#1; environmental semiotics chapter revised

Over the last four days I have completed what amounts to an article writing day, the first in the Autumn semester. In the process of taking part in revising the book chapter "Environmental Semiotics", which I co-write with Jonathan Beever, I added some 800 words to the manuscript (we also shortened the title). Moreover, I also composed five bullet points concerning practical implications related to the article "Friluftsliv in Therapeutic Residential Care: When Staff Take Youth Out to Find a Way In", which I co-write with Joakim Jiri Haaland and which has since been published (cf. separate post).

"Friluftsliv in therapeutic residential care" article published in Residential Treatment for Children & Youth

The article "Friluftsliv in therapeutic residential care: Taking adolescents out to find a way in", which I have co-written as second author, has now been published. This is Joakim´s third article in his ph.d. thesis work, and the second article on use of friluftsliv in residential care (child protection) I have co-authored. The article is Open Access. 

Reference:

— Joakim Jiri Haaland and Morten Tønnessen 2026. Friluftsliv in therapeutic residential care: Taking adolescents out to find a way in. Residential Treatment for Children & Youth. Published online July 29th 2026. https://doi.org/10.1080/0886571X.2026.2707082 

#39

Today I have had an article writing day, with coordination and planning work done in relation to the article "Når gode råd er plagsomme" (When good advice is bothersome), which I co-write with Svein Tuastad, and preparatory work done in relation to a book review I have committed to write for Fontene Forskning. This was writing day #39 this Autumn (starting July 1st), with a total of 10 of the writing days devoted to article writing to date.

New Live Better article

I am credited as a co-author of another article from the Live Better research consortium, which is about to be submitted to Psychological Science. My co-authorship is based on data gathering in Norway in the Live Better project.

Preliminary reference: 

— in submission, with Brian W. Haas, Xiaobin Lou, Gayeong Yun et al. Adaptive positivity: Parasite-stress explains regional variation in optimism. Psychological Science.

Third Live Better article published: "Mind the Gap: Perceived economic inequality and the well-being gap around the globe"

In July, the article "Mind the Gap: Perceived economic inequality and the well-being gap around the globe" was published in Social Psychological and Personality Science. I am credited as a co-author of the article based on data gathering in Norway as well as input to the content and framing of the article. This is the third article from the Live Better research consortium where I am credited as co-author.

Reference:

Á. Sánchez-Rodríguez, M. R. Górski, M. Joshanloo, K. Krys, M. Tønnessen, L. M. W. Li, P. Akaliyski, B. W. Haas, M. A. Hussain, F. Guemaz, M. Boussena, N. Iter, O. Vlasenko, V. M-C. Lun, V. L. Vignoles, N. A. Aminnuddin, İ. Işık, L. Ngom-Dieng, M. Fülöp, D. Igbokwe, M. Adamovic, R. B.a Garðarsdottir, N. Soboleva, J. Teyssier, F. K. Glückstad, J. Park, J. Zelenski, V. W. L. Yeung, J. Chun Yeung, E. K. Yau, J.-W. Yang, B. Yakhlef, C. Xing, A. Wasiel, C.-M. Vauclair, W. van Tilburg, V. Turjacanin, K. T. T. Trà, C. Torres, C.-R. Sun, B. Sokolov, R. Sobhie, D. Sirlopú, H. Selim, A. M. Rocha, M. Rizwan, I. Polacková Solcová, Z. Pavlovic, E. Palikot, M. Olechowski, A. Okvitawanli, D. Ochoa, K. Nowak, M. Nader, K. Myslinska-Szarek, E. Murdock, O. Mosca, M. Mosanya, F. Mokadem, L. Mohammed, A. Malyonova, A. Malyonov, H. Lee, M. A. Lauri, N. Kronberger, A. Kocimska-Bortnowska, M. Kluzowicz, N. Kascakova, M. A. Imran, E. R. Igou, K. Henk, R. Hasanov, B. Gjoneska, A. Gavreliuc, M. Garvanova, V. Gamsakhurdia, A. Espinosa, A. D. Espinosa, J. Deltour, V. Costin, A. Bolatov, A. Baltin, R. Bakyono-Nabaloum, R. Asif, L. Appoh, P. Anic, L. Andrade, A. Almakaeva, M. Al-Zoubi, G. Akello and M. H. Bond (2025). Mind the Gap: Perceived economic inequality and the well-being gap around the globe. Social Psychological and Personality Science. https://doi.org/10.1177/19485506251345937  

"Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being" published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations

The article "Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being" has now been published in International Journal of Intercultural Relations. This is my fifth scientific publication in 2025, and the second Live Better-article I am a co-author of (on the basis of data collection in Norway).

Full reference:

Mateusz Olechowski, Maciej R. Górski, Mohsen Joshanloo, M. Azhar Hussain, Arkadiusz Wasiel, Victoria Wai Lan Yeung, Michael Harris Bond, Brian W. Haas, Farida Guemaz, Mahmoud Boussena, Ángel Sánchez-Rodríguez, Nuha Iter, Olha Vlasenko, Vivian Miu-Chi Lun, Liman Man Wai Li, Nur Amali Aminnuddin, İdil Işık, Dieynaba Gabriel Ndiaye, Márta Fülöp, David Igbokwe, Mladen Adamovic, Ragna Benedikta Garðarsdóttir, Natalia Soboleva, Julien Teyssier, Fumiko Kano Glückstad, Joonha Park, Plamen Akaliyski, Grace Akello, Charity Akotia, Marwan Al-Zoubi, Isabelle Albert, Anna Almakaeva, Laura Andrade, Lily Appoh, Douglas Marlon Arévalo Mira, Rasmata Bakyono-Nabaloum, Arno Baltin, Pablo Eduardo Barrientos Marroquin, Diana Boer, Vlad Costin, Alejandra Domínguez Espinosa, Agustin Espinosa, Carla Sofia Esteves, Vladimer Gamsakhurdia, Alin Gavreliuc, Biljana Gjoneska, Rafail Hasanov, Eric Raymond Igou, Mostak Ahamed Imran, Naved Iqbal, Natalia Kascakova, Lucie Klůzová Kračmárová, Agata Kocimska-Bortnowska, Aleksandra Kosiarczyk, Olga Kostoula, Nicole Kronberger, Anna Kwiatkowska, Mary Anne Lauri, J. Hannah Lee, Magdalena Łużniak-Piecha, Alexander Malyonov, Arina Malyonova, Fridanna Maricchiolo, Linda Mohammed, Tamara Mohorić, Fatma Mokadem, Magdalena Mosanya, Oriana Mosca, Elke Murdock, Nur Fariza Mustaffa, Katarzyna Myślińska-Szarek, Martin Nader, Azar Nadi, Danielle Ochoa, Ayu Okvitawanli, Ewa Palikot, Patrick Denoux, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Zoran Pavlović, Iva Poláčková Šolcová, Muhammad Rizwan, Ana Maria Rocha, Vladyslav Romashov, Espen Røysamb, Adil Samekin, Ruta Sargautyte, Beate Schwarz, Heyla Selim, Ursula Serdarevich, David Sirlopú, Rosita Sobhie, Boris Sokolov, Maria Stogianni, Stanislava Stoyanova, Moritz Streng, Chien-Ru Sun, Morten Tønnessen, Claudio Torres, Kiều Thị Thanh Trà, Vladimir Turjačanin, Yukiko Uchida, Yvette van Osch, Wijnand van Tilburg, Christin-Melanie Vauclair, Jorge Vergara-Morales, Vivian L. Vignoles, Cai Xing, Belkacem Yakhlef, Eric Kenson Yau, June Chun Yeung, John Zelenski, Kuba Krys (2025): Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 108: 102227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijintrel.2025.102227 

Two more Live Better articles accepted for publication

These two articles from the Live Better project have been accepted for publication and are now forthcoming:

— forthcoming, with Ángel Sánchez Rodríguez et al. "Mind the Gap: Perceived Economic Inequality and the Well-Being Gap around the Globe". Social Psychological and Personality Science. 

