Publications

2025

2024

van der Velde, L., & Global Burden of Disease Nordic Alcohol Use Collaborators [Sagoe, D.]. (2024). Alcohol-attributed disease burden and formal alcohol policies in the Nordic countries (1990–2019): An analysis using the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. European Journal of Public Health, doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckae195

Vollset, S. E., & Global Burden of Disease 2021 Tobacco Forecasting Collaborators [Sagoe, D.]. (2024). Forecasting the effects of smoking prevalence scenarios on years of life lost and life expectancy from 2022 to 2050: A systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. Lancet Public Health, 9, e729–44. doi: 10.1016/s2468-2667(24)00166-x.

Nyssanbayeva, K., Abdulla, V., Semenova, Y., Bakasheva, M., Sagoe, D., & Glushkova, N. (2024). Characteristics of the online market for anabolic-androgenic steroids in Central Asia: A netnographic analysis. Substance Use & Misuse, 59, 10–19.

Abdulla, V., Glushkova, N., Nyssanbayeva, K., Bakasheva, M., & Sagoe, D. (2024). Kazakhstani elite athletes’ perspectives on the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games postponement and their preparation during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study. Performance Enhancement & Health, 12, 100270. doi: 10.1016/j.peh.2023.100270

Weldemariam, H., Dadzie, O., Ogunbode, C., Antwi, P., Sam, D. L., Olaniyan, O. S., Chandrasekaran, P., & Sagoe, D. (2024). A qualitative exploration of the coping strategies of UK ethnic minority healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Discover Psychology, 4, 143. doi: 10.1007/s44202-024-00267-7

Ng, M., & Global Burden of Disease US Obesity Forecasting Collaborators [Sagoe, D.]. (2024). National-level and state-level prevalence of overweight and obesity among children, adolescents, and adults in the USA, 1990–2021, and forecasts up to 2050. The Lancet, 404, 2278–2298.

Jin, Y., & Global Burden of Disease Musculoskeletal Disorders in Adolescents Collaborators [Sagoe, D.]. (2024). Global pattern, trend, and cross-country inequality of early musculoskeletal disorders from 1990 to 2019, with projection from 2020 to 2050. Med, 5, 1–20. doi: 10.1016/j.medj.2024.04.009

Rossow, I., Kesaite, V., Pallesen, S. & Wardle, H. (2024). Concentration of gambling spending by product type: analysis of gambling accounts records in Norway. Addiction Research and Theory. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2340456

Rossow, I., Kesaite, V., Pallesen, S., & Wardle, H. (2024). The total consumption model applied to gambling: an analysis of gambling accounts records in Norway. Addiction Research & Theory. https://doi.org/10.1080/16066359.2024.2430486

Chegeni, R., Sagoe, D., Syvertsen, A., Erevik, E. K., Haghish, E. F., & Pallesen, S. (2024). Some for a Good Time, Some for a Long Time: Women’s Ratings of the Mate Value of Men with Different Addictions – An Experimental Study. Substance Use & Misuse. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2024.2403107

Syvertsen, A., Leino, T., Smith, O.R.F., Mentzoni, R.A., Sivertsen, B., Griffiths, M.D., & Pallesen, S. (2024). Unemployment as a risk factor for gambling disorder: A longitudinal study based on national registry data. Journal of Behavioral addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00049

Baumann, A. C., Pallesen, S., Mentzoni, R. A., Kolberg, E., Waagbø, V., Sørensen, A., & Kristensen, J. H. (2024). An exploratory qualitative interview study on grassroots esports in sports clubs. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. https://doi.org/10.3389/fspor.2024.1405441.

Zhang, J., Mollandsøy, A. B., Nornes, C., Erevik, E. K., & Pallesen, S (2024). Predicting hostility towards women: incel-related factors in a general sample of men. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.13062

Devold, M. R., Barua, P., Indset, M. P., Spein, A. R., Syvertsen, A., & Pallesen, S. (in press). Exploring views among Norwegian Sámi regarding gambling and gambling treatment. Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs. https://doi.org/10.1177/1455072524127028

Fodstad, E.C., Erga, A.H., Pallesen, S., Ushakova, A., & Erevik, E.K. (2024). Personality traits as predictors of recovery among patients with substance use disorder. Journal of Substance Use and Addiction Treatment. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.josat.2024.209360

