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  • Gillespie Cheesman, Rosa Catherine; Borgen, Nicolai Topstad; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Ayorech, Ziada; Torvik, Fartein Ask; Andreassen, Ole; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Ystrøm, Eivind (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract A child’s environment is thought to be composed of different levels that interact with their individual genetic propensities. However, studies have not tested this theory comprehensively across multiple environmental ...
  • Baier, Tina; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Ystrøm, Eivind; Zambrana, Imac Maria; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Research on the intergenerational correlation of educational attainment (ICE) has long attempted to identify the impact of family background, specifically parent’s education. However, previous research has largely ignored ...
  • Isungset, Martin Arstad; Freese, Jeremy; Andreassen, Ole; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract Siblings share many environments and much of their genetics. Yet, siblings turn out different. Intelligence and education are influenced by birth order, with earlier-born siblings outperforming later-borns. ...
  • Jørgensen, Ruth Eva; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Aim: The Income Inequality Hypothesis asserts that income inequality causes negative health burdens within wealthy nations. We aimed to test the hypothesis in Norway, examining the relationship between both income and ...
  • Walhovd, Kristine Beate; Fjell, Anders Martin; Wang, Yunpeng; Amlien, Inge; Mowinckel, Athanasia Monika; Lindenberger, Ulman; Düzel, Sandra; Bartrés-Faz, David; Ebmeier, Klaus P; Drevon, Christian A; Baaré, William F.C.; Ghisletta, Paolo; Johansen, Louise Baruël; Kievit, Rogier A.; Henson, Richard N.; Madsen, Kathrine Skak; Nyberg, Lars; Harris, Jennifer Ruth; Solé-Padullés, Cristina; Pudas, Sara; Sørensen, Øystein; Westerhausen, Rene; Zsoldos, Eniko; Nawijn, Laura; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Suri, Sana; Penninx, Brenda; Røgeberg, Ole Jørgen; Brandmaier, Andreas M. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract Higher socio-economic status (SES) has been proposed to have facilitating and protective effects on brain and cognition. We ask whether relationships between SES, brain volumes and cognitive ability ...
  • Helland, Maren Sand; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Holt, Tonje; Larsen, Linda Paarup Neigaard; Røysamb, Espen (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Objective The aim of this study was to increase the knowledge about how the initial Covid-19 lockdown influenced parental functioning in vulnerable families. Background The Covid-19 pandemic has caused major changes ...
  • Stonawski, Marcin Jan; Rogne, Adrian Farner; Christiansen, Henning; Bang, Henrik; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    In this article, we study how the local concentration of ethnic minorities relates to the likelihood of out-migration by natives in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. In US studies, a high or increasing proportion of ...
  • Helland, Maren Sand; Larsen, Linda; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Gähler, Michael; Holt, Tonje (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    I denne studien la vi systemisk familieteori til grunn for å undersøke hvordan mønstre for foreldrekonflikter varierer med familieform blant foreldre som nylig har vært i kontakt med Familieverntjenesten. Formålet var å ...
  • Baier, Tina; Lang, Volker; Grätz, Michael; Barclay, Kieron J.; Conley, Dalton C; Dawes, Christopher; Laidley, Thomas; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Abstract There is a growing interest in how social conditions moderate genetic influences on education [gene–environment interactions (GxE)]. Previous research has focused on the family, specifically parents’ ...
  • Lillehagen, Mats; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / AcceptedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)
    Parental sex preferences have been documented in many native populations, but much less evidence is available on immigrants’ preferences for the sexes of their children. Using high-quality longitudinal register data from ...
  • Syse, Astri; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)
    Married cancer patients enjoy a survival advantage, potentially attributable to better health at diagnosis, earlier contact with health personnel, and/or access to resources to ensure more optimal treatment. These mechanisms ...
  • Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Härkönen, Juho; Rønneberg, Leiv Tore Salte (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    Illegitimate biases of non-independent judges represent a threat to the legitimacy of international sport competitions. Judges’ nationalities represent one source of bias, as they consciously or subconsciously may prefer ...
  • Rogne, Adrian Farner; Andersson, Eva K.; Malmberg, Bo; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)
    In a previous study, Andersson et al. (A comparative study of segregation patterns in Belgium, Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden: neighbourhood concentration and representation of non-European migrants. Eur J Popul ...
  • Grätz, Michael; Barclay, Kieron J.; Wiborg, Øyvind N; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Karhula, Aleksi; Erola, Jani; Präg, Patrick; Laidley, Thomas; Conley, Dalton C (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    The extent to which siblings resemble each other measures the omnibus impact of family background on life chances. We study sibling similarity in cognitive skills, school grades, and educational attainment in Finland, ...
  • Isungset, Martin Arstad; Conley, Dalton C; Zachrisson, Henrik Daae; Ystrøm, Eivind; Havdahl, Alexandra; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    Recent research has suggested that across Western developed societies, the influence of genetics on educational outcomes is relatively constant. However, the degree to which family environment matters varies, such that ...
  • Badini, Isabella; Ahmadzadeh, Yasmin; Wechsler, Daniel L.; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Rayner, Christopher; Eilertsen, Espen Moen; Zavos, Helena; Ystrøm, Eivind; McAdams, Tom A. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)
    Background Low socioeconomic status (SES) is associated with increased risk for emotional and behavioural problems among children. Evidence from twin studies has shown that family SES moderates genetic and environmental ...
  • Barclay, Kieron J.; Lyngstad, Torkild Hovde; Conley, Dalton C (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)
    Abstract There has long been interest in the extent to which effects of social stratification extend and persist across generations. We take a novel approach to this question by asking whether birth order in the ...