Thomas Hansen (aldringsforsker)

**Thomas Hansen** (født 1972) er en norsk forsker ved Folkehelseinstituttet og Velferdsforskningsinstituttet NOVA, et samfunnsvitenskapelig forskningsinstitutt underlagt Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet.

## Utdanning og yrkeskarriere
Hansen har doktorgrad fra Det medisinske fakultet ved Universitetet i Oslo (2009) og mastergrad i psykologi fra NTNU (1999). Han har siden 2003 vært tilsatt ved NOVA, knyttet til seksjon for aldersforskning og boligstudier, der han har forsket på ulike sider ved psykologisk aldring (sosialgerontologi). Hansen inngår i forskergruppen ansvarlig for Den norske panelstudien av livsløp, aldring og generasjon (NorLAG) - en longitudinell studie knyttet til aldring og eldres livskvalitet og levevilkår i Norge. Siden 2020 har han jobbet som livskvalitetsforsker ved Folkehelseinstituttet, avd. for psykisk helse og selvmord, samtidig som han har en delstilling på NOVA/OsloMet.

## Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
Et utvalg av Hansens vitenskapelige publikasjoner:

* **Hansen**, T., Johansen, R., Kirkøen, B., Stene-Larsen, K., Straiton, M., Tornes, R. A., & Reneflot, A. (2025). Digital bridges to social connection: A systematic review and meta-analysis of digital interventions for loneliness and social isolation. *Internet Interventions*, 100856. 
* Schaps, V., **Hansen**, T., Nes, R. B., & Wahrendorf, M. (2025). How are location and type of caring associated with the carer’s mental health? Cross-sectional and longitudinal findings from SHARE. *European Journal of Ageing*, *22*(1), 5.
* Štulhofer, A., Fischer, N., **Hansen**, T., Graham, C. A., & Træen, B. (2025). Positive sexual aging: A novel concept and bi-country development of a brief measure. *Archives of sexual behavior*. 
* Aartsen, M., Vangen, H., Pavlidis, G., **Hansen**, T., & Precupetu, I. (2024). The unique and synergistic effects of social isolation and loneliness on 20-years mortality risks in older men and women. *Frontiers in Public Health.* 12, 1432701. 
* **Hansen** T., Nes, RB., Hynek, K., Nilsen, TS., Reneflot, A., Stene-Larsen, K., Tornes, RA., & Bidonde, J. (2024). Tackling social disconnection: An umbrella review of RCT-based interventions targeting social isolation and loneliness. BMC Public Health, 24(1), 1917. 
* Methi, F., Nes, RB., Skirbekk, V., & **Hansen**, T. (2024). The double-edged sword of becoming a caregiver: dynamic impact on four dimensions of well-being in Norway. BMC Psychology 12, 120. 
* Hansen T., Hynek, K., McMunn, A., Nes, RB., Skirbekk, V., Vollrath, M., & Methi, F. (2023). Emerging costs in a “hidden” workforce: The longitudinal psychosocial effects of caregiving during the COVID-19 pandemic among Norwegian adults. *Scandinavian Journal of Psychology*. 
* Langballe, E. M., Aunsmo, R. H., Hansen, T., Selbæk, G., Strand, B. H. Time trends in loneliness from 1984 to 2019 among 27,032 older adults in Norway: A HUNT study. Preventive Medicine. 
* Hynek, K., Gotehus, A., Methi, F., Nes, R.B., Skirbekk, V., & Hansen, T. (2023). Caregiving + Migrant Background = Double Jeopardy? Associations between Caregiving and Physical and Psychological Health According to Migrant Backgrounds in Norway. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph20105800
* Hansen, T. & Blekesaune, M. (2022). The age and well-being “paradox”: a longitudinal and multidimensional reconsideration. European Journal of Ageing. DOI: 10.1007/s10433-022-00709-y. 
* Nes, RB, Yu, B, Hansen, T, Vedaa, Ø, Røysamb, E, & Nilsen, TS (2022). Flattening the quality of life curve? A prospective person-centred study from Norway amid COVID-19. Quality of Life Research, 1-11.
* Hansen, T., Kafková, M. P., Katz, R., Lowenstein, A., Naim, S., Pavlidis, G., Villar, F., Walsh, K., & Aartsen, M. (2021). Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life: Micro- and Macro-Level Patterns and Correlations in a European Perspective. Environmental Research and Public Health. doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182312418
* Slagsvold, B. & Hansen, T. (2021). The Baby-boomer generation: Another breed of elderly people? In Falch-Eriksen, A., Takle, M., & Slagsvold, B.: Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States (pp. 153-173). London & New York Routledge 
* Hansen T. et al. (2021). Covid-fatigued? A longitudinal study of Norwegian older adults’ psychosocial well-being before and during early and later stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. *European Journal of Ageing*. DOI: 10.1007/s10433-021-00648-0
