Anders Bakken

Research projects

• Adolescents in Oslo in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic

  The aim of the study was to map young people’s everyday life and quality of life, and how they experience the COVID-19 pandemic while they were still subject to strict restrictions.

• Consequences of the Pandemic for Living Conditions and Equality

  In this project we will investigate the consequences of the pandemic for living conditions for children and young people, equality in families and for individuals, including children and adults with disabilities.

• Follow-up research 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.

• 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.

• Minority Students in Upper Secondary School

  This project is about school satisfaction, educational drive and school performance among students with immigrant background in Norwegian upper secondary school.

• 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.

• Sports Research at the Ungdata Centre

  The project aims to update and widen our knowledge about participation in sports and physical activity and experiences with sports among children and young people in Norway.

• Stress among Youths

  In this project, we aim to gain knowledge about how and why youths experience stress and stressors.

• 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.

• Ungdata plus. A longitudinal study of boys and girls in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway

  Ungdata plus will collect data on what children and young people in Vestfold and Telemark (Norway) do in their leisure time and examine how this is related to their health and quality of life, and important life outcomes as adults – such as education, work and family life.

• Young in Oslo 2021

  Young in Oslo is a unique study that has been conducted since the mid-1990s. The new survey in 2021 will provide answers to what it is like for adolescents to grow up in Oslo – and how young people's everyday life has changed over time.

• Young in Oslo 2023

  Young in Oslo is the City of Oslo’s Ungdata survey – a unique study that has been conducted since the mid-1990s. The 2023 survey will provide answers to what it’s like for children and young people to grow up in Oslo – after living with a pandemic for almost two years.

• 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.