Espen Røysamb

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Visiting address Psykologisk institutt Forskningsveien 3A 0373 Oslo
Postal address Psykologisk institutt Postboks 1094 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Academic Interests

  • Subjective well-being, quality of life, positive psychology
  • Heritability, genetic and environmental factors, twin studies
  • Psychometrics, methodology, statistics, structural equation modeling
  • Personality traits, mental health, personality disorders

Teaching

  • Personality psychology, genetics, well-being, psychometrics, tests, methodology

Higher education and employment history

  • Cand Psychol, 1991, University of Oslo
  • PhD, 1997, University of Oslo
  • Visiting researcher at University of Michigan (1996), Birzeit University (1999), and Virginia Commonwealth University (2001)
  • Current positions: Professor of personality psychology at the University of Oslo, and senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Awards

  • H.M. the King’s Gold Medal for dissertation
  • APA’s ‘Award for research excellence’
  • Best Annual Paper Award, JoHS

Appointments

  • Head of Section for Health, Developmental and Personality Psychology

Cooperation

  • Norwegian Institute of Public Health
  • University of Tromsø
  • Virginia Institute of Psychiatric and Behavior Genetics
Tags: Personality psychology, wellbeing, genetics

Publications

  • Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Sheehy-Skeffington, Jennifer; Vassend, Olav Mandt; Røysamb, Espen & Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2024). The genetic underpinnings of right-wing authoritarianism and social dominance orientation explain political attitudes beyond Big Five personality. Journal of Personality. ISSN 0022-3506. doi: 10.1111/jopy.12921.
  • Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Ayorech, Ziada; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie; Ahmadzadeh, Yasmin I. & Baldwin, Jessie R. [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2024). Disentangling direct and indirect genetic effects from partners and offspring on maternal depression using trio-GCTA. Nature Mental Health. doi: 10.1038/s44220-024-00207-3.
  • Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Ebrahimi, Omid V.; Røysamb, Espen; Karstoft, Karen-Inge; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Nes, Ragnhild Bang (2024). Stressful life events exhibit complex patterns of associations with depressive symptoms in two population-based samples using network analysis. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. 349, p. 569–576. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.054.
  • Solhaug, Anne Kristine Nilsen; Oppedal, Brit; Røysamb, Espen & Calam, Rachel (2024). Life Satisfaction among Unaccompanied Refugee Minors: Associations with Traumatic Events and Daily Hassles. Journal of Child and Adolescent Trauma. ISSN 1936-1521. doi: 10.1007/s40653-023-00579-1.
  • Ayorech, Ziada; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Gillespie Cheesman, Rosa Catherine; Eilertsen, Espen; Valstad, Mathias & Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2024). The structure of psychiatric comorbidity without selection and assortative mating. Translational Psychiatry. ISSN 2158-3188. 14(1). doi: 10.1038/s41398-024-02768-4.
  • Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Lan, Xiaoyu; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Ystrøm, Eivind & Røysamb, Espen (2023). Wellbeing and illbeing in women exposed to physical and sexual violence: A population based longitudinal study. OSF Preprints.
  • Alexandersen, Nina; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Røysamb, Espen; Wilhelmsen, Tiril; Wang, Mari Vaage & Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek (2023). Preschool structural quality and student–teacher closeness are related to children's adjustment: sibling-informed design. Early Childhood Research Quarterly. ISSN 0885-2006. 66, p. 48–60. doi: 10.1016/j.ecresq.2023.08.009. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oftedal, Aurora; Tsotsi, Stella; Kaasen, Anne; Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Røysamb, Espen & Smajlagic, Dinka [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Anxiety and depression in expectant parents: ART versus spontaneous conception. Human Reproduction. ISSN 0268-1161. 38(9), p. 1755–1760. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dead133. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røysamb, Espen; Moffitt, Terrie; Caspi, Avshalom; Ystrøm, Eivind & Nes, Ragnhild Bang (2023). Worldwide Well-Being: Simulated Twins Reveal Genetic and (Hidden) Environmental Influences. Perspectives on Psychological Science. ISSN 1745-6916. 18(6), p. 1562–1574. doi: 10.1177/17456916231178716. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Ebrahimi, Omid Vakili; Lan, Xiaoyu; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen (2023). Mental Health and Environmental Factors in Adults: A Population-Based Network Analysis. American Psychologist. ISSN 0003-066X. doi: 10.1037/amp0001208.
  • Solhaug, Anne Kristine Nilsen; Røysamb, Espen & Oppedal, Brit (2023). Changes in life satisfaction among unaccompanied asylum-seeking and refugee minors who participated in teaching recovery techniques (TRT). Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH). ISSN 1753-2000. 17. doi: 10.1186/s13034-023-00595-x. Full text in Research Archive
  • Birkenæs, Viktoria; Bakken, Nora Refsum; Frei, Evgeniia; Jaholkowski, Piotr Pawel; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen & Woldeyohannes, Markos Tesfaye [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2023). Psychometric Properties and Diagnostic Associations of the Short-Form Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences in a Population-Based Sample of 29 021 Adult Men. Schizophrenia Bulletin. ISSN 0586-7614. 49(5), p. 1229–1238. doi: 10.1093/schbul/sbad074. Full text in Research Archive
  • Sánchez-Rodríguez, Ángel; Vignoles, Vivian L.; Bond, Michael Harris; Adamovic, Mladen; Akotia, Charity S. & Albert, Isabelle [Show all 66 contributors for this article] (2023). Self-construals predict personal life satisfaction with different strengths across societal contexts differing in national wealth and religious heritage. Self and Identity. ISSN 1529-8868. 22(5), p. 689–712. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2023.2202413.
  • Wilhelmsen, Tiril; Røysamb, Espen; Lekhal, Ratib; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek; Alexandersen, Nina & Wang, Mari Vaage (2023). Children's mental health: The role of multiple risks and child care quality. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology. ISSN 0193-3973. 86. doi: 10.1016/j.appdev.2023.101546. Full text in Research Archive
  • Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Røysamb, Espen (2023). The structure of well-being: a single underlying factor with genetic and environmental influences. Quality of Life Research. ISSN 0962-9343. 32, p. 2805–2816. doi: 10.1007/s11136-023-03437-7.
