Leif Edvard Aarø

Biographic Data

ID248028
NAMELeif Edvard Aarø
GIVEN NAMESLeif Edvard
FAMILY NAMEAarø
SIGNATUREAARØ L E
AFFILIATIONSNorwegian Institute of Public Health
ORCID0000-0001-5027-3611
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS37
TOTAL CITATIONS68
AUTHOR COUNT37
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1986
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX3

  • Do we need two hammers in our toolbox? An empirical note about the potential redundancy of measuring subjective quality of life

    Open AccessOtto R F Smith, Marit Knapstad et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    Background: Scales for the measurement of subjective quality of life (SQoL) and psychological distress are often used as if they measure different underlying concepts. This assumption is addressed in the present study by examining the discriminant validity between a set of items measuring SQoL and both the 2-item version of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-2) and the 5-item version of the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (HSCL-5). Methods: = 1,599)…

  • Associations between eating habits and mental health among adolescents in five nordic countries

    Open AccessAnne-Siri Fismen, Anne‐Siri Fismen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    Eating habits should be considered when promoting mental health in the adolescent population. While gender differences and cross-country variations exist, even minor enhancements in eating behaviors could yield meaningful benefits

  • Built Environment Accessibility and Disability as Predictors of Well-Being among Older Adults

    Open AccessG Forster, Leif Edvard Aarø et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2023

    Knowledge about the influence environmental factors have on well-being is important to deliver policies supporting healthy ageing and sustainable health equity. An under-researched question is whether and how the built environment plays a role on well-being among older adults with disabilities. This study explores the relationship between built environment accessibility and disability on psychosocial well-being among older adults. Data were used …

  • Visiting crowded places during the Covid-19 pandemic. A panel study among adult Norwegians

    Open AccessLeif Edvard Aarø, Lamprini Veneti et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2022

    Non-pharmaceutical interventions, including promotion of social distancing, have been applied extensively in managing the COVID-19 pandemic. Understanding cognitive and psychological factors regulating precautionary behavior is important for future management. The present study examines the importance of selected factors as predictors of having visited or intended to visit crowded places. Six online questionnaire-based waves of data collection we…

  • Nordic adolescents responding to demanding survey scales in boring contexts

    Open AccessLeif Edvard Aarø, Anne‐Siri Fismen et al.ARTICLEJournal of Adolescence2022

    INTRODUCTION: Straightlining, or identical responses across all items within a multi-item scale, is often taken as an indication that responses to all items in a questionnaire are of poor quality. The purpose of this study was to examine straightlining on two scales: The Sense of Unity Scale (SUS) and the short version of the Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-being Scale (SWEMWBS). METHODS: Data stem from the 2017-2018 data collections in four Nordic…

  • Internalizing problems, externalizing problems, and prosocial behavior ‐ three dimensions of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire ( SDQ )

    Open AccessLeif Edvard Aarø, Eugene Lee Davids et al.ARTICLEScandinavian Journal of Psychology2022

    This study aimed to examine the factor structure of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire Self‐Report version (SDQ‐S), its psychometric properties and measurement invariance by gender and language spoken at home, among secondary school students in Western Cape, South Africa. A sample of 3,542 adolescents in Grade 8 ( Mean age = 13.7 years) completed the SDQ‐S in a three‐language questionnaire (Afrikaans, English and isiXhosa). The data wer…

  • Effects of a school-based intervention on levels of anxiety and depression

    Open AccessGry Anette Sælid, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski et al.ARTICLEBMC Psychology2022

    No effects of the intervention were found. This large universal school-based trial suffered from considerable drop-out of participants. Experiences from implementation and evaluation of universal mental health promotion and preventive school interventions are thoroughly discussed, including, preparation, resources, support, time, realistic expectations, teacher selection and training, implementation, research designs and more. Several empirically…

  • Effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme

    Open AccessIdunn Brekke, Otto R F Smith et al.ARTICLEChild & Family Social Work2022References: 7

    This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the International Child Development Programme (ICDP), a group‐based parenting programme used internationally and implemented nationally in Norway. We used a cluster randomized controlled trial in which 81 groups were randomly assigned to either the intervention or waitlist control condition after the baseline data collection. A total of 590 parents completed at least one of three questionnaires (a…

  • Revisiting the continuum of resistance model in the digital age

    Open AccessBenjamin Clarsen, Jens Christoffer Skogen et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    There appeared to be a mild continuum of resistance for demographic variables. However, this was not reflected in health and related outcomes, which were uniformly similar across waves. The continuum of resistance model is unlikely to be useful to adjust for nonresponse bias in large online surveys of population health

  • Study protocol

    Open AccessViktor Schønning, Anders Dovran et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    This study will examine short- and long-term consequences of child maltreatment across a range of health-related outcomes in a longitudinal perspective. Results from the current study might have implications for the development of preventive and intervention programs related to child maltreatment and the organization and follow-up of the services these children receive. The current study will hopefully contribute with knowledge of risk-factors, s…

  • Social Media Use and Mental Health and Well-Being Among Adolescents – A Scoping Review

    Open AccessViktor Schønning, Gunnhild Johnsen Hjetland et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychology2020

