Publication overview
Below you will find an overview of all publications from the Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences for the period 2022–2024.
Nielsen, K. (2025). Mental health issues, psychosocial interventions, and coping. Nordic Psychology, 77(4), 293-294. https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2025.2589021
Nielsen, K. (2025). Divorce, the good life, and collective coping practices. Nordic Psychology, 77(3), 185-186. https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2025.2550056
Nielsen, K. (2025). Self-compassion and social support. Nordic Psychology, 77(2), 93-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2025.2506240
Nielsen, K. (2025). Burnout, stress, and empathy. Nordic Psychology, 77(1), 1-2. https://doi.org/10.1080/19012276.2025.2468022
Nikolajsen, A. T., Christoffersen, M., Holstein, B. E. & Swane, C. (2023). Broken relationships between older parents and adult children: consequences for well-being and loneliness among parents. Manuscript submitted for publication.
Nikolajsen, A. T., Larsen, L., Christoffersen, M., Holstein, B. E. & Swane, C. (2024). Intergenerational estrangement in older age. Abstract from 27th Nordic Congress of Gerontology, Stockholm, Sweden.
Nikolajsen, A. T., Larsen, L., Christoffersen, M., Holstein, B. E. & Swane, C. (2025). Estrangement Between Older Parents and Adult Children: Associations with Mental Health. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 42(7), 1610-1628. https://doi.org/10.1177/02654075251327874
Nikolajsen, A. T. (2024). Intergenerational estrangement in later life: mental health, sentiments, and coping for older parents. [PhD thesis, Aarhus University]. Aarhus BSS, Aarhus University, Department of Psychology and Behavioural Sciences.
Nikolajsen, A. T., Larsen, L., Holstein, B. E. & Swane, E. (2025). How older parents cope with estrangement from adult children: A qualitative study. Families in Society. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/10443894251359844
Nikolajsen, A. T., Larsen, L., Holstein, B. E. & Swane, C. E. (2025). Sorrow and Ambivalence of Intergenerational Estrangement in Later Life. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 1-11. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.70058
Nissen, E. R., Neumann, H., Knutzen, S. M., Henriksen, E. N., Amidi, A., Johansen, C., Von Heymann, A., Christiansen, P. & Zachariae, R. (2024). Interventions for insomnia in cancer patients and survivors-a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. JNCI Cancer Spectrum, 8(3), Article pkae041. https://doi.org/10.1093/jncics/pkae041
Niziurski, J. A. & Berntsen, D. (2023). Involuntary versus voluntary episodic memories: The effects of encoding factors and emotion . Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research, and Practice, 10(4), 394-412. https://doi.org/10.1037/cns0000190
Nockur, L. E., Kesberg, R., Pfattheicher, S. & Keller, J. (2022). Why do we punish? On retribution, deterrence, and the moderating role of punishment system. Zeitschrift fuer Psychologie - Journal of Psychology, 230(2), 104–113. https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000457
Nockur, L., Pfattheicher, S. & Keller, J. (2023). From asymmetric to symmetric consumption opportunities: Extractions from common resources by privileged and underprivileged group members. Group Processes and Intergroup Relations, 26(8), 1819-1840. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302221132722
Nockur, L. E., Nielsen, Y. A. & Pfattheicher, S. (2022). Setting an example: The effect of unequal endowments on cooperation in sequential public goods games. Current Research in Ecological and Social Psychology, 3, Article 100059. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cresp.2022.100059
Nockur, L., Pirla, S. & Pfattheicher, S. (2025). The misperception of carbon footprints of the rich and the poor. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 102, Article 102545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2025.102545
Nøhr, C., Gilstad, H., Vehko, T., Reponen, J., Villumsen, S., Hardardottir, G. A., Pedersen, R., Vimarlund, V. & Koch, S. (2024). Citizens Access to Health Information in National Portals in the Nordic Countries. In J. Bichel-Findlay, P. Otero, P. Scott & E. Huesing (Eds.), MEDINFO 2023 - The Future is Accessible: Proceedings of the 19th World Congress on Medical and Health Informatics (pp. 494-498). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/SHTI231014
Nooshabadi, J., Butler, C., Jonasson, C., Lauring, J. & Nordbäck, E. (2025). AI, trust, and digital leadership in virtual teams: Reconceptualising workplace relations in the digital era. Abstract from 2nd International Symposium ‘Digitalisation, Artificial Intelligence, Work and Employment’, Brighton, United Kingdom.
