Torbjörn Josefsson

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Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) on Sport-Specific Dispositional Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Self-Rated Athletic Performance in a Multiple-Sport Population: an RCT Study

Torbjörn Josefsson, Andreas Ivarsson, Henrik Gustafsson, Andreas Stenling, more

Mindfulness > 2019 > 10 > 8 > 1518-1529

Objectives The aim of the study was to examine mediating effects of emotion regulation and sport-specific dispositional mindfulness on self-rated athletic training performance, following the Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) intervention, compared to a Psychological Skills Training (PST) control group. Methods Sixty-nine competitive elite athletes who did not have any prior experience with...

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Mindfulness Mechanisms in Sports: Mediating Effects of Rumination and Emotion Regulation on Sport-Specific Coping

Torbjörn Josefsson, Andreas Ivarsson, Magnus Lindwall, Henrik Gustafsson, more

Mindfulness > 2017 > 8 > 5 > 1354-1363

The main objective of the project was to examine a proposed theoretical model of mindfulness mechanisms in sports. We conducted two studies (the first study using a cross-sectional design and the second a longitudinal design) to investigate if rumination and emotion regulation mediate the relation between dispositional mindfulness and sport-specific coping. Two hundred and forty-two young elite athletes,...

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The introduction of modern forest management and clear-cutting in Sweden: Ridö State Forest 1832–2014

Hanna Lundmark, Torbjörn Josefsson, Lars Östlund

European Journal of Forest Research > 2017 > 136 > 2 > 269-285

The effects of clear-cutting and potential alternatives continue to be hot topics during discussions of forestry and nature conservation. This study presents forest data from Ridön, an island in Lake Mälaren in central Sweden, where forest management and clear-cutting have been applied for almost 200 years. The main objective of the study was to identify changes in forest management and forest conditions...

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Cereal cultivation from the Iron Age to historical times: evidence from inland and coastal settlements in northernmost Fennoscandia

Torbjörn Josefsson, Greger Hörnberg, Lars Liedgren, Ingela Bergman

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany > 2017 > 26 > 3 > 259-276

For several decades researchers have debated when cereal cultivation was introduced to northernmost Europe. Most previous studies have concentrated on sites along the coast or close to major rivers; these are areas well-suited to agriculture and represent routes for people and knowledge transfer, but omit other vast areas suitable for cultivation and sedentary settlement. Here, we present strong evidence...

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People and pines 1555–1910: integrating ecology, history and archaeology to assess long-term resource use in northern Fennoscandia

Anna-Maria Rautio, Torbjörn Josefsson, Anna-Lena Axelsson, Lars Östlund

Landscape Ecology > 2016 > 31 > 2 > 337-349

Context Past human land use has received increasing attention as an important driver of ecosystem change also in seemingly natural landscapes. Quantification of historical land use is therefore critical for assessing the degree of human impact and requires integration of ecology, history and archaeology. Objective This study aims to assess and compare levels of resource use by different actors during...

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Intensive land use in the Swedish mountains between AD 800 and 1200 led to deforestation and ecosystem transformation with long-lasting effects

Lars Östlund, Greger Hörnberg, Thomas H. DeLuca, Lars Liedgren, more

Ambio > 2015 > 44 > 6 > 508-520

Anthropogenic deforestation has shaped ecosystems worldwide. In subarctic ecosystems, primarily inhabited by native peoples, deforestation is generally considered to be mainly associated with the industrial period. Here we examined mechanisms underlying deforestation a thousand years ago in a high-mountain valley with settlement artifacts located in subarctic Scandinavia. Using the Heureka Forestry...

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The Effects of a Short-term Mindfulness Based Intervention on Self-reported Mindfulness, Decentering, Executive Attention, Psychological Health, and Coping Style: Examining Unique Mindfulness Effects and Mediators

Torbjörn Josefsson, Magnus Lindwall, Anders G. Broberg

Mindfulness > 2014 > 5 > 1 > 18-35

The majority of mindfulness intervention studies do not include active control groups. To examine potential unique effects of mindfulness practice and to study the mechanism responsible for beneficial mental health effects associated with mindfulness-based interventions, the present study compared mindfulness meditation with an active control group in a randomised controlled trial. A short-term mindfulness-based...

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The history of early cereal cultivation in northernmost Fennoscandia as indicated by palynological research

Torbjörn Josefsson, Per H. Ramqvist, Greger Hörnberg

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany > 2014 > 23 > 6 > 821-840

The age of the introduction of cereal cultivation in northern Europe has long been debated by researchers from many disciplines, in particular archaeology and palaeoecology. Over the past 40 years extensive palynological data have been collected concerning pre-industrial land use in northern Fennoscandia. This paper reviews palynological studies that include records of fossil cereal pollen from northernmost...

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Sami Resource Utilization and Site Selection: Historical Harvesting of Inner Bark in Northern Sweden

Anna-Maria Rautio, Torbjörn Josefsson, Lars Östlund

Human Ecology > 2014 > 42 > 1 > 137-146

Native Sami people have lived for thousands of years in northern Fennoscandia, subsisting on reindeer herding, hunting, fishing and gathering of wild plants. Harvesting inner bark from Scots pine (Pinus Sylvestris L.) was a common practice and traces of this resource use are still evident in old forests. In this study we analyzed trees with bark-peelings in a nature reserve in northernmost Sweden...

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The history of clear-cutting in northern Sweden – Driving forces and myths in boreal silviculture

Hanna Lundmark, Torbjörn Josefsson, Lars Östlund

Forest Ecology and Management > 2013 > 307 > Complete > 112-122

In a broad sense, one that includes foresters, nature conservation organizations and the informed public in Sweden, it is common knowledge that the era of clear-cutting in northern Sweden began around 1950. This paper presents results of a study showing that this is a much too simplistic view. The main objective was to analyze how clear-cutting was discussed professionally and implemented in northern...

