About
Frøydis Enstad is a Rresearcher at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), OsloMet - Oslo Metropolitan University, Section for Youth Research. Enstad is currently the research project manager for Ungdata junior and Ungdata pluss. Ungdata junior is a survey aimed at students at intermediate level. The purpose is to survey what they do in their spare time and how they feel in key areas, such as health, friends, school and the relationship with parents. Ungdata pluss is a longitudinal survey following children in Vestfold and Telemark from childhood to adulthood. Key topics in this project is leisure time activities, quality of life and social inequality. Enstad has a doctorate degree in psychology from the University of Oslo (2020), with a thesis on alcohol use in adolescence, and a master's degree in sociology from the University of Oslo (2007).
Enstad's research interests include adolescents’ use of alcohol and drugs, mental and physical health, and the importance of individual, familial, social and cultural factors for children and young people's development and important life outcomes. She has primarily worked with quantitative research methods and has extensive experience with the collection and analysis of quantitative, longitudinal data.
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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Children and Young People in Sport – Knowledge for a More Inclusive Sports Sector
What influences Norwegian children and young people's participation in organised sport – and who gets left behind?
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DRUGTREND: Youth cultures and emerging patterns of drug use in a digital age
The main objective of DRUGTREND is to enhance understanding of the cultural and social factors driving changes in youth drug use patterns, with a specific focus on the role of social media platforms.
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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.
Completed research projects
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Changing Drug Use and Drug Policy
The project aims to provide new insights into young people's patterns of alcohol and illegal drug use, the social meaning of drugs, and the consequences of drug-related sanctions.
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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.
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Pain, Youth and Over-the-Counter Analgesics (SUS)
This project aims to examine pain and the use of Over-The-Counter (OTC) analgesics among adolescents.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Helseth, Sølvi
;
Løyland, Borghild
; Haraldstad, Kristin;
Skarstein, Siv
(2025).
Use of over-the-counter analgesics in Norwegian children – a national cross-sectional study.
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1177/14034948251328492
Frøyland, Lars Roar
;
Pedersen, Willy
;
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
(2025).
School party culture as a driver of cocaine use among Norwegian adolescents: A cross-classified multilevel analysis.
Drug and Alcohol Dependence.
Vol. 271.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112627
Pedersen, Willy
;
Frøyland, Lars Roar
;
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
(2024).
Oslo – den delte byen: ungdom, rus og sosioøkonomisk status.
Forebygging.no.
https://doi.org/10.21340/pe70-hr10
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Pedersen, Willy
;
Soest, Tilmann von
(2022).
Adolescent and young adult drunkenness and future educational attainment and labour market integration: A population-based longitudinal study.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Vol. 84.
https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.21-00395
Enstad, Frøydis
; Evans-Whipp, Tracy; Kjeldsen, Anne; Toumbourou, John W.;
Soest, Tilmann von
(2019).
Predicting hazardous drinking in late adolescence/young adulthood from early and excessive adolescent drinking - a longitudinal cross-national study of Norwegian and Australian adolescents.
BMC Public Health.
Vol. 19.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7099-0
Kjeldsen, Anne;
Enstad, Frøydis
(2018).
Externalising Behaviour Problems in Childhood and Adolescence.
Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Ed.).
Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood. p. 81-92.
Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3644042
Enstad, Frøydis
; Kjeldsen, Anne
(2018).
Alcohol Use in Adolescence.
Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Ed.).
Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood. p. 119-126.
Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3868885
Nilsen, Wendy
; Kjeldsen, Anne; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Skipstein, Anni; Helland, Maren Sand; Gustavson, Kristin;
Enstad, Frøydis
; Bårdstu, Silje; Røysamb, Espen;
Soest, Tilmann von
; Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup
(2017).
Cohort profile: The Tracking Opportunities and Problems Study (TOPP) – A study of Norwegian children and their parents followed from infancy to adulthood.
International Journal of Epidemiology.
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyx057
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Pedersen, Willy
;
Nilsen, Wendy
;
Soest, Tilmann von
(2017).
Predicting early onset of intoxication versus drinking—A population-based prospective study of Norwegian adolescents.
Addictive Behaviors Reports.
Vol. 6.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abrep.2017.04.002