Leino, T., Finserås, T.R., Skogen, J.C. et al. 2024. Examining the relationship between non-suicidal self-harm and suicidality within the past 12-months and gaming problems in Norwegian full-time students. BMC Psychiatry. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-024-05694-3

Tørdal, E. V., Pallesen, S., Sagoe, D., Jones, L. Ø., & Mahjabeen, F. (2024). The prevalence of gambling problems in prison populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of behavioral addictions. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2024.00005

2023

Girard, L.-C., Leino, T., Griffiths, M. D., & Pallesen, S. (2023). Income and gambling disorder: A longitudinal matched case-control study with registry data from Norway. SSM - Population Health, 24, 101504. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2023.101504

Girard, L. C., Griffiths, M. D., Rossow, I., Leino, T., Goudriaan, A. E., Smith, O. R. F., & Pallesen, S. (2023). Temporal order of diagnosis between gambling disorder and substance use disorders: Longitudinal results from the Norwegian Patient Registry. Addict Behav Rep, 17, 100501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100501

Syvertsen, A., Kristensen, J. H., Browne, M., Li, E., & Pallesen, S. (2023). Validation of the 7-Item Domain-General Gambling Harm Scale (DGHS-7). Addict Behav Rep, 17, 100499. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2023.100499

Syvertsen, A., Leino, T., Pallesen, S., Smith, O. R. F., Mentzoni, R. A., Griffiths, M. D., & Erevik, E. K. (2023). Age and gender differences in gambling intensity in a Norwegian population of electronic gaming machine players. International Gambling Studies, 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2023.2199051

Syvertsen, A., Leino, T., Pallesen, S., Smith, O. R. F., Sivertsen, B., Griffiths, M. D., & Mentzoni, R. A. (2023). Marital status and gambling disorder: a longitudinal study based on national registry data. BMC Psychiatry, 23(1), 199. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-023-04697-w

Aarestad, S. H., Erevik, E. K., Smith, O. R. F., Griffiths, M. D., Leino, T. M., Mentzoni, R. A., & Pallesen, S. (2023). Ethnicity as a risk factor for gambling disorder: a large-scale study linking data from the Norwegian patient registry with the Norwegian social insurance database. BMC Psychology, 11(1), 355. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-023-01391-0

Hellumbråten Kristensen, J., Trifunovic, S., Strand, J., Kraft Vistnes, K., Syvertsen, A., Zandi, A., & Pallesen, S. (2023). A systematic literature review of studies on attitudes towards gambling using the Attitudes Towards Gambling Scale (ATGS). International Gambling Studies, 23(3), 353-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/14459795.2022.2143856

Syvertsen, A., Leino, T., Pallesen, S., Smith, O. R. F., Mentzoni, R. A., & Erevik, E. K. (2023). Telescoping and gender differences in high-risk gambling: Loss limit behavior in a population of electronic gaming machine players. Psychol Addict Behav, 37(3), 499-508. https://doi.org/10.1037/adb0000844

Leino, T., Torsheim, T., Griffiths, M. D., & Pallesen, S. (2023). The relationship between substance use disorder and gambling disorder: A nationwide longitudinal health registry study. Scand J Public Health, 51(1), 28-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948211042249

Kaur, P., Leino, T., Chegeni, R., Erevik, E. K., Mentzoni, R. A., & Pallesen, S. (2023). Association between problem gambling and personality traits: a longitudinal study among the general Norwegian population. Front Psychol, 14, 1241365. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1241365

Kristensen, J. H., Pallesen, S., Bauer, J., Leino, T., Griffiths, M. D., & Erevik, E. K. (2023). Suicidality among individuals with gambling problems: A meta-analytic literature review. Psychol Bull. https://doi.org/10.1037/bul0000411

2022

Baumann, A., Mentzoni, R. A., Erevik, E., & Pallesen, S. (2022). A qualitative study on Norwegian esports students sleep', nutritional and physical activity habits and the link to health and performance. International Journal of Esports, 1(1). https://www.ijesports.org/article/88/html

Engebø, J., Torsheim, T., & Pallesen, S. (2022). Gamblers' use of measures to prevent gambling problems and reduce harm. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.857280

Erevik, E. K., Landrø, H., Mattson, Å. L., Kristensen, J. H., Kaur, P., & Pallesen, S. (2022). Problem gaming and suicidality: A systematic literature review. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 15, 100419. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100419

