Tilmann von Soest

Fields of study

Academic disciplines

Human geography Economics Psychology Sociology Social sciences Midical sciences Gynaecology and obstetrics Epidemiology, medical and dental statistics Community medicine, social medicine Psychiatry, child psychiatry Paediatrics Plastic surgery

Subject areas

Youth Psykisk helse Young i Norway Survey

Research projects

Ongoing research projects

Youth Sexuality and Sexual Risk in a Digital Era (DIGISEX)
The project will shed light on how digital media has created both new opportunities and new forms of risk concerning youth sexuality.

Completed research projects

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.

Scientific publications

Frøyland, Lars Roar ; Pedersen, Willy ; Enstad, Frøydis ; von Soest, Tilmann Martin (2025). School party culture as a driver of cocaine use among Norwegian adolescents: A cross-classified multilevel analysis. Drug and Alcohol Dependence. Vol. 271.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2025.112627

Kozák, Michal ; von Soest, Tilmann (2025). Adolescent work values and adult attainment in key social domains two decades later: evidence from a population-based longitudinal study of Norwegian men and women. Journal of Education and Work.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2025.2456838

Kozák, Michal ; von Soest, Tilmann (2025). Adolescent work values and adult attainment in key social domains two decades later: evidence from a population-based longitudinal study of Norwegian men and women. 16 p. Journal of Education and Work. Vol. 37.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2025.2456838

MacSweeney, Niamh; Thomson, Phoebe; von Soest, Tilmann Martin ; Tamnes, Christian Krog; Rakesh, Divyangana (2025). The role of pubertal development in the association between trauma and internalising symptoms in female youth. 11 p. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry.
https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.14139

MacSweeney, Niamh; Beck, Dani; Whitmore, Lucy; Mills, Kathryn L.; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; von Soest, Tilmann Martin ; Ferschmann, Lia; Tamnes, Christian Krog (2025). Multimodal Brain Age Indicators of Internalizing Problems in Early Adolescence: A Longitudinal Investigation. Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bpsc.2024.11.003

Richter, Lydia; Bergunde, Luisa; Karl, Marlene; Jaramillo, Isabel; Weise, Victoria; Mack, Judith T.; Weidner, Kerstin; Gao, Wei; von Soest, Tilmann ; Garthus-Niegel, Susan; Steudte-Schmiedgen, Susann (2025). The associations between paternal postpartum depressive symptoms and testosterone and cortisol levels in hair over the first two years postpartum. Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology and Biological Psychiatry. Vol. 137.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnpbp.2024.111245

Bårdstu, Silje Kvam; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; John, Oliver P.; De Fruyt, Filip; von Soest, Tilmann Martin (2025). Active During Childhood: Undercontrolled or Extraverted in Late Adolescence? A Longitudinal Study Distinguishing Different Conceptions of Childhood Activity. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol. 128.
https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000543

Kvalem, Ingela Lundin; von Soest, Tilmann ; Sundgot-Borgen, Christine; Dahlgren, Anna Maria Camilla Lindvall (2025). Kosmetisk kirurgi blant kvinner - en tverrsnittsstudie. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet). Vol. 145.
https://doi.org/10.4045/tidsskr.24.0218

Potrebny, Thomas; Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Bakken, Anders ; von Soest, Tilmann ; Kvaløy, Kirsti; Samdal, Oddrun; Sivertsen, Børge; Aase, Heidi; Bang, Lasse (2024). Secular trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway: a review and meta-analysis. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. Vol. 34.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02371-4

Pedersen, Willy ; Frøyland, Lars Roar ; Enstad, Frøydis ; von Soest, Tilmann Martin (2024). Oslo – den delte byen: ungdom, rus og sosioøkonomisk status. Forebygging.no.
https://doi.org/10.21340/pe70-hr10

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Research reports

Bakken, Anders ; Pedersen, Willy ; von Soest, Tilmann ; Sletten, Mira Aaboen (2020). Oslo-ungdom i koronatiden. En studie av ungdom under covid-19-pandemien. ISBN: 978-82-7894-747-0. 77 p. OsloMet - storbyuniversitetet. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/4221

Frøyland, Lars Roar ; von Soest, Tilmann (2020). Adolescent Physical Violence: Understanding Social Trends and Life Outcomes for Perpetrators. 118 p. Universitetet i Oslo.
http://urn.nb.no/URN:NBN:no-84832

Eriksen, Ingunn Marie ; Sletten, Mira Åboen ; Bakken, Anders ; von Soest, Tilmann (2017). Stress og press blant ungdom: Erfaringer, årsaker og utbredelse av psykiske helseplager. ISBN: 978-82-7894-621-3. 111 p. NOVA. Vol. 2017.
http://www.hioa.no/Om-HiOA/Senter-for-velferds-og-

Frøyland, Lars Roar ; Hansen, Marianne; Sletten, Mira Åboen ; Torgersen, Leila; von Soest, Tilmann (2010). Uskyldig moro? Pengespill og dataspill blant norske ungdommer. ISBN: 978-82-7894-358-8. 254 p. NOVA. Vol. 2010.
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12199/5015

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Dissemination

Pedersen, Willy ; Frøyland, Lars Roar ; Enstad, Frøydis ; von Soest, Tilmann (2024). Stadig flere unge på vestkanten bruker kokain. Aftenposten (morgenutg. : trykt utg.).
https://www.aftenposten.no/meninger/kronikk/i/APo9

Fluit, Sam; Bierwiaczonek, Kinga; von Soest, Tilmann ; Hornsey, Matthew; Kunst, Jonas R. (2024). Is conspiracy mentality in adulthood rooted in teenage loneliness?.
https://communities.springernature.com/posts/is-co

Fluit, Sam; Kunst, Jonas R.; Bierwiaczonek, Kinga; von Soest, Tilmann (2024). Are Political Attitudes in Adulthood Rooted in Past Teenage Insecurities?.
https://spsp.org/news/character-and-context-blog/f

von Soest, Tilmann (2023). «Kroppsskam»: − Gjelder flere unge enn eldre.
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/Q7zbeP/kroppsskam-gjel

von Soest, Tilmann Martin (2023). The Gathering tilbake etter fire år – antall påmeldte nesten halvert.
https://www.nrk.no/innlandet/datafestivalen-the-ga

von Soest, Tilmann Martin (2023). - Foreldrenes dårlige selvfølelse kan "smitte" over på barnet.

Kozák, Michal ; von Soest, Tilmann (2023). Widening inequalities in adolescent well-being during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Nature Mental Health. Vol. 1.

Beck, Dani; Ferschmann, Lia; MacSweeney, Niamh; Norbom, Linn Christin Bonaventura; Wiker, Thea; Aksnes, Eira Ranheim; Karl, Valerie Christine; Dégeilh, Fanny; Holm, Madelene Christin; Mills, Kathryn L.; Andreassen, Ole; Agartz, Ingrid; Westlye, Lars Tjelta; von Soest, Tilmann Martin ; Tamnes, Christian Krog (2023). Puberty differentially predicts brain maturation in males and females: A longitudinal ABCD Study. Organisation for Human Brain Mapping 2023. OHBM .

Cortes Garcia, Laura; Rodriguez-Cano, Ruben; von Soest, Tilmann (2023). Within-Person Prospective Associations between Cigarette Smoking and Disordered Eating: A 28-Year Prospective Study using Random Intercept Cross-Lagged Panel Model. 9th European Conference on Tobacco or Health.

Morken, Ida Sund; Viddal, Kristine Rensvik; von Soest, Tilmann ; Wichstrøm, Lars (2023). Kjønnsforskjell i depresjon. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet).

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