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Bente Wold publication distribution in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Psychology in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bente Wold sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 114 publications — 29th percentile

29% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 705 publications or more.

Bente Wold D-index placement in Psychology in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Psychology scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Bente Wold sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 43 D-Index — 38th percentile

38% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 144 D-Index or more.

Overview

Bente Wold is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has contributed extensively to the fields of psychology and social sciences. Their research primarily covers subfields such as social psychology, general health professions, health, applied psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The scientist's work focuses on several key topics including:

  • Motivation and self-concept in sports
  • Behavioral health and interventions
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Intergenerational family dynamics and caregiving
  • Sport psychology and performance
  • Youth development and social support
  • Psychological well-being and life satisfaction

Notable recent publications authored or co-authored by Wold include:

  • Leisure-time physical activity trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in relation to several activity domains: a 27-year longitudinal study, 2023, International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Divorce and adolescent academic achievement: Heterogeneity in the associations by parental education, 2020, PLoS ONE
  • Initial psychometric testing of the coach-adapted version of the empowering and disempowering motivational climate questionnaire: A Bayesian approach, 2020, Journal of Sports Sciences
  • Trends in the utilization of youth primary healthcare services and psychological distress, 2021, BMC Health Services Research
  • Schooling as a contribution or threat to wellbeing? A study of Norwegian teachers' perceptions of their role in fostering student wellbeing, 2020, Pastoral Care in Education

Common publication venues where Wold's work appears regularly include:

  • PLoS ONE
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • International Journal of Integrated Care
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Frequent collaborators in Wold's research include:

  • Ellen Haug
  • Magnus Jørgensen
  • Tormod Bøe
  • Yngvar Ommundsen
  • Nora Wiium

Best Publications

  • Parental and Peer Influences on Leisure-Time Physical Activity in Young Adolescents

    Norman Anderssen;Bente Wold

  • School-Related Social Support and Students' Perceived Life Satisfaction

    Anne G. Danielsen;Oddrun Samdal;Jørn Hetland;Bente Wold

  • Achieving health and educational goals through schools—a study of the importance of the school climate and the students' satisfaction with school

    O. Samdal;D. Nutbeam;B. Wold;L. Kannas

  • Subjective health complaints in adolescence— Reliability and validity of survey methods

    Siren Haugland;Bente Wold

  • The health of youth. A cross-national survey

    A King;B Wold;C Tudor-Smith;Y Harel

  • Organized youth sport as a predictor of physical activity in adulthood.

    L. Kjønniksen;N. Anderssen;B. Wold

  • Tracking of leisure-time physical activity during adolescence and young adulthood: a 10-year longitudinal study

    Lise Kjønniksen;Lise Kjønniksen;Torbjørn Torsheim;Bente Wold

  • School-related stress, support, and subjective health complaints among early adolescents: a multilevel approach

    Torbjorn Torsheim;Bente Wold

  • Health behaviour in schoolchildren A WHO cross-national survey A presentation of philosophy, methods and selected results of the first survey

    Leif Edvard Aarø;Bente Wold;Lasse Kannas;Matti Rimpelä

  • School-related stress, school support, and somatic complaints: A general population study.

    Torbjorn Torsheim;Bente Wold

  • Is spending time in screen-based sedentary behaviors associated with less physical activity: a cross national investigation

    Ole Melkevik;Torbjørn Torsheim;Ronald J Iannotti;Bente Wold

  • Sense of coherence and school-related stress as predictors of subjective health complaints in early adolescence: interactive, indirect or direct relationships?

    Torbjorn Torsheim;Leif Edvard Aaroe;Bente Wold

  • Relationship between Students' Perceptions of School Environment, Their Satisfaction with School and Perceived Academic Achievement: An International Study.

    O. Samdal;B. Wold;M. Bronis

  • The Teacher and Classmate Support Scale: Factor Structure, Test-Retest Reliability and Validity in Samples of 13-and 15-Year-Old Adolescents

    Torbjoen Torsheim;Bente Wold;Oddrun Samdal

  • Perceived support provided by teachers and classmates and students' self-reported academic initiative.

    Anne G. Danielsen;Nora Wiium;Britt U. Wilhelmsen;Bente Wold

  • Trajectories of Global Self-Esteem Development during Adolescence.

    Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland;Ole Melkevik;Ingrid Holsen;Bente Wold

  • Changes in diet through adolescence and early adulthood: Longitudinal trajectories and association with key life transitions

    Eleanor M. Winpenny;Esther M. F. van Sluijs;Martin White;Knut-Inge Klepp

  • Health promotion aspects of family and peer influences on sport participation.

    Bente Wold;N. Anderssen

  • Trends in vigorous physical activity and TV watching of adolescents from 1986 to 2002 in seven European Countries.

    Oddrun Samdal;Jorma Tynjälä;Chris Roberts;James F. Sallis

  • Health-promotion research over three decades: The social-ecological model and challenges in implementation of interventions.

    Bente Wold;Maurice B Mittelmark

  • Oral Hygiene Habits of 11-year-old Schoolchildren in 22 European Countries and Canada in 1993/1994

    S Kuusela;E Honkala;L Kannas;J Tynjälä

  • The health of youth: a cross-national survey. A report of the 1993-94 survey results of Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children: A WHO Cross-National Study.

    King A;Wold B;Tudor-Smith C;Harel Y

Frequent Co-Authors

Oddrun Samdal
Oddrun Samdal University of Bergen
Torbjørn Torsheim
Torbjørn Torsheim University of Bergen
Leif Edvard Aarø
Leif Edvard Aarø Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Børge Sivertsen
Børge Sivertsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jørn Hetland
Jørn Hetland University of Bergen
Simon Øverland
Simon Øverland Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Lasse Kannas
Lasse Kannas University of Jyväskylä
Yngvar Ommundsen
Yngvar Ommundsen Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham

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