Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Wold, Bente"
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Adolescent determinants of life-course leisure-time vigorous physical activity trajectories: a 27-Year longitudinal study
Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Falco, Coral; Wold, Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Adolescence is regarded as formative years for building the foundations for life-long health and well-being, and adolescent determinants of physical activity (PA) development is particularly interesting. Novel ... -
Are associations between electronic media use and BMI different across levels of physical activity?
Melkevik, Ole; Haug, Ellen; Rasmussen, Mette; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Wold, Bente; Borraccino, Alberto; Sigmund, Erik; Balazsi, Robert; Bucksch, Jens; Inchley, Jo; de Matos, Maria Margarida Nunes Gaspar; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-05-19)Background The use of electronic media has been found to be a risk factor for higher BMI and for being overweight. Physical activity has been found to be associated with lower BMI and lower risk for being overweight. Little ... -
Associations between family structure and young people’s physical activity and screen time behaviors
Langøy, Amund; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Wold, Bente; Samdal, Oddrun; Haug, Ellen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-04-25)Background: Identifying factors that can influence young peoples’ physical activity and sedentary behaviors is important for the development of effective interventions. The family structure in which children grow up ... -
Barn og unges helse og trivsel: Forekomst og sosial ulikhet i Norge og Norden
Haug, Ellen; Robson-Wold, Catharina; Helland, Trond; Jåstad, Atle; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Wold, Bente; Samdal, Oddrun (HEMIL-rapport;2020, Research report, 2020)God helse, men innfrir ikke anbefalinger for fysisk aktivitet og fruktinntak: Jevnt over viser undersøkelsen at norske gutter og jenter i aldersgruppene 11, 13 og 15 år rapporterte god helse og høy tilfredshet med livet. ... -
Changes from 1986 to 2006 in reasons for liking leisure-time physical activity among adolescents
Wold, Bente; Littlecott, H.; Tynjala, J; Samdal, Oddrun; Moore, L; Roberts, C; Kannas, L; Villberg, J; Aarø, Leif Edvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)Reasons for participating in physical activity (PA) may have changed in accordance with the general modernization of society. The aim is to examine changes in self-reported reasons for liking leisure-time physical activity ... -
Changes in diet through adolescence and early adulthood: longitudinal trajectories and association with key life transitions.
Winpenny, Eleanor; van Sluijs, Esther M F; White, Martin; Klepp, Knut Inge; Wold, Bente; Lien, Nanna (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-10)Background: Early adulthood is a period associated with poor diet and rapid weight gain. This is also an age of transition, including environmental, social and lifestyle changes which may be associated with changes in diet. ... -
Civic engagement and mental health trajectories in Norwegian youth
Wiium, Nora; Kristensen, Sara Madeleine; Årdal, Elisabeth; Bøe, Tormod; Gaspar de Matos, Margarida; Karhina, Kateryna; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Urke, Helga Bjørnøy; Wold, Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Introduction: Applying variable-centered analytical approaches, several studies have found an association between civic engagement and youth mental health. In the present study, we used a person-centered approach to explore ... -
Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education
Nilsen, Sondre Aasen; Breivik, Kyrre; Wold, Bente; Askeland, Kristin Gärtner; Sivertsen, Børge; Hysing, Mari; Bøe, Tormod (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The link between parental divorce and adolescents’ academic achievement may depend on parental educational levels. However, findings have been inconsistent regarding whether the negative associations between ... -
Enhancing Teachers’ Emotional Awareness Through Continuing Professional Development: Mission Possible?
