Christer Hyggen

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Sociology

Subject areas

Youth Psykisk helse Unemployment Work Motivation Marginalisering

Research groups

Youth Research

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

National Safety Survey
The project will map concern for crime and victims of crime in Norway.
Practices and policies of belonging among minority and majority children of low-income families (BELONG)
This project seeks to increase current knowledge of the practices causing marginalization and social exclusion of minority and majority children of low-income families.

Completed research projects

DigiGen – The Impact of Technological Transformations on the Digital Generation
DigiGen aims to develop knowledge about how children and young people use and are affected by the technological transformations in their everyday lives.
Empowering youth and co-creating social innovations and policymaking through youth-focused citizen social science (YouCount)
YouCount will, through co-creative youth citizen social science (Y-CSS), with youth aged 15 to 29 years as citizen scientists, produce new knowledge of positive drivers for social inclusion of youth at risk of exclusion, as well as create innovation and new policies.
Local Match in Refugee Resettlement
This project aims to discover how the government can better match newly arrived refugees with Norwegian municipalities through better linking of settlement, skills, and labour needs.
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.
Negotiating Early Job Insecurity and Labour Market Exclusion in Europe (NEGOTIATE)
NEGOTIATE is a research project examining the long- and short-term consequences of job insecurity and labour market exclusion of young people.
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.
The Consequences of Growing up in Low-income Families
This project will do a review of existing research on the consequences of growing up in low-income families in Norway.
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.

Scientific publications

Borch, Anita ; Løvgren, Mette ; Hyggen, Christer (2025). Belonging matters: a scoping review of survey instruments—prevalent measures and omissions. Social Psychology of Education. Vol. 28.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11218-025-10062-4

Symeonaki, Maria; Hyggen, Christer ; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Mifsud, Louise ; Stamou, Giorgos (2024). Investigating Patterns of Digital Socialisation During Leisure Through Multimodal Social Research. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Ed.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-46929-9_5

Rustad, Mikkel Bertram ; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Symeonaki, Maria; Mifsud, Louise ; Hyggen, Christer ; Ghetau, Cosmin (2024). ‘Of gaming and other demons’: Defining children and young people’s meaningful leisure activities in the digital era. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Ed.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.

Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2024). How can we understand the everyday digital lives of children and young people?. Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk; Seland, Idunn; Hyggen, Christer; Roth, Maria (Ed.). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. Springer Nature.

Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer ; Roth, Maria (2024). Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People. ISBN: 978-3-031-46928-2. 350 p. Springer Nature.

Overå, Stian; Bakken, Anders ; Hyggen, Christer (2024). Prevalence and Characteristics of Female and Male Esports Players among Norwegian Youth: A General Population Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). Vol. 21.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph21091136

Løvgren, Mette ; Hyggen, Christer (2023). Barns bruk av sosiale medier. Om ensomhet, samvær med venner og livskvalitet blant jenter og gutter. Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift. Vol. 7.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nost.7.6.4

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer ; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Kapella, Olaf; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Sisaks, Merike (2022). Conditions contributing to positive and negative outcomes of children's ICT use: Protocol for scoping review. 14 p. Societies. Vol. 12.
file:///C:/Users/iduse/Downloads/societies-12-0012

Seland, Idunn ; Hyggen, Christer (2021). The digital generation. Representations of a generational digital divide. Falch-Eriksen, Asgeir; Takle, Marianne; Britt, Slagsvold (Ed.). Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States. p. 133-152. Routledge.
https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003129592-8

Hyggen, Christer ; Vedeler, Janikke Solstad (2021). Employer Engagement and Active Labour Market Policies. Evidence from a Norwegian Multi-Method Study. 13 p. Social Policy and Society.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746420000421

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Research reports

Løvgren, Mette ; Skjervheim, Øivind; Høgestøl, Asle; Kotsadam, Andreas ; Bjørnshagen, Vegar ; Hyggen, Christer ; Lid, Stian (2023). Nasjonal trygghetsundersøkelse 2022. ISBN: 978-82-7894-844-6. 86 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3105057

Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Ayllón, Sara; Brugarolas, Pablo; Filiandros, George; Hyggen, Christer ; Kazani, Aggeliki; Lado, Samuel; Mifsud, Louise ; Symeonaki, Maria; Andreasen, Kristina Johnsdatter (2022). Combining innovative methodological tools to approach digital transformations in leisure among children and young people. 64 p. DigiGen.

Lid, Stian ; Rosten, Monika ; Dullum, Jane Vibeke ; Hyggen, Christer ; Andersen, Patrick Lie (2022). Forebyggende tiltak mot ungdomskriminalitet i Oslo kommune. Følgeforskning og evaluering. ISBN: 978-82-7894-816-3. 268 p. Oslo Metropolitan university - Storbyuniversitetet.

