About
Katharina Herlofson is a senior researcher at the department of Ageing Research and Housing Studies, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA). Her research interests include gender and intergenerational relationships in a comparative perspective and older workers and retirement. She has participated in EU-funded international research projects (OASIS, Multilinks), and is a co-investigator for the Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG).
Field of study
Aging Life-evolvement Retirement Old people Informal care Intergenerational relationships Grandparenthood Late careers
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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Active Ageing – Pathways and Outcomes (AgePaths)
This project investigates pathways and outcomes of active ageing in three domains and their interactions: the labor market, civil society, and the family.
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Age-friendly Housing Solutions
This project addresses examples of age-friendly homes for older people, as well as obstacles municipalities and housing developers encounter during the phases of planning and building such housing solutions.
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ExitAge
The objective of the project is to increase the knowledge about the oldest workers and their experiences, as well as how companies handle work exit and the change in mandatory retirement age.
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Inequalities in Ageing Well and the Significance of Transitions in Later Life (TRILL)
TRILL addresses the impact of later life transitions on opportunities for ageing well.
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Shades of Grey: Negotiating Age Norms, Class and Gender in the time of Pension Reform
How employers and employees maneuver under the new circumstances in The Norwegian pension reform.
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The Work-retirement Transition
The project aims to investigate characteristics of the work-retirement transition and the factors contributing to when and how the transition takes place.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Eyjólfsdóttir, Harpa Sif;
Hellevik, Tale
;
Herlofson, Katharina
;
Pedersen, Axel West
; Lennartsson, Carin; Veenstra, Marijke
(2025).
Poor psychosocial work environment: a ticket to retirement? Variations by gender and education.
European Journal of Ageing.
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10433-025-00855-z
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
Strand, Bjørn Heine; Håberg, Asta; Eyjólfsdóttir, Harpa Sif; Kok, Almar; Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Huxhold, Oliver;
Løset, Gøril Kvamme
; Lennartsson, Carin; Schirmer, Henrik;
Herlofson, Katharina
; Veenstra, Marijke
(2024).
Spousal bereavement and its effects on later life physical and cognitive capability: the Tromsø study.
GeroScience.
Vol. 46.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-024-01150-y
Hellevik, Tale
;
Herlofson, Katharina
;
Pedersen, Axel West
(2023).
Hvordan måle tidspunkt for avgang fra yrkeslivet i Norge? Om ulike definisjoner, metoder og resultater.
Søkelys på arbeidslivet.
Vol. 40.
https://doi.org/10.18261/spa.40.1.3
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
Herlofson, Katharina
; Veenstra, Marijke
(2023).
Livsløpsoverganger i eldre år. Betydningen av kjønn og sosioøkonomisk status.
Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning.
Vol. 26.
https://doi.org/10.18261/tfv.26.1.4
Solem, Per Erik
; Hauge, Linda;
Hellevik, Tale
;
Herlofson, Katharina
(2023).
Older Workers and Work Exit Preferences in a Digitalized Working Life.
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
Vol. 14.
https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.140206
Komp-Leukkunen, Kathrin; Poli, Arianna;
Hellevik, Tale
;
Herlofson, Katharina
; Heuer, Annika; Norum, Roger;
Solem, Per Erik
; Khan, Jawaria; Rantanen, Visa; Motel-Klingebiel, Andreas
(2022).
Older Workers in Digitalizing Workplaces: A Systematic Literature Review.
The journal of aging and social change.
Vol. 12.
https://doi.org/10.18848/2576-5310/CGP/v12i02/37-5
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
