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  • 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

Torbjørn Rundmo is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their research spans several fields of study, primarily within Social Sciences, Psychology, and Engineering. The work encompasses a variety of subfields, including Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, Sociology and Political Science, Social Psychology, Education, and Experimental and Cognitive Psychology.

Key topics of Torbjørn Rundmo's research include:

  • Traffic and Road Safety
  • Risk Perception and Management
  • Safety Warnings and Signage
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Parental Involvement in Education
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Occupational Health and Safety Research

Recent publications provide insight into the thematic scope and venues of their work. These include:

  • "Attitudes, risk perception and risk-taking behaviour among regular cyclists in Norway", 2020, published in Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • "The role of school identification and self-efficacy in school satisfaction among Norwegian high-school students", 2020, published in Social Psychology of Education
  • "The Impact of Business Leaders' Formal Health and Safety Training on the Establishment of Robust Occupational Safety and Health Management Systems: Three Studies Based on Data from Labour Inspections", 2022, published in International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • "Risk Perception in Transport: A Review of the State of the Art", 2021, published in Elsevier eBooks
  • "Predicting Pedestrian Behavior by Sleep Quality and Emotional Self-Regulation", 2023, published in Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

The frequent co-authors collaborating with Torbjørn Rundmo include An-Magritt Kummeneje, Inge-Ernald Simonsen, Øyvind Dahl, Espen Olsen, and Trond Nordfjærn. These collaborations reflect interdisciplinary connections within the areas of psychology, education, and safety research.

The scientist's work has been published in a range of academic venues, notably:

  • Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour
  • Social Psychology of Education
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Elsevier eBooks
  • Transportation Research Record Journal of the Transportation Research Board

Torbjørn Rundmo is recognized as a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the Psychology and Education section, highlighting a formal acknowledgment within the scientific community related to those disciplines.

Best Publications

  • Personality, attitudes and risk perception as predictors of risky driving behaviour among young drivers

    Pål Ulleberg;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Personality, risky driving and accident involvement among Norwegian drivers

    Hilde Hestad Iversen;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • The effects of personality and gender on risky driving behaviour and accident involvement

    Sigve Oltedal;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Associations between risk perception and safety

    T. Rundmo

  • Safety climate, attitudes and risk perception in Norsk Hydro

    Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Attitudes towards traffic safety, driving behaviour and accident involvement among the Norwegian public

    Hilde Hestad Iversen;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Managers’ attitudes towards safety and accident prevention

    Torbjørn Rundmo;Andrew Richard Hale

  • The value-belief-norm theory, personal norms and sustainable travel mode choice in urban areas

    Hans Brende Lind;Trond Nordfjærn;Stig Halvard Jørgensen;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Risk perception and driving behaviour among adolescents in two Norwegian counties before and after a traffic safety campaign

    Torbjørn Rundmo;Hilde Hestad Iversen

  • Cross-cultural comparisons of traffic safety, risk perception, attitudes and behaviour

    Ingunn Olea Lund;Torbjörn Rundmo

  • The role of attitudes, transport priorities, and car use habit for travel mode use and intentions to use public transportation in an urban Norwegian public

    Özlem Şimşekoğlu;Trond Nordfjærn;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Risk–taking attitudes among young drivers: The psychometric qualities and dimensionality of an instrument to measure young drivers’ risk–taking attitudes

    Pål Ulleberg;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Implications of job insecurity perceptions and job insecurity responses for psychological well-being, turnover intentions and reported risk behavior

    J.S. Emberland;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • A longitudinal study of safety climate on the Norwegian continental shelf.

    J.E. Tharaldsen;Espen Olsen;Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Risk perception and safety on offshore petroleum platforms -- Part II: Perceived risk, job stress and accidents

    Torbjørn Rundmo

  • A cross‐cultural comparison of road traffic risk perceptions, attitudes towards traffic safety and driver behaviour

    Trond Nordfjærn;Stig Jørgensen;Torbjorn Rundmo

  • Risk perception and safety on offshore petroleum platforms -- Part I: Perception of risk

    Torbjørn Rundmo

  • Perceived risk, safety status, and job stress among injured and noninjured employees on offshore petroleum installations

    Torbjørn Rundmo

  • The role of risk perception and other risk-related judgements in transportation mode use

    Torbjørn Rundmo;Trond Nordfjærn;Hilde Hestad Iversen;Sigve Oltedal

  • Organisational factors, safety attitudes and workload among offshore oil personnel

    Torbjørn Rundmo;H Hestad;Pal Ulleberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Trond Nordfjærn
Trond Nordfjærn Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Lennart Sjöberg
Lennart Sjöberg Stockholm School of Economics
K. Gunnar Götestam
K. Gunnar Götestam Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Rhona Flin
Rhona Flin Robert Gordon University

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