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.
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).
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
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.
Hegna, Kristinn; Eriksen, Ingunn Marie; Sletten, Mira Åboen; Strandbu, Åse; Ødegård, Guro (2017). Ungdom og psykisk helse - endringer og kontekstuelle forklaringer. Bunting, Mette; Moshuus, Geir (Ed.). Skolesamfunnet. Kompetansekrav og ungdomsfellesskap. Kapittel 4. p. 75-94. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
