• Adolescents from affluent city districts drink more alcohol than others 

      Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann (Addiction;110(10), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015-07-14)
      Aims To estimate the level of alcohol consumption and problems among adolescents in city districts in Oslo, Norway with different socio-economic composition; to test whether differences in alcohol consumption are related ...
    • Adolescents’ psychosocial well-being one year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway 

      von Soest, Tilmann; Kozák, Michal; Rodriguez Cano, Ruben; Fluit, Anne-Marie; Cortes Garcia, Laura; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Ebad Fardzadeh, Haghish; Bakken, Anders (Nature Human Behaviour;Volume 6, Issue 2, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-20)
      The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically restricted adolescents’ lives. We used nationwide Norwegian survey data from 2014–2021 (N = 227,258; ages 13–18) to examine psychosocial outcomes in adolescents before and during the ...
    • Anabolic–androgenic steroid use and correlates in Norwegian adolescents 

      Sandvik, Morten Renslo; Bakken, Anders; Loland, Sigmund (European Journal of Sport Science;Volume 18, 2018 - Issue 6, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-10)
      This paper surveys the prevalence and correlates of anabolic androgenic steroids (AAS) use among Norwegian adolescents, and examines the degree to which sports participation is a mediating or moderating factor to well-known ...
    • Compliance with infection control rules among adolescents in Oslo during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Von Soest, Tilmann; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-29)
      Background: Effective infection control is crucial for combatting the COVID-19 pandemic. We investigated whether adolescents in Oslo reported compliance with the Norwegian infection control rules during the pandemic and ...
    • The continued importance of family sport culture for sport participation during the teenage years 

      Strandbu, Åse; Bakken, Anders; Stefansen, Kari (Sport, Education and Society;volume 25, issue 8, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-12)
      Growing up in a family with an affinity for sports increases the likelihood of participating in club-organised sports. Few studies to date have addressed whether the importance of family sport culture is stable or changes ...
    • The effects of parental income on Norwegian adolescents’ school grades: A sibling analysis 

      Elstad, Jon Ivar; Bakken, Anders (Acta Sociologica;58(3), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Associations between family income and offspring’s educational attainment are well-established. A debated topic is whether this association is due to the causal influence of family income per se, or arises because of other ...
    • Exploring the minority–majority gap in sport participation: different patterns for boys and girls? 

      Strandbu, Åse; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Åboen (Sport in Society;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-15)
      This paper examines the participation of minority and majority youth in organized sport based on the Young in Oslo 2015 survey (response rate: 72%, N = 9.774). Four possible explanations of the minority–majority gap are ...
    • Generasjon prestasjon? Ungdoms opplevelse av press og stress 

      Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie (Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning;Årgang 18, nr. 2, Journal article; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018-10-25)
      Artikkelen undersøker hvor mange ungdommer som opplever prestasjons-press på ulike områder og hvor mange som har problemer med å takle presset de står overfor. Et viktig funn er den store variasjonen som finnes mellom ...
    • Immigration and the decline in adolescent binge drinking 

      Rogne, Adrian Farner; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders (Drug and Alcohol Dependence;Volume 203, 1 October 2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-05-28)
      Background: Adolescent alcohol consumption has fallen in most Western countries over the past two decades, while immigrants and children of immigrants from low-consumption countries constitute a growing proportion of ...
    • Life satisfaction among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic 

      Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Journal of the Norwegian Medical Association;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-29)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 involved closure of schools and strict limitations on social contact. The study examines whether this had an effect on the life satisfaction and subjective well-being ...
    • Lifestyle habits and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents: a national cross-sectional study 

      Kleppang, Annette Løvheim; Haugland, Siri Håvås; Bakken, Anders; Stea, Tonje Holte (BMC Public Health;21, Article number: 816 (2021), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-04-28)
      Background: This study’s purpose was to examine the association between a broad range of lifestyle habits and depressive symptoms in Norwegian adolescents. Methods: This study was based on national, self-reported, ...
    • Livstilfredshet blant ungdom før og under covid-19-pandemien 

      Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening;Utgave 10, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-06-16)
      Background: The COVID-19 pandemic in the spring of 2020 involved closure of schools and strict limitations on social contact. The study examines whether this had an effect on the life satisfaction and subjective well-being ...
    • Mer bruk av cannabis blant Oslo-ungdom: Hvem er i risikosonen? 

      Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann (Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift;Årgang 3, nr. 6-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Cannabis ble introdusert i Norge på 1960-tallet, i kjølvannet av ungdomsopprøret som rullet over den vestlige verden. Bruken var stabil på 1970- og 80-tallet, men økte kraftig på 1990-tallet og ble da knyttet til teorien ...
    • Når ungdom ruser seg 

      Bilgrei, Ola Røed; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-18)
      Traditionally, the use of cannabis has been associated with more deviance and psychosocial problems than the use of alcohol among adolescents in Norway. Drawing on national survey data, we present trends in the use of both ...
    • Neck and shoulder pain in adolescents seldom occur alone: Results from the Norwegian Ungdata Survey 

      Jahre, Henriette; Grotle, Margreth; Smedbråten, Kaja; Richardsen, Kåre Rønn; Bakken, Anders; Øiestad, Britt Elin (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      No previous studies have investigated the prevalence of co-occurring neck/shoulder pain, other musculoskeletal pain, headache and depressive symptoms in adolescents. This study aimed to describe the prevalence of isolated ...
    • Neighborhood or School? Influences on Alcohol Consumption and Heavy Episodic Drinking Among Urban Adolescents 

      Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann (Journal of Youth and Adolescence;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017-11-28)
      Little is known about the relative influences of neighborhood and school on the alcohol socialization process. Survey data from the Young in Oslo Study (N = 10,038, mean age 17.1 years, 52% girls) were used to investigate ...
    • Offline, online. Digitale ungdomsliv gjennom tre tiår 

      Bakken, Anders; Hegna, Kristinn; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (Chapter; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Being a teenager in 2021 is different from being a teenager thirty years ago. Although many of the basic questions related to identity and social belonging are the same, the framework around young people’s everyday life – ...
    • Past year cannabis use among Norwegian adolescents: Time trends based on the Ungdata surveys 2010–2019 

      Heradstveit, Ove; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Breivik, Kyrre; Bakken, Anders; Haug, Thomas; Stormark, Kjell Morten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      To describe trends in cannabis use from 2010 to 2019 among Norwegian adolescents and relate these to individual- and municipal-level variables. Design: Data from nationwide repeated cross-sectional surveys collected in ...
    • Physical Fighting and Leisure Activities among Norwegian Adolescents—Investigating Co-occurring Changes from 2015 to 2018 

      Frøyland, Lars Roar; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann (Journal of Youth and Adolescence;Volume 49, issue 11, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-05-27)
      After many years of decline in violent behavior among adolescents in several Western countries, recent official statistics indicate a possible trend change. So far, knowledge on how this change is related to co-occurring ...
    • Rekkefølgeeffekter i spørreundersøkelser blant ungdom. Resultater fra et split-ballot-eksperiment 

      Bakken, Anders; Andersen, Patrick Lie; Frøyland, Lars Roar; Abebe, Dawit Shawel (Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift;Årgang 3, nr. 1-2019, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-02-01)
      Et viktig spørsmål i metodelitteraturen er om svaralternativenes rekkefølge har betydning for hva respondentene svarer i spørreskjemaundersøkelser. Imidlertid pekes det på at svarrekkefølgeeffekter ikke er godt nok forstått, ...