Solveig Elisabeth Sand Hausken-Sutter

• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig; Moen, Christian; Sjølie, Emilie Scholten; Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Myklebust, Grethe & Møller, Merete [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2025). #Utviklingsklar: a club-based intervention to develop plans and practices for injury prevention in youth sport-acceptability, practicality, possibilities and challenges among club leaders, coaches and workshop leaders. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. 11(4). doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2025-002766. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Effective youth sport injury interventions exist, but their use in applied settings is limited by low coach adherence and lack of contextual adaptation. To address this, the #Utviklingsklar intervention was developed, a club-based intervention for youth handball and football, based on interdisciplin …

• Schubring, Astrid; Bergentoft, Helene; Caspers, Andreas; Jaczina, Kristof; Lundvall, Suzanne & Jacobsson, Jenny [Show all 17 contributors for this article] (2025). Sustainable Elite Youth Sports: A Systematic Scoping Review of the Social Dimensions. Sustainable Development. ISSN 0968-0802. 33(5), p. 7575–7590. doi: 10.1002/sd.3526. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Sports have been identified as an important contributor to social sustainability, and the benefits for health, well-being, and social learning in young people are well evidenced. Youth elite sports, however, have been criticized as being unsustainable. Following calls for a more socially sustainable development of youth elite sports, research on the topic has increased. However, studies vary in disciplinary origin, concepts, content, and methodology. The aim of this systematic scoping review is to identify and synthesize the current disciplinary research knowledge. Five disciplinary databases were searched. Based on six eligibility criteria and a double-blind review process, a total of 99 articles were selected. Findings were first charted in tables and then examined using descriptive statistics and thematic analysis. Key findings are that there is a lack of conceptual clarity regarding social sustainability, and that the field of study is multidisciplinary with distinct thematic research areas (athlete development, athlete health and well-being, athlete development environment). Most research focuses on athlete-related micro aspects and less on organizational and societal dimensions. Inequity issues were found regarding social diversity, including an overrepresentation of soccer and men's sports. Furthermore, mostly quantitative methodologies are used. A theoretically based and empirically tested understanding of social sustainability is needed as well as research addressing aspects of holistic youth development. Attention should be paid to contextual and macro-level influences. Knowledge about preventive programs and practices that advance social sustainability in youth elite sports is necessary. Organizational conditions and funding programs should be created to increase trans- or multidisciplinary research.

• Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Møller, Merete; Myklebust, Grethe & Grindem, Hege (2024). Exploring the interplay of interpersonal and contextual dynamics in youth sports injuries: a comprehensive narrative review. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. 10(3). doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001964. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Injuries are recognised in sports and exercise medicine as not isolated incidents but complex outcomes. This is because an athlete’s health trajectory is understood to be shaped by dynamic, complex linkages between individual performance, biology, and the wider social and cultural contexts and systems in which individuals perform. Despite this recognition, little attention has been paid to how interpersonal and contextual dynamics can potentially affect the risk of injury by influencing the choices and decisions made by coaches, parents and athletes. To address this gap, this narrative review bridges insights from sociocultural studies in sports with the findings of sports injury research. The narrative review aims to identify and summarise how interpersonal and contextual dynamics influence the risk of youth sports injuries. The results reveal the pressures faced by athletes, often leading to compromised health. Moreover, the review underscores the importance of designing complex interventions and strategies to promote healthier practices in youth sports. Specifically, intervention programmes should prioritise raising awareness of injury risks, cultivating effective communication skills and fostering supportive training environments.

• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Gennäs, Klara Boije af; Schubring, Astrid; Grau, Stefan; Jungmalm, Jonatan & Barker-Ruchti, Natalie (2023). Interdisciplinary sport injury research and the integration of qualitative and quantitative data. BMC Medical Research Methodology. 23. doi: 10.1186/s12874-023-01929-1. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Schubring, Astrid; Grau, Stefan; Gennäs, Klara Boije af & Barker-Ruchti, Natalie (2021). Methodological implications of adapting and applying a web-based questionnaire on health problems to adolescent football players. BMC Medical Research Methodology. doi: 10.1186/s12874-021-01406-7. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Pringle, Richard; Schubring, Astrid; Grau, Stefan & Barker-Ruchti, Natalie (2021). Youth sport injury research: a narrative review and the potential of interdisciplinarity. BMJ Open sport & exercise medicine. doi: 10.1136/bmjsem-2020-000933. Full text in Research Archive
• Evans, Adam B.; Barker-Ruchti, Natalie; Blackwell, Joanna; Clay, Georgia; Dowling, Fiona Jane & Frydenland, Stine [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2021). Qualitative research in sports studies: challenges, possibilities and the current state of play. European Journal for Sport and Society (EJSS). ISSN 1613-8171. doi: 10.1080/16138171.2021.1899969. Full text in Research Archive
• Melbye, Elisabeth Lind; Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Lien, Nanna & Bjelland, Mona (2021). Adolescent vegetable consumption: the role of socioemotional family characteristics. Public Health Nutrition (PHN). ISSN 1368-9800. 24(17), p. 5710–5719. doi: 10.1017/S1368980021001658. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Objective: To describe associations between adolescents’ frequency of vegetable consumption, food parenting practices and socioemotional family characteristics, and to explore potential mediated relationships that may contribute to an understanding of the family processes involved. Design: Cross-sectional survey among adolescents aged 13–15 years. Setting: A survey questionnaire including self-report measures on adolescents’ frequency of vegetable consumption, perceived food parenting practices (i.e. family dinner frequency, maternal/paternal healthy eating guidance (HEG), maternal/paternal social support for vegetable consumption) and socioemotional family characteristics (i.e. general family functioning and level of cohesion and conflict within the family) was distributed in a convenience sample of secondary school students. Participants: Four hundred forty students from five secondary schools in eastern Norway completed the questionnaire. Results: Results from multiple linear regression analysis revealed positive and statistically significant associations between adolescents’ frequency of vegetable consumption, maternal HEG and family cohesion. A partial indirect (mediated) association between family cohesion and adolescents’ frequency of vegetable consumption, working through maternal HEG, was also found. Conclusions: Results from the present study suggest that perceived family cohesion may influence adolescents’ frequency of vegetable consumption both directly and indirectly. However, there is a need for continued investigation of family-related factors influencing adolescent eating. In particular, the role of socioemotional family characteristics should be further scrutinised in future studies.

• Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Lie, Hanne Cathrine; Lien, Nanna; Sleddens, Ester F.C.; Melbye, Elisabeth Lind & Bjelland, Mona (2019). The reliability of the general functioning scale in Norwegian 13–15-year-old adolescents and association with family dinner frequency. Nutrition Journal. 18:20, p. 1–5. doi: 10.1186/s12937-019-0447-1. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background Family environment is crucial to the development of health behaviors into adolescence and adulthood. The aims of this study were (1) to explore the reliability of the General Functioning Scale (GFS) among Norwegian 13-15-year-olds, and (2) to assess whether family functioning reported by adolescents was associated with family dinner frequency. Methods In total 440 secondary-school students were invited to participate in this cross-sectional web-based questionnaire survey, with 54 participating in the test-retest study. Test-retest and internal consistency were assessed for the 12-item GFS-scale. Associations between family functioning and family dinner frequency were tested using multiple logistic regression. Results The GFS had high internal consistency (corrected item-total correlations ranging from 0.40 to 0.65, Cronbach’s α = 0.85), and excellent test–retest reliability (intra-class correlation coefficient = 0.83). In the logistic regression model, a higher score on GFS (poorer family functioning) was associated with a reduced likelihood of having dinner together on a daily basis (i.e., 6–7 times per week, OR = 0.36, CI = 0.20–0-64) after adjusting for age, gender, ethnicity, living situation and parental education level. Conclusions The GFS had high reliability. As poorer family functioning was associated with less frequent family dinners, the family environment may be an important (contextual) target to influence adolescent health behaviors. It would be of interest to further explore the role of family functioning in relation to adolescents’ dietary habits, besides shared family meals, and to reveal the mechanisms underlying such relationships.

• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Barker-Ruchti, Natalie; Schubring, Astrid & Grau, Stefan (2018). Injury-Free Children and Adolescents: Towards Better Practice in Swedish Football (FIT project). Research Ideas and Outcomes (RIO). doi: 10.3897/rio.4.e30729. Full text in Research Archive
• Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Lien, Nanna; Torheim, Liv Elin; Andersen, Lene Frost; Melbye, Elisabeth Lind & Glavin, Kari [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2016). Perceived rules and accessibility: measurement and mediating role in the association between parental education and vegetable and soft drink intake. Nutrition Journal. 15:76. doi: 10.1186/s12937-016-0196-3. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background The existence of socioeconomic differences in dietary behaviors is well documented. However, studies exploring the mechanisms behind these differences among adolescents using comprehensive and reliable measures of mediators are lacking. The aims of this study were (a) to assess the psychometric properties of new scales assessing the perceived rules and accessibility related to the consumption of vegetables and soft drinks and (b) to explore their mediating role in the association between parental education and the corresponding dietary behaviors. Methods A cross-sectional survey including 440 adolescents from three counties in Norway (mean age 14.3 years (SD = 0.6)) was conducted using a web-based questionnaire. Principal component analysis, test-retest and internal reliability analysis were conducted. The mediating role of perceived accessibility and perceived rules in the association between parental education and the dietary behaviors was explored using linear regression analyses. Results Factor analyses confirmed two separate subscales, named “accessibility” and “rules”, both for vegetables and soft drinks (factor loadings >0.60). The scales had good internal consistency reliability (0.70–0.87). The test–retest reliability of the scales was moderate to good (0.44–0.62). Parental education was inversely related to the consumption of soft drinks and positively related to the consumption of vegetables. Perceived accessibility and perceived rules related to soft drink consumption were found to mediate the association between parental education and soft drink consumption (47.5 and 8.5 % of total effect mediated). Accessibility of vegetables was found to mediate the association between parental education and the consumption of vegetables (51 % of total effect mediated). Conclusion The new scales developed in this study are comprehensive and have adequate validity and reliability; they are therefore considered appropriate for use among 13–15 year-olds. Parents, in particular those with a low educational background, should be encouraged to increase the accessibility of vegetables and to decrease the accessibility of soft drinks, in particular during dinner. Enforcing parental rules limiting soft drink intake in families with low parental education also appears relevant.

• Melbye, Elisabeth Lind; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Sleddens, Ester FC; Glavin, Kari & Lien, Nanna [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2016). Adolescent impulsivity and soft drink consumption: The role of parental regulation. Appetite. ISSN 0195-6663. 96, p. 432–442. doi: 10.1016/j.appet.2015.09.040. Full text in Research Archive
• Bjelland, Mona; Hausken, Solveig E. Sand; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Grydeland, May; Klepp, Knut Inge & Andersen, Lene Frost [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2015). Changes in adolescents’ and parents’ intakes of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit and vegetables after 20 months : results from the HEIA study - a comprehensive, multi-component school-based randomized trial. Food & Nutrition Research (FNR). ISSN 1654-6628. 59:25932. doi: 10.3402/fnr.v59.25932. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background: Interventions conducted in school-aged children often involve parents, but few studies have reported effects on parents’ own behaviour as a result of these interventions. Objective: To determine if a multi-component, cluster randomized controlled trial targeting 11–13 year olds influenced their consumption of fruit, vegetables, sugar-sweetened soft drinks and fruit drinks, and to explore whether the results varied by gender, adolescent weight status or parental educational level. A final aim was to assess whether the parents’ intakes were affected by the intervention. Design: Participants were 1,418 adolescents, 849 mothers and 680 fathers. Baseline and post-intervention data from the 20 months intervention study HEIA (HEalth In Adolescents) were included. Data were collected assessing frequency (and amounts; beverages only). Results: No significant differences were found at baseline between the intervention and control groups, except for the parental groups (educational level and intakes). At post-intervention, the adolescents in the intervention group consumed fruit more frequently (P<0.001) and had a lower intake of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks compared to the control group (P=0.02). The parental educational level moderated the effect on intake of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks in adolescents. The intake was less frequent in the intervention groups compared to the control groups (P=0.02) for those who had parents with low and medium educational level. Furthermore, the intervention may have affected mothers’ fruit intake and the vegetable intake in higher educated fathers. Conclusion: Favourable effects in favour of the intervention group were found for intake of fruit and sugar-sweetened fruit drinks among the adolescents in the HEIA study. Our results indicate that it is possible to reduce adolescents’ intake of sugar-sweetened fruit drinks across parental education, and potentially affect sub-groups of parents.

• Bjelland, Mona; Hausken, Solveig E. Sand; Sleddens, Ester FC; Andersen, Lene Frost; Lie, Hanne Cathrine & Finset, Arnstein [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2014). Development of family and dietary habits questionnaires: the assessment of family processes, dietary habits and adolescents’ impulsiveness in Norwegian adolescents and their parents. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 11. doi: 10.1186/s12966-014-0130-z. Full text in Research Archive Show summary

