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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Adolescents in Oslo in the Time of the COVID-19 Pandemic
The aim of the study was to map young people’s everyday life and quality of life, and how they experience the COVID-19 pandemic while they were still subject to strict restrictions.
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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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Including Children and Young People in the Voluntary Service
The purpose of this project is to look into how well different groups of young people are included in the volunteering, and what tools organisations and authorities use to include these young people.
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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.
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Ungdata +. A longitudinal study of boys and girls in Vestfold and Telemark, Norway
Ungdata + 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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Sletten, Mira Aaboen; Tøge, Anne Grete; Malmberg-Heimonen, Ira (2022). ). Effects of an Early Warning System on Student Absence and Completion in Norwegian Upper Secondary Schools: A Cluster-Randomised Study. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research .
Bakken, Anders; Hegna, Kristinn; Sletten, Mira Aaboen
(2021).
Offline, online. Digitale ungdomsliv gjennom tre tiår.
Ødegård, Guro; Pedersen, Willy (Ed.).
UNGDOMMEN. Kapittel.
Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/90692
Sletten, Mira Aaboen; Rosten, Monika; Vogt, Kristoffer Chelsom (2021). Svartmaling av gutter og sykeliggjøring av jenter. Ødegård, Guro; Pedersen, Willy (Ed.). UNGDOMMEN. Kapittel 4. p. 87-110. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
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).
Compliance with infection control rules among adolescents in Oslo during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening
.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/79330
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
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Vol. 47.
https://hdl.handle.net/11250/3008378
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: Cultures, Commerce, Media, Politics
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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 .
