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Vidar Sandsaunet Ulset

Associate Professor Department of Teacher Education and Outdoor Studies
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Email
vidarsu@nih.no
Phone
+47 23 26 22 69

Publications

  • Kraft, Brage; MacSweeney, Niamh Anne; Page, Christian Magnus; Lyle, Robert; Tsotsi, Stella & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2026). The effect of prenatal maternal stress on adolescent internalizing symptoms and the genetic moderation of executive functioning and prefrontal cortex. Psychological Medicine. ISSN 0033-2917. 56. doi: 10.1017/S0033291726105431. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Tronsen, Jørgen; Nordbø, Emma Charlott Andersson & Venter, Zander (2026). School greenness and children's academic achievement and well-being: A population-wide study from Norway. Environmental Research. ISSN 0013-9351. 299. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124383. Full text in Research Archive
  • Grau-Ruiz, Raul; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie & Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg (2026). Pathways to wellbeing: Residential nature, physical activity, and place-belongingness. International Journal of Wellbeing. 16(1). doi: 10.5502/ijw.v16i1.4841. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tamnes, Christian K.; Bekkhus, Mona; Eilertsen, Maja; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Prydz, Monica Beer & Ystrom, Eivind [Show all 63 contributors for this article] (2025). The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being. Nature Human Behaviour. 9(12), p. 2431–2440. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02319-x. Full text in Research Archive
  • Säfvenbom, Reidar; Haugen, Tommy; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Ivarsson, Andreas (2025). Temporal Associations Between Sport Participation, Dropout from Sports, and Mental Health Indicators: A Two-Year Follow-Up Study. Behavioral Sciences. 15(12). doi: 10.3390/bs15121665. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Eide, Lars Harald & Kraft, Brage (2025). AI-Generated, Personality-Tailored Cases in Teacher Education: A Feasibility Study of Student Experiences. Trends in Higher Education. 4(4). doi: 10.3390/higheredu4040071. Full text in Research Archive
  • Liland, Solveig Sandaker & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet (2025). Declining Outdoor Recreation and Increased Use of Fitness Centers Among Norwegian Adolescents, 2010–2019. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (IJERPH). ISSN 1661-7827. 22. doi: 10.3390/ijerph22081256. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Julie Ruud; Kozák, Michal & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet (2024). Dekning av psykologer i kommunehelsetjenesten: Sosiale og geografiske ulikheter. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet). ISSN 0332-6470. p. 598–605. doi: 10.52734/MDNB9345. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kraft, Brage; Bø, Ragnhild; Jonassen, Rune; Heeren, Alexandre; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Stiles, Tore Charles [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). The association between depression symptoms and reduced executive functioning is primarily linked by fatigue. Psychiatry Research Communications. 3(2), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100120. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Venter, Zander; Kozák, Michal; Nordbø, Emma Charlott Andersson & Soest, Tilmann Martin von (2023). Increased nationwide use of green spaces in Norway during the COVID-19 pandemic. Environment International. ISSN 0160-4120. 180. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2023.108190. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Borge, Anne Inger Helmen; Vitaro, Frank; Brendgen, Mara & Bekkhus, Mona (2023). Link of outdoor exposure in daycare with attentional control and academic achievement in adolescence: Examining cognitive and social pathways. Journal of Environmental Psychology. ISSN 0272-4944. 85. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2022.101942. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bekkhus, Mona; McVarnock, Alicia; Coplan, Robert J.; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Kraft, Brage (2023). Developmental changes in the structure of shyness and internalizing symptoms from early to middle childhood: A network analysis. Child Development. ISSN 0009-3920. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13906. Full text in Research Archive
