• The diminishing association between adolescent mental disorders and educational performance from 2006–2019 

      Nordmo, Magnus; Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau; Reme, Bjørn-Atle; Sunde, Hans Fredrik; von Soest, Tilmann; Torvik, Fartein Ask (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Background A rising prevalence of adolescent mental disorders in the Western world has been widely reported, raising concerns for adolescent development and well-being. Mental disorders are known to negatively impact ...
    • Genetic similarity between relatives provides evidence on the presence and history of assortative mating 

      Sunde, Hans Fredrik; Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem; Cheesman, Rosa; Corfield, Elizabeth C.; Kleppestø, Thomas H.; Seierstad, Anne Caroline; Ystrøm, Eivind; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Torvik, Fartein Ask (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)
      Assortative mating – the non-random mating of individuals with similar traits – is known to increase trait-specific genetic variance and genetic similarity between relatives. However, empirical evidence is limited for many ...