Samnøy, Solrun; Jenssen, Eirik S.; Thurston, Miranda; Wold, Bente; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)In the context of the contemporary emphasis on the school’s role in supporting student wellbeing, this qualitative study explored the teachers’ experience of a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) programme, which ... -
A Fourteen Year Follow-Up Study of Health Promoting Schools in Norway: Principals` Perceptions of Conditions Influencing Sustainability
Tjomsland, Hege; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Viig, Nina Grieg; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2009)In this study, we examined the sustainability of health-promoting practices in Norwegian schools that were enrolled in the European Network of Health-Promoting Schools from 1993 to 2003. The research questions were: How ... -
Growth trajectories of health behaviors from adolescence through young adulthood
Wiium, Nora; Breivik, Kyrre; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015-10-28)Based on nine waves of data collected during a period of 17 years (1990–2007), the present study explored different developmental trajectories of the following unhealthy behaviors: regular smoking, lack of regular exercise, ... -
Health complaints among adolescents in Norway: A twenty-year perspective on trends
Potrebny, Thomas; Wiium, Nora; Haugstvedt, Anne; Sollesnes, Ragnhild; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Wold, Bente; Thuen, Frode (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-01-09)Purpose: Examine time trends in health complaints among adolescents in Norway between 1994 and 2014 and among population subgroups, e.g., age and gender, as well as their interactions. Methods: Norwegian data on 11-16-year-olds ... -
Helse og trivsel blant barn og unge. Resultater fra den landsrepresentative spørreundersøkelsen «Helsevaner blant skoleelever. En WHO-undersøkelse i flere land»
Samdal, Oddrun; Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Diseth, Åge Røssing; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Larsen, Torill Marie Bogsnes; Wold, Bente; Årdal, Elisabeth (HEMIL-rapport 1/2016, Research report, 2016) -
Is spending time in screen-based sedentary behaviors associated with less physical activity: a cross national investigation
Melkevik, Ole; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Iannotti, Ronald J.; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010-05-21)Background In Australia and the USA, national guidelines exist for limiting children's screen-exposure to two hours per day. This study aims to determine whether exceeding the suggested guidelines for screen-based sedentary ... -
Leisure-time physical activity trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in relation to several activity domains: a 27-year longitudinal study
Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Falco, Coral; Wold, Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Insufficient physical activity (PA) levels among adolescents and adults make promoting PA a public health priority. Although most people exhibit low or decreasing levels of PA, other groups increase or maintain ... -
Leisure‐time physical activity and participation in organized sports: Changes from 1985 to 2014 in Finland and Norway
Mathisen, Frida Kathrine Sofie; Kokko, Sami; Tynjälä, Jorma; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)Participation in organized sports is a popular and important part of the lives of children and adolescents and is associated with improved psychological and social health, as well as an increased likelihood of meeting ... -
Measurement invariance of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire-coach in youth sport
Appleton, Paul R; Viladrich, Carme; Quested, Eleanor; González-García, Lorena; Papaionnaou, Athanasios; Hall, Howard; Balaguer, Isabel; Ramis, Yago; Sarazzin, Philippe; Heuzé, Jean Philippe; Ommundsen, Yngvar; Wold, Bente; Samdal, Oddrun; Duda, Joan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023-01-06)The purpose of this study was to test the measurement invariance (across five languages, two time points, and two experimental conditions) of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnairecoach (EDMCQ-C; ... -
Nordic adolescents responding to demanding survey scales in boring contexts: Examining straightlining
Aarø, Leif Edvard; Fismen, Anne-Siri; Wold, Bente; Skogen, Jens Christoffer; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Már Arnarsson, Ársæll; Lyyra, Nelli; Löfstedt, Petra; Eriksson, Charli (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Introduction Straightlining, or identical responses across all items within a multi-item scale, is often taken as an indication that responses to all items in a questionnaire are of poor quality. The purpose of this study ... -
The past, present and future of the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Brug, Johannes; French, Simone; Wold, Bente (Journal article, 2006-03-28) -
Peer Acceptance Protects Global Self-esteem from Negative Effects of Low Closeness to Parents During Adolescence and Early Adulthood
Birkeland, Marianne Skogbrott; Breivik, Kyrre; Wold, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)Having a distant relationship with parents seems to increase the risk of developing a more negative global self-esteem. This article describes a longitudinal study of 1,090 Norwegian adolescents from the age of 13–23 (54 ...