  • Rodriguez-Cano, Ruben; Garcia, Laura Cortes; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Soest, Tilmann von (2022). Worries About COVID-19 and Adolescents' Mental Health and Life Satisfaction: The Role of Sociodemographics and Social Support. Frontiers in Pediatrics. 10. doi: 10.3389/fped.2022.847434. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Soest, Tilmann von (2022). Posttraumatic growth during the COVID-19 lockdown: A large-scale population-based study among Norwegian adolescents. Journal of Traumatic Stress. ISSN 0894-9867. doi: 10.1002/jts.22801. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Bakken, Anders & Soest, Tilmann Von (2021). Ungdoms opplevelser av konsekvenser av pandemien etter ett år med covid-19-restriksjoner. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening (Tidsskriftet). ISSN 0029-2001. 141(13), p. 1264–1270. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0335. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bekkhus, Mona; Baldwin, Daniella; Coplan, Robert; Soest, Tilmann von; Skaret, Synne & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Examining Launch and Snare Effects in the Longitudinal Associations between Shyness and Socio-Emotional Difficulties in Childhood. Social Development. ISSN 0961-205X. doi: 10.1111/sode.12528. Full text in Research Archive
  • Soest, Tilmann von; Kozák, Michal; Cano, Ruben Rodriguez; Fluit, Sam; Garcia, Laura Cortes & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Adolescents’ psychosocial well-being one year after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in Norway. Nature Human Behaviour. 6(2). doi: 10.1038/s41562-021-01255-w. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Staton, Sally; Smith, Simon C.; Pattinson, Cassandra & Allen, Alicia [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2021). Environmental Light Exposure, Rest-Activity Rhythms, and Symptoms of Inattention and Hyperactivity: An Observational Study of Australian Preschoolers. Journal of Environmental Psychology. ISSN 0272-4944. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101560. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kraft, Brage; Jonassen, Rune; Ulset, Vidar; Stiles, Tore C & Landrø, Nils Inge (2019). A Prospective Test of the Metacognitive Model of Depression in Previously Depressed Individuals. Cognitive Therapy and Research. ISSN 0147-5916. 43(3), p. 603–610. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9972-z. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Kraft, Brage; Kraft, Pål; Wikenius, Ellen & Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Are unpopular children more likely to get sick? Longitudinal links between popularity and infectious diseases in early childhood. PLOS ONE. 14(9), p. 1–14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222222. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar; Vitaro, Frank; Brendgen, Mara Rosemarie; Bekkhus, Mona & Borge, Anne Inger Helmen (2017). Time spent outdoors during preschool: Links with children's cognitive and behavioral Development. Journal of Environmental Psychology. ISSN 0272-4944. 52, p. 69–80. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.05.007. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Tronsen, Jørgen; Venter, Zander; Nordbø, Emma Charlott Andersson & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet (2025). Does schoolyard greenspace matter for children’s achievement and well-being? Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. 53(2 suppl). Full text in Research Archive
  • Nordbø, Emma Charlott Andersson; Figari, Helene; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Venter, Zander (2025). Are children losing out in the battle for space? Mapping school outdoor areas. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. 53(2 suppl). Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Oppici, Luca; Hamre, Karin; Rudd, James Robert; Stornæs, Annett Victoria & Haraldsen, Heidi Marian [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2025). Inclusion in Motion: Promoting Equitable Physical Activity and Health in Childhood and Adolescence. Children. 12(7). doi: 10.3390/children12070942. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Soest, Tilmann von (2022). Posttraumatisk vekst under covid-19: Én av ti vokste i pandemien. [Journal]. Apollon. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; barker, ted; Smajlagic, Dinka; Zayats, Tetyana; Kraft, Brage & Bekkhus, Mona (2022). Prenatal dietary inflammation, language problems, and ADHD symptoms: Moderating role of polygenic risk. Poster presentation at the 26th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Beharvioral Development. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Bekkhus, Mona (2022). Familie Vennskap, skole og barnehage kan bidra til resiliens og positiv utvikling hos barn og unge. In Lundgren, Charlotte (Eds.), Psykisk oppvekst. Barn og unges psykiske helse fra 0-25 år. Rådet for psykisk helse. ISSN 9788291635460. p. 177–182. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nordbø, Emma Charlott Andersson; Venter, Zander; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Figari, Helene; Hansen, Jennifer Eve & Korkou, Maria [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2025). Nasjonal kartlegging av uteområder i norske grunnskoler. Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA). ISSN 9788242653680. Full text in Research Archive

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