Clarsen, B., Nylenna, M., Klitkou, S. T., ... [Sagoe, D.] et al. (2022). Changes in life expectancy and disease burden in Norway, 1990–2019: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019. The Lancet Public Health, 7(7), e593-e605. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/S2468-2667(22)00092-5

Sagoe, D. (2022). Commentary on Horn et al.: The outcome expectancy in the 'alcohol-gambling cocktail'. Addiction, 117(11), 2791-2792. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.15978

Finserås, T. R., Sivertsen, B., Pallesen, S., Leino, T., Mentzoni, R. A., & Skogen, J. C. (2022). Different Typologies of Gamers Are Associated with Mental Health: Are Students DOOMed? Int J Environ Res Public Health, 19(22). https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph192215058

Forsström, D., Chahin, G., Savander, S., Mentzoni, R. A., & Gainsbury, S. (2022). Measuring loot box consumption and negative consequences: Psychometric investigation of a Swedish version of the Risky Loot Box Index. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 16, 100453. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2022.100453

Jonsson, J., Hodgins, D. C., Lyckberg, A., Currie, S., Young, M. M., Pallesen, S., & Carlbring, P. (2022). In search of lower risk gambling levels using behavioral data from a gambling monopolist. J Behav Addict, 11(3), 890-899. https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.2022.00062

Langeland, E., Johnsen, I. F., Sømme, K. K., Morken, A. M., Erevik, E. K., Kolberg, E., Jonsson, J., Mentzoni, R. A., & Pallesen, S. (2022). One size does not fit all. Should gambling loss limits be based on income?. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 13. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.1005172

Syvertsen, A., Ortiz de Gortari, A. B., King, D. L., & Pallesen, S. (2022). Problem mobile gaming: The role of mobile gaming habits, context, and platform. Nordisk alkohol- & narkotikatidskrift : NAT, 39(4), 362-378. https://doi.org/10.1177/14550725221083189

Balcerowska, J. M., Bereznowski, P., Biernatowska, A., Atroszko, P. A., Pallesen, S., & Andreassen, C. S. (2022). Is it meaningful to distinguish between Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction? Psychometric analysis of Facebook addiction and social networking sites addiction scales. Current Psychology, 41(2), 949-962. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-020-00625-3

Syvertsen, A., Erevik, E. K., Hanss, D., Mentzoni, R. A., & Pallesen, S. (2022). Relationships Between Exposure to Different Gambling Advertising Types, Advertising Impact and Problem Gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies, 38(2), 465-482. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10899-021-10038-x

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2018

Sagoe, D., Pallesen, S., Griffiths, M. D., Mentzoni, R. A., & Leino, T. (2018). Does Individual Gambling Behavior Vary across Gambling Venues with Differing Numbers of Terminals? An Empirical Real-World Study using Player Account Data. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00158

Molde, H., Moussavi, Y., Kopperud, S. T., Erga, A. H., Hansen, A. L., & Pallesen, S. (2018). Impulse-Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease: A Meta-Analysis and Review of Case-Control Studies. Front Neurol, 9, 330. https://doi.org/10.3389/fneur.2018.00330

Krossbakken, E., Torsheim, T., Mentzoni, R. A., King, D. L., Bjorvatn, B., Lorvik, I. M., & Pallesen, S. (2018). The effectiveness of a parental guide for prevention of problematic video gaming in children: A public health randomized controlled intervention study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(1), 52-61. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.6.2017.087

Krossbakken, E., Pallesen, S., Mentzoni, R. A., King, D. L., Molde, H., Finserås, T. R., & Torsheim, T. (2018). A Cross-Lagged Study of Developmental Trajectories of Video Game Engagement, Addiction, and Mental Health. Front Psychol, 9, 2239. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02239

Eide, T. A., Aarestad, S. H., Andreassen, C. S., Bilder, R. M., & Pallesen, S. (2018). Smartphone Restriction and Its Effect on Subjective Withdrawal Related Scores. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01444

Atroszko, P. A., Balcerowska, J. M., Bereznowski, P., Biernatowska, A., Pallesen, S., & Schou Andreassen, C. (2018). Facebook addiction among Polish undergraduate students: Validity of measurement and relationship with personality and well-being. Computers in Human Behavior, 85, 329-338. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2018.04.001