— forthcoming, with Mateusz Olechowski et al. "Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being". International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

I am credited as a co-author of both articles based on my data collection in Norway in the first wave of the Live Better project.

#61,5

Today I have had a book writing day, with work done on the article now titled "Friluftsliv in therapeutic residential care: When staff take youth out to find a way in" which I co-write with Joakim Jiri Haaland. So far this Spring I have had 61,5 writing days, including 8,5 article writing days.

Listed as co-author of Live better-paper submitted to Nature

I have been listed as a co-author of the article "The Golden Mean of Happiness: Need Balance and Well-Being Across 70 Countries and Regions", which has been submitted to Nature. The co-authorship is based on my data gathering in Norway in the Live Better research consortium.

Preliminary reference: 

— submitted, with Ewa Szumowska et al. The Golden Mean of Happiness: Need Balance and Well-Being Across 70 Countries and Regions. Submitted to Nature.

Listed as co-author of Live Better article submitted to PNAS

I have been listed as a co-author of the article "The Meaning-or-Affluence Paradox: Wealth Undermines Meaning, Spirituality and Conformity Preserve It", which has been submitted to PNAS. The co-authorship is based on my data gathering in Norway in the Live Better research consortium.

"Mars and the Earthlings" book published; co-author of three chapters; references

The book Mars and the Earthlings. A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement was published earlier this month. I have co-authored three chapters. The official copyright year is 2024. These are my first publications in astrobiology proper.

References:

— Elias Chatzitheodoridis, Philippe Clerc, Akos Kereszturi, Nigel Mason, Erik Persson, Carmen Possnig, Lucie Poulet, Mikko Puumala, Oskari Sivula, John Robert Brucato, Laetitia Cesari, Gisela Detrell, Ondřej Ditrych, Teresa Fornaro, Barbara Gonçalves, Christoph Gross, Maria Hedlund, Mahulena Hofmann, Alexandros Krassakis, Natuschka M. Lee, Kirsi Lehto, Andrea Meneghin, Lena Noack, Patrick Rückert, Nikola Schmidt, Stefan Selke, Mikko Tikkanen, Morten Tønnessen & Kirsten Tracht 2024. Towards Permanent Settlements on Mars (from 1000 to 100,000 People). Pp. 253–339 (chapter 8) in Cyprien Verseux, Muriel Gargaud, Kirsi Lehto & Michel Viso (eds.), Mars and the Earthlings. A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement (Space and Society). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66881-4_8  

— Francois Forget, Perrine Barthomeuf, Oskari Sivula, Caroline Freissinet, Natuschka M. Lee, Nicolas Mangold, Erik Persson & Morten Tønnessen 2024. Mars as a Planet B? Pp. 341–366 (chapter 9) in Cyprien Verseux, Muriel Gargaud, Kirsi Lehto & Michel Viso (eds.), Mars and the Earthlings. A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement (Space and Society). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66881-4_9  

— Mikko Puumala, Oskari Sivula, Jacques Arnould, Klara-Anna Capova, Ondřej Ditrych, David Dunér, Natuschka M. Lee, Tony Milligan, Erik Persson, Nikola Schmidt & Morten Tønnessen 2024. Mars Historical and Ethical Context: Past, Present, and Imagination. Pp. 85–98 (chapter 4) in Cyprien Verseux, Muriel Gargaud, Kirsi Lehto & Michel Viso (eds.), Mars and the Earthlings. A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement (Space and Society). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-66881-4_4 

Listed as co-author of article "Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being"

I have been listed as a co-author of the article manuscript "Cultural religiosity moderates the relationship between being in love and subjective well-being" (Mateusz Olechowski et al.), which has been submitted to International Journal of Intercultural Relations, based on my involvement in data gathering in the "Live better" research consortium.

