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Oddrun Samdal is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway and has an extensive publication record primarily in the fields of psychology and medicine. Their research spans various subfields including public health, environmental and occupational health, social psychology, clinical psychology, general health professions, and education.

Their recent research covers multiple topics, most notably obesity, physical activity, and diet; psychological well-being and life satisfaction; child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development; physical activity and health; school health and nursing education; early childhood education and development; and motivation and self-concept in sports.

Samdal has published in several academic journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Obesity Reviews
  • Journal of Adolescent Health
  • International Journal of Public Health
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychology

They have collaborated frequently with several coauthors, including Ellen Haug, Anne-Siri Fismen, Knut-Inge Klepp, Arnfinn Helleve, and Nanna Lien.

Some of their recent papers include the following:

  • "Enhancing Understanding of Adolescent Health and Well-Being: The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study," 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "School Satisfaction and School Pressure in the WHO European Region and North America: An Analysis of Time Trends (2002-2018) and Patterns of Co-occurrence in 32 Countries," 2020, Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "A comparison of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation among lower and upper secondary school students," 2020, Educational Psychology
  • "Secular trends in mental health problems among young people in Norway: a review and meta-analysis," 2024, European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • "Weight Status and Mental Well-Being Among Adolescents: The Mediating Role of Self-Perceived Body Weight. A Cross-National Survey," 2022, Journal of Adolescent Health

Best Publications

  • Social determinants of health and well-being among young people

    Candace Currie;Cara Zanotti;Antony Morgan;Dorothy Currie

  • Young people's health in context. Health Behaviour in School-aged Childre (HBSC) study: international report from the 2001/2002 study.

    Candace Currie;Chris Roberts;Anthony Morgan;Rebecca Smith

  • Social determinants of health and well-being among young people: Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2009/2010 survey.

    Candace Currie;Cara Zanotti;Antony Morgan;Dorothy Currie

  • The Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study: methodological developments and current tensions

    Chris Roberts;J. Freeman;O. Samdal;C. W. Schnohr

  • 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

  • The characteristics of the outdoor school environment associated with physical activity

    Ellen Haug;Torbjørn Torsheim;James F. Sallis;Oddrun Samdal

  • Overweight in school-aged children and its relationship with demographic and lifestyle factors: Results from the WHO-Collaborative Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) Study

    Ellen Haug;Mette Rasmussen;Oddrun Samdal;Ron Iannotti

  • Growing Up Unequal: Gender and Socioeconomic Differences in Young People’s Health and Well-Being. Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study: International Report from the 2013/2014 Survey

    Jo Inchley;Dorothy Currie;Taryn Young;Oddrun Samdal

  • A path analysis of basic need support, self-efficacy, achievement goals, life satisfaction and academic achievement level among secondary school students

    Åge Diseth;Anne G. Danielsen;Oddrun Samdal

  • Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction in Leisure Activities and Adolescents’ Life Satisfaction

    Ingrid Leversen;Anne Grete Danielsen;Marianne Skogbrott Birkeland;Oddrun Samdal

  • 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

  • Measuring the health and health behaviours of adolescents through cross-national survey research: recent developments in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study

    Chris Roberts;Candace Evelyn Currie;Oddrun Samdal;Dorothy Bruce Currie

  • 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

  • Gaming Addiction, Gaming Engagement, and Psychological Health Complaints Among Norwegian Adolescents

    Geir Scott Brunborg;Rune Aune Mentzoni;Ole Rogstad Melkevik;Torbjørn Torsheim

  • The future of health promotion in schools goes through the strengthening of teacher training at a global level.

    Didier Jourdan;Odrun Samdal;Fatou Diagne;Graça Simões de Carvalho

  • Health–promoting schools in Australia: models and measurement

    Michael L. Booth;Oddrun Samdal

  • Theoretical and Empirical Base for Implementation Components of Health-Promoting Schools.

    Oddrun Samdal;Louise Rowling

  • Health behaviour in school-aged children (HBSC) study: international report from the 2013/2014 survey.

    Jo Inchley;Dorothy Currie;Taryn Young;Oddrun Samdal

  • Physical environmental characteristics and individual interests as correlates of physical activity in Norwegian secondary schools: The health behaviour in school-aged children study

    Ellen Haug;Torbjørn Torsheim;Oddrun Samdal

Frequent Co-Authors

Bente Wold
Bente Wold University of Bergen
Torbjørn Torsheim
Torbjørn Torsheim University of Bergen
Candace Currie
Candace Currie Glasgow Caledonian University
Leif Edvard Aarø
Leif Edvard Aarø Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Jørn Hetland
Jørn Hetland University of Bergen
Yngvar Ommundsen
Yngvar Ommundsen Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Joan L. Duda
Joan L. Duda University of Birmingham
Philippe Sarrazin
Philippe Sarrazin Grenoble Alpes University
Isabel Castillo
Isabel Castillo University of Valencia
Lasse Kannas
Lasse Kannas University of Jyväskylä

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