• Enhancing investigative interview training using a child avatar system: a comparative study of interactive environments 

      Zohaib Hassan, Syed; Shafiee Sabet, Saeed; Riegler, Michael Alexander; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid; Ko, Hayley Manalang; Salehi, Pegah; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Halvorsen, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The impact of investigative interviews by police and Child Protective Services (CPS) on abused children can be profound, making effective training vital. Quality in these interviews often falls short and current training ...
    • Enhancing questioning skills through child avatar chatbot training with feedback 

      Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid; Zohaib Hassan, Syed; Shafiee Sabet, Saeed; Salehi, Pegah; Powell, Martine B.; Riegler, Michael Alexander; Halvorsen, Pål; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Training child investigative interviewing skills is a specialized task. Those being trained need opportunities to practice their skills in realistic settings and receive immediate feedback. A key step in ensuring the ...
    • Feelings of Worthlessness Links Depressive Symptoms and Parental Stress: A Network Analysis during the COVID-19 Pandemic 

      Skjerdingstad, Nora; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (European psychiatry;Volume 64, Issue 1, 2021, e50, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-27)
      Background. The prevalent co-occurrence between parental stress and depression has been established prior to and during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak. However, no studies to date have identified the connections through ...
    • Mechanisms of parental distress during and after the first COVID-19 lockdown phase: A two-wave longitudinal study 

      Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora; Ebrahimi, Omid V.; Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes (PLOS ONE;16 (6): e0253087, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-06-24)
      Background: In these unpredictable times of the global coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, parents worldwide are affected by the stress and strain caused by the physical distancing protocols that have been put ...
    • Parental burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Skjerdingstad, Nora; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Johnson, Sverre Urnes; Hoffart, Asle; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili (Family Process;, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-12-14)
      Increased and long-term parental stress related to one's parental role can lead to parental burnout. In the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, families experienced intensified pressure due to the government-initiated ...
    • Parenting in a pandemic: Parental stress, anxiety and depression among parents during the government-Initiated physical distancing measures following the first wave of COVID-19 

      Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Hoffart, Asle; Johnson, Sverre Urnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Drawing on the tenets of family stress theory, the aim of this study is to examine parents' perceived stress, symptoms of anxiety, depression, and associated risk- and protective factors across demographic subgroups during ...
    • Risk, Trust, and Flawed Assumptions: Vaccine Hesitancy During the COVID-19 Pandemic 

      Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Ebling, Sara; Amundsen, Ole Myklebust; Halsøy, Øyvind; Hoffart, Asle; Skjerdingstad, Nora; Johnson, Sverre Urnes (Frontiers In Public Health;July 2021 | Volume 9 | Article 700213, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-07-01)
      Background: The pace at which the present pandemic and future public health crises involving viral infections are eradicated heavily depends on the availability and routine implementation of vaccines. This process is further ...
    • Synthesizing a Talking Child Avatar to Train Interviewers Working with Maltreated Children 

      Salehi, Pegah; Hassan, Syed Zohaib; Lammerse, Myrthe; Shafiee Sabet, Saeed; Riiser, Ingvild; Røed, Ragnhild Klingenberg; Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Hicks, Steven; Thambawita, Vajira; Powell, Martine; Lamb, Michael E.; Baugerud, Gunn Astrid; Halvorsen, Pål; Riegler, Michael (Big Data and Cognitive Computing;Volume 6 / Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-06-01)
      When responding to allegations of child sexual, physical, and psychological abuse, Child Protection Service (CPS) workers and police personnel need to elicit detailed and accurate accounts of the abuse to assist in ...
    • Triggered by worry: A dynamic network analysis of COVID-19 pandemic-related anxiety and parental stress 

      Sinkerud Johnson, Miriam; Skjerdingstad, Nora Paulsen; Hoffart, Asle; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Johnson, Sverre Urnes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Major disruptions to daily life routines made families and parents particularly vulnerable to psy- chological distress during the COVID-19 lockdowns. However, the specific psychopathological processes related to ...