Fields of study
Academic disciplines
Sociology Social sciences Women's and gender studies Psychiatry, child psychiatry
Subject areas
Gender Adolescence Quality of Life Qualitative methods Cultural Analysis Popular Culture Addiction Alcohol
Research groups
Research projects
Ongoing research projects
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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
Tokle, Rikke
;
Pedersen, Willy
(2025).
‘Cubs of Wall Street’: Cocaine Use in Top-Boy Culture.
9 p.
British Journal of Sociology.
https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-4446.13212
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
Pedersen, Willy (2025). De rike drikker mest, de fattige rammes hardest: Rus og sosial ulikhet. ISBN: 9788202839345 . 197 p. Cappelen Damm Akademisk.
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
Schwencke, Ellen Oftedal
; Berger, Eirik Jerven;
Pedersen, Willy
(2024).
«Vi er jo ikke stonere»: bruk av cannabis og symbolske grenser blant ungdommer vest i Oslo.
Norsk sosiologisk tidsskrift.
Vol. 8.
https://doi.org/10.18261/nost.8.1.2
Berger, Eirik Jerven; Sandberg, Sveinung;
Pedersen, Willy
(2024).
Dealing blant fattige og rike.
Forebygging.no.
https://doi.org/10.21340/h57v-g689
Frøyland, Lars Roar
;
Pedersen, Willy
;
Stefansen, Kari
;
von Soest, Tilmann Martin
(2023).
Sexual and Physical Victimization and Health Correlates Among Norwegian Adolescents.
Archives of Sexual Behavior.
Vol. 52.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10508-023-02604-8
Pedersen, Willy
; Røgeberg, Ole; Holst, Cathrine
(2023).
Nederlag for rusreformen?.
20 p.
Tidsskrift for samfunnsforskning (TfS).
Vol. 64.
https://doi.org/10.18261/TFS.64.2.2
Enstad, Frøydis
;
Pedersen, Willy
;
von Soest, Tilmann
(2022).
Adolescent and young adult drunkenness and future educational attainment and labour market integration: A population-based longitudinal study.
8 p.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Vol. 84.
https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.21-00395
Pedersen, Willy
; Mastekaasa, Arne;
von Soest, Tilmann
(2022).
Cannabis and Tobacco Use Among Young People and Labor Market Outcomes in Midlife: A 23-Year Population-Based Longitudinal Study.
8 p.
Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.
Vol. 83.
https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.21-00311
