About
Mira Aaboen Sletten holds a PhD in sociology and is head of research at NOVA, section for youth research. Her research interests include dropout and completion in education, time trends in mental health and research on living conditions with a youth perspective. Sletten has written a PhD on the importance of participation and inclusion among peers in adolescence.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Youth Drop-out Vulnerable youth Living conditions of children and youths Psykisk helse
Research groups
Research projects
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Evaluating the Ombudsman against Bullying
NOVA is responsible for a research-based evaluation of the regional ombudsman office.
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Ungdata
Ungdata is a cross-national data collection scheme, designed to conduct youth surveys at the municipal level in Norway. NOVA administers the national database which is used as a basis for many research projects.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Livstilfredshet blant ungdom før og under covid-19-pandemien.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79329
Von Soest, Tilmann; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Smittevern blant Oslo-ungdom under covid-19-pandemien.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79330
Von Soest, Tilmann; Pedersen, Willy; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Compliance with infection control rules among adolescents in Oslo during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79328
Von Soest, Tilmann; Bakken, Anders; Pedersen, Willy; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2020).
Life satisfaction among adolescents before and during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
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http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79327
Arntzen, Annett; Bøe, Tormod; Dahl, Espen; Drange, Nina Eirin; Eikemo, Terje Andreas; Elstad, Jon Ivar; Fosse, Elisabeth; Krokstad, Steinar; Syse, Astri; Sletten, Mira Aaboen; Strand, Bjørn Heine (2019). 29 recommendations to combat social inequalities in health. The Norwegian Council on Social Inequalities in Health. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health . Vol. 47.
Sletten, Mira Aaboen; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Pedersen, Eirin; Seland, Idunn
(2019).
Grenser for skolens ansvar? Skolelederes perspektiv på mandat i det frafallsforebyggende arbeidet.
Nordisk Administrativt Tidsskrift
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Vol. 96.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/334050810...
Strandbu, Åse; Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Åboen
(2019).
Exploring the minority–majority gap in sport participation: different patterns for boys and girls?.
Sport in Society
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Vol. 22.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2470764
Pettersen, Ola Melbye; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (2018). Å ha lite der de fleste har mye. Nabolagets betydning for subjektiv fattigdom blant ungdom i Oslo. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning . Vol. 18.
Bakken, Anders; Sletten, Mira Aaboen; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie (2018). Generasjon prestasjon? Ungdoms opplevelse av press og stress. Tidsskrift for ungdomsforskning .
Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira; Sletten, Mira Åboen; Tøge, Anne Grete; Gyüre, Krisztina; Borg, Elin (2018). Research protocol: Systematic follow-up in order to reduce dropout in upper secondary schools. A cluster-randomised evaluation of the IKO model. International Journal of Educational Research . Vol. 89.
