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  • Member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Psychology and Education
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Overview

Lars Wichstrøm is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway. Their primary research focus lies in psychology and social sciences, with extensive contributions to fields such as clinical psychology, education, experimental and cognitive psychology, social psychology, and sociology and political science.

The scientist's work largely addresses topics related to child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, early childhood education and development, the impact of technology on adolescents, child development and digital technology, sleep and related disorders, obesity, physical activity and diet, as well as eating disorders and behaviors.

Frequent publication venues for Lars Wichstrøm include the Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Computers in Human Behavior, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, and Sleep Medicine.

Notable recent papers by the scientist include the following:

  • The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence - A 3-wave community study, 2020, Computers in Human Behavior
  • Prevalence and course of anxiety disorders and symptoms from preschool to adolescence: a 6-wave community study, 2021, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • The co-occurrence between symptoms of internet gaming disorder and psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence: prospective relations or common causes?, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Longitudinal relations between impaired executive function and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in childhood, 2022, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
  • Depression from preschool to adolescence - five faces of stability, 2020, Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Lars Wichstrøm has collaborated frequently with several researchers including Silje Steinsbekk, Věra Skalická, Bror M. Ranum, Frode Stenseng, and Thomas Jozefiak.

The scientist is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the areas of psychology and education.

Best Publications

  • The emergence of gender difference in depressed mood during adolescence: the role of intensified gender socialization

    Lars Wichstrøm

  • Prevalence of psychiatric disorders in preschoolers

    Lars Wichstrøm;Turid Suzanne Berg-Nielsen;Adrian Angold;Helen Link Egger

  • Predictors of Adolescent Suicide Attempts: A Nationally Representative Longitudinal Study of Norwegian Adolescents

    Lars Wichstrøm

  • Harter's Self-Perception Profile for Adolescents: reliability, validity, and evaluation of the question format.

    Lars Wichstrøm

  • Leisure-time physical exercise: Prevalence, attitudinal correlates, and behavioral correlates among young Europeans from 21 countries

    Andrew Steptoe;Jane Wardle;Raymond Fuller;Arne Holte

  • Sexual orientation and suicide attempt: A longitudinal study of the general Norwegian adolescent population

    Lars Wichstrøm;Kristinn Hegna

  • Young suicide attempters: a comparison between a clinical and an epidemiological sample.

    Berit Grøholt;Øivind Ekeberg;Lars Wichstrøm;Tor Haldorsen

  • Suicide among children and younger and older adolescents in Norway: a comparative study

    Berit Grøholt;Øivind Ekeberg;Lars Wichstrøm;Tor Haldorsen

  • Quality of Life as reported by school children and their parents: a cross-sectional survey.

    Thomas Jozefiak;Bo Sture Larsson;Lars Wichstrøm;Fritz Mattejat

  • Predictors of non-suicidal self-injury versus attempted suicide: similar or different?

    Lars Wichstrøm

  • Does sports participation during adolescence prevent later alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use?

    Tove Wichstrøm;Lars Wichstrøm

  • Insecure Attachment as a Risk Factor for Future Depressive Symptoms in Early Adolescence

    Anne Mari Sund;Lars Wichstrøm

  • Social, psychological and physical correlates of eating problems. A study of the general adolescent population in Norway

    Lars Wichstrøm

  • The Development of Global and Domain-Specific Self-Esteem From Age 13 to 31

    Tilmann von Soest;Lars Wichstrøm;Ingela Lundin Kvalem

  • Psychosocial correlates of depressive symptoms among 12–14‐year‐old Norwegian adolescents

    Anne Mari Sund;Bo Larsson;Lars Wichstrøm

  • Personality and attitudinal correlates of healthy and unhealthy lifestyles in young adults.

    Andrew Steptoe;Jane Wardle;Jan Vinck;Martti Tuomisto

  • Predictors of Norwegian adolescents' sunbathing and use of sunscreen.

    Lars Wichstrøm

  • Conduct problems and early cannabis initiation: a longitudinal study of gender differences

    Willy Pedersen;Arne Mastekaasa;Lars Wichstrøm

  • Role of physical and sedentary activities in the development of depressive symptoms in early adolescence.

    Anne Mari Sund;Bo Larsson;Lars Wichstrøm

  • Depressive symptoms among young Norwegian adolescents as measured by the Mood and Feelings Questionnaire (MFQ).

    A M Sund;B Larsson;L Wichstrom

  • The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study

    Silje Steinsbekk;Lars Wichstrøm;Frode Stenseng;Jacqueline Nesi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jay Belsky
Jay Belsky University of California, Davis
Tilmann von Soest
Tilmann von Soest University of Oslo
Arne Holte
Arne Holte University of Oslo
Jan L. Wallander
Jan L. Wallander University of California, Merced
Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen
Carolien Rieffe
Carolien Rieffe University of Twente
Jane Wardle
Jane Wardle University College London
Andrew Steptoe
Andrew Steptoe University College London
Robbert Sanderman
Robbert Sanderman University of Groningen
Arnstein Finset
Arnstein Finset University of Oslo

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