  • Grossmann, Igor; Rotella, Amanda; Hutcherson, Cendri A.; Sharpinskyi, Konstantyn; Varnum, Michael E. W. & Achter, Sebastian [Show all 139 contributors for this article] (2023). Insights into the accuracy of social scientists’ forecasts of societal change. Nature Human Behaviour. ISSN 2397-3374. 7, p. 484–501. doi: 10.1038/s41562-022-01517-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Krys, Kuba; Chun Yeung, June; Haas, Brian W.; van Osch, Yvette; Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra & Kocimska-Zych, Agata [Show all 62 contributors for this article] (2023). Family First: Evidence of Consistency and Variation in the Value of Family Versus Personal Happiness Across 49 Different Cultures. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology. ISSN 0022-0221. 54(3), p. 323–339. doi: 10.1177/00220221221134711.
  • Sánchez-Rodríguez, Ángel; Uskul, Ayse K.; Rodríguez-Bailón, Rosa; Willis, Guillermo B.; Vignoles, Vivian L. & Krys, Kuba [Show all 69 contributors for this article] (2023). Unpackaging the link between economic inequality and self-construal. Self and Identity. ISSN 1529-8868. 22(5), p. 713–739. doi: 10.1080/15298868.2023.2200032.
  • Ayorech, Ziada; Cheesman, Rosa; Eilertsen, Espen M.; Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Røysamb, Espen & McAdams, Tom A. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2023). Maternal depression and the polygenic p factor: A family perspective on direct and indirect effects. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. 332, p. 159–167. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2023.03.043. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjerde, Line Cecilie; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; McAdams, Tom A.; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie; Moffitt, Terrie & Caspi, Avshalom [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). The p factor of psychopathology and personality in middle childhood: genetic and gestational risk factors. Psychological Medicine. ISSN 0033-2917. 53(9), p. 4275–4285. doi: 10.1017/S0033291723000077. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jin, Fufen; Schjølberg, Synnve; Eadie, Patricia; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Valand, Stian Barbo & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). The association of cognitive abilities with language disorder in 8-year-old children: A population-based clinical sample. International journal of language and communication disorders. ISSN 1368-2822. 58(4), p. 1268–1285. doi: 10.1111/1460-6984.12861.
  • Ayorech, Ziada; Gillespie Cheesman, Rosa Catherine; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Røysamb, Espen & McAdams, Tom [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Maternal depression and the polygenic p factor: A family perspective on direct and indirect effects. PsyArXiv. doi: 10.31234/osf.io/6nwrx.
  • Brekke, Idunn; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Skjønsberg, Eia Elena; Holt, Tonje; Helland, Maren Sand & Aarø, Leif Edvard [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme: Results from a randomized controlled trial. Child & Family Social Work. ISSN 1356-7500. p. 1–15. doi: 10.1111/cfs.12973. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hermansen, Tone Kristine; Syrstad, Kari Enger; Røysamb, Espen & Melinder, Annika Maria Désirée (2022). Child internalizing and externalizing behaviors: Interplay between maternal depressive symptoms and child inhibitory control. JCPP Advances. ISSN 2692-9384. 2(4). doi: 10.1002/jcv2.12107. Full text in Research Archive
  • Norbom, Linn Christin Bonaventure; Hanson, Jamie; van der Meer, Dennis; Ferschmann, Lia; Røysamb, Espen & von Soest, Tilmann [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2022). Parental socioeconomic status is linked to cortical microstructure and language abilities in children and adolescents. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. ISSN 1878-9293. 56. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101132. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oppedal, Brit; Keles, Serap & Røysamb, Espen (2022). Subjective Well-Being Among Unaccompanied Refugee Youth: Longitudinal Associations With Discrimination and Ethnic Identity Crisis. Frontiers in Psychology. ISSN 1664-1078. 13. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.920657. Full text in Research Archive
  • Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Gillespie Cheesman, Rosa Catherine; Ayorech, Ziada; Røysamb, Espen; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste & Njølstad, Pål Rasmus [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). On the importance of parenting in externalizing disorders: an evaluation of indirect genetic effects in families. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. ISSN 0021-9630. 63(10), p. 1186–1195. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.13654. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vassend, Olav Mandt; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen & Nielsen, Christopher Sivert (2022). The role of neuroticism and pain in dental anxiety: A twin study. Community Dentistry and Oral Epidemiology. ISSN 0301-5661. doi: 10.1111/cdoe.12763. Full text in Research Archive
  • Wilhelmsen, Tiril; Alexandersen, Nina; Røysamb, Espen; Moser, Thomas; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek & Wang, Mari Vaage (2022). Teachers’ competence promote close relationships to children with externalising problems and conflictual relationships. Educational Psychology. ISSN 0144-3410. 42(6), p. 673–693. doi: 10.1080/01443410.2022.2059653.
  • Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem; Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Sheehy-Skeffington, Jennifer; Røysamb, Espen & Vassend, Olav Mandt [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2022). Justice sensitivity is undergirded by separate heritable motivations to be morally principled and opportunistic. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 12. doi: 10.1038/s41598-022-09253-2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Helland, Siri Saugestad; Røysamb, Espen; Schjølberg, Synnve; Øksendal, Elise & Gustavson, Kristin (2022). Pathways From Preschool Language Difficulties to School-Age Internalizing Problems. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. ISSN 1092-4388. 65(4), p. 1561–1573. doi: 10.1044/2021_JSLHR-21-00548.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Yu, Baeksan; Hansen, Thomas; Vedaa, Øystein; Røysamb, Espen & Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius (2022). Flattening the quality of life curve? A prospective person-centred study from Norway amid COVID-19. Quality of Life Research. ISSN 0962-9343. 31, p. 2295–2305. doi: 10.1007/s11136-022-03113-2. Full text in Research Archive
  • Helland, Maren Sand; Holt, Tonje; Gustavson, Kristin; Larsen, Linda Paarup Neigaard & Røysamb, Espen (2021). Validation and short-form development of Conflict and Problem-solving Strategy Scales. Journal of Family Studies. ISSN 1322-9400. p. 1–20. doi: 10.1080/13229400.2021.1981977. Full text in Research Archive
  • Veer, Ilya M.; Riepenhausen, Antje; Zerban, Matthias; Wackerhagen, Carolin; Puhlmann, Lara M. C. & Engen, Haakon [Show all 50 contributors for this article] (2021). Psycho-social factors associated with mental resilience in the Corona lockdown. Translational Psychiatry. ISSN 2158-3188. 11(67). doi: 10.1038/s41398-020-01150-4.
  • Wertz, Jasmin; Israel, Salomon; Arseneault, Louise; Belsky, Daniel W; Bourassa, Kyle & Harrington, HonaLee [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2021). Vital personality scores and healthy aging: Life-course associations and familial transmission. Social Science and Medicine. ISSN 0277-9536. 285. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114283. Full text in Research Archive
