Ungdomsundersøkelsen om erfaringer med vold og overgrep
Adolescents’ symptoms of anxiety and depression before and during the Covid-19 outbreak – A prospective population-based study of teenagers in NorwayGertrud Sofie Hafstad Tore Wentzel-Larsen Else-Marie Augusti |
Anxiety and depressive symptoms increased slightly in Norwegian youths between 2019 and 2020, but this change seemed to be driven by increase in age rather than pandemic-related measures. Symptom levels were unevenly distributed across demographic groups both before and during the pandemic outbreak, indicating that health disparities persist for adolescents in risk groups during a pandemic . Health inequities related to living conditions need to be addressed in future action plans, and intensified measures to mitigate inequities are needed. |
Cohort profile: Norwegian youth study on child maltreatment (the UEVO study)Gertrud Sofie Hafstad Sjur Skjørshammer Sætren Mia Cathrine Myhre Marianne Bergerud-Wichstrøm Else-Marie Augusti |
Exposure to childhood maltreatment is not uncommon, and is linked to both short-term and long-term health problems. Population-based surveys for adolescent samples provide excellent opportunities for addressing the substantial burden of early-life adversities, because collecting information close in time to exposure may increase accuracy of assessment. Still few large studies have been conducted, following individuals through adolescence. Therefore, the UEVO cohort was created with the aim of investigating prevalence of child maltreatment throughout childhood and adolescence, and its effects on health and functioning in a long-term perspective in a representative sample of Norwegian adolescents. |
Affective inhibitory control and risk for internalizing problems in adolescents exposed to child maltreatment: A population-based study.Gertrud Sofie Hafstad Sjur Skjørshammer Sætren Else-Marie Augusti |
This study suggests that the ability to regulate, or inhibit, responses to task-irrelevant threatening information is an important risk factor for internalizing symptoms following exposure to child maltreatment. Adolescent girls with greater regulatory problems are at substantially greater risk of experiencing internalizing symptoms compared to those who regulate their responses to threatening information more efficiently. |