About
By education a social psychologist, Hansen has worked mainly in the areas of gerontology and mental health and well-being. He prepared his doctoral thesis (2010) at the University of Oslo (Faculty of Medicine). The title of the thesis was "Subjective well-being in the second half of life". To date, publications include studies of aging, mental health, well-being, childlessness, informal caregiving, gender division of housework and childcare.
Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Subject areas
Aging Quality of Life Life-evolvement Care-taking Care-taking of elders Mental Health Old people
Research groups
Research projects
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A Life Course Perspective on the Gendered Pathways of Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life, and its Consequences for Health and Wellbeing (GENPATH)
GENPATH is an international European research project focussing on social exclusion in later life.
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ACCESS Life Course Database: Upgrade and Expansion
Through the ACCESS Upgrade infrastructure, researchers and students will gain access to updated and upgraded longitudinal life course data for more than 6,000 men and women aged 49 years and older.
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Active Ageing – Pathways and Outcomes (AgePaths)
This project investigates pathways and outcomes of active ageing in three domains and their interactions: the labor market, civil society, and the family.
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Activity Friend for Persons with Dementia
The project addresses what role the "activity friend" volunteers play in municipal health care and for people with dementia in Norway.
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The Norwegian Life Course, Ageing and Generation Study (NorLAG)
A multidisciplinary and longitudinal study that includes data on well-being, health, work, care, and family relations in the second half of life (age 40+).
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Træen, Bente; Hansen, Thomas; Stulhofer, Aleksandar (2020). SILENCING THE SEXUAL SELF AND RELATIONAL AND INDIVIDUAL WELL-BEING IN LATER LIFE: A GENDERED ANALYSIS OF NORTH VERSUS SOUTH OF EUROPE. Sexual and Relationship Therapy.
Hansen, Thomas; Slagsvold, Britt (2020). An “Army of Volunteers”? Engagement, Motivation, and Barriers to Volunteering among the Baby Boomers. Journal of gerontological social work.
Hansen, Thomas; Slagsvold, Britt (2020). Hansen, T. & Slagsvold, B. (2020). Refleksiv frivillighet i en norsk kontekst – om eldres deltakelse, motivasjon og potensiale. Tidsskrift for Velferdsforskning, 23(1), 4-19. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning . Vol. 23.
Aartsen, Marja; Hansen, Thomas (2020). Social Participation in the Second Half of Life. Rattan, Suresh (Ed.). Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology. Chapter. p. 247-255.
Hansen, Thomas; Slagsvold, Britt (2019). Et Øst-Vest skille for eldres livskvalitet i Europa? En sammenligning av ensomhet og depressive symptomer i 12 land. Nordisk Østforum .
von Soest, Tilmann; Luhmann, Maike; Hansen, Thomas; Gerstorf, Denis
(2018).
Development of loneliness in midlife and old age: Its nature and correlates.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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Vol. 118.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/71666
Hansen, Thomas; Aartsen, Marja; Slagsvold, Britt; Deindl, Christian (2018). Dynamics of volunteering and life satisfaction in midlife and old age: Findings from 12 European countries. Social Sciences .
von Soest, Tilmann; Wagner, Jenny; Hansen, Thomas; Gerstorf, Denis
(2018).
Self-esteem across the second half of life: The role of socioeconomic status, physical health, social relationships, and personality factors.
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
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Vol. 114.
http://hdl.handle.net/10852/61227
Hansen, Thomas; Valkova, Jana (2017). Work-family squeeze in Norway and the Czech Republic: On the prevalence and consequences of care and work combinations in two different contexts. Sirovatka, Tomáš; Valkova, Jana (Ed.). Understanding Care Policies in Changing Times:Experiences and Lessons from the Czech Republic and Norway. Ch. 7. p. 185-205. Nakladatelství Masarykovy univerzity.
Aartsen, Marja; Veenstra, Marijke; Hansen, Thomas
(2017).
Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health.
SSM - Population Health
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Vol. 3.
http://hdl.handle.net/11250/2442846
