, W., & Sanders, J. (2010). Developing a culturally relevant measure of resilience. Preconference workshop. Pathways to Resilience II, Halifax, Canada, 7th - 10th of June.
Carvalho, V., Borges, L., Vikan, A., & Hjemdal, O. (2010). Resilience and organizational socialization: a cross-cultural study. Paper presented at International Congress of Applied Psychology, Melbourne, Australia. 11th - 16th July.
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Martinussen, M., & Rosenvinge, J. H. (2009) Are resilience protective factors unique from or just absence indicators of poor mental health? Paper presented at Coping & Resilience International Conference Dubrovnik Croatia, 3rd - 6th October.
Hjemdal, O., Roazzi, A., Dias, M. G. B. B., & Vikan, A (2009). Exploring the psychometric properties of the Resilience Scale for Adults in a Brazilian samples. Paper presented Facet Theory Conference, 21th – 24th June, Jerusalem, Israel.
Stiles, T. C., Hjemdal, O. Landrø, N. I. (2009). Meta-cognitive beliefs as predictors of future depression: A prospective study. The 11the European Congress of Psychology, Oslo, Norway, 7-10th July
Hjemdal, O. (2009). Evaluation of resilience in adolescent and in adult. IV International Forum Resilience, Regulation and Quality of life. Paper presented at Brussel, Belgium, 2nd - 4th June.
Hjemdal, O. (2008). Capturing resilience, is it possible and are there similarities across cultures. Paper presented at XXIX International Congress of Psychology, ICC Berlin, Germany, 20th - 25th July.
Hagen, Roger; Hjemdal, Odin; Solem, Stian. The efficacy of psychological treatments of GAD. 38th EABCT Annual Congress; 2008-09-10 - 2008-09-13 NTNU
Hjemdal, O. & Stiles, T. C. (2008). A prospective study of psychiatric symptoms: Exploring automatic thoughts, meta-cognitions and resilience as predictors. Paper presented at the 38th European Association of Behavior and Cognitive Therapy EABCT Annual Congress, Helsinki, Finland, 10th - 13th September.
Hjemdal, O. & Stiles, T. C. (2007). Automatic thoughts and meta-cognitions as predictors of psychiatric symptoms: A prospective study. Paper accepted for World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Barcelona, Spain, 11th-14th July.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., & Stiles, T. C. (2007). Can resilience predict level of hopelessness when controlling for established predictors like stressful life events, mood and personality (NEO-PI-R)? Poster accepted for World Congress of Behavioural and Cognitive Therapies. Barcelona, Spain, 11th-14th July.
Hjemdal, O., Friborg, O., Roazzi, A., & Vikan, A. (2006). Measuring protective factors: The development of two resilience scales. I: The autumn conferences at the Dept. of Developmental and Clinical Child & Adolescent Psychology 1. The Brazilian connection. Trondheim, Norway, 29th – 31th Aug.
Vogel, P. A., Hjemdal, O., Solem, S., Hagen, K. K. R., Svigum, K. A. H. (2006) The relationship between adolescent resilience and symptoms of anxiety, depression, stress, and obsessive-compulsive symptoms in a Norwegian high school population. 40th Annual Convention; 16th -19th Nov.
Hjemdal, O., Chioqueta, A. P., Stiles, T. C., & Friborg, O. (2006). Résilience et aspects de la personnalité. Paper presented at the Forum International de Sécurité Psychologique, Résilience, Psychotraumatisme. St. Petersburg, Russia, 5th-7th June
Friborg, O., Hjemdal, O., Martinussen, M., Rosenvinge, J. H., Flaten, M. A., Aslaksen, P. M. (2004). Social competence: Perhaps the most important predictor of resilience? XXVIII International Congress of Psychology, Beijing, China.