Fredrik Andre Nilsen

University of Oslo · Department of Psychology

The purpose of this study wastwofold: (1) to analyze and explore theconceptual structure of subjective well-being(SWB), neuroticism (N) and extraversion (E);and (2) to compare the effect sizes of N and Eas predictors of SWB. The sample comprised 461participants representative of the adultpopulation in northern Norway. Analyses wereconducted by mean...

Trait self-control is important for well-being and mental and physical health. Most extant measures of self-control are limited in that they do not account for the multidimensionality and specificity of the trait. The aim of this study was to develop and validate a multidimensional and hierarchical scale of self-control in a full and a short versio...

Problem statement: Serving as a soldier or officer in a military elite or special unit is highly demanding. This requires among other things that the soldier or officer has a well-developed character. Previous studies have identified that 12 character strengths are highly relevant and important for succeeding as a regular officer in the Norwegian A...

The purpose of this study was to examine how well a set of 12 character strengths (Leadership, Integrity, Open-Mindedness, Bravery, Teamwork, Persistence, Social Intelligence, Love of Learning, Fairness, Self-Regulation, Perspective and Creativity) will predict academic performance (AP) and military performance (MP), compared to high school grade p...

The Norwegian Military Academy (NMA) uses two different instruments in order to measure character strengths in its cadets. The instruments are a self-report questionnaire called Values In Action-Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) and an observational instrument developed by the NMA referred to as OBServation of Character In Field (OBSCIF). The purpose...

This study is a quantitative study on observed character strengths in military cadets at the Norwegian Military Academy. The study aims to answer the research question to what extent there is consistency between the cadet’s self-assessment and the observed behaviour. A follow-up question was what this consistency or lack thereof would mean? This st...

The Norwegian Military Academy (NMA) uses two different instruments in order to measure character strengths in its cadets, respectively a self-report questionnaire and an observational instrument. The self-report questionnaire is called Values In Action-Inventory of Strengths (VIA-IS) and is a recognized questionnaire. The observational instrument...

A STUDY OF OBSERVED CHARACTER STRENGTHS IN MILITARY CADETS DURING A COMBAT FATIGUE COURSE O. Boe ¹, S.E. Davidson ², F.A. Nilsen ¹, H. Bang ² 1Norwegian Military Academy (NORWAY) 2University of Oslo (NORWAY) This study is a quantitative study on observed character strengths in military cadets at the Norwegian Military Academy. Through descriptive...

Problem statement: The Norwegian Military Academy (NMA) aims to educate highly competent officers, who have the capacity to lead under extreme conditions. Building on Peterson and Seligman's [1] taxonomy of character strengths, previous studies have identified 12 particularly important character strengths for succeeding as an officer in the Norwegi...

Problem statement: The Norwegian Military Academy (NMA) educates cadets to serve as officers in international military operations. To do so, specific personal strengths and characteristics are required. By applying assumptions and formulations based on Peterson and Seligman’s [2] taxonomy of 24 character strengths, previous studies have identified...

Problem statement: Serving as an officer in international military operations is often demanding, and requires that the officer has a well-developed character. Character and character strength are difficult concepts to measure objectively. The most common method for measuring character strengths is with a rating instrument called VIA-IS (Peterson &...

Problem statement: Officers educated at the Norwegian Military Academy (NMA) will most likely serve in leading roles in international military operations, which will demand both intellect and character. There is, however, a lack of systematic research on which character traits that are crucial for succeeding in these operations, and hence, to devel...

Problem statement: Military officers educated from the Norwegian Military Academy are expected to become leaders in military international operations. Leadership in these contexts will demand a high degree of intellect and character. However, there is a lack of systematic research on which specific character strengths that are crucial to possess fo...