- Health disparities and outcomes
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Education, Healthcare and Sociology Research
- Global Health Care Issues
- Birth, Development, and Health
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
- Family Dynamics and Relationships
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Retirement, Disability, and Employment
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Family and Disability Support Research
- Early Childhood Education and Development
- Mental Health and Patient Involvement
- Youth Substance Use and School Attendance
- Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies
- Racial and Ethnic Identity Research
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Migration, Health and Trauma
- Aging and Gerontology Research
- Health Policy Implementation Science
- Public Policy and Administration Research
Norwegian Institute of Public Health
2012-2024
Institute for Social Research
2023-2024
Forskning.no (Norway)
2024
Nordic School of Public Health
2012
Children with low-income parents have a higher risk of mental disorders, although it is unclear whether other parental characteristics or genetic confounding explain these associations and true for all disorders.
The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions may have affected children adolescent's mental health adversely. We cast light on this question using primary specialist consultations data for the entire population of age 6-19 years in Norway (N = 908 272). Our outcomes are monthly likelihood having a consultation or hospitalization related to problems common diagnoses. compared (2019-2021) pre-pandemic (2017-2019) cohort event study difference-in-difference designs that separate shock...
To what extent are adolescent mental health problems negatively related to educational attainment? If so, do these relationships primarily reflect childhood socio-economic circumstances that lower both and attainment or individuals' vulnerabilities impede potential regardless of social origin? Using a population-based Norwegian survey linked administrative registry data, this study investigates the impact adolescents' internalizing externalizing on in adulthood ( N = 8,113). Our results show...
Previous studies have shown that adolescent mental health problems are associated with lower employment probabilities and risk of unemployment. The evidence on how earnings affected is much weaker, few addressed whether any association reflects unobserved characteristics the consequences vary across distribution.A population-based Norwegian survey linked to administrative registry data (N=7885) was used estimate adolescents' (separate indicators internalising, conduct, attention total sum...
Aims: In order to prevent a major outbreak of COVID-19 disease in Norway, series lockdown measures was announced on 12 March 2020. The aim the present paper describe impact this treatment injuries. Methods: We collected hospital data injury diagnoses from national emergency preparedness register established during pandemic. identified number injured patients per day period 1 January–30 June 2020, and analysed change patient volumes over two three-week periods before by sex, age, level care,...
Abstract Background Disparities in health by adult income are well documented, but we know less about the childhood origins of inequalities, and it remains unclear how shape gradient varies across conditions. This study examined association between parental several measures morbidity adulthood. Methods We used administrative data on seven complete Norwegian birth cohorts born 1967–1973 ( N = 429,886) to estimate from age 18, obtained tax records available 1967, linked with registries health....
Abstract Prior research shows that mental health problems are linked to worse student achievements in school, but few studies address whether the consequences of such vary by achievement level and role teachers’ grading practices these processes. In this study, I examine relationship between grade at end compulsory education using a population-based Norwegian survey, Young-HUNT matched with administrative data. The results show robust negative influence attention conduct on average...
In this study, we examine the take-up of a non-mean tested cash benefit for children with disability in Norway. We question if uptake attendance varies according to socioeconomic status and immigrant background using administrative register data. The sample present study contains all (N = 335,415) born period between 2000 2005 Norway, as well their mothers. As do not have sufficient information on eligibility criteria sample, also operate subsample Down syndrome (n 482), who met criteria....
We examined the impact of child disability on Grade Points Average (GPA) using all children aged 15-16 years who completed their lower secondary education and registered with a GPA score in period from 2016 to 2020 Norway (n = 247 120). use registry data that contain information child's main diagnosis, such as physical-, neurological- neurodevelopmental conditions, severity condition, additional family characteristics. First, we whether scores varied by diagnosis condition. Second, higher...
ABSTRACT The COVID-19 pandemic and its associated restrictions may have affected children adolescent’s mental health adversely. We cast light on this question using primary specialist consultations data for the entire population of 6-19 years in Norway (N=908 272). Our outcomes are monthly likelihood having a consultation or hospitalization related to problems common diagnoses. compared (2019-2021) pre-pandemic (2017-2019) cohort event study difference-in-difference designs that separate...
Mental health problems among adolescents have become more prevalent in recent years. Parents' and siblings' mental might be affected by living with a depressed adolescent. This study examines how the of family members develops years before after an adolescent seeks help for depression.
ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION Disparities in health by adult income are well documented, but we know less about the childhood origins of inequalities. This study examined association between parental and adulthood. METHODS We used administrative data on seven complete Norwegian birth cohorts born 1967-1973 (N = 429, 886) to estimate from age 18, obtained tax records available 1967, linked with registries health. Health measures, observed ages 39 43, were taken registry consultations at primary care...
Child mortality has declined rapidly over the last century in many high-income countries. However, little is known about socio-economic differences this decline and whether these vary across causes of death.