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Stig Berge Matthiesen

Stig Berge Matthiesen

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Psychology

D-Index
32
Citations
8742
World Ranking
10729
National Ranking
106

Research.com Recognitions

  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education

Overview

Stig Berge Matthiesen is affiliated with the BI Norwegian Business School in Norway. Their research primarily spans the social sciences and health professions, with a focus on occupational health and safety, workplace violence and bullying, and organizational behavior related to job satisfaction and well-being.

Their academic work explores several main topics, including:

  • Occupational Health and Safety Research
  • Workplace Violence and Bullying
  • Risk and Safety Analysis
  • Employment and Welfare Studies
  • Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
  • Workplace Health and Well-being
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics

Matthiesen has contributed to research in several subfields, including sociology and political science, general health professions, gender studies, radiological and ultrasound technology, as well as statistics, probability, and uncertainty.

Their recent publications showcase a variety of research interests. These include:

  • "Passive avoidant leadership and safety non-compliance: A 30 days diary study among naval cadets" (2020) published in Safety Science
  • "Perceived job insecurity climate in uncertain times: implications for work-related health among leaders versus non-leaders" (2023) published in Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • "Attachment styles and leader-member exchange: Investigating the principle of attachment-system activation." (2023) published in Psychology of Leaders and Leadership
  • "#HeToo? Men trivialize cases of sexual harassment by a female aggressor toward a male victim, but women do not" (2025) published in SN Business & Economics

The researcher collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including Mads Nordmo Arnestad, Olav Kjellevold Olsen, Jørn Hetland, Øystein Løvik Hoprekstad, and Roar Espevik, reflecting a network that spans diverse issues within workplace safety, leadership, and social dynamics.

Matthiesen's work has appeared in a range of academic journals, among which are:

  • Safety Science
  • Journal of Managerial Psychology
  • Psychology of Leaders and Leadership
  • SN Business & Economics

Recognition of Matthiesen's academic contributions includes membership in the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, specifically within the fields of psychology and education.

Best Publications

  • Bullying and harassment at work and their relationships to work environment quality: An exploratory study

    Ståle Einarsen;Bj⊘rn Inge Raknes;Stig Berge Matthiesen

  • The impact of methodological moderators on prevalence rates of workplace bullying. A meta‐analysis

    Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Ståle Einarsen

  • Psychiatric distress and symptoms of PTSD among victims of bullying at work

    Stig Berge Matthiesen;Stale Einarsen

  • MMPI-2 configurations among victims of bullying at work

    Stig Berge Matthiesen;Ståle Einarsen

  • Perpetrators and Targets of Bullying at Work: Role Stress and Individual Differences

    Stig Berge Matthiesen;Ståle Einarsen

  • Post-traumatic stress disorder as a consequence of bullying at work and at school. A literature review and meta-analysis

    Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Tone Tangen;Thormod Idsoe;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Stig Berge Matthiesen

  • Prevalence of workplace bullying in Norway: Comparisons across time and estimation methods

    Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Anders Skogstad;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Lars Glasø

  • PERSONALITY CORRELATES OF WORKAHOLISM

    Ronald J. Burke;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Stale Pallesen

  • Do targets of workplace bullying portray a general victim personality profile

    Lars Glasø;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Ståle Einarsen

  • Longitudinal relationships between workplace bullying and psychological distress.

    Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Jørn Hetland;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Ståle Einarsen

  • Workplace bullying as an antecedent to job insecurity and intention to leave: a 6‐month prospective study

    Mats Glambek;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Jørn Hetland;Ståle Einarsen

  • Sense of coherence as a protective mechanism among targets of workplace bullying.

    Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Ståle Einarsen

  • Predicting proactive behaviour at work: Exploring the role of personality as an antecedent of whistleblowing behaviour

    Brita Bjørkelo;Ståle Einarsen;Stig Berge Matthiesen

  • Bullying in the workplace: definition, prevalence, antecedents and consequences

    Stig Berge Matthiesen;Ståle Einarsen

  • The relative effects of constructive, laissez-faire, and tyrannical leadership on subordinate job satisfaction: Results from two prospective and representative studies.

    Anders Skogstad;Merethe Schanke Aasland;Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Jørn Hetland

  • Using the Job Demands-Resources model to investigate risk perception, safety climate and job satisfaction in safety critical organizations

    Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Kathryn J. Mearns;Kathryn J. Mearns;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Jarle Eid

  • ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES: A PRECURSOR OF BULLYING AT WORK?

    Anders Skogstad;Stig Berge Matthiesen;Stale Einarsen

  • Silence is golden? Characteristics and experiences of self-reported whistleblowers.

    Brita Bjørkelo;Ståle Einarsen;Morten Birkeland Nielsen;Stig Berge Matthiesen

  • Similarities and differences in mothers' and fathers' grief following the death of an infant

    Atle Dyregrov;Stig Berge Matthiesen

  • Workaholism among Norwegian journalists: antecedents and consequences

    Ronald J. Burke;Stig Matthiesen

Frequent Co-Authors

Ståle Einarsen
Ståle Einarsen University of Bergen
Morten Birkeland Nielsen
Morten Birkeland Nielsen National Institute of Occupational Health
Ronald J. Burke
Ronald J. Burke York University
Atle Dyregrov
Atle Dyregrov University of Bergen
Anders Skogstad
Anders Skogstad University of Bergen
Jørn Hetland
Jørn Hetland University of Bergen
Leif Edvard Aarø
Leif Edvard Aarø Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jarle Eid
Jarle Eid University of Bergen
Arnold B. Bakker
Arnold B. Bakker Erasmus University Rotterdam
Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen

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