• Psychiatric Disorders
• Substance-Related Disorders
• Behevioral addictions
• Personality Assessment
• Suicidality

Personality Psychology (PRPSYK308)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Topic: Trait Theory
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Autumn 2024, Spring & Autumn 2025, Spring 2026
Role: Lecturer.

Personality Psychology (PRPSYK308)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Topic: Personality Pathology
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2026
Role: Lecturer.

Personality Psychology (PRPSYK308)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Mandatory Casework (Practice Exercise): NEO-PI-3 Administration and Interpretation
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2026
Role: Lecturer.

Culture and Psychopathology; Mental Health in a Cross-Cultural Perspective (PRPSYK302)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Topics: Cultural Expression of Mental Illness and Global Mental Health Implications; The Role of Culture in Mental Disorders
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2026
Role: Lecturer.

Motivation Psychology (PSYK109)
Bachelor's Programme in General Psychology
Topics: Unconscious Motivation, Growth Motivation, and Positive Psychology
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring & Autumn 2026
Role: Lecturer.

Personnel Psychology (PSYK106)
Bachelor's Programme in Work- and Organisational Psychology
Topic: Productive and Counterproductive Work Behaviour
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Autumn 2023, 2024, 2025
Role: Lecturer.

Motivation Psychology (PSYK109)
Bachelor's Programme in General Psychology
Led Seminars on Motivation Psychology Topics
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Autumn 2025, Spring & Autumn 2026
Role: Seminar Leader.

Master's Thesis (MAPSYK360)
Master's Programme in Psychology (MAPS-PSYK)
Thesis: The Relationship Between Gaming Disorder and Psychological Needs: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Student: Hans Christian Tumusok Hermansen
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2025
Role: Main Supervisor.
 

Master's Thesis (MAPSYK330)
Master's Programme in Psychology (MAPS-PSYK)
Thesis: Association Between Workplace Harassment, HEXACO and the Five Factor Model of Personality: A Systematic Review
Student: Silje Heléne Jasienski
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2025
Role: Main Supervisor
 

Term Paper Supervision (Emneoppgave)
Personality Psychology (PRPSYK308)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2024, Spring 2025, Spring 2026
Role: Supervisor.

Motivation Psychology (PSYK109)
Bachelor's Programme in General Psychology
Examination: Written essay exam in Norwegian
Including appeals and control commission
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2025 & Autumn 2025
Role: Examiner (Sensor).

Personnel Psychology (PSYK106)
Bachelor's Programme in Work- and Organisational Psychology
Examination: Written essay exam in Norwegian
Including appeals and control commission
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2025
Role: Examiner (Sensor).

Personality Psychology (PRPSYK308)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Examination: Written essay exam in Norwegian
Including appeals and control commission
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Autumn 2025
Role: Examiner (Sensor).

Culture and Psychopathology; Mental Health in a Cross-Cultural Perspective (PSYK302G)
Professional Degree Programme in Psychology
Examination: Oral examination in English
Department of Psychosocial Science
University of Bergen (UiB)
Spring 2026
Role: Examiner (Sensor).

Bachelor's Programme in General Psychology
Topics: Developmental Psychology, Social Psychology, Family Mental Health, General Psychology, Abnormal Psychology, Behavior Modification, Communication Skills, Occupational Mental Health, Personality Psychology, Principles of Negotiation, Family Sociology, Basics of Social Work, Report Writing in Social Work, Internship II, Principles of Psychology in Coaching.
University of Applied Sciences (UAST), Alborz, Iran
2014 – 2020 (18 semesters)
Role: Lecturer.

Bachelor's Programme in General Psychology
Topics: Developmental Psychology, General Psychology, Social Psychology, Personality Psychology, Psychopathology, Cognitive Psychology, Sensation and Perception, Family Mental Health.
Payam Noor University (PNU), Alborz, Iran
2015 – 2020 (863 hours)
Role: Lecturer.

Pallesen, S., Fodstad, E. C., Martin, C. S., Sharifibastan, F., Krumsvik, R., & Weldemariam, H. (2025). Use of artificial intelligence within the gambling field: a scoping review protocol. F1000Research, 14, 807. [Link]

Sharifibastan, F., Pallesen, S., Morken, K. T. E., Haave, P., & Erevik, E. K. (2025). Associations between HEXACO personality traits, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Addictive Behaviors, 108433. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., Eskandari, N., Sharifibastan, F., Aghaeimazraji, M., Berk, M., ... & Shirmohammadali, M. (2025). Interplay Between Childhood Maltreatment, Alexithymia, Negative Affect and Cognitive Bias in Relation to Psychotic Symptoms and Psychotic‐Like Experiences. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 32(3), e70096. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Ardestani, S. M. S., Berk, M., Aghaeimazraji, M., & Sharifibastan, F. (2025). Psycho-biological mechanisms involved in suicidal risk, suicide attempts, and aggression: A replication and extension in bipolar disorder. Journal of Affective Disorders, 373, 116-125. [Link]