  • Helland, Maren Sand; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Holt, Tonje; Larsen, Linda Paarup Neigaard & Røysamb, Espen (2021). Effects of Covid-19 lockdown on parental functioning in vulnerable families. Journal of Marriage and Family. ISSN 0022-2445. 83(5), p. 1515–1526. doi: 10.1111/jomf.12789. Full text in Research Archive
  • Krys, Kuba; Yeung, June Chun; Capaldi, Colin A.; Lun, Vivian Miu-Chi; Torres, Claudio & van Tilburg, Wijnand A. P. [Show all 63 contributors for this article] (2021). Societal emotional environments and cross-cultural differences in life satisfaction: A forty-nine country study. Journal of Positive Psychology. ISSN 1743-9760. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2020.1858332.
  • Hofgaard, Live Skow; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen (2021). Introducing two types of psychological resilience with partly unique genetic and environmental sources. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 11. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-87581-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Seglem, Karoline Brobakke; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Røysamb, Espen & Vollrath, Margarete E. (2020). Education differences in sickness absence and the role of health behaviors: a prospective twin study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 20. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-09741-y. Full text in Research Archive
  • Krys, Kuba; Park, Joonha; Kocimska-Zych, Agata; Kosiarczyk, Aleksandra; Selim, Heyla A. & Wojtczuk-Turek, Agnieszka [Show all 64 contributors for this article] (2020). Personal life satisfaction as a measure of societal happiness is an individualistic presumption: Evidence from fifty countries. Journal of Happiness Studies. ISSN 1389-4978. p. 1–18. doi: 10.1007/s10902-020-00311-y. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oppedal, Brit; Ramberg, Visnja & Røysamb, Espen (2020). The asylum-process, bicultural identity and depression among unaccompanied young refugees. Journal of Adolescence. ISSN 0140-1971. 85, p. 59–69. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2020.07.007. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jin, Fufen; Schjølberg, Synnve; Eadie, Patricia; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen (2020). Preschool speech intelligibility and 8-year literacy: A moderated mediation analysis. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. ISSN 1092-4388. 63(10), p. 3380–3391. doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00394.
  • Helland, Siri Saugestad; Røysamb, Espen; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek; Melby-Lervåg, Monica & Gustavson, Kristin (2020). A Common Family Factor Underlying Language Difficulties and Internalizing Problems: Findings From a Population-Based Sibling Study. Journal of Learning Disabilities. ISSN 0022-2194. 53(5), p. 399–409. doi: 10.1177/0022219420911634. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nilsen, Fredrik A.; Bang, Henning; Boe, Ole; Martinsen, Øyvind L.; Lang-Ree, Ole Christian & Røysamb, Espen (2020). The Multidimensional Self-Control Scale (MSCS): Development and validation. Psychological Assessment. ISSN 1040-3590. 32(11), p. 1057–1074. doi: 10.1037/pas0000950. Full text in Research Archive
  • Jin, Fufen; Schjølberg, Synnve; Wang, Mari Vaage; Eadie, Patricia; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Predicting Literacy Skills at 8 Years From Preschool Language Trajectories: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Journal of Speech, Language and Hearing Research. ISSN 1092-4388. 63(8), p. 2752–2762. doi: 10.1044/2020_JSLHR-19-00286. Full text in Research Archive
  • Oppedal, Brit; Keles, Serap; Cheah, Charissa & Røysamb, Espen (2020). Culture competence and mental health across different immigrant and refugee groups. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 20. doi: 10.1186/s12889-020-8398-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lund, Ingunn Olea; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Gjerde, Line C.; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Røysamb, Espen & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Maternal Drinking and Child Emotional and Behavior Problems. Pediatrics. ISSN 0031-4005. 145(3). doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-2007. Full text in Research Archive
  • Træen, Bente & Røysamb, Espen (2020). Compatibility of riders’ personality traits and the perceived personality of their horse. Human-Animal Interaction Bulletin. ISSN 2333-522X. 9(2), p. 46–61.
  • Seglem, Karoline Brobakke; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Røysamb, Espen; Gjerde, Line C.; Magnus, Per & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). A Life Course Study of Genetic and Environmental Influences on Work Incapacity. Twin Research and Human Genetics. ISSN 1832-4274. p. 1–7. doi: 10.1017/thg.2019.116. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Hannigan, Laurie; Eley, Thalia C.; Røysamb, Espen & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). Associations between maternal depressive symptoms and risk for offspring early-life psychopathology: the role of genetic and non-genetic mechanisms. Psychological Medicine. ISSN 0033-2917. doi: 10.1017/s0033291719003301. Full text in Research Archive
  • Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Vassend, Olav; Røysamb, Espen; Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem & Sheehy-Skeffington, Jennifer [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Correlations between social dominance orientation and political attitudes reflect common genetic underpinnings. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. ISSN 0027-8424. 116(36), p. 17741–17746. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1818711116. Full text in Research Archive
  • Holt, Tonje; Helland, Maren Sand; Gustavson, Kristin; Cummings, Edward Mark; Ha, Anh & Røysamb, Espen (2019). Assessing Children’s Responses to Interparental Conflict: Validation and Short Scale Development of SIS and CPIC-Properties Scales. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology. ISSN 0091-0627. p. 1–20. doi: 10.1007/s10802-019-00586-7.
  • Gustavson, Kristin; Røysamb, Espen & Borren, Ingrid (2019). Preventing bias from selective non-response in population-based survey studies: findings from a Monte Carlo simulation study. BMC Medical Research Methodology. ISSN 1471-2288. 19. doi: 10.1186/s12874-019-0757-1. Full text in Research Archive
  • Lund, Ingunn Olea; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Gjerde, Line C.; Røysamb, Espen; Wood, Mollie & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2019). Is the association between maternal alcohol consumption in pregnancy and pre-school child behavioural and emotional problems causal? Multiple approaches for controlling unmeasured confounding. Addiction. ISSN 0965-2140. 114(6), p. 1004–1014. doi: 10.1111/add.14573. Full text in Research Archive
  • Træen, Bente; Øhrn-Finstad, Katrine & Røysamb, Espen (2019). Perfect riders. Personality, Perfectionism and Mental Health in Norwegian Competition Riders. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. ISSN 0737-0806. 75, p. 82–89. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.01.016. Full text in Research Archive
  • Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Aggen, Steven H.; Krueger, Robert F; Kendler, Kenneth S.; Neale, Michael C. & Knudsen, Gun Peggy [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2018). A Twin Study of Normative Personality and DSM-IV Personality Disorder Criterion Counts: Evidence for Separate Genetic Influences. American Journal of Psychiatry. ISSN 0002-953X. 175(7), p. 649–656. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2017.17050493.
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Eley, Thalia C.; McAdams, Tom A.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2018). Maternal Perinatal and Concurrent Anxiety and Mental Health Problems in Early Childhood: A Sibling‐Comparison Study. Child Development. ISSN 0009-3920. doi: 10.1111/cdev.13192. Full text in Research Archive
  • Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Gjerde, Line C.; Kendler, Kenneth S.; Røysamb, Espen; Aggen, Steven H. & Gustavson, Kristin [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). Development of ADHD symptoms in preschool children: Genetic and environmental contributions. Development and Psychopathology. ISSN 0954-5794. 31(4), p. 1299–1305. doi: 10.1017/S0954579418000731. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røysamb, Espen; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Vassend, Olav (2018). Genetics, personality and wellbeing. A twin study of traits, facets and life satisfaction. Scientific Reports. ISSN 2045-2322. 8. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-29881-x. Full text in Research Archive
  • Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Røysamb, Espen; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Vittersø, Joar (2018). When Life Happens: Investigating Short and Long-Term Effects of Life Stressors on Life Satisfaction in a Large Sample of Norwegian Mothers. Journal of Happiness Studies. ISSN 1389-4978. 20(6), p. 1689–1715. doi: 10.1007/s10902-018-0024-x. Full text in Research Archive
  • 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. ISSN 0272-4316. 39(6), p. 814–838. doi: 10.1177/0272431618791280.
  • Vassend, Olav; Røysamb, Espen; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert & Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi (2018). Fatigue symptoms in relation to neuroticism, anxiety-depression, and musculoskeletal pain. A longitudinal twin study. PLOS ONE. ISSN 1932-6203. 13(6). doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0198594. Full text in Research Archive
  • Løchen, Kristin Garaas; Nilsen, Wendy & Røysamb, Espen (2018). Associations Between Paternal and Adolescent Depressive Symptoms. In Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup; Sanson, Ann & Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (Ed.), Tracking Opportunities and Problems From Infancy to Adulthood. Hogrefe & Huber Publishers. ISSN 9780889375437. p. 183–196.
  • Magnus, Maria Christine; Wright, Rosalind J.; Røysamb, Espen; Parr, Christine Louise; Karlstad, Øystein & Page, Christian [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2018). Association of Maternal Psychosocial Stress with Increased Risk of Asthma Development in Offspring. American Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0002-9262. 187(6), p. 1199–1209. doi: 10.1093/aje/kwx366.
  • Helland, Siri Saugestad; Røysamb, Espen; Wang, Mari Vaage & Gustavson, Kristin (2018). Language difficulties and internalizing problems: Bidirectional associations from 18 months to 8 years among boys and girls. Development and Psychopathology. ISSN 0954-5794. 30(4), p. 1239–1252. doi: 10.1017/S0954579417001559.
  • Torvik, Fartein Ask; Rosenström, Tom Henrik; Ystrøm, Eivind; Tambs, Kristian; Røysamb, Espen & Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2017). Stability and change in etiological factors for alcohol use disorder and major depression. Journal of Abnormal Psychology. ISSN 0021-843X. 126(6), p. 812–822. doi: 10.1037/abn0000280. Full text in Research Archive
  • Seglem, Karoline Brobakke; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Gjerde, Line C.; Røysamb, Espen & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2017). Pre-pregnancy mental distress and musculoskeletal pain and sickness absence during pregnancy-a twin cohort study. European Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1101-1262. 27(3), p. 477–481. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckw267.
  • Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg; Røysamb, Espen & Vittersø, Joar (2017). Experiences matter: Positive emotions facilitate intrinsic motivation. Cogent Psychology. ISSN 2331-1908. 4. doi: 10.1080/23311908.2017.1340083. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nilsen, Wendy; Kjeldsen, Anne; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Skipstein, Anni; Helland, Maren Sand & Gustavson, Kristin [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (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. ISSN 0300-5771. 46(5), p. 1399–1399g. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx057. Full text in Research Archive
  • Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Gjerde, Line C.; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Knudsen, Gun Peggy & Stoltenberg, Camilla [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2017). Maternal alcohol use during pregnancy and offspring attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD): a prospective sibling control study. International Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0300-5771. 46(5), p. 1633–1640. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx067. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vassend, Olav; Røysamb, Espen; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert & Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi (2017). Musculoskeletal Complaints, Anxiety–Depression Symptoms, and Neuroticism: A Study of Middle-Aged Twins. Health Psychology. ISSN 0278-6133. 36(8), p. 729–739. doi: 10.1037/hea0000484.
  • 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. ISSN 1050-8392. 27(2), p. 379–391. doi: 10.1111/jora.12302. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; McAdams, Tom A.; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae & Zambrana, Imac Maria [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2017). Maternal perinatal and concurrent depressive symptoms and child behavior problems: a sibling comparison study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry. ISSN 0021-9630. 58(7), p. 779–786. doi: 10.1111/jcpp.12704. Full text in Research Archive
  • Hermansen, Tone Kristine; Yrttiaho, Santeri; Røysamb, Espen & Melinder, Annika Maria D (2017). Perceptual interference processing in preschool children, with and without prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Psychopharmacology. ISSN 0033-3158. 234(3), p. 339–351. doi: 10.1007/s00213-016-4467-7.
  • Torvik, Fartein Ask; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Gjerde, Line C.; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Ystrøm, Eivind & Tambs, Kristian [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2016). Mood, anxiety, and alcohol use disorders and later cause-specific sick leave in young adult employees. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 16. doi: 10.1186/s12889-016-3427-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Vassend, Olav; Orvik, Benedicte Humborstad; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Røysamb, Espen (2016). Facets of neuroticism and musculoskeletal symptoms. A study of middle-aged twins. Norsk Epidemiologi. ISSN 0803-2491. 26(1-2), p. 47–56. doi: 10.5324/nje.v26i1-2.2015.
  • Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian (2016). The beauty, logic and limitations of twin studies. Norsk Epidemiologi. ISSN 0803-2491. 26(1-2), p. 35–46. doi: 10.5324/nje.v26i1-2.2014. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen (2016). Happiness in Behaviour Genetics: An Update on Heritability and Changeability. Journal of Happiness Studies. ISSN 1389-4978. doi: 10.1007/s10902-016-9781-6.
  • Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Tambs, Kristian; Gjerde, Line C.; Torvik, Fartein Ask & Nielsen, Christopher Sivert [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2016). Musculoskeletal pain and work absence – a 10 year follow-up study of Norwegian young adult twins. Norsk Epidemiologi. ISSN 0803-2491. 26(1-2), p. 69–75. doi: 10.5324/nje.v26i1-2.2018.
  • Aakvaag, Helene Flood; Thoresen, Siri; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Dyb, Grete; Røysamb, Espen & Olff, Miranda (2016). Broken and guilty since it happened: A population study of trauma-related shame and guilt after violence and sexual abuse. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. 204, p. 16–23. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2016.06.004.
  • Hermansen, Tone Kristine; Røysamb, Espen; Augusti, Else-Marie & Melinder, Annika Maria D (2016). Behavior and inhibitory control in children with prenatal exposure to antidepressants and medically untreated depression. Psychopharmacology. ISSN 0033-3158. 233(8), p. 1523–1535. doi: 10.1007/s00213-016-4248-3.
  • Gustavson, Kristin; Røysamb, Espen; Borren, Ingrid; Torvik, Fartein Ask & Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (2016). Life Satisfaction in Close Relationships: Findings from a Longitudinal Study. Journal of Happiness Studies. ISSN 1389-4978. 17(3), p. 1293–1311. doi: 10.1007/s10902-015-9643-7.
  • Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Ystrøm, Eivind; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Aggen, Steven H. & Tambs, Kristian [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2015). A longitudinal twin study of borderline and antisocial personality disorder traits in early to middle adulthood. Psychological Medicine. ISSN 0033-2917. 45(14), p. 3121–3131. doi: 10.1017/S0033291715001117.
  • Idstad, Mariann; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Borren, Ingrid; Rognmo, Kamilla; Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian (2015). Mental distress predicts divorce over 16 years: The HUNT study Health behavior, health promotion and society. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 15. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1662-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen; Ystrøm, Eivind; Tambs, Kristian & Aggen, Steven H. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2015). A longitudinal, population-based twin study of avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits from early to middle adulthood. Psychological Medicine. ISSN 0033-2917. 45(16), p. 3539–3548. doi: 10.1017/S0033291715001440.
  • Træen, Bente; Westerberg, Ane Cecilie; Ono Njøten, Mette & Røysamb, Espen (2015). Predictors of Self-Efficacy in Norwegian Competition Riders. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science. ISSN 0737-0806. 35(10), p. 807–814. doi: 10.1016/j.jevs.2015.07.021.
  • Torvik, Fartein Ask; Ystrøm, Eivind; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Tambs, Kristian; Røysamb, Espen & Ørstavik, Ragnhild [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2015). Socioeconomic status and sick leave granted for mental and somatic disorders: a prospective study of young adult twins. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 15:134. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1457-3. Full text in Research Archive
  • Torvik, Fartein Ask; Gustavson, Kristin; Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian (2015). Health, health behaviors, and health dissimilarities predict divorce: Results from the HUNT study. BMC Psychology. ISSN 2050-7283. 3:13, p. 1–9. doi: 10.1186/S40359-015-0072-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røysamb, Espen; Vittersø, Joar & Tambs, Kristian (2014). The relationship satisfaction scale – Psychometric properties. Norsk Epidemiologi. ISSN 0803-2491. 24(1-2), p. 187–194. doi: 10.5324/nje.v24i1-2.1821. Full text in Research Archive
  • Tambs, Kristian & Røysamb, Espen (2014). Selection of questions to short-form versions of original psychometric instruments in MoBa. Norsk Epidemiologi. ISSN 0803-2491. 24(1-2), p. 195–201. doi: 10.5324/nje.v24i1-2.1822. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Tambs, Kristian & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted (2014). Sex differences in genetic and environmental influences on educational attainment and income. Twin Research and Human Genetics. ISSN 1832-4274. 17(6), p. 516–525. doi: 10.1017/thg.2014.68.
  • Aakvaag, Helene Flood; Thoresen, Siri; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Røysamb, Espen & Dyb, Grete (2014). Shame and guilt in the aftermath of terror: the Utøya Island study. Journal of Traumatic Stress. ISSN 0894-9867. 27(5), p. 618–621. doi: 10.1002/jts.21957.
  • Alves, Daniele Evelin; Gustavson, Kristin; Røysamb, Espen; Oppedal, Brit & Zachrisson, Henrik Daae (2014). Preadolescents with immigrant backgrounds: the relationship between emotional problems, parental achievement values, and comparison. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. ISSN 2245-8875. 2(3), p. 124–134. doi: 10.21307/sjcapp-2014-017. Full text in Research Archive
  • Torvik, Fartein Ask; Gjerde, Line Cecilie; Røysamb, Espen; Tambs, Kristian; Kendler, Kenneth S. & Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2014). Genetic and environmental contributions to the relationship between internalizing disorders and sick leave granted for mental and somatic disorders. Twin Research and Human Genetics. ISSN 1832-4274. 17(4), p. 225–235. doi: 10.1017/thg.2014.27.
  • Helland, Maren Sand; von Soest, Tilmann; Gustavson, Kristin; Røysamb, Espen & Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup (2014). Long shadows: a prospective study of predictors of relationship dissolution over 17 child-rearing years. BMC Psychology. ISSN 2050-7283. 2. doi: 10.1186/s40359-014-0040-5. Full text in Research Archive
  • Røysamb, Espen; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Vittersø, Joar (2014). Well-being: heritable and changeable. In Sheldon, Kennon M & Lucas, Richard E (Ed.), Stability of happiness : theories and evidence on whether happiness can change. Academic Press. ISSN 9780124114784. p. 9–36. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-411478-4.00002-3.
  • Gjerde, Line Cecilie; Røysamb, Espen; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Østby, Kristian Amundsen & Tambs, Kristian [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2014). Personality disorders and long-term sick leave: A population-based study of young adult norwegian twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. ISSN 1832-4274. 17(1), p. 1–9. doi: 10.1017/thg.2013.90.
