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Katharina Herlofson

Katharina Herlofson

Job title
  • Research Professor
Visiting address
  • Stensberggata 26, 0170 Oslo
  • Office number: X361
Phone
  • Mobile: +47 958 78 723
  • Office: +47 672 38 412
E-mail
  • katharina.herlofson@oslomet.no
Affiliation

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

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Research projects

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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

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

Solem, Per Erik ; Hellevik, Tale ; Herlofson, Katharina (2023). Older Workers and Work Exit Preferences in a Digitalized Working Life. Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies.
https://doi.org/10.18291/njwls.14206

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



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Research reports

Hellevik, Tale ; Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Helserelatert avgang fra arbeidslivet blant kvinner: Hva betyr helsestatus, arbeidsforhold og familiesituasjon? Analyser av data fra NorLAG-studien. Arbeids- og inkluderingsdepartementet.
https://doi.org/https://www.regjeringen.no/content

Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog ; Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Sosiale boligløsninger for eldre – Erfaringer og utfordringer. ISBN: 9788283094398. 35 p. OsloMet.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Sandlie, Hans Christian (2025). Gode boliger for eldre – en litteraturgjennomgang. 39 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
https://doi.org/https://hdl.handle.net/11250/31841

Hellevik, Tale ; Herlofson, Katharina ; Pedersen, Axel West (2024). Det psykososiale arbeidsmiljøet til eldre arbeidstakere – stabilitet eller endring?. ISBN: 9788278948798. 30 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Hellevik, Tale ; Pedersen, Axel West ; Solem, Per Erik (2023). Veier ut av arbeidslivet. Senkarrierer og yrkesavgang. ISBN: 9788278948248. 132 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Hellevik, Tale ; Løset, Gøril Kvamme ; Vangen, Hanna ; Veenstra, Marijke (2023). Den norske studien av livsløp, aldring og generasjon. En beskrivelse av studien, forskningsinstrumenter og variabler. ISBN: 9788278948262. 50 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Hellevik, Tale ; Frøyland, Kjetil ; Salomon, Robert H ; TERJESEN, Hans Christoffer Aargaard ; Solem, Per Erik (2020). Hevet aldersgrense i arbeidslivet – problemer eller nye muligheter?. ISBN: 9788278947326. 87 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.

Helgesen, Marit Kristine; Herlofson, Katharina (2017). Kommunenes planlegging og tiltak for en aldrende befolkning. ISBN: 9788283092202. 129 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet.
http://www.hioa.no/Om-HiOA/Senter-for-velferds-og-

Herlofson, Katharina ; Daatland, Svein Olav (2016). Forskning om familiegenerasjoner. En kunnskapsstatus. ISBN: 9788278945742. 86 p. NOVA.
http://www.hioa.no/content/download/122406/2822841

Løset, Gøril Kvamme ; Herlofson, Katharina (2014). Dokumentasjonsrapport «LOGG easy-to-use». Versjon 5 (20.06.2014). 102 p. NOVA.
http://norlag.nova.no/asset/7963/1/7963_1.pdf



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Dissemination

Dyb, Halvard Naterstad ; Herlofson, Katharina ; Løset, Gøril Kvamme (2025). Dårlig helse og tap av partner rammer eldre ulikt.
https://doi.org/https://www.forskning.no/aldring-k

Hellevik, Tale ; Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Combining work and pension/different types of work exit paths. Møte med delegasjon fra den italienske fagforeningen CISL om det norske pensjonssystemet, senkarrierer og avgangsløp. Seksjon for aldersforskning og boligstudier, NOVA.

Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Svigermor nekter å stå opp tidlig.

Hellevik, Tale ; Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Dårlig psykososialt arbeidsmiljø øker risikoen for tidlig yrkesavgang.

Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Blir syke av å pleie eldre foreldre – og nå har mange små barn samtidig.

Vangen, Hanna ; Herlofson, Katharina (2025). Forsker kaster lys over, hvad der motiverer voksne børn til at hjælpe deres forældre i alderdommen.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Mamre, Mari O. ; Nordahl, Berit Irene ; Zeiner, Hilde Hatleskog (2025). Gode boliger for eldre – erfaringer og utfordringer.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Løset, Gøril Kvamme ; Veenstra, Marijke (2025). Sårbare overganger i eldre år gir ulike vilkår for en god alderdom.

Løset, Gøril Kvamme ; Herlofson, Katharina ; Kok, Almar A. L.; Veenstra, Marijke (2025). Bereavement and subjective well-being in the second half of life: Adjustment to multiple losses. Closing seminar TRILL. DZA - German Centre of Gerontology.

Herlofson, Katharina ; Veenstra, Marijke (2025). Unravel patterns of vulnerable transitions in later life. Closing seminar TRILL. Deutsches Zentrum für Altersfragen.



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