Seland, Idunn ; Aldrich, Richard; Ayllón, Sara; Barbovschi, Monica; Barbuta, Alina; Brugarolas, Pablo; Casamassima, Gianna; Drossel, Kerstin; Eickelmann, Birgit; Gosme, Elizabeth; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Hyggen, Christer ; Lado, Samuel; Lafton, Tove ; Kapella, Olaf; Karatzogianni, Athina; Kazani, Aggeliki; Labusch, Amelie; Mifsud, Louise ; Olabode, Shola; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Roth, Maria; Schmidt, Eva-Maria; Shorey, Holly; Sisask, Merike; Symeonaki, Maria; Teidla-Kunitsõn, Gertha; Zinoveva, Liudmila (2022). Understanding children and young people as digital citizens. 155 p. DigiGen - The impact of technological transformations on the digital generation.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/99969

Hyggen, Christer ; Ekhaugen, Tyra Margrethe (2021). Samfunnsøkonomisk vurdering av marginalisering og utenforskap. 65 p. Oslo Economics.

Seeberg, Marie Louise ; Aasen, Berit ; Bell, Justyna ; Hyggen, Christer ; Tolgensbakk, Ida (2020). Strategisk mottaksplassering og treffsikker bosetting: tidlige grep for integrering av flyktninger i kommunene. ISBN: 978-82-7894-723-4. 73 p. Norsk institutt for forskning om oppvekst, velferd og aldring (NOVA). Vol. 2020.
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/3125

Ayllón, Sara; Barbovschi, Monica; Casamassima, Gianna; Drossel, Kerstin; Eickelmann, Birgit; Ghețău, Cosmin; Haragus, Teo Paul; Holmarsdottir, Halla Bjørk ; Hyggen, Christer ; Kapella, Olaf; Karatzogianni, Athina; Lado, Samuel; Levine, Diane; Lorenz, Theresa; Mifsud, Louise ; Parsanoglo, Dimitris; Gudmundsdottir, Greta Björk; Port, Sonja; Sisask, Merike; Symeonaki, Maria; Teidla-Kunitsõn, Gertha (2020). ICT usage across Europe: A literature review and an overview of existing data. 90 p. Universitat de Girona.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/85094

Hyggen, Christer ; Brattbakk, Ingar ; Borgeraas, Elling Martin (2018). Muligheter og hindringer for barn i lavinntektsfamilier. En kunnskapsoppsummering. ISBN: 978-82-7894-675-6. 224 p. NOVA. Vol. 2018.
http://www.hioa.no/content/download/149011/4146514

Bakken, Anders ; Hyggen, Christer (2018). Trivsel og utdanningsdriv blant minoritetselever i videregående. Hvordan forstå karakterforskjeller mellom elever med ulik innvandrerbakgrunn?. ISBN: 978-82-7894-649-7. 127 p. NOVA, OsloMet. Vol. 2018.
http://www.hioa.no/content/download/145552/4092751

Imdorf, Christian; Shi, Lulu P.; Sacchi, Stefan; Samuel, Robin; Hyggen, Christer ; Stoilova, Rumiana; Boyadjieva, Pepka; Ilieva-Trichkova, Petya; Parsanoglou, Dimitris; Yfanti, Aggeliki (2017). Explaining employers'hiring decisions: A comparative study of employers' risk assessment. NEGOTIATE Working Paper 7.3. 37 p. NEGOTIATE.

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Dissemination

Moberg, Karolin ; Rogstad, Jon ; Hyggen, Christer (2024). Kan ungdommer game seg friske og sosiale?. Kan ungdommer game seg friske og sosiale?. NOVA OsloMet.

Steen, Robert; Mangen, Anne; Krokstad, Steinar; Wichstrøm, Lars; Hyggen, Christer ; Ní Bhroin, Niamh; Gamlem, Siv Therese Måseidvåg; Unstad, Torstein; Hysing, Mari; Skogen, Jens Christoffer (2024). Vi vil se på mulige sammenhenger med autisme og ADHD. Aftenposten.

Hyggen, Christer ; Rogstad, Jon (2024). Kan ungdommer game seg friske og sosiale?. Kan ungdommer game seg friske og sosiale? . NOVA OsloMet.

Moberg, Karolin ; Hyggen, Christer (2023). Ungdom vil på nett med de voksne.
https://www.utdanningsnytt.no/skjerm-undervisning-

Lid, Stian ; Hyggen, Christer ; Rosten, Monika (2023). Svenske tilstander. Klassekampen.

Tveit, Trond ; Hyggen, Christer (2023). Hva virker for å forebygge ungdomskriminalitet?.
https://www.forskning.no/barn-og-ungdom-kriminalit

Hyggen, Christer (2023). Hva har skjermen gjort med ungdommen - innledning. Arendalsuka. OsloMet.

Hyggen, Christer (2023). DigiGen - barn og unges digitale hverdagsliv. SoMe seminar. Folkehelseinstituttet.

Frøyland, Lars Roar ; Hyggen, Christer ; Moberg, Karolin Elisabeth (2023). Hva har skjermen gjort med ungdommen? (panelsamtale). Arendalsuka. NOVA, OsloMet.

Borch, Anita ; Hyggen, Christer ; Løvgren, Mette (2023). Instruments Surveying Children and Youths’ Belonging. A Systematic Literature Review. Barn på Tvers.

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Christer Hyggen

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Subject areas

Research groups

Youth Research

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Completed research projects

Publications and research

Scientific publications

Research reports

Dissemination