Conflict with father can influence whether teens receive mental health support
Youth are less likely to seek mental health services if they have a tumultuous relationship with their father, although the exact nature of this link is still unclear.
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The flash flood warning in Nepal came far too late for many people
The flash flood, triggered by a mountain landslide and glacier collapse in the Himalayas, surged at speeds of up to 190 kilometres per hour, wiping out entire villages. “The warning from the authorities arrived only about half an hour after the collapse, and even then, it reached only a portion of the population at risk,” says glaciologist Pascal Egli of NTNU.
What matters most in improving student maths skills?
Does working memory or motivation play a greater role in determining whether pupils make progress in mathematics?
Pickpockets and poets – creating elite mindsets in football
New research from NTNU’s Department of Psychology indicates that elite footballers experience lower levels of competitive anxiety than amateur players, despite performing under intense scrutiny.
Young users ditch Google for AI, with unknown consequences
School researchers reviewed nearly 200 studies on how artificial intelligence affects children and young people’s ability to learn and think. They found that we know very little about how AI use impacts younger school children.
The secret to a happy life?
A new study from NTNU suggests a link between several personality traits and how people feel about their lives.
The negative effect of emotion in climate action
New research reveals that the emotions of anger, hope and compassion, might have less of an effect on pro-environmental behaviour than previously thought
Why do we care when famous figures die?
How can the death of a stranger affect us? And why do we care so much about King Harald?
Does heavy social media use damage your family’s relationship?
No, apparently not. New research from NTNU found no evidence that heavy social media use leads to poorer family relationships.
AI Is Not Displacing Young Job Seekers – Yet
Is artificial intelligence displacing young workers at the start of their careers? So far, the answer appears to be no. But that could change in the future.
A radical shift more than a century ago transformed European views on homosexuality
The turn of the 20th century has been referred to as the homosexual breakthrough in Europe. A recent study has analyzed literary texts in which Norwegian nature plays an important role in conveying this perspective.
Boosting mental robustness in Ukrainian soldiers
Modern large-scale warfare imposes extreme psychological stress on soldiers at the front. Ukrainian soldiers are being trained in Norway to help better protect them from this trauma.
Football: How to become technically good
There is no shortcut to improving technical skills in football. Natural talent is not enough to be among the very best.
Believing that practice makes perfect is most important for success at school
Pupils who believe they can improve through practice enjoy their subjects more and achieve better academic outcomes.
From Arctic Readiness to Mideast Crisis: NATO on the edge
Roughly 25000 soldiers from 14 nations are gathering in northern Norway this month for a biannual NATO joint training exercise called Cold Response. But the changing US attitude towards NATO under the Trump administration raises questions about its future, one researcher says.
Doctors and nurses believe their own substance use affects patients
Their job is to protect, promote, and restore human health and lives, but healthcare workers believe that their own use of alcohol and illegal drugs reduces the quality of care they provide to patients. A recent study suggests that more doctors and nurses struggle with substance use than we are aware of.
Boys are more motivated, while girls are more compassionate?
In Year 8 of school, boys score higher on everything related to motivation. Girls do best when it comes to compassion. However, the picture is a little more nuanced than that.
The shame-filled world of hair-pulling and skin-picking disorders
What mechanisms underlie frequent and repetitive hair pulling and skin picking?
Why do we cheer when our sports favourite does well?
Why are we so happy when our favourite wins, especially against the odds?
Who stays together for life?
Valentine’s Day is upon us again. But what does it really take for couples to stay together for a long time?
Polluting the environment for all eternity – and still sticking our heads in the sand
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework states that plastic pollution must be eliminated by 2030. So why haven’t we enacted measures that make a real difference?
Girls are happiest at school – for good reasons
Feeling safe and well-being at school are linked. Girls often thrive better than boys. Why is that?
This form of therapy can save enormous amounts of money by getting people with mental health problems back to work more quickly
Many people with different mental health problems can be absent from work for a long time. But new results give hope that more people can recover and return to work sooner.
“My thoughts end up in the wrong place. They start to get all jumbled up where I should be concentrating.”
What’s it like having ADHD when you are 11 years old and are expected to get on with your schoolwork just like everyone else?