• Cross-National Measurement Invariance of the Teacher and Classmate Support Scale 

      Torsheim, Torbjørn; Samdal, Oddrun; Rasmussen, Mette; Freeman, John; Griebler, Robert; Dür, Wolfgang (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2010)
      The cross-national measurement invariance of the teacher and classmate support scale was assessed in a study of 23202 Grade 8 and 10 students from Austria, Canada, England, Lithuania, Norway, Poland, and Slovenia, participating ...
    • Trends in Food Habits and Their Relation to Socioeconomic Status among Nordic Adolescents 2001/2002 - 2009/2010 

      Fismen, Anne-Siri; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Rasmussen, Mette; Pedersen, Trine Pagh; Augustine, Lilly; Ojala, Kristiina; Samdal, Oddrun (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-09)
      Background: In the Nordic countries, substantial policy and intervention efforts have been made to increase adolescents' consumption of fruit and vegetables and to reduce their intake of sweets and soft drinks. Some ...
    • Trends in high life satisfaction among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 

      Due, Pernille; Eriksson, Charli; Torsheim, Torbjørn; Potrebny, Thomas; Välimaa, Raili; Suominen, Sakari; Rasmussen, Mette; Curri, Candance; Damgaard, Mogens (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)
      Life satisfaction is an important indicator when assessing positive mental health aspects in populations, including among adolescents. The aim of this study was to investigate trends over time in prevalence of high life ...
    • Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014 

      Lofstedt, Petra; Eriksson, Charli; Potrebny, Thomas; Välimaa, Raili; Thorsteinsson, Einar; Due, Pernille; Damsgaard, Mogens Trab; Suominen, Sakari; Rasmussen, Mette; Torsheim, Torbjørn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-11-11)
      Associations between school-related stress and poor health, risk behaviours and low well-being are well documented. The aim of this paper was to estimate trends of perceived school stress experienced by boys and girls of ...