Field of study
Social inequalities Youth Public Health Psykisk helse Young i Norway Survey
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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DRUGTREND: Youth cultures and emerging patterns of drug use in a digital age
The main objective of DRUGTREND is to enhance understanding of the cultural and social factors driving changes in youth drug use patterns, with a specific focus on the role of social media platforms.
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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
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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.
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Skirbekk, Vegard Fykse; Tamnes, Christian K.; Júlíusson, Pétur Benedikt; Jugessur, Astanand;
Soest, Tilmann von
(2025).
Diverging trends in the age of social and biological transitions to adulthood.
Advances in Life Course Research.
Vol. 65.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcr.2025.100690
Frøyland, Lars Roar
;
Pedersen, Willy
;
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
(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
Ivanova, Anna; Fluit, Sam; Fischer, Nantje;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
;
Kozák, Michal
(2025).
Masturbation Trajectories from Late Adolescence into Mid-Adulthood: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study.
Journal of Sex Research.
https://doi.org/10.1080/00224499.2025.2489091
Potočár, Libor;
Kozák, Michal
; Bøe, Tormod;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
(2025).
The social gradients in mental health and psychosocial well-being from adolescence to midlife and the mediating role of parenting practices: a national cohort study.
Social Science and Medicine.
Vol. 383.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118405
Kozák, Michal
;
Soest, Tilmann von
(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.
Vol. 37.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13639080.2025.2456838
Kozák, Michal
;
Soest, Tilmann von
(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
Kvalem, Ingela Lundin;
Soest, Tilmann von
; 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
MacSweeney, Niamh; Beck, Dani; Whitmore, Lucy; Mills, Kathryn L.; Westlye, Lars Tjelta;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
; 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;
Soest, Tilmann von
; 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.; Fruyt, Filip De;
Soest, Tilmann Martin von
(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