About
Vilde Bernstrøm has a master in work and organizational psychology and a PhD on organizational change, leadership and sickness absence. Topics of interest include sickness absence, work-health, and inclusion and exclusion from the labor market - as well as other organizational topics such as work hours, the work environment, leadership and organizational change.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Leadership and organizational theory Work environment Sickness Absence Working time Organizational change Arbeidshelse Work participation
Research groups
Research projects
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COMPRESSED − A longitudinal study of compressed work schedules within the health, care and welfare services
With increasing need for more workforce in the healthcare-sector, the offers of the future is reliant on how we precure sufficient staff and maintain the health of the workers.
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Crossbow: Crossing and Managing Boundaries between Work and Non-Work – Co-creating Healthy Teleworking
In this project we aim to map, explore and understand the opportunities and challenges of telework, and to contribute to enhanced organizational preparedness for healthy, sustainable and productive teleworking.
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Flex-IT – A mixed-method study of cross-domain information technology use in everyday life
The emergence of new technology has increasingly blurred the boundaries between work and family domains, and the consequences for the health and productivity of the labor force remains unknown. These contradictory perspectives make it important to understand to what extent, when and for who cross-domain IT use is healthy and/or unhealthy.
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NEET: Preventing sick leave and marginalization in young adults
Despite the increasing costs of early school leaving and failures to integrate into the adult workforce, it is still unknown what the determinants to unhealthy school-to-work transitions are.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Mehmetoglu, Mehmet; Houkes, Inge (2022). The Role of the Work Environment in the Relationship Between Shiftwork and Sickness Absence. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine . Vol. 64.
Ballo, Jannike Gottschalk; Heglum, Mari Amdahl; Nilsen, Wendy; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff
(2022).
Can adolescent work experience protect vulnerable youth? A population wide longitudinal study of young adults not in education, employment or training (NEET).
Journal of Education and Work
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Vol. 35.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3013970
Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Houkes, Inge (2020). Shift work and sickness absence at a Norwegian hospital: a longitudinal multilevel study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine . Vol. 77.
Grønstad, Anniken; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjerbo, Trond; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff
(2020).
Work-related moderators of the relationship between organizational change and sickness absence: a longitudinal multilevel study.
BMC Public Health
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Vol. 20:1218.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/78228
Grønstad, Anniken; Kjekshus, Lars Erik; Tjerbo, Trond; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff
(2019).
Organizational change and the risk of sickness absence: a longitudinal multilevel analysis of organizational unit-level change in hospitals.
11 p.
BMC Health Services Research
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Vol. 19.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/71122
Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Alves, Daniele Evelin; Ellingsen, Dag; Ingelsrud, Mari Holm
(2019).
Healthy working time arrangements for healthcare personnel and patients: a systematic literature review.
BMC Health Services Research
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Vol. 19:193.
https://rdcu.be/btrWN
Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Drange, Ida; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
(2018).
Employability as an Alternative to Job Security.
Personnel Review
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Vol. 48.
https://www.emeraldinsight.com/doi/pdfplus/10.1108...
Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff
(2018).
Long working hours and sickness absence—a fixed effects design.
BMC Public Health
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Vol. 18.
https://bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com/articles...
Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Houkes, Inge (2018). A systematic literature review of the relationship between work hours and sickness absence. Work & Stress . Vol. 32.
Drange, Ida; Bernstrøm, Vilde Hoff; Mamelund, Svenn-Erik
(2018).
Are you moving up or falling short? An inquiry of skills-based variation in self-perceived employability among Norwegian employees.
Work, Employment and Society
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Vol. 32.
https://doi.org/10.1177/0950017017749720