Sharifibastan, F., Erevik, E. K., Morken, K. T. E., & Pallesen, S. (2025). Associations between HEXACO personality traits, substance use disorders, and behavioral addictions: a protocol for a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis. Systematic Reviews, 14(1), 1. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Sharifibastan, F., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., & Wahl, K. (2024). The validation of the rumination on obsessions and compulsions scale (ROCS) in an Iranian clinical and non-clinical sample. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 17(4), 856-884. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Sharifibastan, F., Aghaeimazraji, M., Berk, M., & Ardestani, S. M. S. (2024). The contribution of alexithymia, childhood maltreatment, impulsivity, C-reactive protein, lipid profile, and thyroid hormones to aggression and psychological distress (depression and anxiety) in schizophrenia. Psychoneuroendocrinology, 167, 107087. [Link]

Sharifi Bastan, F., Spada, M. M., Khosravani, V., & Samimi Ardestani, S. M. (2023). The independent contribution of desire thinking to problematic social media use. Current Psychology, 42(24), 20492-20501. [Link]

Sharifi Bastan, F., Aardema, F., Khosravani, V., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., & Wong, S. F. (2023). Further validation of the Multidimensional Version of the Fear‐of‐Self Questionnaire in a Persian non‐clinical and clinical obsessive–compulsive disorder sample. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 30(4), 826-841. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., Wong, S. F., Moulding, R., Aardema, F., Sharifibastan, F., & Aminaee, M. (2023). Cross‐sectional direct and indirect relationships between the corrupted feared self and obsessive–compulsive symptoms in a clinical sample: The role of mental contamination. British Journal of Clinical Psychology, 62(4), 800-815. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Spada, M. M., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., & Sharifi Bastan, F. (2022). Desire thinking as an underlying mechanism in alcohol use disorder and nicotine dependence. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 29(6), 1886-1896. [Link]

Sharifi Bastan, F., Spada, M. M., Khosravani, V., & Samimi Ardestani, S. M. (2022). The independent contribution of desire thinking to problematic social media use. Current Psychology, 1-10. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Berk, M., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., & Sharifi Bastan, F. (2022). Confirmatory evaluation of the bipolar depression rating scale (BDRS) in a large sample of female patients with bipolar depression. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 26(1), 85-91. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Spada, M. M., Bastan, F. S., & Ardestani, S. M. S. (2021). The Desire Thinking Questionnaire-Persian version (DTQ-P) and its association with addictive behaviors in individuals with Alcohol Use Disorder, nicotine dependence, and problematic social media use. Addictive Behaviors, 107144. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., Sharifi Bastan, F., McKay, D., & Asmundson, G. J. (2021). The associations of obsessive–compulsive symptom dimensions and general severity with suicidal ideation in patients with obsessive–compulsive disorder: The role of specific stress responses to COVID‐19. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Sharifi Bastan, F., Kolubinski, D. C., Amirinezhad, A., & Ghorbani, F. (2021). Distress tolerance and special alcohol metacognitions behave differently in the association of negative affect with alcohol‐related patterns in men with problematic alcohol use in the abstinence phase. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 28(2), 345-354. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Berk, M., Sharifi Bastan, F., Samimi Ardestani, S. M., & Wrobel, A. (2021). The effects of childhood emotional maltreatment and alexithymia on depressive and manic symptoms and suicidal ideation in females with bipolar disorder: emotion dysregulation as a mediator. International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice, 25(1), 90-102. [Link]

