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Torbjørn Torsheim

Torbjørn Torsheim

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Psychology

D-Index
63
Citations
20145
World Ranking
3074
National Ranking
21

Overview

Torbjørn Torsheim is affiliated with the University of Bergen in Norway. Their research primarily spans the fields of Psychology and Medicine, with a total of 20 and 16 publications respectively. Within these fields, their work covers subfields including Clinical Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Applied Psychology, Education, and Epidemiology.

Their research focuses on several main topics, which include:

  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
  • Gambling Behavior and Treatments
  • Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Torbjørn Torsheim has published research in various academic venues, notably:

  • European Journal of Public Health
  • Frontiers in Psychiatry
  • International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation

Some of Torsheim's recent papers include:

  • "Leisure-time physical activity trajectories from adolescence to adulthood in relation to several activity domains: a 27-year longitudinal study" (2023) published in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
  • "Tinder Use and Romantic Relationship Formations: A Large-Scale Longitudinal Study" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Opioid and Polydrug Use Among Patients in Opioid Maintenance Treatment" (2020) published in Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation
  • "Patterns of Health-Related Gender Inequalities-A Cluster Analysis of 45 Countries" (2020) published in Journal of Adolescent Health
  • "The relationship between substance use disorder and gambling disorder: A nationwide longitudinal health registry study" (2021) published in Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Torsheim collaborates regularly with several co-authors, including:

  • Ståle Pallesen
  • Eilin K. Erevik
  • Øystein Vedaa
  • Nelli Lyyra
  • Ársæll Már Arnarsson

Best Publications

  • Development of a Facebook Addiction Scale.

    Cecilie Schou Andreassen;Torbjørn Torsheim;Geir Scott Brunborg;Ståle Pallesen

  • Researching health inequalities in adolescents: the development of the Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) family affluence scale.

    Candace Currie;Michal Molcho;William Boyce;Bjørn Holstein

  • The destructiveness of laissez-faire leadership behavior.

    Anders Skogstad;Ståle Einarsen;Torbjørn Torsheim;Merethe Schanke Aasland

  • THE FAMILY AFFLUENCE SCALE AS A MEASURE OF NATIONAL WEALTH: VALIDATION OF AN ADOLESCENT SELF-REPORT MEASURE

    William Boyce;Torbjorn Torsheim;Candace Currie;Alessio Zambon

  • The global epidemiology of anabolic-androgenic steroid use: a meta-analysis and meta-regression analysis.

    Dominic Sagoe;Helge Molde;Cecilie S. Andreassen;Torbjørn Torsheim

  • Psychometric Validation of the Revised Family Affluence Scale: a Latent Variable Approach

    Torbjørn Torsheim;Franco Cavallo;Kate Ann Levin;Christina Warrer Schnohr

  • 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

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

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

  • Do age and gender differences exist in selfie-related behaviours?

    Amandeep Dhir;Ståle Pallesen;Torbjørn Torsheim;Cecilie Schou Andreassen

  • 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

  • Cross-national variation of gender differences in adolescent subjective health in Europe and North America.

    Torbjørn Torsheim;Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Jorn Hetland;Raili Välimaa

  • 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

  • Predictors of Use of Social Network Sites at Work - A Specific Type of Cyberloafing

    Cecilie Schou Andreassen;Torbjørn Torsheim;Ståle Pallesen

  • Material deprivation and self-rated health: a multilevel study of adolescents from 22 European and North American countries.

    Torbjorn Torsheim;Candace Currie;William Boyce;Ilze Kalnins

  • The Bergen Shopping Addiction Scale: reliability and validity of a brief screening test

    Cecilie Schou Andreassen;Mark D. Griffiths;Ståle Pallesen;Robert M Bilder

  • Subjective health, symptom load and quality of life of children and adolescents in Europe.

    Ulrike Ravens-Sieberer;Torbjorn Torsheim;Jorn Hetland;Wilma Vollebergh

  • Students' Perceptions of Class Management and Reports of Their Own Misbehavior.

    Edvin Bru;Paul Stephens;Torbjørn Torsheim

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

    Jo Inchley;Dorothy Currie;Taryn Young;Oddrun Samdal

  • Spotlight on adolescent health and well-being. Findings from the 2017/2018 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) survey in Europe and Canada. International report.

    Jo Inchley;Dorothy Currie;Sanja Budisavljevic;Torbjørn Torsheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Ståle Pallesen
Ståle Pallesen University of Bergen
Cecilie Schou Andreassen
Cecilie Schou Andreassen University of Bergen
Bente Wold
Bente Wold University of Bergen
Jørn Hetland
Jørn Hetland University of Bergen
Mark D. Griffiths
Mark D. Griffiths Nottingham Trent University
Amandeep Dhir
Amandeep Dhir University of Agder
Leif Edvard Aarø
Leif Edvard Aarø Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh
Wilma A. M. Vollebergh Utrecht University
Inger Hilde Nordhus
Inger Hilde Nordhus University of Bergen
Ståle Einarsen
Ståle Einarsen University of Bergen

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