  Background There is a need for valid and comprehensive measures of parental influence on children's energy balance-related behaviours (EBRB). Such measures should be based on a theoretical framework, acknowledging the dynamic and complex nature of interactions occurring within a family. The aim of the Family & Dietary habits (F&D) project was to develop a conceptual framework identifying important and changeable family processes influencing dietary behaviours of 13-15 year olds. A second aim was to develop valid and reliable questionnaires for adolescents and their parents (both mothers and fathers) measuring these processes. Methods A stepwise approach was used; (1) preparation of scope and structure, (2) development of the F&D questionnaires, (3) the conducting of pilot studies and (4) the conducting of validation studies (assessing internal reliability, test-retest reliability and confirmatory factor analysis) using data from a cross-sectional study. Results The conceptual framework includes psychosocial concepts such as family functioning, cohesion, conflicts, communication, work-family stress, parental practices and parental style. The physical characteristics of the home environment include accessibility and availability of different food items, while family meals are the sociocultural setting included. Individual characteristics measured are dietary intake (vegetables and sugar-sweetened beverages) and adolescents' impulsivity. The F&D questionnaires developed were tested in a test-retest (54 adolescents and 44 of their parents) and in a cross-sectional survey including 440 adolescents (13-15 year olds), 242 mothers and 155 fathers. The samples appear to be relatively representative for Norwegian adolescents and parents. For adolescents, mothers and fathers, the test-retest reliability of the dietary intake, frequencies of (family) meals, work-family stress and communication variables was satisfactory (ICC: 0.53-0.99). Barratt Impulsiveness Scale-Brief (BIS-Brief) was included, assessing adolescent's impulsivity. The internal reliability (Cronbach's alphas: 0.77/0.82) and test-retest reliability values (ICC: 0.74/0.77) of BIS-Brief were good. Conclusions The conceptual framework developed may be a useful tool in guiding measurement and assessment of the home food environment and family processes related to adolescents' dietary habits, in particular and for EBRBs more generally. The results support the use of the F&D questionnaires as psychometrically sound tools to assess family characteristics and adolescent's impulsivity.

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• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig (2026). Evaluating the implementation of #Utviklingsklar - a qualitative multiple case study. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig (2026). Kvalitativ evaluering av #Utviklingsklar. Full text in Research Archive
• Sjølie, Emilie Scholten; Moen, Christian; Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Hägglund, Martin; McKay, Carly & Myklebust, Grethe [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2025). Effectiveness of the youth handball injury prevention program #Utviklingsklar – a cluster randomized trial. Full text in Research Archive
• Moen, Christian; Sjølie, Emilie Scholten; Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Myklebust, Grethe & Møller, Merete [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2025). Injury prevention in youth football and handball: development of a complex intervention. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand (2024). Integrating qualitative and quantitative methdology - challenges and possibilities. Full text in Research Archive
• Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Myklebust, Grethe; Møller, Merete & Grindem, Hege (2024). Unveiling the significance of sociocultural dynamics in youth sport injury research: a comprehensive narrative review. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig & Moen, Christian (2023). Tiltaksinnhold og endringer. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Møller, Merete; Myklebust, Grethe & Grindem, Hege (2023). Interdisciplinary injury prevention in youth sport and the influence of sociocultural aspects. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Myklebust, Grethe; Møller, Merete & Grindem, Hege (2023). Gjennomførbarhetsstudie - metode og resultat. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Bjørndal, Christian Thue; Myklebust, Grethe; Møller, Merete & Grindem, Hege (2022). Sosiale og kulturelle forhold kan påvirke idrettsskader. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand (2021). Complexity and interdisciplinarity in sport science: a PhD student’s perspective. Idrottsforum.org - Nordic Sport Studies Forum. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Barker-Ruchti, Natalie; Schubring, Astrid & Grau, Stefan (2018). Understanding and researching youth football injuries with an interdisciplinary approach: current literature and project experiences. Full text in Research Archive
• Gennäs, Klara Boije af; Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Schubring, Astrid; Grau, Stefan & Barker-Ruchti, Natalie (2018). Researching overuse injuries among adolescent soccer players using an interdisciplinary approach. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Lönner, Richard; Fahlke, Claudia & Spak, Fredrik (2016). Svårt att söka och få hjälp för alkoholproblem. Läkartidningen. ISSN 0023-7205. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken-Sutter, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Bjelland, Mona; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Grydeland, May; Klepp, Knut Inge & Andersen, Lene Frost [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2013). Changes in adolescents’ intake of sugar-sweetened beverages, fruit and vegetables after 20-months: results from the HEIA study – a comprehensive, multi-component school-based randomized trial. Full text in Research Archive
• Gebremariam, Mekdes Kebede; Lien, Nanna; Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand & Bjelland, Mona (2005). The moderating role of socioeconomic position in the intake of vegetables and soft drinks. Full text in Research Archive
• Hausken, Solveig Elisabeth Sand; Kristiansen, Anne Lene & Andersen, Lene Frost (2013). Kunnskapsoppsummering om helsemessige forhold ved bruk av tilsatt søtstoff i drikke – og matvarer. Helsedirektoratet. Full text in Research Archive

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