Ardestani, S. M. S., Khosravani, V., Bastan, F. S., & Baloğlu, M. (2021). The Persian version of the COVID-19 Phobia Scale (Persian-C19P-S) and the differences in COVID-19-related phobic reactions in patients with anxiety disorders. International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 1-17. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Aardema, F., Ardestani, S. M. S., & Bastan, F. S. (2021). The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on specific symptom dimensions and severity in OCD: A comparison before and during COVID-19 in the context of stress responses. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 29, 100626. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Asmundson, G. J., Taylor, S., Bastan, F. S., & Ardestani, S. M. S. (2021). The Persian COVID stress scales (Persian-CSS) and COVID-19-related stress reactions in patients with obsessive-compulsive and anxiety disorders. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 28, 100615. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Ardestani, S. M. S., Mohammadzadeh, A., Bastan, F. S., & Amirinezhad, A. (2020). The emotional schemas and obsessive-compulsive symptom dimensions in people with obsessive-compulsive disorder. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 17. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Zandifar, A., Bastan, F. S., Kolubinski, D. C., & Amirinezhad, A. (2020). Psychometric properties of the Persian versions of the Positive Alcohol Metacognitions Scale (Persian-PAMS) and the Negative Alcohol Metacognitions Scale (Persian-NAMS) in alcohol-dependent individuals. Addictive Behaviors, 101, 106113. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Bastan, F. S., Ardestani, S. M. S., & Amirinezhad, A. (2020). Psychometric evaluation of the Vancouver Obsessional-Compulsive Inventory (VOCI) and its adaptation based on the DSM-5 in Iranian patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 25, 100536. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Abramowitz, J. S., Ardestani, S. M. S., Bastan, F. S., & Kamali, Z. (2020). The Persian version of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (P-DOCS): a psychometric evaluation. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 25, 100522. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Ardestani, S. M. S., Bastan, F. S., & Malayeri, S. (2020). Difficulties in emotion regulation and symptom dimensions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Current Psychology, 39(5), 1578-1588. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Ganji, Z., Bastan, F. S., Ardestani, S. M. S., & Amirinezhad, A. (2019). Psychometric properties of the highly sensitive person scale and its relation to symptom dimensions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Current Psychology, 1-10. [Link]

Azadi, S., Khosravani, V., Naragon-Gainey, K., Bastan, F. S., Mohammadzadeh, A., & Ghorbani,

F. (2019). Early maladaptive schemas are associated with increased suicidal risk among individuals with schizophrenia. International Journal of Cognitive Therapy, 12(4), 274-291. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Bastan, F. S., Mohammadzadeh, A., Amirinezhad, A., & Ardestani, S. M. S. (2019). Early maladaptive schemas in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder, bipolar disorder, and schizophrenia: a comparative study. Current Psychology, 1-11. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Ardestani, S. M. S., Bastan, F. S., Mohammadzadeh, A., & Amirinezhad, A. (2019). Childhood maltreatment, cognitive emotion regulation strategies, and alcohol craving and dependence in alcohol-dependent males: Direct and indirect pathways. Child Abuse & Neglect, 98, 104197. [Link]

Mohammadzadeh, A., Azadi, S., King, S., Khosravani, V., & Bastan, F. S. (2019). Childhood trauma and the likelihood of increased suicidal risk in schizophrenia. Psychiatry Research, 275, 100-107. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Mohammadzadeh, A., Bastan, F. S., Amirinezhad, A., & Amini, M. (2019). Early maladaptive schemas and suicidal risk in inpatients with bipolar disorder. Psychiatry Research, 271, 351-359. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Sharifi Bastan, F., Avatefi, B., & Mofidi, F. (2018). Alexithymia influences craving through facets of emotion regulation in alcoholic patients. Journal of Substance Use, 23(1), 29-35. [Link]

Ghorbani, F., Khosravani, V., Bastan, F. S., & Ardakani, R. J. (2017). The alexithymia, emotion regulation, emotion regulation difficulties, positive and negative affects, and suicidal risk in alcohol-dependent outpatients. Psychiatry Research, 252, 223-230. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Bastan, F. S., Ghorbani, F., & Kamali, Z. (2017). Difficulties in emotion regulation mediate negative and positive affects and craving in alcoholic patients. Addictive Behaviors, 71, 75-81. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Bastan, F. S., Ardestani, M. S., & Ardakani, R. J. (2017). Early maladaptive schemas and suicidal risk in an Iranian sample of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Psychiatry Research, 255, 441-448. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Ardestani, M. S., Bastan, F. S., & Kamali, Z. (2017). The relationship between alexithymia and symptom dimensions in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder. Journal of Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders, 14, 127-133. [Link]

Khosravani, V., Alvani, A., Bastan, F. S., Ardakani, R. J., & Akbari, H. (2016). The alexithymia, cognitive emotion regulation, and physical symptoms in Iranian asthmatic patients. Personality and Individual Differences, 101, 214-219. [Link]

Sharifi Bastan, F., Yazdi, S. M., & Zahraei, S. (2016). The role of cognitive emotion regulation and positive and negative affect in resiliency of women with breast cancer. Iranian Journal of Psychiatric Nursing, 04, 38- 48. (Persian). [Link]

Sharifi Bastan, F., Emami Meybodi, F & Yazdi, S. M. (2016). Comparing cognitive emotion regulation and resilience strategies in people suffering from multiple sclerosis, breast cancer and normal people. Recht & Psychiatrie, 0724- 2247, 421- 430.