Bilde av Martinussen, Monica
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Bilde av Martinussen, Monica
Department Head/Professor RKBU North monica.martinussen@uit.no +4777645881 90133164 Tromsø You can find me here

Monica Martinussen


Job description

Member of the research group for Preventive and Health-Promoting Measures and formerly led the research group for Preventive and Health-Promoting Intervention

Supervisor for PhD students and Master's students

Extensive experience as a teacher in topics such as test psychology, methodology, psychometrics, meta-analysis, preventive mental health for children and youth, work and aviation psychology

Part-time position as Professor II at the Norwegian Defence University College with tasks such as supervision and teaching Master's students and PhD students in topics such as leadership, methodology, and selection.

Has been a member of the Djupedal Committee (NOU 2015:2: Measures against bullying in schools), the National Commission for the Investigation of Research Misconduct, and the National Committee for Communication Control.

Has been a board member of EAAP (European Association of Aviation Psychology) and received their Outstanding Achievement in Aviation Psychology award in 2018. Assistant Editor for the Journal Psyktestbarn.no and former Editor-in-Chief for the Journal Ungsinn. Associate Editor for the Journal of Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors, member of the editorial board for the Nordic Journal of Systematic Reviews in Education and the International Journal of Aerospace Psychology.


  • Susann Dahl Pettersen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Roman A Koposov, Monica Martinussen, Henriette Kyrrestad, Merete Aasheim et al.:
    Staying in the game? Predicting intention to quit in Norwegian elite and high-level female football players
    Soccer and Society 2025 DOI
  • Helene Høgsdal, Sabine Kaiser, Geraldine Danielle Yolande Mabille, Monica Martinussen, Reidar Jakobsen, Henriette Kyrrestad :
    The effect of a universal mobile application on adolescents' mental health and well-being
    Internet Interventions 2025 DOI
  • Helene Høgsdal, Sabine Kaiser, Geraldine Danielle Yolande Mabille, Kyrre Breivik, Frode Adolfsen, Monica Martinussen et al.:
    The effects of an app to prevent negative outcomes of cyberbullying: A cluster randomized controlled trial
    PLOS Digital Health 2025 DOI
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Karin van Doesum, Hilde Laholt :
    Siblings' and Parents' Experiences With the ‘Sibling Talks’ Intervention: A Qualitative Interview Study in a Primary School Nursing Context
    Journal of Advanced Nursing 2025 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Karin van Doesum, Hilde Laholt :
    Siblings' and Parents' Experiences With the ‘Sibling Talks’Intervention: A Qualitative Interview Study in a Primary School Nursing Context
    Journal of Advanced Nursing 2025 DOI
  • Yngvild Arnesen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Børge Idar Mathiassen, Kjersti Lillevoll, Monica Martinussen, Luis Costa da Silva et al.:
    User Satisfaction with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Factor Structure of the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) in Norway and the UK
    Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2025 DOI
  • Claire Josette Edith Degail, Sabine Kaiser, Reidar Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Parental Satisfaction With Child Welfare Services in Norway
    Child & Family Social Work 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Mary Gerard Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Hilde Laholt :
    Support for Siblings of Children With Complex Care Needs: Public Health Nurses' Perceptions of Their Role in Primary Schools
    Journal of Advanced Nursing 2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Monica Martinussen, Sabine Kaiser :
    How to Conduct and Interpret Meta-Analyses
    2024 ARKIV
  • Susann Dahl Pettersen, Monica Martinussen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Roman Alexandriovich Koposov, Frode Adolfsen :
    Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors
    Frontiers in Psychology 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Hojjat Daniali, Monica Martinussen, Magne Arve Flaten :
    A Global Meta-Analysis of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Before and During COVID-19
    Health Psychology 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Sunniva Solhaug Fjelldal, Anne Mary Gerard Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Hilde Laholt :
    How do public health nurses in Norwegian school health services support siblings of children with complex care needs?
    Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ane Sætrum, Sabine Kaiser, Monica Martinussen :
    User satisfaction with antenatal care in Norway
    Birth 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Ketil Lenert Hansen, John Fluke, Dionne Gesink, Oddgeir Friborg, Tore Sørlie, Lisa Merkel-Holguin et al.:
    Study Protocol: The Arctic Childhood Study: a Study of Violence and Health in Indigenous Sámi and Non-Sámi Children and Youth in Arctic Norway—a Mixed Methods Cohort Study Design
    International Journal on Child Maltreatment: Research, Policy and Practice 04. May 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Thomas Hol Fosse, Monica Martinussen, Henrik Sørlie, Anders Skogstad, Øyvind L. Martinsen, Ståle Valvatne Einarsen :
    Neuroticism as an antecedent of abusive supervision and laissez-faire leadership in emergent leaders: The role of facets and agreeableness as a moderator
    Applied Psychology 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Kirsi Peltonen, Marjo Kurki, Charlotte Reedtz, Sabine Kaiser, Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Marko Merikukka et al.:
    Psychological tests for expectant parents and young children in the Nordic countries: A review of the evidence
    European Journal of Developmental Psychology 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Marianne Berg Halvorsen, Sissel Berge Helverschou, Brynhildur Axelsdottir, Per Håkan Brøndbo, Monica Martinussen :
    General Measurement Tools for Assessing Mental Health Problems Among Children and Adolescents with an Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
    Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Trond-Eirik Strand, Nora Gardsjord Lystrup, Monica Martinussen :
    Under-Reporting of Self-Reported Medical Conditions in Aviation: A Cross-Sectional Survey
    Aerospace Medicine and Human Performance 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Monica Martinussen, Ole Christian Lang-Ree, Håvard Mjøen, Bengt Svendsen, Adrian Barone :
    Predicting Commercial Pilot Training Performance: A Validation Study
    Aviation Psychology and Applied Human Factors 2022 DOI / ARKIV
  • Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen, Joshua Patras, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Simon-Peter Neumer, Kristin Martinsen, Frode Adolfsen et al.:
    Evaluating Delivery of a CBT-Based Group Intervention for Schoolchildren With Emotional Problems: Examining the Reliability and Applicability of a Video-Based Adherence and Competence Measure
    Frontiers in Psychology 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Mona Elin Solberg, Monica Martinussen :
    Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Olweus spørreskjema om mobbing (Olweusundersøkelsen)
    PsykTestBarn 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabine Kaiser, Astrid Marie Richardsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Burnout and Engagement at the Northernmost University in the World
    Sage Open 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Sabine Kaiser, Monica Martinussen, Frode Adolfsen, Kyrre Breivik, Henriette Kyrrestad :
    An app-based intervention for adolescents exposed to cyberbullying in norway: Protocol for a randomized controlled trial
    JMIR Research Protocols 2021 DOI / ARKIV
  • Claire Degail, Sabine Kaiser, Reidar Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Parental Satisfaction with Norwegian Child Welfare Services: Municipal and Service-level Characteristics
    23. October 2025
  • Claire Degail, Sabine Kaiser, Reidar Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Factors associated with Parents’ and Employees’ Evaluations of Interorganizational Collaboration in Norwegian Child Welfare Services
    24. September 2025
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Hilde Laholt :
    Forbedring av skolehelsetjenesten for å fremme psykisk helse og velvære hos søsken i familier som har barn med komplekse helsebehov
    23. January 2025
  • Merete Aasheim, Ebba Viktoria Josefine Jonsson, Geraldine Danielle Yolande Mabille, Henriette Kyrrestad, Monica Martinussen, Ingrid Kvestad :
    Successful intervention implementation - compliance to the Be-Prox program when delivered to Norwegian Early Childhood and Educational Care Centers 
    2025
  • Yngvild Arnesen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Børge Idar Mathiassen, Kjersti Lillevoll, Monica Martinussen, Luís Costa da Silva et al.:
    Correction to: User Satisfaction with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Factor Structure of the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) in Norway and the UK (Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, (2025), 10.1007/s10488-025-01436-z)
    Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2025 DOI
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Hvordan sikre gode tjenester for barn og unge? Skjæringspunktet mellom politikk, evidens og implementering
    2025
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Hilde Laholt :
    Forbedring av skolehelsetjenesten for å fremme psykisk helse og velvære hos søsken i familier som har barn med helseutfordringer
    22. February 2024
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Predicting commercial pilot training performance: A validation study.
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Kasvun tuki and Ungsinn: 10 years of collaboration, inspiration, and friendship
    2024
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Ulike forskningsdesign: Hvilke bør man bruke når?
    2024
  • Siri Saugestad Helland, Rudi Myrvang, Brynhildur Axelsdottir, Simon-Peter Neumer, Jannike Kaasbøll, Kenneth Stensen et al.:
    Two applications of the EFPA Test Review Model in Norway
    2024
  • Ingrid Kvestad, Frode Adolfsen, Renira Corinne S Angeles, Oda Lekve Brandseth, Kyrre Breivik, Janne Grete Evertsen et al.:
    Effectiveness of a Bullying Intervention (Be-Prox) in Norwegian Early Childhood and Education Care Centers: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
    2024 DOI / ARKIV
  • Claire Josette Edith Degail, Sabine Kaiser, Reidar Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Foreldres tilfredshet med barnevernstjenesten: en spørreskjemaundersøkelse
    2024
  • Charlotte Reedtz, Helene Eng, Marte Rye, Kyrre Breivik, Monica Martinussen :
    Mål: Mobbekutt innen 2025. Vi har fire anbefalinger
    2023
  • Sabine Kaiser, Marte Rye, Reidar Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen, Helene Høgsdal, Henriette Kyrrestad :
    A Universal Mental Health–Promoting Mobile App for Adolescents: Protocol for a Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
    JMIR Research Protocols 2023 DOI / ARKIV
  • Siri Saugestad Helland, Monica Martinussen, Brynhildur Axelsdottir, Jannike Kaasbøll, Kjell Morten Stormark, Simon-Peter Neumer :
    PROVIDING SYSTEMATIC REVIEWS OF THE PSYCHOMETRIC PROPERTIES OF TESTS FOR CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS IN A NORWEGIAN CONTEXT
    2022
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Advances in the selection of air traffic controllers and pilots: A commentary
    2022
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Mary Gerard Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Hilde Laholt :
    An action research approach to developing a conversational tool that will improve school nurses´ dialogues with siblings of children with CCNs.
    2022
  • Lise-Marie Bergvoll, Anne Mary Gerard Clancy, Monica Martinussen, Hilde Laholt :
    Optimizing school health services to promote mental health and well-being for siblings in families who have children with complex care needs.
    2022
  • Helene Høgsdal, Sabine Kaiser, Henriette Kyrrestad, Marte Rye, Monica Martinussen, Reidar Jakobsen :
    En brukerundersøkelse av Opp - en app for bedre psykisk helse og trivsel hos ungdom
    2022
  • Tom Hilding Skoglund, Monica Martinussen, Ole Boe :
    A short-form personality measure for military personnel selection: Psychometric investigation and perspectives on usage
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 20. May 2022
  • Anita Salamonsen, Monica Martinussen, Frank Hansen, Mariann Schjølberg Karlsen :
    Involvertseminaret 2022: et seminar om barn og unges medvirkning
    09. November 2022
  • Anita Salamonsen, Frank Hansen, Mariann Schjølberg Karlsen, Ida Grepperud, Monica Martinussen :
    INVOLVERT.NO - en ressurs om brukermedvirkning for deg som jobber med barn og unge
    2022
  • Marianne Berg Halvorsen, Michael G. Aman, Monica Martinussen, Sissel Berge Helverschou :
    Psychometric properties of the Psychopathology in Autism Checklist in a neuro-pediatric sample: A pilot study
    2021
  • Simon-Peter Neumer, Thomas Jozefiak, Charlotte Reedtz, Kjell Morten Stormark, Monica Martinussen :
    Strengere krav til tester. Det bør stilles strengere kvalitetskrav til tester som brukes for barn og unge i Norge.
    Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet) 2021
  • Monica Martinussen, Marjo Kurki, Kyrre Breivik, Helene Eng, Sabine Kaiser, Piia Karjalainen et al.:
    The First 1000 Days in the Nordic Countries. Psychosocial Interventions and Psychological Tests: A Review of the Evidence
    Nordic Council of Ministers 2021 FULLTEKST
  • Monica Martinussen, Marjo Kurki :
    Psychosocial Interventions and Psychological Tests in the Nordic Countries: A Review of the Evidence
    2021

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