Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Wichstrøm, Lars"
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Association Between Objectively Measured Sleep Duration and Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders in Middle Childhood
Ranum, Bror M.; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Importance The long-term association between sleep duration and mental health in children is currently unknown. Objective To investigate the prospective associations between sleep duration and symptoms of emotional and ... -
Becoming Secure: ATTACHMENT RELATIONSHIPS ACROSS PRESCHOOL TO SCHOOL AGE
Viddal, Kristine Rensvik (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2018:183, Doctoral thesis, 2018)Sammendrag: Spirende trygghet. Barns tilknytning fra førskole- til skolealder: Å være trygt tilknyttet omsorgsgivere betraktes som grunnleggende viktig for barns utvikling. Er trygg tilknytning stabilt over tid? Kan ... -
Becoming Socially Competent - Parent and Child Predictors - A Prospective Community Study from Preschool to Early Middle Childhood
Aspesletten, Julie; Overrein, Anette (Master thesis, 2019)A wealth of research has demonstrated links between various aspects of the parent-child relationship, individual child characteristics and parenting behaviors on later social competence during childhood. However, there ... -
Bidirectional relations between peer victimization and children`s symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder
Tengesdal, Mari (Master thesis, 2016)Peer victimization has repeatedly been shown to negatively affect children’s physical and mental health. Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is among the most common childhood psychiatric disorders and research shows ... -
Body composition impacts appetite regulation in middle childhood. A prospective study of Norwegian community children
Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare H; Fildes, Alison; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Research suggests a role for both fat mass and muscle mass in appetite regulation, but the longitudinal relationships between them have not yet been examined in children. The present study therefore aimed to ... -
Body Size Estimation from Early to Middle Childhood: Stability of Underestimation, BMI, and Gender Effects
Steinsbekk, Silje; Kløckner, Christian; Fildes, Alison; Kristoffersen, Pernille; Rognsås, Stine Leming; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Individuals who are overweight are more likely to underestimate their body size than those who are normal weight, and overweight underestimators are less likely to engage in weight loss efforts. Underestimation of body ... -
Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met genotype moderates the effect of disorganized attachment on social development in young children
Hygen, Beate Wold; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Children with histories of disorganized attachment exhibit diverse problems, possibly because disorganization takes at least two distinctive forms as children age: controlling–punitive and controlling–caregiving. This ... -
Change in Attachment Predicts Change in Emotion Regulation — Particularly among 5-HTTLPR Short-Allele Homozygotes
Viddal, Kristine Rensvik; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)In view of the theory that the attachment relationship provides a foundation for the development of emotion regulation, here, we evaluated (a) whether change in attachment security from 4 to 6 years predicts change in ... -
Change in Body Fat during a Family-Based Treatment of Obesity in Children: The Relative Importance of Energy Intake and Physical Activity
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Mehus, Ingar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2012)Objective: The aim of the current study was to examine to what extent changes in reported energy intake and physical activity predict changes in body fat during a family-based outpatient treatment of obesity in children. ... -
Change in parenting, change in student-teacher relationships, and oxytocin receptor gene (OXTR): Testing a Gene-×-Environment (G×E) Hypothesis in Two Samples
Hygen, Beate Wold; Belsky, Jay; Li, Zhi; Stenseng, Frode; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Prior research suggests that parenting affects children’s relationships, including those with teachers, although there is variation across individuals in such effects. Given evidence suggesting that oxytocin may be ... -
Changes in quality of life among Norwegian school children: a six-month follow-up study
Jozefiak, Thomas; Larsson, Bo Sture; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2009)Background: A considerable gap exists in regard to longitudinal research on quality of life (QoL) in community populations of children and adolescents. Changes and stability of QoL have been poorly examined, despite the ... -
Child and parent predictors of picky eating from preschool to school age
Steinsbekk, Silje; Bonneville-Roussy, Arielle; Fildes, Alison; Clare, Llewellyn; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Picky eating is prevalent in childhood. Because pickiness concerns parents and is associated with nutrient deficiency and psychological problems, the antecedents of pickiness need to be identified. We propose ... -
Child exposure to serious life events, COMT, and aggression: Testing differential susceptibility theory
Hygen, Beate Wold; Belsky, Jay; Stenseng, Frode; Lydersen, Stian; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Both genetic and environmental factors contribute to individual differences in aggression. Catechol-O-methyltransferase Val158Met (COMT), a common, functional polymorphism, has been implicated in aggression and aggression ... -
Cohort Profile: The Trondheim Early Secure Study (TESS)—a study of mental health, psychosocial development and health behaviour from preschool to adolescence
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Cross-national investigation of health indicators among sexual minorities in Norway and the United States
Watson, Ryan J.; Wheldon, Christopher W.; Wichstrøm, Lars; Russell, Stephen T. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)A cross-national study of young adult sexual minorities was conducted in order to explore the associations between sexual orientation and measures of depression, suicidality, and substance use. Two nationally representative ... -
Detecting Psychiatric Disorders in Preschoolers: Screening With the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire
Sveen, Trude Hamre; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Lydersen, Stian; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Objective: To examine screening efficiency for preschool psychopathology by comparing the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire findings against diagnostic information, and to determine the added value of impact scores ... -
Disorganization, COMT, and children's social behavior: The norwegian hypothesis of legacy of disorganized attachment
Li, Zhi; Hygen, Beate Wold; Widaman, Keith F; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Why is disorganized attachment associated with punitive-controlling behavior in some, but caregiving-controlling in others? Hygen et al. (2014) proposed that variation in the Catechol-O-methyl transferase(COMT) Val158Met ... -
Do Time in Child Care and Peer Group Exposure Predict Poor Socioemotional Adjustment in Norway?
Solheim, Elisabet; Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Extensive exposure to nonparental child care during the first 4.5 years of life has been demonstrated in some American studies to negatively affect children's socioemotional functioning. Data from 935 preschool children ... -
Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) in the Treatment of Young Children's Behavior Problems. A Randomized Controlled Study
Bjørseth, Åse Gresseth; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Objective The aim of the present investigation was to compare the effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) with treatment as usual (TAU) in young children who were referred to regular child and adolescent ... -
Effects of special education on academic achievement and task motivation: a propensity-score and fixed-effects approach
Kvande, Marianne N.; Bjørklund, Oda; Lydersen, Stian; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)As traditional teaching methods may fail to serve children with special needs, special education (SE) services aim to compensate for the shortcomings of conventional schooling. However, despite of numerous studies on the ...