About
Hanna Vangen is a researcher at the department of Ageing Research and Housing Studies, at Norwegian Social Research (NOVA). She has a PhD in Social Work and Social Policy from Oslo Metropolitan University. Her research interests include elder care, family care and labour market participation in senior years.
Field of study
Aging Life-evolvement Care-taking of elders Old people Informal care Combining work and care Aging and the welfare state
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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ACCESS Life Course Database: Upgrade and Expansion
Through the ACCESS Upgrade infrastructure, researchers and students will gain access to updated and upgraded longitudinal life course data for more than 11,000 men and women born between 1922 and 1966.
Completed research projects
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A Multidimensional Approach to Social Exclusion in Later Life – Health Consequences for Ageing Populations (AMASE)
The overall aim of the project is to enhance research-based knowledge on the multidimensional nature of old age social exclusion and its consequences for health and to identify conditions that minimize social exclusion of disadvantaged groups.
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Family Care and Labour Market Participation in Senior Years (FamLab)
The main research question in this project is: What characterizes the interplay between labour market participation and engagement in family care for men and women with parents in need of care, and what are the conditions affecting adjustments within the two spheres?
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Young People’s Establishment in the Housing Market
The project aims to generate knowledge about young people’s establishment in the housing market, including moving out from their parental home, experiences in the rental market, and establishment as homeowners.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Herlofson, Katharina
;
Vangen, Hanna
; Brandt, Martina
(2025).
New demographics, family structures and care responsibilities in Europe.
Ranci, Costanzo; Rostgaard, Tine (Ed.).
Research Handbook on Social Care Policy. p. 51-69.
Edward Elgar Publishing.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/5338184
Aartsen, Marja
;
Vangen, Hanna
; Pavlidis, George; Hansen, Thomas; Precupetu, Iuliana
(2024).
The unique and synergistic effects of social isolation and loneliness on 20-years mortality risks in older men and women.
Frontiers in Public Health.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2024.1432701
Vangen, Hanna
;
Herlofson, Katharina
(2023).
Why care? How filial responsibility norms and relationship quality matter for subsequent provision of care to ageing parents.
Ageing & Society.
Vol. 44.
https://doi.org/10.1017/S0144686X23000235
Veenstra, Marijke;
Herlofson, Katharina
;
Aartsen, Marja
; Hansen, Thomas;
Hellevik, Tale
; Henriksen, Gry;
Løset, Gøril Kvamme
;
Vangen, Hanna
(2021).
Cohort Profile: The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG).
International Journal of Epidemiology.
Vol. 50.
https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaa280
Vangen, Hanna
;
Hellevik, Tale
;
Herlofson, Katharina
(2021).
Associations between paid and unpaid work among Norwegian seniors: competition, complementarity or continuity?.
European Journal of Ageing.
Vol. 18.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-021-00615-9
Vangen, Hanna
(2020).
The Impact of Informal Caregiving on Labour Supply Before and After a Parent’s Death.
Journal of Population Ageing.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12062-020-09279-2
