Marte Bentzen

Marte Bentzen is an Associate Professor at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Department of Sport and Social Sciences. Her work spans sport psychology, parasport, organizational psychology, and sustainable leadership.

• Research Focus: Motivation, mental health in athletes, remote work dynamics, burnout prevention, and physical activity in psychiatric rehabilitation.
• Recent Projects: Studied mental distress in Para athletes, motivational adherence in youth sports, and remote work implications for psychological needs.

Key Publications (2023–2025) explore:

• Self-compassion in high-performance coaches
• Mental health monitoring in Paralympic contexts
• Need frustration impacts on employee well-being
• Sustainability in parasport leadership

Collaborations include researchers from McGill University, University of Ottawa, and institutions across Scandinavia, focusing on cross-country comparative studies in parasport coaching and remote work psychology.