    Introduction: Social media has become an integrated part of daily life, with an estimated 3 billion social media users worldwide. Adolescents and young adults are the most active users of social media. Research on social media has grown rapidly, with the potential association of social media use and mental health and well-being becoming a polarized and much-studied subject. The current body of knowledge on this theme is complex and difficult-to-f…

  • Effects of a School-Based Intervention on Frequency and Quality of Adolescent-Parent/Caregiver Sexuality Communication

    Open AccessAnne Katahoire, Anne Ruhweza Katahoire et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2018

  • Alcohol and drug use among internationally adopted adolescents

    Kristin Gärtner Askeland, Børge Sivertsen et al.ARTICLEAmerican Journal of Orthopsychiatry2018

    Internationally adopted adolescents are at increased risk for mental health problems. However, little is known about problematic alcohol and drug use, which are important indicators of maladjustment. The aim of this study was to examine the level of problematic alcohol and drug use in internationally adopted adolescents compared to their nonadopted peers. The study is based on data from the youth@hordaland-survey, which was conducted in Hordaland…

  • Effect of the PREPARE intervention on sexual initiation and condom use among adolescents aged 12–14

    Open AccessElia John Mmbaga, Lusajo J Kajula et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2017

    Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613000900718 , registered on 13 August, 2013

  • Predicting Primary and Secondary Abstinence Among Adolescent Boys and Girls in the Western Cape, South Africa

    Open AccessSander Matthijs Egger, Sander M Eggers et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

    Two of the most effective health behaviours with regard to HIV prevention are condom use and sexual abstinence. While determinants of condom use among sub-Saharan African adolescents have been studied extensively, factors related to abstinence have received far less attention. This study identified socio-cognitive determinants of primary and secondary abstinence intentions and of early sexual activity. This study also assessed whether these facto…

  • Effects of PREPARE, a Multi-component, School-Based HIV and Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Prevention Programme on Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviour and IPV

    Open AccessCatherine Mathews, Sander Matthijs Egger et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2016

    Young South Africans, especially women, are at high risk of HIV. We evaluated the effects of PREPARE, a multi-component, school-based HIV prevention intervention to delay sexual debut, increase condom use and decrease intimate partner violence (IPV) among young adolescents. We conducted a cluster RCT among Grade eights in 42 high schools. The intervention comprised education sessions, a school health service and a school sexual violence preventio…

  • The perceived constraints subscale of the Sense of Mastery Scale

    Open AccessJocelyne Clench‐Aas, Jocelyne Clench-Aas et al.ARTICLEQuality of Life Research2016

  • Sociocognitive Predictors of Condom Use and Intentions Among Adolescents in Three Sub-Saharan Sites

    Open AccessSander Matthijs Egger, Sander M Eggers et al.ARTICLEArchives of Sexual Behavior2016Cited by: 6References: 62

    Many HIV intervention programs in sub-Saharan Africa have applied social cognitive theories such as the theory of planned behavior. However, a recent sub-Saharan African review was unable to show increased effectiveness for theory-based interventions. This study assessed whether the predictive value of attitudes, subjective norms, self-efficacy, and intention was similar to studies in Europe and the U.S., and whether there were differences betwee…

  • Reaching the hard to reach

    Open AccessCatherine Mathews, Sander Matthijs Egger et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2015

    Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN56270821 ; Registered 13 February 2013

  • Adolescents’ Communication with Parents, Other Adult Family Members and Teachers on Sexuality

    Open AccessFrancis Sande Namisi, Francis Namisi et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

  • Social Cognition Variables and Victimization as Predictors of Sexual Debut Among Adolescents in South Africa and Tanzania

    Open AccessAnnegreet Wubs, Annegreet Gera Wubs et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2015

  • Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE)

    Open AccessLeif Edvard Aarø, Catherine Mathews et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2014

    Controlled Trials ISRCTN56270821 (Cape Town); Controlled Trials ISRCTN10386599 (Limpopo); Clinical Trials NCT01772628 (Kampala); Australian New Zealand Clinical Trials Registry ACTRN12613000900718 (Dar es Salaam)

  • The distribution and role of causal beliefs, inferences of responsibility, and moral emotions on willingness to help addicts among Norwegian adults

    Jostein Rise, Leif Edvard Aarø et al.ARTICLEAddiction Research & Theory2013

    The purpose of this study was to explore the distribution and role of causal beliefs, inferences of responsibility, and moral emotions on deservingness of help to addicts among Norwegian adults using the social motivational model of Weiner. The data derives from a web panel survey of Norwegian adults aged 20 to 69 years (N = 1062, response rate 67%) in 2011. They responded to a questionnaire tapping into the above measures for nine different addi…

  • Condom use and sexuality communication with adults

    Open AccessFrancis Sande Namisi, Leif Edvard Aarø et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2013

    The findings are consistent with the assertion that communication on sexuality issues between adolescents and significant adults results in safer sexual practices, as reflected by condom use, among in-school adolescents. The associations between communication variables and condom use might have been stronger if we had measured additional aspects of communication such as whether or not it was initiated by the adolescents themselves, the quality of…

  • Dynamics of Parent–Adolescent Communication on Sexual Health and HIV/Aids in Tanzania

    Open AccessLusajo J Kajula, Nicolas Sheon et al.ARTICLEAIDS and Behavior2013