Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Organisational psychology Psychology Social and occupational psychology Developmental psychology
Subject areas
Epidemiology Children's early development Young people and drugs Youth Youth and child Familylife, parenting, child-care Youth Research Sickness Absence Work and Family Psykisk helse Arbeid og psykisk helse Intervention Work and organisational psychology Working life and health Longitudinal studies Burnout
Research groups
Research projects
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Early COVID-19 wave in Norway: Social inequality in morbidity, compliance to non-pharmaceutical interventions and labour marked consequences (CorRisk)
Pandemics like COVID-19 are among the most pressing global threats to human life and economic security. The core idea of CorRisk is that infectious disease pandemics created by influenza or corona-viruses have always been more than just a medical problem and that their epidemiology and impact are profoundly shaped by social and economic structures. While the state of the art mainly studies medical risk factors, this project proposes to study the "forgotten" socioeconomic risk factors for unequal morbidity, compliance to the NPIs and labor market consequences.
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Flex-IT – A mixed-method study of cross-domain information technology use in everyday life
The emergence of new technology has increasingly blurred the boundaries between work and family domains, and the consequences for the health and productivity of the labor force remains unknown. These contradictory perspectives make it important to understand to what extent, when and for who cross-domain IT use is healthy and/or unhealthy.
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NEET: Preventing sick leave and marginalization in young adults
Despite the increasing costs of early school leaving and failures to integrate into the adult workforce, it is still unknown what the determinants to unhealthy school-to-work transitions are.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Opdal, Ida Marie; Morseth, Bente; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Lillevoll, Kjersti; Nilsen, Wendy; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Rosenbaum, Simon; Rognmo, Kamilla
(2020).
Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behavior or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures.
BMJ Open
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Vol. 10:e035549.
https://hdl.handle.net/10037/18509
Alves, Daniele Evelin; Nilsen, Wendy; Fure, Silje Christine Reistad; Enehaug, Heidi; Howe, Emilie; Løvstad, Marianne; Fink, Louisa; Hadzic-Andelic, Nada; Spjelkavik, Øystein
(2019).
What characterises work and workplaces that retain their employees following acquired brain injury? Systematic review.
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
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Vol. 77.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/76095
Kaasbøll, Jannike; Lydersen, Stian; Ranøyen, Ingunn; Nilsen, Wendy; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø
(2018).
Parental chronic pain and internalizing symptoms in offspring: the role of adolescents’ social competence – the HUNT study.
Journal of Pain Research
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Vol. 11.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2579329
Smedslund, Geir; Nilsen, Wendy; Wollscheid, Sabine; Steiro, Asbjørn; Fang, Lin; Larun, Lillebeth (2018). Effects of Computerized Interventions on Risky Alcohol Use Among Youth: Systematic Review. Research on social work practice . Vol. 29.
Kjeldsen, Anne; Stoolmiller, M; Toumbourou, J W; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Childhood problem behaviours as precursors of drinking to intoxication trajectories - from age 1.5 to 19. Psychology and Health . Vol. 33.
Østby, Kristian Amundsen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Personality and long-term health-related benefits. Occupational Medicine . Vol. 68.
Morken, Ida Sund; Røysamb, Espen; Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (2018). Body Dissatisfaction and Depressive Symptoms on the Threshold to Adolescence: Examining Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms and the Impact of Social Support. Journal of Early Adolescence . Vol. 39.
Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Kaasbøll, Jannike; Kjeldsen, Anne
(2018).
Nuancing the role of social skills- a longitudinal study of early maternal psychological distress and adolescent depressive symptoms.
12 p.
BMC Pediatrics
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Vol. 18.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2570820
Østby, Kristian Amundsen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Explaining the gender gap in sickness absence. Occupational Medicine . Vol. 68.
Kjeldsen, Anne; Nilsen, Wendy
(2018).
Predictors of Externalising Behaviour Problems in Childhood and Adolescence.
Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Ed.).
Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood. Chapter 8. p. 93-104.
Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2507520