  • Alves, Daniele Evelin; Corliss, Heather L; Røysamb, Espen; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Oppedal, Brit & Gustavson, Kristin (2014). Immigrant Preadolescents and Risk of Emotional Distress. Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology. ISSN 2245-8875. 2(1), p. 41–51. doi: 10.21307/sjcapp-2014-007. Full text in Research Archive
  • Seglem, Karoline Brobakke; Oppedal, Brit & Røysamb, Espen (2014). Daily hassles and coping dispositions as predictors of psychological adjustment: A comparative study of young unaccompanied refugees and youth in the resettlement country. International Journal of Behavioral Development. ISSN 0165-0254. 38(3), p. 293–303. doi: 10.1177/0165025414520807.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Røysamb, Espen; Hauge, Lars Johan; Kornstad, Tom; Landolt, Markus A. & Irgens, Lorentz M. [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2014). Adaptation to the birth of a child with a congenital anomaly: A prospective longitudinal study of maternal well-being and psychological distress. Developmental Psychology. ISSN 0012-1649. 50(6), p. 1827–1839. doi: 10.1037/a0035996.
  • Gustavson, Kristin Brun; Nilsen, Wendy; Ørstavik, Ragnhild & Røysamb, Espen (2014). Relationship quality, divorce, and well-being: Findings from a three-year longitudinal study. Journal of Positive Psychology. ISSN 1743-9760. 9(2), p. 163–174. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2013.858274.
  • Holte, Arne; Barry, Margaret M.; Bekkhus, Mona; Borge, Anne Inger Helmen; Bowes, Lucy & Casas, Ferran [Show all 25 contributors for this article] (2014). Psychology of Child Well-Being. In Ben-Arieh, Asher; Casas, Ferran; Frønes, Ivar & Korbin, Jill E. (Ed.), Handbook of child well-being : theories, methods and policies in global perspective. Springer. ISSN 978-90-481-9062-1. p. 555–631. doi: 10.1007/978-90-481-9063-8_13.
  • Røsand, Gun-Mette Brandsnes; Slinning, Kari; Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian (2014). Relationship dissatisfaction and other risk factors for future relationship dissolution: a population-based study of 18,523 couples. Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology. ISSN 0933-7954. 49(1), p. 109–119. doi: 10.1007/s00127-013-0681-3.
  • Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Gervin, Kristina; Brandt, Ingunn; Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2013). The Norwegian twin registry from a public health perspective: a research update. Twin Research and Human Genetics. ISSN 1832-4274. 16(1), p. 285–295. doi: 10.1017/thg.2012.117.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Tambs, Kristian & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted (2013). Major depression and life satisfaction: A population-based twin study. Journal of Affective Disorders. ISSN 0165-0327. 144(1-2), p. 51–58. doi: 10.1016/j.jad.2012.05.060.
  • Nilsen, Wendy; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad; Røysamb, Espen; Gustavson, Kristin Brun & Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup (2013). Social skills and depressive symptoms across adolescence: Social support as a mediator in girls versus boys. Journal of Adolescence. ISSN 0140-1971. 36(1), p. 11–20. doi: 10.1016/j.adolescence.2012.08.005.
  • Nilsen, Wendy; Gustavson, Kristin Brun; Kjeldsen, Anne; Røysamb, Espen & Karevold, Evalill Bølstad (2013). Pathways from maternal distress and child problem behavior to adolescent depressive symptoms – A prospective examination from 18 months to 17 years of age. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. ISSN 0196-206X. 34(5), p. 303–313. doi: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e318293ab05.
  • Rognmo, Kamilla; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian (2013). Alcohol use and spousal mental distress in a population sample: the nord-trondelag health study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 13. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-319. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjerde, Line Cecilie; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Gillespie, Nathan; Aggen, Steven H & Røysamb, Espen [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2013). Genetic and Environmental Contributions to Long-Term Sick Leave and Disability Pension: A Population-Based Study of Young Adult Norwegian Twins. Twin Research and Human Genetics. ISSN 1832-4274. 16(4), p. 759–766. doi: 10.1017/thg.2013.36.
  • Vassend, Olav; Røysamb, Espen & Nielsen, Christopher Sivert (2013). Five-factor personality traits and pain sensitivity: A twin study. Pain. ISSN 0304-3959. 154(5), p. 722–728. doi: 10.1016/j.pain.2013.01.010.
  • Torvik, Fartein Ask; Røysamb, Espen; Gustavson, Kristin Brun; Idstad, Mariann & Tambs, Kristian (2013). Discordant and concordant alcohol use in spouses as predictors of marital dissolution in the general population: results from the HUNT Study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research. ISSN 0145-6008. 37(5), p. 877–884. doi: 10.1111/acer.12029.
  • Torgersen, Svenn; Myers, John; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Røysamb, Espen; Kubarych, Thomas S. & Kendler, Kenneth S. (2012). The heritability of cluster B personality disorders assessed both by personal interview and questionnaire. Journal of Personality Disorders. ISSN 0885-579X. 26(6), p. 848–866. doi: 10.1521/pedi_2012_26_060.
  • Gustavson, Kristin Brun; Soest, Tilmann M von; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad & Røysamb, Espen (2012). Attrition and generalizability in longitudinal studies: findings from a 15-year population-based study and a Monte Carlo simulation study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 12. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-918.
  • Rognmo, Kamilla; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Ask, Helga; Røysamb, Espen & Tambs, Kristian (2012). Paternal and maternal alcohol abuse and offspring mental distress in the general population: the Nord-Trøndelag health study. BMC Public Health. ISSN 1471-2458. 12(1). doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-12-448. Full text in Research Archive
  • Gjerde, Line Cecilie; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Knudsen, Gun Peggy & Østby, Kristian Roald Amundsen [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2012). The heritability of avoidant and dependent personality disorder assessed by personal interview and questionnaire. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica. ISSN 0001-690X. 126(6), p. 448–457. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2012.01862.x.
  • Gustavson, Kristin Brun; Røysamb, Espen; Soest, Tilmann M von; Helland, Maren Johanssson; Karevold, Evalill Bølstad & Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup (2012). Reciprocal longitudinal associations between depressive symptoms and romantic partners' synchronized view of relationship quality. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships. ISSN 0265-4075. 29(6), p. 776–794. doi: 10.1177/0265407512448264.
  • Gustavson, Kristin Brun; Røysamb, Espen; Soest, Tilmann M von; Helland, Maren Johanssson & Mathiesen, Kristin Schjelderup (2012). Longitudinal associations between relationship problems, divorce, and life satisfaction: Findings from a 15-year population-based study. Journal of Positive Psychology. ISSN 1743-9760. 7(3), p. 188–197. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2012.671346.