Nørskov, S., Damholdt, M. F., Ulhøi, J. P., Jensen, M. B., Mathiasen, M. K., Ess, C. M. & Seibt, J. (2022). Employers’ and applicants’ fairness perceptions in job interviews: Using a teleoperated robot as a fair proxy. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 179, Article 121641. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2022.121641
Nygaard, E. E. & OToole, M. S. (2025). Embodying the attitude of detached mindfulness. Results from an experimental study. Journal of Psychotherapy Integration. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/int0000383
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Bjerge, B. (2022). Inclusive gentrification? Reproducing logics of exclusion in strategies for inclusive urban planning. Journal of Organizational Ethnography, 11(1), 35-49. https://doi.org/10.1108/JOE-05-2021-0024
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Pedersen, S. M. (2022). 'Mere bekymret for hr. og fru Danmark' - Udsatte mennesker med stofproblemer eller hjemløshed trak på erfaringer fra det marginaliserede liv for at komme igennem covid-19-krisen. STOF - Viden om rusmidler og samfund, 41, 14-21. https://anchor.fm/stof-rusmidler-og-samfund/episodes/Mere-bekymret-for-hr--og-fru-Danmark--Udsattes-oplevelser-under-COVID-19-nedlukning-e1gnhvv
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Pedersen, S. M. (2022). ’Mere bekymret for hr. og fru Danmark’: Udsattes oplevelser under COVID-19-nedlukning. Pictures, Video and sound recordings (digital), Center for Rusmiddelforskning, Aarhus Universitet. https://anchor.fm/stof-rusmidler-og-samfund/episodes/Mere-bekymret-for-hr--og-fru-Danmark--Udsattes-oplevelser-under-COVID-19-nedlukning-e1gnhvv
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Gamsgaard, J. T. (2023). Ulighed i velfærdssamfundet: det kræver overskud for de mest udsatte mennesker at få den rette hjælp. STOF - Viden om rusmidler og samfund, (45), 8-13. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wrd9pJf7XAb
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Søgaard, T. F. (2023). What's in Stock? Drug drought anticipation during COVID-19 among people who use drugs and service providers. International Journal of Drug Policy, 117, Article 104048. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2023.104048
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Houborg, E. (2023). Pandemic lockdown as policy window for street-level innovation of health and substitution treatment services for people who use drugs. Drugs, Habits and Social Policy, 24(3), 232-245. https://doi.org/10.1108/DHS-03-2023-0008
Nygaard-Christensen, M. (2023). Ulighed i velfærdssamfundet: Det kræver overskud for de mest udsatte mennesker at få den rette hjælp. Pictures, Video and sound recordings (digital), Center for Rusmiddelforskning, Aarhus Universitet. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wrd9pJf7XAb
Nygaard-Christensen, M. (2024). ‘More concerned about Mr. and Mrs. Denmark’: Coping with pandemic crisis at the intersection of homelessness and drug use. Medical Anthropology, 43(1), 17-30. https://doi.org/10.1080/01459740.2023.2266860
Nygaard-Christensen, M. (2023). Substitutionsbehandling i eget miljø frem for på behandlingscenter er til stor gavn for udsatte stofbrugere. Pictures, Video and sound recordings (digital), Center for Rusmiddelforskning, Aarhus Universitet. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/zoXPEMsgZEb
Nygaard-Christensen, M., Thylstrup, B., Houborg, E., Vallentin-Holbech, L., Hesse, M., Rømer Thomsen, K. & Pedersen, M. U. (2024). Brug af receptpligtige opioider blandt unge i Danmark: Resultater fra kvalitative og kvantitative studier. Center for Rusmiddelforskning, Aarhus Universitet. https://psy.au.dk/fileadmin/site_files/filer_rusmiddelforskning/dokumenter/rapporter/2024/Brug_af_receptpligtige_opioider_blandt_unge_i_Danmark_Rapport_fra_Center_for_Rusmiddelforskning_Aarhus_Universitet._Juli_2024.pdf
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Bjerge, B. (2025). Squared Drinking: Use of public drinking spaces among marginalized people with a Greenlandic background living in Denmark. Contemporary Drug Problems, 52(2), 216-233. https://doi.org/10.1177/00914509241309218
Nygaard-Christensen, M. (2025). Street-level Service Journeys: Serendipity in outreach work with unstably housed people who use drugs. Social & Cultural Geography, 26(5), 549-563. https://doi.org/10.1080/14649365.2024.2424859
Nygaard-Christensen, M., Thylstrup, B., Houborg, E., Vallentin-Holbech, L., Hesse, M., Rømer Thomsen, K. & Pedersen, M. U. (2024). Brug af opioider har alvorlige og langvarige konsekvenser for de unge, der bliver afhængige. STOF - Viden om rusmidler og samfund, 48, 50-55. https://psy.au.dk/fileadmin/CRF/STOF/STOF_pdf_er/STOF_nr._48/STOF_nr._48_-_Brug_af_opioider_har_alvorlige_og_langvarie_konsekvenser_for_de_unge__der_bliver_afhaengige.pdf
Nygaard-Christensen, M., Thylstrup, B. & Houborg, E. (2024). New study on young people’s use of non-prescribed opioids in Denmark. The Nordic Welfare Centre. https://nordicwelfare.org/popnad/en/artiklar/new-study-on-young-peoples-use-of-non-prescribed-opioids-in-denmark/
Nygaard-Christensen, M. & Fabricius, V. A. V. (2025). Mange udsatte menneskers adgang til digitaliserede sundhedsløsninger sker i periferien af det etablerede system. STOF - Viden om rusmidler og samfund, 49, 64-69.