*Blekesaune, M. & Hansen, T. Human values and retirement experiences. Human Values and Retirement Experiences: a Longitudinal Analysis of Norwegian Data. *Social Indicators Research*. 10.1007/s11205-021-02687-7
*Hansen T. et al. (2021). Locked and lonely? A longitudinal assessment of loneliness before and during the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. *Scandinavian Journal of Public Health*, 1-8.
*Hansen T. (2021). Childlessness and psychological well-being in midlife and old age. In: Maggino F. (eds) Encyclopedia of quality of life and well-being research. Springer, Cham. 
*Træen, B., Hansen, T., & Stulhofer, A. Silencing the sexual self and relational and individual well-being in later life: A gendered analysis of north versus south of Europe. *European Journal of Ageing*. 
*Veenstra, M….. Hansen, T. (2021). Cohort Profile: The Norwegian study on Life Course, Ageing and Generation (NorLAG). *International Journal of Epidemiology*
*Hansen, T., & Slagsvold, B. (2020). An “army of volunteers”? Engagement, motivation, and barriers to volunteering among the baby boomers. *Journal of Gerontological Social Work*
*Hansen, T. & Slagsvold, B. (2020). Refleksiv frivillighet i en norsk kontekst – om eldres deltakelse, motivasjon og potensiale. Tidsskrift for Velferdsforskning, 23(1), 4-19. Tidsskrift for velferdsforskning. Vol. 23.
* Aartsen, M., Hansen, T. (2020). Social Participation in the Second Half of Life. Rattan, Suresh (Red.). *Encyclopedia of Biomedical Gerontology*. Chapter. s. 247-255.
* Hansen, T. & Slagsvold, B. (2019). Et Øst-Vest skille for eldres livskvalitet i Europa? En sammenligning av ensomhet og depressive symptomer i 12 land. Nordisk Østforum.
* von Soest, T., Luhmann, M., Hansen, T., & Gerstorf, D. (2018). Development of loneliness in midlife and old age: Its nature and correlates. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology.
* Hansen, T. et al. (2018). Dynamics of volunteering and life satisfaction in midlife and old age: Findings from 12 European countries. Social Sciences.
* von Soest, T., Wagner, J., Hansen, T., Gerstorf, D. (2018). Self-esteem across the second half of life: The role of socioeconomic status, physical health, social relationships, and personality factors. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Vol. 114.
* Hansen, T., & Valkova, J. (2017). Work-family squeeze in Norway and the Czech Republic: On the prevalence and consequences of care and work combinations in two different contexts. Sirovatka, Tomáš; Valkova, Jana (Red.). *Understanding Care Policies in Changing Times:Experiences and Lessons from the Czech Republic and Norway*. Ch. 7. s. 185-205. Nakladatelství Masarykovy univerzity.
* Aartsen, M., Veenstra, M., Hansen, T. (2017). Social pathways to health: On the mediating role of the social network in the relation between socio-economic position and health. SSM - Population Health. Vol. 3.
* Hansen, T., Jakobsson, LN., Slagsvold, B. (2017). Tildeling av tjenester til skrøpelige eldre: Lokale variasjoner, kjønnsforskjeller og konsekvenser for pårørende. Tønnessen, Siri; Kassah, Bente Lind (Red.). *Pårørende i kommunale helse- og omsorgstjenester: forpliktelser og ansvar i et utydelig landskap*. Kap. 4. s. 79-95. Gyldendal Akademisk.
* Hansen, T. & Slagsvold, B. (2017). The East-West divide in late-life depression: Results from the Generations and Gender Survey. Scandinavian Psychologist.
*Hansen T., Slagsvold B. & Veenstra, M. (2017). Educational inequalities in late-life depression across Europe: Results from the Generations and Gender Survey. *European Journal of Ageing, 14*(4), 407-418*.*
*Hansen T. & Slagsvold B. (2016). Late-life loneliness in 11 European countries: Evidence from the Generations and Gender Survey. *Social Indicators Research*, 129 (1), 445-464.

Et utvalg av annen formidling:

**Gjør barn oss lykkeligere?* Barnløs på godt og vondt, 25. juni 2019 (podcast). 
**Alderdommen er bedre enn sitt rykte.* Viten og snakkis (OsloMet podcast), 16. okt. 2019. 
**Eldre og ensomhet.* Psyk-IT foredrag og podcast. Aldring og Helse. 24. aug. 2021. 
**Barnløshet og livskvalitet*. Viten og snakkis (OsloMet podcast), 22. juni 2021.
**Children and happiness*. The mind behind it (podcast). 29. juli 2021
**Barnløshet: Hvorfor tør vi ikke snakke om det*. Panelsamtale, Arendalsuka 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X6pRh8QPFU&t=472s
**Koronaen gjør småbyene til vinnere?* Panelsamtale, Arendalsuka 2021. https://vimeo.com/588949215

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