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  • Ayorech, Ziada; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Valstad, Mathias & Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). Leveraging family data can reveal the role of selection bias in genomic research.
  • Røysamb, Espen; Moffitt, Terrie; Caspi, Avshalom; Ystrøm, Eivind & Nes, Ragnhild Bang (2023). Worldwide wellbeing: Simulated twins reveal (missing) shared environments.
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  • Røysamb, Espen (2023). Norske forskere vet nå hvor livsgleden vår kommer fra. [Internet]. forskning.no.
  • Røysamb, Espen (2023). Sakerna som gör oss lyckligare än andra . [Newspaper]. Dagens Nyheter.
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  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Røysamb, Espen; Hansen, Thomas; Ystrøm, Eivind; Yu, Baeksan & Mayerhofer, Lilian (2023). Maternal wellbeing and illbeing from pregnancy to school age: A longitudinal study of co-development and interrelations.
  • Røysamb, Espen; Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Hansen, Thomas; Ystrøm, Eivind & Yu, Baeksan (2023). Maternal wellbeing and illbeing from pregnancy to school age: A longitudinal study of co-development and interrelations.
  • Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Yu, Baeksan; Ayorech, Ziada; Lan, Xiaoyu & Ystrøm, Eivind [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2023). From Romance to Motherhood: Transitions in Relationship Satisfaction, Wellbeing and Illbeing from Pregnancy to Toddlerhood.
  • Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Ayorech, Ziada; Bartels, Meike; Ystrøm, Eivind & Røysamb, Espen (2023). Early manifestations of genetic profile in mental health phenotypes and the role of maternal wellbeing: findings from MoBa and NTR.
  • Norbom, Linn Christin Bonaventure; Hanson, Jamie; van der Meer, Dennis; Ferschmann, Lia; Røysamb, Espen & von Soest, Tilmann [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2023). Erratum to “Parental socioeconomic status is linked to cortical microstructure and language abilities in children and adolescents” [Dev. Cogn. Neurosci. 56C (2022) 101132] (Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience (2022) 56, (S1878929322000755), (10.1016/j.dcn.2022.101132)). Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience. ISSN 1878-9293. 61. doi: 10.1016/j.dcn.2023.101225.
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  • Oppedal, Brit; Keles, Serap & Røysamb, Espen (2023). Long-term effects of war trauma on the well-being of unaccompanied refugee youth.
  • Myklestad, Ingri & Røysamb, Espen (2022). Personality, Friend and School prediction of Adolescence Subjective Well-being: Trøndelag Health Study (Young-HUNT).
  • Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie; Ayorech, Ziada; Røysamb, Espen; Pingault, Jean-Baptiste & Njølstad, Pål Rasmus [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). A trio-gcta study of indirect and direct genetic effects on hyperactivity, inattention, conduct problems, and oppositional-defiant behaviors. European Neuropsychopharmacology. ISSN 0924-977X. 63. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.307.
  • Bjørndal, Ludvig Daae; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Baldwin, Jessie R.; Ayorech, Ziada; Cheesman, Rosa Catherine Gillespie & Ahmadzadeh, Yasmin [Show all 13 contributors for this article] (2022). Disentangling intrafamilial effects on maternal depression using trio-GCTA. European Neuropsychopharmacology. ISSN 0924-977X. 63. doi: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2022.07.125.
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  • Kozlowski Mayerhofer, Lilian Juliane; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Lan, Xiaoyu; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Ystrøm, Eivind & Røysamb, Espen (2022). Social support and wellbeing across the pre- and postnatal period in women victim of abuse: Findings from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study.
  • Eilertsen, Maja Gunvor; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Røysamb, Espen & Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi (2022). Fem grep for økt Hverdagsglede på tvers av nivåer.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Yu, Baeksan; Hansen, Thomas; Vedaa, Øystein; Røysamb, Espen & Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius (2022). Flattening the Quality of Life Curve: A Person-Centered Study from Norway amid Covid-19. .
  • Røysamb, Espen (2022). Psykiske vansker. Ikke født sånn, men heller ikke bare blitt sånn.
  • Røysamb, Espen (2021). Hvorfor har jeg lyktes med å få finansiert forskning i Forskningsrådet – fra ide til intervensjoner .
  • Nygaard, Egil; Ystrøm, Eivind; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Røysamb, Espen; Klomsten, Anne Torhild & Bjørnebekk, Gunnar [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Effekt av det tverrfaglige temaet Folkehelse og livsmestring.
  • Nygaard, Egil; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Ystrøm, Eivind; Klomsten, Anne Torhild; Bjørnebekk, Gunnar & Folstad, Siri Hausland [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2021). Evaluering av implementering av det tverrfaglige temaet «Folkehelse og livsmestring» i norske skoler.
  • Røysamb, Espen (2019). Fra tanker til tall. Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening. ISSN 0029-2001. 139(11). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.19.0447.
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Hannigan, Laurie; Eley, T.C.; Røysamb, Espen & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). To what extent can passive genetic transmission account for associations between maternal depressive symptoms and child early life psychopathology symptoms? Behavior Genetics. ISSN 0001-8244. 49(6), p. 520–520. doi: 10.1007/s10519-019-09973-8.
  • Seglem, Karoline Brobakke; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Røysamb, Espen; Gjerde, Line C.; Magnus, Per & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). Education, lifestyle and life course differences in Level of work incapacity - genes and environment.
  • Seglem, Karoline Brobakke; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Røysamb, Espen & Vollrath, Margarete E. (2019). Education and lifestyle differences in level of sickness absence - A prospective twin cohort study .
  • Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem; Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau; Røysamb, Espen; Vassend, Olav; Ystrøm, Eivind & Thomsen, Lotte (2019). Moral opportunism: A unique genetic grounding associates lesser guilt from perpetrating injustice with greater sensitivity to being the victim of it.
  • Kleppestø, Thomas Haarklau; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Vassend, Olav; Røysamb, Espen; Eftedal, Nikolai Haahjem & Kunst, Jonas R. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2019). Social dominance orientation has both genetic and unique environmental influences, but only genetic pleiotropy accounts for its correlation with political attitudes.
  • Myklestad, Ingri & Røysamb, Espen (2019). Personality, Family and School influence on Adolescence Subjective Well-being: Results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT). Scandinavian Journal of Public Health. ISSN 1403-4948. 47(Oktober).
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Hannigan, Laurie; Eley, T.C.; Røysamb, Espen & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2019). To what extent can passive genetic transmission account for associations between maternal depressive symptoms and child early life psychopathology symptoms?
  • Wilhelmsen, Tiril; Alexandersen, Nina; Røysamb, Espen; Brandlistuen, Ragnhild Eek & Wang, Mari Vaage (2019). Teachers' competence moderates the association between teacher-child closeness and child behaviour.
  • Myklestad, Ingri & Røysamb, Espen (2019). Personality, Family, and School influence on Adolescence Subjective Well-being: Results from the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT).
  • Røysamb, Espen & Nes, Ragnhild Bang (2019). The role of genetics in subjective well-being. Nature Human Behaviour. ISSN 2397-3374. 3(1). doi: 10.1038/s41562-018-0494-1.
  • Myklestad, Ingri & Røysamb, Espen (2018). Personality, family and school influence on subjective well-being among adolescents: Results from the HUNT study.
