About
Anders Bakken is senior researcher at the Section for Youth Research at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. He has been carrying out research
regarding social inequality in school achievement and living conditions among young people in Norway. He is the director of the Ungdata-center.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Social inequalities Youth Educational outcome School Youth surveys Norway
Research groups
Research projects
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Evaluation of "Sport for all in Oslo"
In this research, NOVA at OsloMet, in collaboration with the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, evaluate the program «Sport for all in Oslo» from its inception in 2018 until 2024.
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Inequality in Rural Youth – A Qualitative, Longitudinal Research Database
The project aims to gain knowledge about being young in the most rural areas of Norway. Is growing up in rural areas different than growing up in more urban areas, and if so, how?
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International Civic and Citizenship Education Study 2016 (ICCS)
The ICCS 2016-study investigates students’ knowledge and understanding of societal values, civic society and political systems.
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Participation in Sports among Norwegian Youth
The aim of the research project is to gain new knowledge about the social position and status of sport participation among young people in Norway.
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Stress among Youths
In this project, we aim to gain knowledge about how and why youths experience stress and stressors.
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Ungdata
Ungdata is a cross-national data collection scheme, designed to conduct youth surveys at the municipal level in Norway. NOVA administers the national database which is used as a basis for many research projects.
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Young People and Political Extremism
NOVA has initiated a research project about political attitudes and engagement among Norwegian youth. Trust and mistrust in societal and political institutions among ordinary and radical youth is central to the study.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Livstilfredshet blant ungdom før og under covid-19-pandemien.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79329
Von Soest, Tilmann; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Smittevern blant Oslo-ungdom under covid-19-pandemien.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79330
Von Soest, Tilmann; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Compliance with infection control rules among adolescents in Oslo during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79328
Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Life satisfaction among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79327
Frøyland, Lars Roar; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann
(2020).
Physical Fighting and Leisure Activities among Norwegian Adolescents—Investigating Co-occurring Changes from 2015 to 2018.
Journal of Youth and Adolescence
.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10964-0...
Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; von Soest, Tilmann
(2019).
Mer bruk av cannabis blant Oslo-ungdom: Hvem er i risikosonen?.
Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift
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Vol. 3.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/77231
Strandbu, Åse; Bakken, Anders; Stefansen, Kari (2019). The continued importance of family sport culture for sport participation during the teenage years. 15 p. Sport, Education and Society .
Rogne, Adrian Farner; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders
(2019).
Immigration and the decline in adolescent binge drinking.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
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Vol. 203.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/77084
Bakken, Anders; Wendelborg, Christian
(2019).
Mobbing og konflikter mellom jevnaldrende. Hvordan forstå resultatene fra elevundersøkelsen og ungdata?.
Caspersen, Joakim; Wendelborg, Christian (Ed.).
Skolen vår!. Kap 5. p. 104-122.
Gyldendal Akademisk.
https://www.gyldendal.no/Faglitteratur/Pedagogikk/...
Bakken, Anders; Andersen, Patrick Lie; Frøyland, Lars Roar; Abebe, Dawit Shawel
(2019).
Rekkefølgeeffekter i spørreundersøkelser blant ungdom. Resultater fra et split-ballot-eksperiment.
Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift
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Vol. 3.
https://www.idunn.no/norsk_sosiologisk_tidsskrift/...