Listed as co-author of "Towards a Fulfilling Life" article

I have been listed as a co-author of the article manuscript "Towards a Fulfilling Life: The Role of Low Negative Societal Emotional Environments in Living the Happy and Meaningful Life", which is about to be submitted, based on my involvement in data gathering in the "Live better" research consortium.

New title for third Live Better article

I have previously mentioned that I am listed as a co-author of an article that was work-titled "Expression of Positive Emotions Links to Independent Selfhoods, Globally with Minor Exceptions Only: Findings from Two Macro-Psychological Studies". The article now has a new title: "Does Expressing Positive Emotions Reflect Independent or Interdependent Models of Selfhood? Searching for Latin American ‘Expressive Interdependence’ in Two Global Studies." The article has now been submitted to Psychological Science.

See also:

Third Live Better manuscript

Third Live Better manuscript

I am listed as a co-author of the journal article "Expression of Positive Emotions Links to Independent Selfhoods, Globally with Minor Exceptions Only: Findings from Two Macro-Psychological Studies" (Kuba Krys), which is about to be submitted to Psychological Science. I am involved due to my role concerning data gathering in Norway in the Live Better project.

"Mars and the Earthlings" book near completion; to be submitted to publisher; co-author of three chapters

The manuscript for the book Mars and the Earthlings. A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement is approaching completion and will be submitted to Springer this week. I will be credited as a co-author of three chapters, cf. below. Altogether 61 experts have co-authored the book.

Updated preliminary reference:

— forthcoming, 2024. Mars and the Earthlings. A realistic view on Mars exploration and settlement (eds. C. Verseux, M. Gargaud, K. Lehto & M. Viso). Co-author of chapter 4 (“Mars Historical and ethical context: Past, present and imagination”), chapter 8 (“Toward permanent settlements on Mars (from 1000 to 100 000 people)”), chapter 9 (“Mars as a planet B?”). Springer. Planned publication 2024.

Mars and the Earthlings update - my writings in astrobiology

Yesterday was the deadline for submitting revised text to the editors of the book Mars and the Earthlings. I participate in Work group 9, which addresses political, societal and ethical aspects of going to and potentially settling on Mars. Now after recent work and editing, I am credited with having contributed to the following sections made by Workgroup 9, along with other scholars:

"Political motivations and factors for Mars race" 

"Civil liberties vs. security: How much do we have to sacrifice individual freedom to survive on Mars?" 

"Demography"

"Safety and governance" 

"Ethical considerations of non-humans on Mars"

"Novel ecosystems"

Norway´s Council for animal ethics relseases statement with recommendations on animal ethics issues in Norway

Norway´s Council of animal ethics has released a statement to the ministries of agriculture and fisheries respectively titled "Brennende etiske temaer knyttet til dyrevelferd i Norge" (literally: Burning ethical topics related to animal welfare in Norway). Knut Bøe, Kristian Ellingsen-Dalskau and me are credited as Co-authors of the statement (14 pp.). The statement was written in response to the ministries´ work with the government´s forthcoming parliamentary notice on animal welfare.

#10

Over the last three days I have had half an article day with work done on my article "Wasted GDP in the USA", an upcoming joint article on wolves behavior and management, and a research consortium working on wellbeing and societal development that I will be joining which includes data collection and article publication.

Number of writing days this Autumn is up to 10.

Google Scholar: 886 citations; "The ethics of laying hen genetics" now 5th most cited paper

According to Google Scholar (cf. my profile) my research has to date attracted 886 citations (+23 since February 3rd). This includes 31 citations so far in 2023 (+11 since February 3rd). 2022 now stands with 174 (+7 since February 2nd) and 2021 with 148 (+5). My h-index remains 17 and my i10-index 34. 

"The ethics of laying hen genetics", co-written with Mia Fernyhough, Christine Nicol, Teun van de Braak and Michael Toscano, is now my 5th most cited paper, with 37 citations since its publication in 2019, including 18 last year and 2 so far this year. With around 11.000 accesses, it is also probably my most read paper.