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Employee Profile

Ingrid Steen Rostad

Associate Professor - Campus Trondheim

Department of Leadership and Organizational Behaviour

Publications

Langvik, Eva; Loncar, Lea, Rostad, Ingrid Steen, Eraker, Agnes Ylva Hildesdatter & Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild (2022)

Hoping for the best but unprepared for the worst? Explorative analysis of police students’ encounter with child abuse investigation

Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1) Doi: 10.1080/23311886.2022.2127210 - Full text in research archive

Child abuse investigation can include complex stressors increasing the risk of secondary trauma among police professionals. This study explores the preparedness of police students about to engage in child abuse investigation tasks during their recruit period. We did semi-structured interviews with 19 police students to explore the students’ expectations and resources they relied on to cope with stress. Through thematic analysis, five themes emerged: 1) a worthy challenge and a valuable experience; 2) absence of concern about the burdens of “a job to be done”; 3) “Gotta’ work it out!”—physical activity as the default coping mechanism; 4) seeking social support—the importance of talking to someone; 5) education on stress management is limited to operational stress. The results support increasing students’ preparedness for child abuse investigation through knowledge about potential risks, normal reaction to adverse situations, and a focus on effective coping strategies beyond physical activity. The results call for improved and more diverse stress management education in the police, with an emphasis on evidence based coping strategies and reducing stigma associated with mental health help seeking.

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Hagen, Øivind, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (2022)

“Make it possible for more people to work at home!” representations of employee motivation and job satisfaction in Danish and Norwegian newspapers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Frontiers in Psychology, 13 Doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.972562

Rostad, Ingrid Steen; Tyssen, Reidar & Løvseth, Lise (2021)

Symptoms of disturbed eating behavior risk: Gender and study factors in a cross-sectional study of two Norwegian medical schools

Eating Behaviors, 43 Doi: 10.1016/j.eatbeh.2021.101565 - Full text in research archive

Objectives: To study the explanatory role of curricular factors and distress in disturbed eating behavior among medical students and whether this varies according to gender, study stage, curriculum model, study stress and mental distress. Methods: The cross-sectional sample surveyed consisted of Norwegian medical students at two faculties with different curricular models (traditional and integrated). The total response rate was 64% (1044/1635). We tested differences in disturbed eating behavior symptoms (EDS) and their correlates using stepwise linear regression analysis. Results: In total, 18.3% were cases of disturbed eating behavior symptoms, including 23.5% of female and 5.6% of male participants. Disturbed eating behavior symptoms were independently associated with the medical school stress factors “medical school is cold and threatening” (β = 0.07, p = .041), “worries about work and competence” (β =0.15, p < .001) and “worries about finances and accommodation” (β = 0.07, p = .018), in addition to female gender (β = 0.30, p < .001), mental distress (β = 0.17, p < .001), and body mass index (β = 0.28, p < .001). The variables explained 28.9% of the variance in disturbed eating behavior symptoms, and medical school stress contributed 9%. “Worries about work and competence” was more important among the female students. Conclusions: Nearly one in five female medical students in the current sample reported symptoms of disturbed eating behavior. The symptoms were associated with medical school stress factors, mental distress, and body mass index.

Rostad, Ingrid Steen; Tvedt, Sturle Danielsen, Sendén, Marie Gustafsson & Løvseth, Lise T (2018)

Physicians’ Mental Health and Nationality Affect how Work Characteristics Influence Presenteeism

Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 3(1), s. 1- 15. Doi: 10.16993/sjwop.51 - Full text in research archive

Rostad, Ingrid Steen; Fridner, Ann, Sendén, Marie Gustafsson & Løvseth, Lise T (2017)

Paid sick leave as a means to reduce sickness presenteeism among physicians

Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, 7(2), s. 71- 85. Doi: 10.18291/njwls.v7i2.81595 - Full text in research archive

Rostad, Ingrid Steen; Milch, Vibeke & Saksvik, Per Øystein (2015)

Psychosocial workplace factors associated with sickness presenteeism, sickness absenteeism, and long-term health in a Norwegian industrial company

Scandinavian Psychologist Doi: 10.15714/scandpsychol.2.e11

Our study confirms that sickness presenteeism, sickness absenteeism, and long-term health are associated with common psychosocial workplace factors that include attendance pressure, write Ingrid Steen Rostad and colleagues.

Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Ingrid, Schou (2022)

Karer du deg på jobb selv om du er syk?

forskning.no [Internett]

Meland, Svein Inge; Langvik, Eva & Rostad, Ingrid Steen (2020)

Ressursmangel verre enn overgrepsbilder for politietterforskere

GEMINI [Fagblad]

Høy arbeidsbelastning, hyppig utskifting av personell og mangelfull opplæring oppleves som en større påkjenning for politifolk enn å granske bilder og film av seksuelle overgrep mot barn. Dette går fram av en ny rapport.

Rostad, Ingrid Steen (2015)

Derfor går syke ansatte på jobb

forskning.no [Internett]

Rostad, Ingrid Steen (2015)

Syk, men på jobb

legejobber.no [Internett]

Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Holm, Simen Fjellstad (2015)

Sykmeldt eller i jobb – en balansekunst

psykologisk.no [Internett]

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Hagen, Øivind, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (1)

Three things Covid-19 taught us about hybrid working

BI Business Review [Kronikk]

Hagen, Øivind; Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (1)

Kampen om fremtidens arbeidsplass

Bergens Tidende [Kronikk]

Hagen, Øivind; Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (2023)

Kampen om fremtidens arbeidsplass

[Popular scientific article]. BI Business Review

Rostad, Ingrid Steen (2022)

Grensesetting på hjemmekontoret

[Popular scientific article]. Midtpunkt

Sonnenschein, Katrine Biering; Hagen, Øivind, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Wiik, Ragnhild (2022)

Three things Covid-19 taught us about hybrid working

[Article in business/trade/industry journal]. BI Business Review

Langvik, Eva; Sørengaard, Torhild Anita, Rostad, Ingrid Steen, Bjørkelo, Brita & Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild (2020)

Arbeidssituasjonen for politiansatte under Covid-19: På vei mot mer fleksible arbeidsformer og økt digital kompetanse

[Academic lecture]. NEON-konferanse.

Langvik, Eva & Rostad, Ingrid Steen (2020)

Å jobbe med etterforskning av vold og overgrep mot barn. Sentrale belastninger og ressurser hos ansatte i Trøndelag Politidistrikt. Resultater fra forskningsprosjektet STRESOB

[Report]. NTNU.

Sørengaard, Torhild Anita; Christensen, Marit, Langvik, Eva, Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild (2019)

Psychosocial work factors, affectivity and burnout: Exploring the possibilities of the Burnout Assessment Tool

[Academic lecture]. 19th EAWOP Congress.

Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild (2015)

The Wave of Healthiness. A workplace intervention to promote public health

[Academic lecture]. European Association of Work and Organizational Psycholoogy.

Rostad, Ingrid Steen & Saksvik-Lehouillier, Ingvild (2015)

Exploring participation rates in a physical activity intervention to improve mastery of work - The Wave of Healthiness

[Academic lecture]. The 17th congress of the European Association of Work and Organizational Psychology.

Academic Degrees
Year Academic Department Degree
2018 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) Ph.D Dr. Psychol.
2011 Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU Master in Organizational Psycology