Andreassen, C. S., Schaufeli, W. B., & Pallesen, S. (2018). Myths about “The myths about work addiction”: Commentary on: Ten myths about work addiction (Griffiths et al., 2018). Journal of Behavioral Addictions, 7(4), 858-862. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1556/2006.7.2018.126

Andreassen, C. S., Pallesen, S., Torsheim, T., Demetrovics, Z., & Griffiths, M. D. (2018). Tanning addiction: conceptualization, assessment and correlates. British Journal of Dermatology, 179(2). https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1111/bjd.16962

Andreassen, C. S., Pallesen, S., & Torsheim, T. (2018). Workaholism as a Mediator between Work-Related Stressors and Health Outcomes. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(1), 73. https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/1/73

Andreassen, C. S., Pallesen, S., Moen, B. E., Bjorvatn, B., Waage, S., & Schaufeli, W. B. (2018). Workaholism and negative work-related incidents among nurses. Industrial Health, 56(5), 373-381. https://doi.org/10.2486/indhealth.2017-0223

Andreassen, C. S., Pallesen, S., Griffiths, M. D., Torsheim, T., & Sinha, R. (2018). The Development and Validation of the Bergen–Yale Sex Addiction Scale With a Large National Sample. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.00144

2017

Sagoe D, Pallesen S, Hanss D, Leino TM, Molde H, Mentzoni RA, et al. The relationships between mental health symptoms and gambling behavior in the transition from adolescence to emerging adulthood. Frontiers in Psychology. 2017;8:1-11.

Sagoe D, Mentzoni RA, Leino TM, Molde H, Haga S, Gjernes MF, et al. The effects of alcohol expectancy and intake on slot machine gambling behavior. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 2017;6(2):203-11.

Sagoe D, Eide TA, Øhrn H, Leino TM, Mentzoni RA, Pallesen S. Negative wins do not reinforce ‘short-term’ slot machine gambling intensity, game evaluation, and gambling beliefs. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 2017;Published ahead of print:1-11.

Molde H, Mentzoni RA, Hanss D, Sagoe D, Andersen SL, Pallesen S. People around you – Do they matter? An experimental gambling study. International Gambling Studies. 2017;17(3):349-65.

Leino TM, Molde H, Griffiths MD, Mentzoni RA, Sagoe D, Pallesen S. Gambling behavior in alcohol-serving and non-alcohol-serving-venues: a study of electronic gaming machine players using account records. Addiction Research and Theory. 2017;25(3):201-7.

King DL, Delfabbro PH, Wu AMS, Doh YY, Kuss DJ, Pallesen S, et al. Treatment of Internet gaming disorder: An international systematic review and CONSORT evaluation. Clinical Psychology Review. 2017;54:123-33.

King DL, Delfabbro PH, Doh YY, Wu AMS, Kuss DJ, Pallesen S, et al. Policy and prevention approaches for disordered and hazardous gaming and internet use: an international perspective. Prevention Science. 2017;19(2):233-49.

Atroszko P, Pallesen S, Griffiths MD, Andreassen CS. Work addiction in Poland: adaptation of the Bergen Work Addiction Scale and relationship with psychopathology. Health Psychology Report. 2017;5(4):345-55.

Andreassen CS, Pallesen S, Griffiths MD. The relationship between addictive use of social media, narcissism, and self-esteem: Findings from a large national survey. Addictive Behaviours. 2017;64:287-93.

Andreassen CS, Nielsen MB, Pallesen S, Gjerstad J. The Relationship Between Psychosocial Work Variables and Workaholism: Findings From a Nationally Representative Survey. International Journal of Stress Management. 2017;26(1):1-10.

Andreassen CS, Bakker AB, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE, Magerøy N, Shimazu A, et al. Working conditions and individual differences are weakly associated with workaholism: A 2-3-year prospective study of shift-working nurses. Frontiers in Psychology. 2017;8:2045:1-10.

2016

Pallesen S, Hanss D, Molde H, Griffiths MD, Mentzoni RA. A longitudinal study of factors explaining attitude change towards gambling among adolescents. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 2016;5(1):59-67.

Myrseth H, Pallesen S, Molde H, Havik OE, Notelaers G. Psychopathology and personality characteristics in pathological gamblers: Identifying subgroups of gamblers. Journal of Gambling Issues. 2016;2016(32):68-88.

Leino T, Torsheim T, Pallesen S, Blaszczynski A, Sagoe D, Molde H. An empirical real-world study of losses disguised as wins in electronic gaming machines. International Gambling Studies. 2016;16(3):470-80.

