Wendy Nilsen

**Wendy Nilsen** (født i 1979) er en norsk samfunnsviter, og er forsker I ved Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet (AFI) ved Oslomet – storbyuniversitetet.

Nilsens fremste forskningsinteresser er psykologi, sosial - og arbeidspsykologi og utviklingspsykologi. Hun har særlig beskjeftiget seg med temaer som ungdom og barn, ungdom og rus, arbeid og psykisk helse, familieliv, foreldreskap og omsorg for barn, sykefravær og psykisk helse.

## Utdanning og yrkeskarriere
Nilsen har mastergrad i sosial- og community-psykologi fra Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet (NTNU) og doktorgrad i psykologi fra Universitetet i Oslo (UiO). Doktorgradsavhandlingen hadde tittelen *Depressive symptoms in adolescence – A longitudinal study of predictors, pathways and consequences,* og ble publisert i 2012.

I 2007 ble Nilsen ansatt ved Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge ved NTNU, der hun arbeidet som vitenskapelig assistent og foreleser. Fra 2008 til 2012 var hun ansatt som stipendiat ved Folkehelseinstituttet (FHI), og fra 2013 til 2018 arbeidet hun som postdoktor samme sted. I perioden 2012 til 2018 var hun også tilknyttet daværende Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter for helsetjenesten som forsker. Nilsen har siden 2015 vært forsker I ved Arbeidsforskningsinstituttet.

## Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
Et utvalg av Nilsens vitenskapelige publikasjoner:

* Opdal, Ida Marie; Morseth, Bente; Handegård, Bjørn Helge; Lillevoll, Kjersti; Nilsen, Wendy; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Furberg, Anne-Sofie; Rosenbaum, Simon; Rognmo, Kamilla (2020). Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behavior or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures. BMJ Open. Vol. 10:e035549.
* Alves, Daniele Evelin; Nilsen, Wendy; Fure, Silje Christine Reistad; Enehaug, Heidi; Howe, Emilie; Løvstad, Marianne; Fink, Louisa; Hadzic-Andelic, Nada; Spjelkavik, Øystein (2019). What characterises work and workplaces that retain their employees following acquired brain injury? Systematic review. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. Vol. 77.
* Kaasbøll, Jannike; Lydersen, Stian; Ranøyen, Ingunn; Nilsen, Wendy; Indredavik, Marit Sæbø (2018). Parental chronic pain and internalizing symptoms in offspring: the role of adolescents’ social competence – the HUNT study. Journal of Pain Research. Vol. 11.
* Smedslund, Geir; Nilsen, Wendy; Wollscheid, Sabine; Steiro, Asbjørn; Fang, Lin; Larun, Lillebeth (2018). Effects of Computerized Interventions on Risky Alcohol Use Among Youth: Systematic Review. Research on social work practice. Vol. 29.
* Kjeldsen, Anne; Stoolmiller, M; Toumbourou, J W; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Childhood problem behaviours as precursors of drinking to intoxication trajectories - from age 1.5 to 19. Psychology and Health. Vol. 33.
* Østby, Kristian Amundsen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Personality and long-term health-related benefits. Occupational Medicine. Vol. 68.
* Morken, Ida Sund; Røysamb, Espen; Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (2018). Body Dissatisfaction and Depressive Symptoms on the Threshold to Adolescence: Examining Gender Differences in Depressive Symptoms and the Impact of Social Support. Journal of Early Adolescence.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Kaasbøll, Jannike; Kjeldsen, Anne (2018). Nuancing the role of social skills- a longitudinal study of early maternal psychological distress and adolescent depressive symptoms. 12 s. BMC Pediatrics. Vol. 18.
* Østby, Kristian Amundsen; Mykletun, Arnstein; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Explaining the gender gap in sickness absence. Occupational Medicine. Vol. 68.
* Kjeldsen, Anne; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Predictors of Externalising Behaviour Problems in Childhood and Adolescence. Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Red.). *Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood*. Chapter 8. s. 93-104. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Mykletun, Arnstein (2018). Family-Related Stressors and Sick Leave in Mothers and Fathers. Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Red.). *Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood*. Chapter 16. s. 197-208. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
* Løchen, Kristin Garaas; Nilsen, Wendy; Røysamb, Espen (2018). Associations Between Paternal and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms. Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Red.). *Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood*. Chapter 15. s. 183-196. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Løchen, Kristin Garaas; Kjeldsen, Anne (2018). Predictors of Internalising Behaviour Problems in Adolescents. Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Red.). *Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood*. Chapter 6. s. 67-80. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
* Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Nilsen, Wendy (2018). Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression in Adolescence. Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Red.). *Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood*. Chapter 5. s. 55-66. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers.
* Sampasa-Kanyinga, Hugues; Nilsen, Wendy; Colman, Ian (2018). Child abuse and work stress in adulthood: Evidence from a population-based study. Preventive Medicine. Vol. 108.
* Rodwell, Laura; Romaniuk, Helena; Nilsen, Wendy; Carlin, John B.; Lee, Katherine J.; Patton, George C. (2018). Adolescent mental health and behavioural predictors of being NEET: A prospective study of young adults not in employment, education, or training. Psychological Medicine. Vol. 48.
* Ystrøm, Hilde Thorsen; Nilsen, Wendy; Hysing, Mari; Sivertsen, Børge; Ystrøm, Eivind (2017). Sleep Problems in Preschoolers and Maternal Depressive Symptoms: An Evaluation of Mother- and Child-Driven Effects. Developmental Psychology. Vol. 53.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Kjeldsen, Anne; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Skipstein, Anni; Helland, Maren Sand; Gustavson, Kristin; Enstad, Frøydis; Bårdstu, Silje; Røysamb, Espen; von Soest, Tilmann; Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup (2017). Cohort profile: The Tracking Opportunities and Problems Study (TOPP) – A study of Norwegian children and their parents followed from infancy to adulthood. International Journal of Epidemiology. Vol. 46.
* Fjermestad, Krister; Nilsen, Wendy; Johannessen, Tina D.; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (2017). Mothers' and fathers' internalizing symptoms influence parental ratings of adolescent anxiety symptoms. Journal of family psychology. Vol. 31.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Skipstein, Anni; Østby, Kristian Amundsen; Mykletun, Arnstein (2017). Examination of the double burden hypothesis—a systematic review of work–family conflict and sickness absence. European Journal of Public Health. Vol. 27.
* Enstad, Frøydis; Pedersen, Willy; Nilsen, Wendy; von Soest, Tilmann (2017). Predicting early onset of intoxication versus drinking—A population-based prospective study of Norwegian adolescents. Addictive Behaviors Reports. Vol. 6.
* Smedslund, Geir; Wollscheid, Sabine; Fang, Lin; Nilsen, Wendy; Steiro, Asbjørn; Larun, Lillebeth (2017). Effects of early, computerized brief interventions on risky alcohol and cannabis use among young people. 213 s. Campbell systematic reviews. Vol. 13.
* Helland, Maren Sand; Kjeldsen, Anne; von Soest, Tilmann; Røysamb, Espen; Gustavson, Kristin; Nilsen, Wendy (2017). Parental Child-Rearing Conflicts Through Adolescence: Trajectories and Associations With Child Characteristics and Externalizing Patterns. Journal of Research on Adolescence. Vol. 27.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Skipstein, Anni; Demerouti, Evangelia (2016). Adverse trajectories of mental health problems predict subsequent burnout and work-family conflict - a longitudinal study of employed women with children followed over 18 years. 10 s. BMC Psychiatry. Vol. 16.
* Nilsen, Wendy; Dion, Jacinthe; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Skipstein, Anni (2016). Maternal Psychological Distress and Offspring Psychological Adjustment in Emerging Adulthood: Findings from Over 18 Years. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. Vol. 37.
* Melkevik, Ole; Nilsen, Wendy; Evensen, Miriam; Reneflot, Anne; Mykletun, Arnstein (2016). Internalizing Disorders as Risk Factors for Early School Leaving: A Systematic Review. Adolescent Research Review. Vol. 1.
* Kjeldsen, Anne; Nilsen, Wendy; Gustavson, Kristin; Skipstein, Anni; Melkevik, Ole; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (2016). Predicting Well-Being and Internalizing Symptoms in Late Adolescence From Trajectories of Externalizing Behavior Starting in Infancy. Journal of Research on Adolescence. Vol. 26.

En fullstendig liste over Nilsens publikasjoner ligger på Oslomets ansattside.

## Referanser


## Eksterne lenker
*Mer om Wendy Nilsen på OsloMets ansattside.
*Wendy Nilsen på Cristin.no.