Monica Martinussen


Department Head/Professor

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.


  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hojjat Daniali, Monica Martinussen, Magne Arve Flaten :
    A Global Meta-Analysis of Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Before and During COVID-19
    Health Psychology 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ane Sætrum, Sabine Kaiser, Monica Martinussen :
    User satisfaction with antenatal care in Norway
    Birth 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Elin Anita Fadum, Ellen Øen Carlsen, Maria Ramberg, Leif Aage Strand, Siri Eldevik Håberg, Einar Kristian Borud et al.:
    Social and life skills in adolescents who have self-harmed: analysis of survey responses from a national sample of adolescents in Norway
    BMJ Open 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sabine Kaiser, Christine Charlotte Lillevik, Karine Jakobsen, Mariann Bellika Hansen, Monica Martinussen :
    Parent satisfaction with child health centres for children 0–5 years old in Norway: A cross-sectional study
    Nordic journal of nursing research 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Morten Nordmo, Tom Hilding Skoglund, Ole Christian Lang-Ree, Sara Kasia Austad, Monica Martinussen :
    The psychometric properties and norm data of the Norwegian military personality inventory (NMPI)
    Scandinavian Journal of Psychology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Susann Dahl Pettersen, Frode Adolfsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Psychological factors and performance in women’s football: A systematic review
    Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports 30. August 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Marte Rye, Sabine Kaiser, Monica Martinussen :
    Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: MOT-programmet Robust ungdom 12–16 (1. utg)
    Ungsinn. Tidsskrift for virksomme tiltak for barn og unge 2021 ARKIV
  • Sabine Kaiser, Henriette Kyrrestad, Monica Martinussen :
    Adolescents’ experiences of the information they received about the coronavirus (Covid-19) in Norway: a cross-sectional study
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sabine Kaiser, Astrid Marie Richardsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Burnout and Engagement at the Northernmost University in the World
    Sage Open 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tom Hilding Skoglund, Thomas Hol Fosse, Ole Christian Lang-Ree, Øyvind Lund Martinsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Candidate Personality Traits Associated with Ratings in a Military Officer Selection Setting
    Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Kjell Morten Stormark, Willy-Tore Mørch, Monica Martinussen :
    Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: Respekt (2. utg.)
    Ungsinn. Tidsskrift for virksomme tiltak for barn og unge 2021 FULLTEKST / ARKIV
  • Mona Elin Solberg, Monica Martinussen :
    Måleegenskaper ved den norske versjonen av Olweus spørreskjema om mobbing (Olweusundersøkelsen)
    PsykTestBarn 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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 ARKIV / DOI
  • Charlotte Reedtz, Helene Eng, Marte Rye, Kyrre Breivik, Monica Martinussen :
    Mål: Mobbekutt innen 2025. Vi har fire anbefalinger
    Dagbladet 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • Anita Salamonsen, Monica Martinussen, Frank Hansen, Mariann Schjølberg Karlsen :
    Involvertseminaret 2022: et seminar om barn og unges medvirkning
    09. November 2022 FULLTEKST / DATA
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Advances in the selection of air traffic controllers and pilots: A commentary
    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 2022
  • Henriette Kyrrestad, Sabine Kaiser, Marte Rye, Reidar Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Opp - en app for bedre psykisk helse og trivsel for ungdom
    2022
  • Anita Salamonsen, Monica Martinussen, Mariann Schjølberg Karlsen :
    Ny ressurs om brukermedvirkning
    21. October 2021 PROSJEKT / FULLTEKST / DATA
  • Ketil Lenert Hansen, Anita Salamonsen, Monica Martinussen, Oddgeir Friborg, Tore Sørlie, John Fluke et al.:
    The Arctic Childhood Study - A study of violence and health in indigenous Sámi and non-Sami children and youth in the Arctic Norway
    2021
  • 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 2021
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Samhandling og kvalitet i tjenester for barn og unge: Hva synes de ansatte og hva synes foreldrene
    2021
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Hvordan fremme god psykisk helse hos barn og unge i Nord?
    2021
  • Monica Martinussen, Marjo Kurki :
    Psychosocial Interventions and Psychological Tests in the Nordic Countries: A Review of the Evidence. The First 1000 Days - part 2
    2021
  • Monica Martinussen :
    Improving collaboration, service quality and workers well-being
    2021
  • Monica Martinussen, Marjo Kurki :
    Psychosocial Interventions and Psychological Tests in the Nordic Countries: A Review of the Evidence
    2021
  • Charlotte Reedtz, Kyrre Breivik, Monica Martinussen, Helene Eng :
    Utdanningsdirektoratet gir dårlige råd om mobbing i skolen
    Forskning.no 15. March 2021
  • Henriette Kyrrestad, Sabine Kaiser, Kyrre Breivik, Frode Adolfsen, Monica Martinussen :
    NettOpp - en mobilapplikasjon for ungdom som har opplevd negative hendelser på nett
    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
    2021 FULLTEKST
  • Karine Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Samhandling og kvalitet: En spørreundersøkelse blant ansatte ved Barne- og familietjenesten i Levanger kommune - Oppfølgning etter to år
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
  • Karine Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Samhandling og kvalitet: En spørreundersøkelse blant ansatte ved Familieenheten i Vestvågøy kommune - Oppfølgning etter to år
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
  • Karine Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Samhandling og kvalitet: En spørreundersøkelse blant ansatte ved Familiens hus i Grimstad - Oppfølgning etter to år
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
  • Karine Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Samhandling og kvalitet: En spørreundersøkelse blant ansatte ved familiesentrene i Bodø kommune - Oppfølgning etter to år
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020
  • Karine Jakobsen, Monica Martinussen :
    Samhandling og kvalitet: En spørreundersøkelse blant ansatte som arbeider i tjenester for barn og unge i Tromsø kommune - Oppfølgning etter to år
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2020

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