Griffiths MD, van Rooij AJ, Kardefelt-Winther D, Starcevic V, Király O, Pallesen S, et al. Working towards an international consensus on criteria for assessing internet gaming disorder: A critical commentary on Petry et al. (2014). Addiction. 2016;111(1):167-78.

Brunborg GS, Hanss D, Mentzoni RA, Molde H, Pallesen S. Problem gambling and the five-factor model of personality: A large population-based study. Addiction. 2016;111(8):1428-35.

Atroszko PA, Andreassen CS, Griffiths MD, Pallesen S. The relationship between study addiction and work addiction: A cross-cultural longitudinal study. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 2016;5(4):708-14.

Atroszko PA, Andreassen CS, Griffiths MD, Pallesen S. Study addiction: A cross-cultural longitudinal study examining temporal stability and predictors of its changes. Journal of Behavioral Addictions. 2016;5(2):357-62.

Andreassen CS, Griffiths MD, Rajita S, Hetland J, Pallesen S. The relationships between workaholism and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study. PLOS ONE. 2016;11:e0152978(5).

Andreassen CS, Bjorvatn B, Moen BE, Waage S, Magerøy N, Pallesen S. A longitudinal study of the relationship between the five-factor model of personality and workaholism. TPM - Testing, Psychometrics, Methodology in Applied Psychology. 2016;23(3):285-98.

Andreassen CS, Billieux J, Griffiths MD, Kuss DJ, Demetrovics Z, Mazzoni E, et al. The relationship between addictive use of social media and video games and symptoms of psychiatric disorders: A large-scale cross-sectional study. Psychology of Addictive Behaviors. 2016;30(2):252-62.

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2010 og eldre

Molde H, Pallesen S, Sætrevik B, Hammerborg DK, Laberg JC, Johnsen BH. Attentional biases among pathological gamblers. International Gambling Studies. 2010;10(1):45-59.

Molde H, Hystad SW, Myrseth H, Pallesen S, Lund I. Evaluating lifetime NODS using Rasch modelling. International Gambling Studies. 2010;10(2):189-202.

Brunborg GS, Johnsen BH, Pallesen S, Molde H, Mentzoni R, Myrseth H. The relationship between aversive conditioning and risk-avoidance in gambling. Journal of Gambling Studies. 2010;26(4):545-59.

Andreassen CS, Hetland J, Pallesen S. The relationship between “workaholism”, basic needs satisfaction at work, and personality. European Journal of Personality. 2010;24(1):3-17.

Myrseth H, Pallesen S, Molde H, Johnsen BH, Lorvik IM. Personality factors as predictors of pathological gambling. Personality and Individual Differences. 2009;47(8):933-7.

Myrseth H, Litlerè I, Støylen IJ, Pallesen S. A controlled study of the effect of cognitive-behavioural therapy for pathological gamblers. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry. 2009;63(1):22-31.

Molde H, Pallesen S, Bartone PT, Hystad SW, Johnsen BH. Prevalence and correlates of gambling among 16 to 19-year old adolescents in Norway. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. 2009;50(1):55-64.

Pallesen S, Molde H, Arnestad HM, Laberg JC, Skutle A, Iversen E, et al. Outcome of pharmacological treatments of pathological gambling - A review and meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology. 2007;27(4):357-64.

Jacobsen LH, Knudsen AK, Krogh E, Pallesen S, Molde H. An overview of cognitive mechanisms in pathological gambling. Nordic Psychology. 2007;59(4):347-61.

Pallesen S, Molde H, Arnestad HM, Skutle A, Mentzoni R, Holsten F. Medikamentell behandling ved spilleavhengighet (Pharmacological treatment of pathological gambling). Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. 2006;126(10):1322-4.

Burke RJ, Matthiesen SB, Pallesen S. Personality correlates of workaholism. Personality and Individual Differences. 2006;40(6):1223-33.

Pallesen S, Mitsem M, Kvale G, Johnsen BH, Molde H. Outcome of psychological treatments of pathological gambling: a review and meta-analysis. Addiction. 2005;100:1412-22.

Molde H, Ingjaldsson J, Kvale G, Pallesen S, Støylen IJ, Prescott P, et al. Spilleavhengighet-kartlegging, utbredelse, etiologi og behandling. Tidsskrift for Norsk Psykologforening. 2004;41(9):713-22.