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Observing as an Essential Facet of Mindfulness: A Comparison of FFMQ Patterns in Meditating and Non-Meditating Individuals

Josefine L. Lilja, Lars-Gunnar Lundh, Torbjörn Josefsson, Fredrik Falkenström

Mindfulness > 2013 > 4 > 3 > 203-212

One of the most comprehensive measures of mindfulness is the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ) with five factors—Observing, Describing, Acting with awareness, Non-judging, and Non-reactivity. Hierarchical confirmatory factor analyses, however, have suggested that only four of the FFMQ factors (i.e. all except Observing) were components of “an overall mindfulness construct”—which is puzzling...

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Advances towards improved low-frequency tree-ring reconstructions, using an updated Pinus sylvestris L. MXD network from the Scandinavian Mountains

Jesper A. Björklund, Björn E. Gunnarson, Paul J. Krusic, Håkan Grudd, more

Theoretical and Applied Climatology > 2013 > 113 > 3-4 > 697-710

The dendrochronological use of the parameter maximum density (MXD) in Pinus Sylvestris L., at high latitudes, has provided valuable insights into past summer temperature variations. Few long MXD chronologies, from climatically coherent regions, exist today, with the exception being in northern Europe. Five, 500-year-long, Fennoscandian, MXD chronologies were compared with regard to their common variability...

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Self-Reported Mindfulness Mediates the Relation Between Meditation Experience and Psychological Well-Being

Torbjörn Josefsson, Pernilla Larsman, Anders G. Broberg, Lars-Gunnar Lundh

Mindfulness > 2011 > 2 > 1 > 49-58

A well established notion in Buddhist literature is that meditation practice improves the ability to be mindful in daily life which in turn promotes psychological well-being. In order to test this hypothesis the relations between meditation experience, five mindfulness facets and psychological well-being were studied in a sample consisting of Buddhist meditators, Western mindfulness meditators and...

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Cutting of lichen trees: a survival strategy used before the 20th century in northern Sweden

Anna Berg, Torbjörn Josefsson, Lars Östlund

Vegetation History and Archaeobotany > 2011 > 20 > 2 > 125-133

Sami reindeer herders in northern Fennoscandia have historically cut trees with high quantities of arboreal lichens to feed their animals during harsh winters. In this study we analysed temporal and spatial patterns of lichen-tree cuttings of Scots pine in a remote forest landscape in northern Sweden. We wanted to test the hypothesis that repeated cutting of such trees may have had long-lasting effects...

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Linking forest history and conservation efforts: Long-term impact of low-intensity timber harvest on forest structure and wood-inhabiting fungi in northern Sweden

Torbjörn Josefsson, Jörgen Olsson, Lars Östlund

Biological Conservation > 2010 > 143 > 7 > 1803-1811

Throughout the northern hemisphere old forests with high abundance of dead wood are rare features in most landscapes today, and the loss of dead wood constitutes a serious threat to the existence of many species. This study, using field surveys and dendrochronology, examines the relationship between wood-inhabiting fungi and past forest utilisation along a gradient of early logging activity. Data...

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Long-Term Human Impact and Vegetation Changes in a Boreal Forest Reserve: Implications for the Use of Protected Areas as Ecological References

Torbjörn Josefsson, Greger Hörnberg, Lars Östlund

Ecosystems > 2009 > 12 > 6 > 1017-1036

Northern boreal forest reserves that display no signs of modern forest exploitation are often regarded as pristine and are frequently used as ecological reference areas for conservation and restoration. However, the long-term effects of human utilization of such forests are rarely investigated. Therefore, using both paleoecological and archaeological methods, we analyzed temporal and spatial gradients...

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Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) on Sport-Specific Dispositional Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Self-Rated Athletic Performance in a Multiple-Sport Population: an RCT Study

Mindfulness Mechanisms in Sports: Mediating Effects of Rumination and Emotion Regulation on Sport-Specific Coping

The introduction of modern forest management and clear-cutting in Sweden: Ridö State Forest 1832–2014

Cereal cultivation from the Iron Age to historical times: evidence from inland and coastal settlements in northernmost Fennoscandia

People and pines 1555–1910: integrating ecology, history and archaeology to assess long-term resource use in northern Fennoscandia

Intensive land use in the Swedish mountains between AD 800 and 1200 led to deforestation and ecosystem transformation with long-lasting effects

The Effects of a Short-term Mindfulness Based Intervention on Self-reported Mindfulness, Decentering, Executive Attention, Psychological Health, and Coping Style: Examining Unique Mindfulness Effects and Mediators

The history of early cereal cultivation in northernmost Fennoscandia as indicated by palynological research

Sami Resource Utilization and Site Selection: Historical Harvesting of Inner Bark in Northern Sweden

The history of clear-cutting in northern Sweden – Driving forces and myths in boreal silviculture

Observing as an Essential Facet of Mindfulness: A Comparison of FFMQ Patterns in Meditating and Non-Meditating Individuals

Advances towards improved low-frequency tree-ring reconstructions, using an updated Pinus sylvestris L. MXD network from the Scandinavian Mountains

Self-Reported Mindfulness Mediates the Relation Between Meditation Experience and Psychological Well-Being

Cutting of lichen trees: a survival strategy used before the 20th century in northern Sweden

Linking forest history and conservation efforts: Long-term impact of low-intensity timber harvest on forest structure and wood-inhabiting fungi in northern Sweden

Long-Term Human Impact and Vegetation Changes in a Boreal Forest Reserve: Implications for the Use of Protected Areas as Ecological References

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