Nygaard-Christensen, M., Søgaard, T. F., Houborg, E. & Thylstrup, B. (2026). Young adults' sourcing and supply of opioids in a changing drug market. International Journal of Drug Policy, 147, Article 105072. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2025.105072
Obaidi, M., Kunst, J. R., Ozer, S. & Kimel, S. Y. (2022). The Great Replacement "Conspiracy": How the Perceived Ousting of Whites Can Evoke Violent Extremism and Islamophobia. Group Processes & Intergroup Relations, 25(7), 1675-1695. https://doi.org/10.1177/13684302211028293
Obaidi, M., Skaar, S., Ozer, S. & Kunst, J. R. (2022). Measuring extremist archetypes: Scale development and validation. PLoS One, 17(7), Article e0270225. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0270225
Obaidi, M., Anjum, G., Bierwiaczonek, K., Dovidio, J. F., Ozer, S. & Kunst, J. R. (2023). Cultural threat perceptions predict violent extremism via need for cognitive closure. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), 120(20), Article e2213874120. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2213874120
Obaidi, M., Bergh, R., Ozer, S. & Sindermann , C. (2025). Toward an Integrated Psychological Model of Violent Extremism. European Review of Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/10463283.2025.2478735
O'Connor, M., Steffensen, C. B., Mackrill, T., Hybholt, L., Nissen, E. R. & Komischke-Konnerup, K. B. (2023). A multistage focus group study of elderly clients’ experiences of cognitive behavioral therapy for complicated grief reactions (CBTgrief). European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 14(Supp 1), 55. Article 409. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2023.2197743
O'Connor, M., Vang, M. L., Shevlin, M., Elklit, A., Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Lundorff, M. & Bryant, R. (2023). Development and validation of the Aarhus PGD scale for operationalizing ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR TR Prolonged Grief Disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 342, 201-209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2023.09.022
O'Connor, M., Vang, M. L., Bryant, R. A., Buur, C., Komischke-Konnerup, K. B., Frostholm, L. & Ladegaard, N. (2025). Development and validation of the Aarhus Structured Clinical Interview for Prolonged Grief Disorder in ICD-11 and DSM-5-TR (A-PGDi). European Journal of Psychotraumatology, 16(1), Article 2511373. https://doi.org/10.1080/20008066.2025.2511373
Oestergaard, C. U., Spindler, H. & Dinesen, B. (2022). Video and social rehabilitation of persons with mental illness helps to structure everyday life: a qualitative study. mHealth, 8(January), Article 4. https://doi.org/10.21037/mhealth-21-14
Olsen, M. L. S., Thorlund, J. B., Zachariae, R., Vach, W., Bendix, L., Jespersen, J., Kidmose, P., Parsons, C., Kidholm, K. & Vægter, H. B. (2025). Digitally delivered cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for patients with chronic pain and insomnia (The Back2Sleep Trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 26(1), Article 292. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-025-09013-3
Öner, S., Watson, L. A., Adıgüzel, Z., Ergen, İ., Bilgin, E., Curci, A., Cole, S., de la Mata, M. L., Janssen, S. M. J., Lanciano, T., Markostamou, I., Nourkova, V., Santamaría, A., Taylor, A., Barzykowski, K., Bascón, M., Bermeitinger, C., Cubero-Pérez, R., Dessenberger, S. ... Uner, O. (2023). Collective remembering and future forecasting during the COVID-19 pandemic: How the impact of COVID-19 affected the themes and phenomenology of global and national memories across 15 countries. Memory and Cognition, 51(3), 729-751. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-022-01329-8
Öner, S. & Watson, L. A. (2022). Age differences in remembering the pandemic: Findings from 15 countries. Poster session presented at Autobiographical Memory in Ageing and Dementia, Aarhus.
Öner, S., Szpunar, K., Watson, L. A. & Cole, S. (2025). Spatial Optimism in Individuals' Future Thinking About the COVID-19 Pandemic. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 39(3), Article e70080. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70080
Ortigueira-Sánchez, L. C. & Cárdenas-Egúsquiza, A. L. (2022). Political leadership, a quasi-experimental study of Peruvian voters’ emotional reaction and visual attention to political humor. International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing, 19(1), 101-126. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12208-021-00293-4
O'Toole, M. S., Mikkelsen, M. B., Arch, J. J., Tauber, N. M., Elkjær, E. & Michalak, J. (2025). Compatibility of Components in Cognitive Behavioral Therapies: A Call for Combinatory Congruency. Cognitive and Behavioral Practice, 32(2), 194-205. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpra.2023.12.006