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Rosenström, Tom Henrik; Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Røysamb, Espen & McAdams, Tom A. [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2018). The Joint Structure of Psychopathology and Personality in Preadolescent Children – Preliminary Findings .
  • Hansen, Thomas; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Barstad, Anders Skøien; Røysamb, Espen & Vittersø, Joar (2018). A strategy for creating good (better) lives in Norway.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen (2017). The Heritability and Changeability of Happiness.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Røysamb, Espen; Hansen, Thomas; Vittersø, Joar & Barstad, Anders Skøien (2017). A Strategy for Monitoring Quality of Life in Norway.
  • H. Kleppestø, Thomas; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Vassend, Olav; Røysamb, Espen; R. Kunst, Jonas & Thomsen, Lotte (2017). Preferring domination or egalitarianism: Genetic and environmental structure of Social Dominance Orientation.
  • Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Bang Nes, Ragnhild; Vassend, Olav & Røysamb, Espen (2017). Effects of somatic and mental illness on subjective well-being. A discordant twin analysis.
  • Røysamb, Espen; Bang Nes, Ragnhild; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi & Vassend, Olav (2017). Anxiety, depression and life satisfaction after midlife. A twin study across 20 years.
  • Bang Nes, Ragnhild; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen & Vassend, Olav (2017). Components and sources of well-being and ill-being: A twin study.
  • Vassend, Olav; Nielsen, Christopher Sivert; Røysamb, Espen & Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi (2017). Fatigue symptoms in relation to neuroticism, anxiety-depression, and musculoskeletal pain. A longitudinal study.
  • Lund, Ingunn Olea; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Gjerde, Line C.; Røysamb, Espen; Wood, Mollie & Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2017). Prenatal Exposure to Alcohol and Child Internalizing and Externalizing Problems.
  • Dyrdal, Gunvor Marie; Røysamb, Espen; Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Vittersø, Joar (2016). Life stressors and life satisfaction: Short- and long-term individual and societal effects.
  • Aakvaag, Helene Flood; Thoresen, Siri; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Dyb, Grete; Røysamb, Espen & Olff, Miranda (2016). Broken since it happened. A population study of trauma-related shame after violence and sexual abuse.
  • Aakvaag, Helene Flood; Thoresen, Siri; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Dyb, Grete; Røysamb, Espen & Olff, Miranda (2016). Broken and guilty since it happened. A population study of trauma-related shame and guilt after violence and sexual abuse.
  • Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg; Vittersø, Joar & Røysamb, Espen (2016). The Power of experiences. Momentary experience of intrinsic motivation analyzed With Experience Fluctuation Model and Flow-Simplex.
  • Løvoll, Helga Synnevåg; Røysamb, Espen & Vittersø, Joar (2016). Positive følelser fasiliterer indremotivasjon.
  • Hermansen, Tone Kristine; Yrttiaho, Santeri; Leppänen, J.-M.; Røysamb, Espen & Melinder, Annika Maria D (2015). The depth of conflict: ERP amplitude at N2 is associated with variation in reaction time in a perceptual interference task.
  • Myklestad, Ingri & Røysamb, Espen (2015). Risiko- og beskyttelsesfaktorer blant ungdom. .
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang & Røysamb, Espen (2015). The heritability of subjective well-being: Review and meta-analysis. In Pluess, Michael (Eds.), Genetics of Psychological Well-Being. Oxford University Press. ISSN 978-0-19-968667-4. p. 75–96.
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen; Ystrøm, Eivind; Tambs, Kristian & Aggen, Steven H. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2015). Avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits from early to middle adulthood.
  • Reichborn-Kjennerud, Ted; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Ystrøm, Eivind; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Aggen, Steven H. & Tambs, Kristian [Show all 12 contributors for this article] (2015). Borderline and antisocial personality disorder traits in early to middle adulthood: A longitudinal twin study.
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Røysamb, Espen; Ystrøm, Eivind; Tambs, Kristian & Aggen, Steven H. [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2015). Avoidant and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder traits from early to middle adulthood.
  • Myklestad, Ingri & Røysamb, Espen (2014). Risiko- og beskyttelsesfaktorer for psykisk helse blant ungdom. .
  • Valle, Ann-Karin; Røysamb, Espen & Klepp, Knut Inge (2014). Positive Emotions, Sexual Self-Concepts and Contraceptive use among adolescent girls in Norway.
  • Gjerde, Line C.; Røysamb, Espen; Czajkowski, Nikolai Olavi; Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Østby, Kristian Amundsen & Tambs, Kristian [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2013). Personality disorders and long-term sick leave - Preliminary results from a population-based study of young adult Norwegian twins.
  • Valle, Ann-Karin & Røysamb, Espen (2013). Subjective Experience of quality of sexual relationships, teenage pregnancy and sexual health promotion among adolescents.
  • Aakvaag, Helene Flood; Thoresen, Siri; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Røysamb, Espen & Dyb, Grete (2013). Shame and Guilt in the aftermath of terror: The Utøya Island Study.
  • Aakvaag, Helene Flood; Thoresen, Siri; Wentzel-Larsen, Tore; Røysamb, Espen & Dyb, Grete (2013). Shame in the aftermath of terror: The Utøya Island Study.
  • Knudsen, Gun Peggy; Tambs, Kristian; Hettema, Jack; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Røysamb, Espen & Czajkowski, Nikolai [Show all 8 contributors for this article] (2012). The influence of personality disorders on longitudinal stability of anxiety. Behavior Genetics. ISSN 0001-8244. 42(6), p. 944–944. doi: 10.1007/s10519-012-9566-6.
  • Valle, Ann Karin; Røysamb, Espen & Klepp, Knut-Inge (2012). Social determinants, body image and sexual health among 15 and 16-year olds.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Hauge, Lars Johan; Røysamb, Espen; Kornstad, Tom; Landolt, Markus & Irgens, Lorentz M. [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2012). Maternal Well-Being and Psychological Distress: A Prospective Longitudinal Study of Mothers Giving Birth to Children With Congenital Anomalies.
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Røysamb, Espen; Eilertsen, Maja; Hansen, Thomas & Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius (2021). Livskvalitet i Norge. FHI.
  • Brekke, Idunn; Skjønsberg, Eia Elena; Smith, Otto Robert Frans; Røsand, Gun-Mette Brandsnes; Holt, Tonje & Aarø, Leif Edvard [Show all 10 contributors for this article] (2021). Effect evaluation of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP). A randomized controlled study. Folkehelseinstituttet. ISSN 978-82-8406-209-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Nilsen, Thomas Sevenius; Hauge, Lars Johan; Eilertsen, Maja; Gustavson, Kristin & Aarø, Leif Edvard [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2020). Fra nord til sør: Livskvalitet i Norge 2019. Folkehelseinstituttet. ISSN 978-82-8406-113-9. Full text in Research Archive
  • Barstad, Anders Skøien; Normann, Tor Morten; Nes, Ragnhild Bang; Reneflot, Anne; Røysamb, Espen & Hougen, Hanne Cecilie [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2016). Gode liv i Norge: Utredning om måling av befolkningens livskvalitet. Helsedirektoratet, Rapport nr. IS-2479.
  • Idstad, Mariann; Tambs, Kristian & Røysamb, Espen (2014). Mental distress in couples: subjective caregiver burden and divorce in the general population. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 1504-3991.
  • Gjerde, Line Cecilie; Ørstavik, Ragnhild; Røysamb, Espen & Knudsen, Gun Peggy (2014). Genetic and environmental contributions to personality disorders, long-term sick leave and disability pension. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 1504-3991.
  • Tambs, Kristian; Røysamb, Espen & Rognmo, Kamilla (2013). Consequences of alcohol use for family members: a population based study. Universitetet i Oslo. ISSN 1504-3991.

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