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2023

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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Norway Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Kristian Tambs was a researcher affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their work primarily spanned the field of psychology, with a specific focus on developmental and educational psychology, education, clinical psychology, marketing, and nutrition and dietetics.

Tambs contributed to various topics within these fields, including:

  • Language Development and Disorders
  • Reading and Literacy Development
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Eating Disorders and Behaviors
  • Consumer Perception and Purchasing Behavior
  • Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior

The scientist authored research published in distinct venues such as:

  • Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
  • UNC Libraries

They collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including:

  • Fufen Jin
  • Synnve Schjølberg
  • Mari Vaage Wang
  • Patricia Eadie
  • Ragnhild Bang Nes

Kristian Tambs's recent published papers include:

  • "Predicting Literacy Skills at 8 Years From Preschool Language Trajectories: A Population-Based Cohort Study," 2020, Journal of Speech Language and Hearing Research
  • "Course and predictors of maternal eating disorders in the postpartum period," 2020, UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • Measuring the mental health status of the Norwegian population: a comparison of the instruments SCL-25, SCL-10, SCL-5 and MHI-5 (SF-36).

    Bjørn Heine Strand;Odd Steffen Dalgard;Kristian Tambs;Marit Rognerud

  • Cohort Profile Update: The Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study (MoBa)

    Per Magnus;Charlotte Birke;Kristine Vejrup;Anita Haugan

  • Does a higher educational level protect against anxiety and depression? The HUNT study.

    Ingvar Bjelland;Steinar Krokstad;Arnstein Mykletun;Alv A. Dahl

  • A twin study of personality disorders

    Svenn Torgersen;Sissel Lygren;Per Anders Øien;Ingunn Skre

  • Review of validation studies of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale.

    Malin Eberhard-Gran;Anne Eskild;Kristian Tambs;Stein Opjordsmoen

  • How well can a few questionnaire items indicate anxiety and depression

    Kristian Tambs;Torbjørn Moum

  • Social support, negative life events and mental health.

    Odd Steffen Dalgard;Sven Bjørk;Kristian Tambs

  • Happiness and health: environmental and genetic contributions to the relationship between subjective well-being, perceived health, and somatic illness.

    Espen Røysamb;Kristian Tambs;Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud;Michael C. Neale

  • The structure of genetic and environmental risk factors for DSM-IV personality disorders: a multivariate twin study.

    Kenneth S. Kendler;Steven H. Aggen;Nikolai Czajkowski;Espen Røysamb

  • Moderate effects of hearing loss on mental health and subjective well-being: results from the Nord-Trøndelag Hearing Loss Study.

    Kristian Tambs

  • Brief measure of posttraumatic stress reactions: Impact of Event Scale-6

    Siri Thoresen;Kristian Tambs;Kristian Tambs;Ajmal Hussain;Trond Heir

  • Adolescent adjustment and well-being: effects of parental divorce and distress.

    Ingunn Størksen;Espen Røysamb;Espen Røysamb;Turid L Holmen;Kristian Tambs

  • Adolescents with a Childhood Experience of Parental Divorce: A Longitudinal Study of Mental Health and Adjustment.

    Ingunn Størksen;Espen Røysamb;Torbjørn Moum;Kristian Tambs

  • Subjective well-being: genetic and environmental contributions to stability and change.

    R. B. Nes;E. Røysamb;K. Tambs;J. R. Harris

  • Depression in postpartum and non-postpartum women: prevalence and risk factors

    M. Eberhard-Gran;A. Eskild;K. Tambs;S. O. Samuelsen

  • The EAS Temperament Questionnaire—Factor Structure, Age Trends, Reliability, and Stability in a Norwegian Sample

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  • Subjective well-being. Sex-specific effects of genetic and environmental factors

    Espen Røysamb;Jennifer R Harris;Per Magnus;Joar Vittersø

  • The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: validation in a Norwegian community sample.

    Malin Eberhard-Gran;Anne Eskild;Kristian Tambs;Berit Schei

  • Urban environment and mental health. A longitudinal study.

    Odd Steffen Dalgard;Kristian Tambs

  • The joint structure of DSM-IV Axis I and Axis II disorders.

    Espen Røysamb;Kenneth S. Kendler;Kristian Tambs;Ragnhild E. Ørstavik

  • No evidence for effects of family environment on asthma : A retrospective study of Norwegian twins

    Jennifer R. Harris;Per Magnus;Sven O. Samuelsen;Kristian Tambs

  • Review of validation studies of the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale: Review of validation studies of the EPDS

    Malin Eberhard-Gran;Anne Eskild;Kristian Tambs;Stein Opjordsmoen

Frequent Co-Authors

Espen Røysamb
Espen Røysamb University of Oslo
Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud
Ted Reichborn-Kjennerud University of Oslo
Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski
Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski University of Oslo
Svenn Torgersen
Svenn Torgersen University of Oslo
Eivind Ystrom
Eivind Ystrom Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Steven H. Aggen
Steven H. Aggen Virginia Commonwealth University
Marco Battaglia
Marco Battaglia Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Michael C. Neale
Michael C. Neale Virginia Commonwealth University
Cynthia M. Bulik
Cynthia M. Bulik University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Knut Engedal
Knut Engedal Oslo University Hospital

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