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Vidar Sandsaunet Ulset

Førsteamanuensis Institutt for lærerutdanning og friluftslivsstudier
Bilde av Vidar Sandsaunet Ulset
E-post
vidarsu@nih.no
Telefon
+47 23 26 22 69

Bakgrunn og erfaring

Education

  • PhD in Developmental Psychology from Department of Psychology, University of Oslo (2020)
  • Specialization in Clinical Community Psychology (2019)
  • Professional Program in Clinical Psychology, Department of Psychology, University of Oslo (2012)
  • School of Health Innovation, University of Oslo (2018).

Positions

  • Post-doc, Research Center for Developmental Processes and Gradients in Mental Health (PROMENTA). Department of Psychology, University of Oslo.
  • PhD fellow in Developmental Psychology. Department of Psychology, University of Oslo.
  • Nabolagshelse AS, Co-founder.
  • IVF FIT AS, Co-founder.
  • Lysne Helse AS, Co-founder.
  • Bydel Gamle Oslo, primary care psychologist.
  • Kristiansund kommune, municipality psychologist.
  • Norwegian Institute of Public Helath, research assistant. 

Undervisning

Current teaching:

  • LKI106 - Introduction to Developmental Science, Curriculum Theory, and History of Education (course coordinator)
  • LKI205 - Research and Development Project (course coordinator)
  • PPU401 - Introduction to Developmental Science, Inclusion, and Learning (course coordinator)
  • LKI401 - Theory of Science and Methodology
  • MET401 - Scientific Method and Statistics

Previous teaching:

I have extensive experience teaching a variety of psychology courses at the Department of Psychology (University of Oslo), including Introduction to Personality Psychology, Developmental Psychology, Biopsychosocial Development, Prevention of Mental Health Problems in Children and Adolescents, Statistical methods. I have supervised several master theses. 

Forskning

My research investigates the developmental processes and environmental factors influencing mental health and development in children, adolescents, and young adults. My work emphasizes the impact of outdoor time, light exposure, and nature contact on cognitive, behavioral, and social outcomes. I explore the intersections between mental health, social inequalities, nature and environmental factors, particularly in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. I am particularly interested in life-course models of health and development. 

Publikasjoner

  • Kraft, Brage; MacSweeney, Niamh Anne; Page, Christian Magnus; Lyle, Robert; Tsotsi, Stella & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet [Vis alle 12 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Tamnes, Christian K.; Bekkhus, Mona; Eilertsen, Maja; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Prydz, Monica Beer & Ystrom, Eivind [Vis alle 63 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). The nature of the relation between mental well-being and ill-being. Nature Human Behaviour. 9(12), s. 2431–2440. doi: 10.1038/s41562-025-02319-x. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. s. 598–605. doi: 10.52734/MDNB9345. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Kraft, Brage; Bø, Ragnhild; Jonassen, Rune; Heeren, Alexandre; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Stiles, Tore Charles [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2023). The association between depression symptoms and reduced executive functioning is primarily linked by fatigue. Psychiatry Research Communications. 3(2), s. 1–9. doi: 10.1016/j.psycom.2023.100120. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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), s. 1264–1270. doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.21.0335. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Bekkhus, Mona; Baldwin, Daniella; Coplan, Robert; Soest, Tilmann von; Skaret, Synne & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Soest, Tilmann von; Kozák, Michal; Cano, Ruben Rodriguez; Fluit, Sam; Garcia, Laura Cortes & Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Ulset, Vidar; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Staton, Sally; Smith, Simon C.; Pattinson, Cassandra & Allen, Alicia [Vis alle 8 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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), s. 603–610. doi: 10.1007/s10608-018-9972-z. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Ulset, Vidar; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Kraft, Brage; Kraft, Pål; Wikenius, Ellen & Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2019). Are unpopular children more likely to get sick? Longitudinal links between popularity and infectious diseases in early childhood. PLOS ONE. 14(9), s. 1–14. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0222222. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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, s. 69–80. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2017.05.007. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

Se alle arbeider i NVA

  • 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). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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). Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Oppici, Luca; Hamre, Karin; Rudd, James Robert; Stornæs, Annett Victoria & Haraldsen, Heidi Marian [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Inclusion in Motion: Promoting Equitable Physical Activity and Health in Childhood and Adolescence. Children. 12(7). doi: 10.3390/children12070942. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Soest, Tilmann von (2022). Posttraumatisk vekst under covid-19: Én av ti vokste i pandemien. [Journal]. Apollon. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • 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. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet & Bekkhus, Mona (2022). Familie Vennskap, skole og barnehage kan bidra til resiliens og positiv utvikling hos barn og unge. I Lundgren, Charlotte (Red.), Psykisk oppvekst. Barn og unges psykiske helse fra 0-25 år. Rådet for psykisk helse. ISSN 9788291635460. s. 177–182. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv
  • Nordbø, Emma Charlott Andersson; Venter, Zander; Ulset, Vidar Sandsaunet; Figari, Helene; Hansen, Jennifer Eve & Korkou, Maria [Vis alle 7 forfattere av denne artikkelen] (2025). Nasjonal kartlegging av uteområder i norske grunnskoler. Norsk institutt for naturforskning (NINA). ISSN 9788242653680. Fulltekst i vitenarkiv

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Publisert 17. okt. 2023 13:13 - Sist endret 17. juni 2026 12:42