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Leif Edvard Aarø 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 Leif Edvard Aarø sits on this spectrum.

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31 publications 705+

This scientist: 166 publications — 57th percentile

57% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Leif Edvard Aarø 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 Leif Edvard Aarø sits on this spectrum.

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30 D-Index 144+

This scientist: 51 D-Index — 56th percentile

56% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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

Research.com Recognitions

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

Overview

Leif Edvard Aarø is affiliated with the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of social sciences and psychology, with a specific focus on health, clinical psychology, education, sociology and political science, and general health professions.

The scientist's work covers a broad range of topics including health disparities and outcomes, child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development, early childhood education and development, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, the impact of technology on adolescents, mental health research topics, and child development and digital technology.

Leif Edvard Aarø has contributed to several research publications, some of which include:

  • Internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and prosocial behavior - three dimensions of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ): A study among South African adolescents, 2022, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • Social Media Use and Mental Health and Well-Being Among Adolescents - A Scoping Review, 2020, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Revisiting the continuum of resistance model in the digital age: a comparison of early and delayed respondents to the Norwegian counties public health survey, 2021, BMC Public Health
  • The Importance of Symptom Reduction for Functional Improvement after Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety and Depression: A Causal Mediation Analysis, 2023, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics
  • Built Environment Accessibility and Disability as Predictors of Well-Being among Older Adults: A Norwegian Cross-Sectional Study, 2023, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

The scientist has collaborated frequently with the following coauthors:

  • Jens Christoffer Skogen
  • Otto R.F. Smith
  • Marit Knapstad
  • Øystein Vedaa
  • Thomas S. Nilsen

Leif Edvard Aarø's research has appeared multiple times in several key academic venues, notably:

  • Journal of Health Inequalities
  • BMC Public Health
  • Frontiers in Public Health
  • Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
  • Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Leif Edvard Aarø is a member of the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters in the fields of Psychology and Education.

Best Publications

  • Unsafe sexual behaviour in South African youth.

    Liberty Eaton;Alan J Flisher;Leif E Aarø

  • Invitation to Community Music Therapy

    Brynjulf Stige;Leif Edvard Aarø

  • Accident prevention. Presentation of a model placing emphasis on human, structural and cultural factors

    Josefinne Lund;Leif Edvard Aarø

  • A Population-Based Cohort Study of the Effect of Common Mental Disorders on Disability Pension Awards

    Arnstein Mykletun;Simon Overland;Alv A. Dahl;Steinar Krokstad

  • Smoking in relation to anxiety and depression: Evidence from a large population survey: The HUNT study

    Arnstein Mykletun;Simon Overland;Leif Edvard Aarø;Hanne-Marthe Liabø

  • 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

  • Social Media Use and Mental Health and Well-Being Among Adolescents - A Scoping Review.

    Viktor Schønning;Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland;Leif Edvard Aarø;Jens Christoffer Skogen;Jens Christoffer Skogen;Jens Christoffer Skogen

  • Subjective health complaints in adolescence: dimensional structure and variation across gender and age.

    Jørn Hetland;Torbjørn Torsheim;Leif E. Aarø

  • Research priorities for public mental health in Europe: recommendations of the ROAMER project

    Anna K. Forsman;Anna K. Forsman;Kristian Wahlbeck;Leif Edvard Aarø;Jordi Alonso

  • Dimensionality and measurement invariance in the Satisfaction with Life Scale in Norway

    Jocelyne Clench-Aas;Ragnhild Bang Nes;Odd Steffen Dalgard;Leif Edvard Aarø

  • Sleep patterns and insomnia in young adults: A national survey of Norwegian university students.

    Børge Sivertsen;Børge Sivertsen;Øystein Vedaa;Øystein Vedaa;Allison G. Harvey;Nick Glozier

  • Individual music therapy for mental health care clients with low therapy motivation: multicentre randomised controlled trial.

    Christian Gold;Karin Mössler;Denise Grocke;Tor Olav Heldal

  • Promoting sexual and reproductive health in early adolescence in South Africa and Tanzania : Development of a theory- and evidence- based intervention programme

    Leif Edvard Aarø;Alan J. Flisher;Sylvia Kaaya;Hans Onya

  • Trends in self-reported psychological distress among college and university students from 2010 to 2018.

    Marit Knapstad;Marit Knapstad;Børge Sivertsen;Børge Sivertsen;Ann Kristin Knudsen;Ann Kristin Knudsen;Otto Robert Frans Smith

  • Bedre føre var. Psykisk helse: Helsefremmende og forebyggende tiltak og anbefalinger

    Odd Steffen Dalgard;Kristin Schjelderup Mathiesen;Erik Nord;Solveig Osborg Ose

  • A review of studies of sexual behaviour of school students in sub-Saharan Africa.

    Sylvia F. Kaaya;Alan J. Flisher;Jessie K. Mbwambo;Herman Schaalma

  • Co‐occurring development of early childhood communication and motor skills: results from a population‐based longitudinal study

    M. V. Wang;R. Lekhal;L. E. Aarø;L. E. Aarø;S. Schjølberg

  • Activating Interpersonal Influence Through Provocative Appeals: Evaluation of a Mass Media-Based Antismoking Campaign Targeting Adolescents

    A. Hafstad;L.E. Aaro

  • Mental Health in Internationally Adopted Adolescents: A Meta-Analysis

    Kristin Gärtner Askeland;Mari Hysing;Annette M. La Greca;Leif Edvard Aarø

  • Predictors of early first sexual intercourse among adolescents in Cape Town, South Africa

    Catherine Mathews;Catherine Mathews;Leif Edvard Aarø;Alan J. Flisher;Wanjiru Mukoma

  • Effects of PREPARE, a Multi-component, School-Based HIV and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention Programme on Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviour and IPV: Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial

    Catherine Mathews;Catherine Mathews;Sander M. Eggers;Loraine Townsend;Loraine Townsend;Leif E. Aarø;Leif E. Aarø

  • Decline in respiratory symptoms in service workers five months after a public smoking ban

    T M L Eagan;J Hetland;L E Aarø

Frequent Co-Authors

Catherine Mathews
Catherine Mathews South African Medical Research Council
Simon Øverland
Simon Øverland Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jørn Hetland
Jørn Hetland University of Bergen
Sylvia Kaaya
Sylvia Kaaya Muhimbili University of Health and Allied Sciences
Alan J. Flisher
Alan J. Flisher University of Cape Town
Bente Wold
Bente Wold University of Bergen
Hein de Vries
Hein de Vries Maastricht University
Børge Sivertsen
Børge Sivertsen Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Torbjørn Torsheim
Torbjørn Torsheim University of Bergen
Arnstein Mykletun
Arnstein Mykletun Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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