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Research area: Stress in adolescents, gender and age differences
The association between stress and health (emotional states, self-esteem, subjective health complaints),
Possible moderators on the relation between stress and health (sence of coherence, leisure time physical activity)
Publications:
Moksnes, U.K., Espnes, G.A., Byrne, D.G. (submitted). Stress, sense of coherence and subjective health complaints in Norwegian adolescents. Stress and Health.
Moksnes, U.K., Moljord, I.E.O., Espnes, G.A., & Byrne, D.G. (manuscript accepted for publication). The association between stress and emotional states in adolescents: The role of gender and self-esteem. Personality and Individual Differences.
Moksnes, U.K., Moljord, I.E.O., Espnes, G.A., & Byrne, D.G. (In Press). Leisure time physical activity does not moderate the relationship between stress and psychological functioning in Norwegian adolescents. Mental Health and Physical Activity.
Moksnes, U.K., Byrne, D.G., Mazanov, J., & Espnes, G.A. (In press). Adolescent stress: Evaluation of the factor structure of the adolescent stress questionnaire (ASQ- N). Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.Moksnes, U.K., Byrne, D.G., Mazanov, J., & Espnes, G.A. (in press). Adolescent stress: Evaluation of the factor structure of the adolescent stress questionnaire (ASQ- N). Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Moksnes, U.K. Espnes, G. A., Moljord, I.E. The association between stress, sense of coherence and mental health in a Norwegian adolescent sample. 23rd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society; 2009-09-09.
Moljord, I.E., Moksnes, U.K., Eriksen, L., & Espnes, G.A. Girls are less happy and more stressed than boys; physical activity helps! 23rd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society; 2009-09-09.
Espnes, G. A.; Moksnes, U. K. Ingebrigtsen, J. E.; Moljord, I. E. Positive Psychosocial Health Determinants and Health Outcome in an Adolescent Population in and Presentation of the Novel Research Centre of Health Promotion and Resources. 22nd Annual Conference of the European Health Psychology Society; 2008-09-09.
Moksnes, U.K. & Espnes, G.A. (2007). Thue connection between stress and physical activity in a Norwegian adolescent poulation. 12th European Congress of Sport Psychology, "Sport and Between Disciplines and Cultures”, 4-9 September.
Moksnes UK., Espnes G.A., Byrne D.G. & Mazanov J. (2006). Stress level and stress related problems in two adolescent samples from and . Poster at the 20th European Health Psychology Conference, , 30th August - 2nd September. "Social change and new challenges for health psychology". Psychology and Health (EHPS), volume 21, page 46.
Moksnes, U.K. (2006). Stress and adolescence. Theoretical background and validation of the Adolescent Stress Questionaire (ASQ-N). Department of Social Work and Health Sciences. Faculty of Social Science and Technology Management. Norwegian and Technology (Master Thesis).