Bjørn Helge Handegård
Job description
Veilede forskere i statistiske metoder, og statistiske problemstillinger knyttet til planlegging av undersøkelser ved RKBU. Datahåndtering, sikring av data, kvalitetssikring av datasett. Dataanalyse på utvalgte prosjekter. Undervisning i statistiske metoder på kurs i regi av RKBU, og på enkelte eksterne kurs.
Kamilla Rognmo,
Ida Marie Opdal,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Alexander Horsch,
Kjersti Lillevoll,
Anne-Sofie Furberg
et al.:
The relationship between self-reported and device-based measurements of physical activity and mental distress among adolescents: results from the fit futures study | BMC Public Health
BMC Public Health 02. August 2025 DOI
Susann Dahl Pettersen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Roman A Koposov,
Monica Martinussen,
Henriette Kyrrestad,
Merete Aasheim
et al.:
Staying in the game? Predicting intention to quit in Norwegian elite and high-level female football players
Soccer and Society 2025 DOI
Sirjana Adhikari,
Jasmine Ma,
Suraj Shakya,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Anne Cecilie Javo
:
Parents’ perception of adolescents’ difficulties and impact of problems in different castes and ethnic groups in Nepal. Do they converge with the frequencies of symptoms reported on the child behavior checklist (CBCL)?
Anita Mikalsen Vaskinn,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kristine Bentzen,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Indigenous Sami Language Transmission across Generations: The Influence of Ethnic Context and Parental Language Input Pattern
International Journal of Bilingualism 2025
Yngvild Arnesen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Børge Idar Mathiassen,
Kjersti Lillevoll,
Monica Martinussen,
Luis Costa da Silva
et al.:
User Satisfaction with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Factor Structure of the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) in Norway and the UK
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2025 DOI
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kristine Bentzen,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Indigenous Sami language transmission across generations: The influence of ethnic context and parental language input patterns
International Journal of Bilingualism 2025 DOI
Kristel Høie Nilsen,
Camilla Lauritzen,
Svein Arild Vis,
Anita Iversen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Changes in Intention to Quit Among Child Welfare and Protection Workers in Norway - How Does Time and Mentoring Affect Intention?
Anita Mikalsen Vaskinn,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kristine Bentzen,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Indigenous Sami language transmission across generations: The influence of ethnic context and parental language input patterns
International Journal of Bilingualism 2025 DOI
Saija Mikkilä,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Jonas Lars Johansson,
Laila Arnesdatter Hopstock,
Roland Johannes Wilhelmus van den Tillaar,
Nina Alice Emaus
et al.:
Cross-sectional associations between accelerometer-measured physical activity and hip bone mineral density: the Tromsø Study 2015-2016
Ida Mari Haug,
Simon-Peter Neumer,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Carina Lisøy,
Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen,
Elisabeth Valmyr Bania
et al.:
Dose-Response Effects of MittEcho, a Measurement Feedback System, in an Indicated Mental Health Intervention for Children in Municipal and School Services in Norway
Sirjana Adhikari,
Jasmine Ma,
Suraj Shakya,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Anne Cecilie Javo
:
Cross-informant ratings on emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali adolescents: A comparison of adolescents' self-reports with parents' and teachers' reports
Inger Pauline Landsem,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Parental reports of hospital- and community-based follow-up services, self-efficacy, and symptoms of depression a few months after discharge of a prematurely born child
Susann Dahl Pettersen,
Monica Martinussen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen,
Roman Alexandriovich Koposov,
Frode Adolfsen
:
Beyond physical ability—predicting women’s football performance from psychological factors
Isabel A. Bordin,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Factors Associated with Peer Victimization Among Brazilian Low-Income Adolescents
Kjersti Bergum Kristensen,
Camilla Lauritzen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Charlotte Reedtz
:
Parents with a mental illness and their sense of parenting competence
Sabine Kaiser,
Børge Mathiassen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Yngvild Arnesen,
Marianne Berg Halvorsen
:
Examining the psychometric properties of the Norwegian version of the Social Aptitudes Scale in two clinical samples
Sirjana Adhikari,
Jasmine Ma,
Suraj Shakya,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Anne Cecilie Javo
:
Self-reported emotional and behavioral problems among school-going adolescents in Nepal-A cross-sectional study
Helene Eng,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Joshua Steven Patras
:
Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: TFCO - Treatement Foster Care Oregon (1. utg.)
Jasmine Ma,
Pashupati Mahat,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Siv Kvernmo,
Anne Cecilie Javo
:
Teacher reports of emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali schoolchildren: to what extent do they agree with parent reports?
Veronica Lorentzen,
Kenneth Fagermo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Simon-Peter Neumer,
Ingunn Berta Gjerdåker Skre
:
Long-term effectiveness and trajectories of change after treatment with SMART, a transdiagnostic CBT for adolescents with emotional problems
Vashti Berry,
G.J. Melendez‑Torres,
Nick Axford,
Ulf Axberg,
Bram Orobio de Castro,
Frances Gardner
et al.:
Does Social and Economic Disadvantage Predict Lower Engagement with Parenting Interventions? An Integrative Analysis Using Individual Participant Data
Marlene A. Vieira,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
John Andreas Rønning,
Cristine S. Duarte,
Jair J. Mari,
Isabel A. Bordin
:
Do adolescents exposed to peer aggression at school consider themselves to be victims of bullying? The influence of sex and age
Isabel A Bordin,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Cristiane S. Paula
:
Professional and informal help-seeking among low-income adolescents exposed to violence in the community and at school
Svein Arild Vis,
Camilla Lauritzen,
Karen J Skaale Havnen,
Charlotte Reedtz,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Concerns of Parental Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems Reported to Child Welfare Services—Testing a Moderated Mediation Model for Paths From Reports to Substantiated Concern and Service Provision
Jasmine Ma,
Mahat Pashupati,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Siv Kvernmo,
Anne Cecilie Javo
:
Family correlates of emotional and behavioral problems in Nepali school children
Katarina Maria Smejda Kjærandsen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Marianne Halvorsen
:
Impact supplement of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire in the assessment of functional impairment in children with ADHD or ASD in a mixed neuropediatric sample: A partial validation study
Saija Mikkilä,
Jonas Johansson,
Anna Hava Nordström,
Peter Nordström,
Nina Emaus,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
et al.:
A 15-year follow-up study of hip bone mineral density and associations with leisure time physical activity. The Tromsø Study 2001-2016
Gunn Kristin Øberg,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Suzann K. Campbell,
Tordis Ustad,
Toril Larsson Fjørtoft,
Per Ivar Kaaresen
et al.:
Two-year motor outcomes associated with the dose of NICU based physical therapy: The Noppi RCT
Lene-Mari Potulski Rasmussen,
Joshua Patras,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Simon-Peter Neumer,
Kristin Martinsen,
Frode Adolfsen
et al.:
Evaluating Delivery of a CBT-Based Group Intervention for Schoolchildren With Emotional Problems: Examining the Reliability and Applicability of a Video-Based Adherence and Competence Measure
Isabel A Bordin,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Cristiane S. Paula,
Cristiane S. Duarte,
John Andreas Rønning
:
Home, school, and community violence exposure and emotional and conduct problems among low-income adolescents: the moderating role of age and sex
Inger Pauline Landsem,
Bente Johanne Vederhus,
Inger Hilde Hagen,
Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang,
Gunn Kristin Øberg,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Hvordan ivaretas samspillsveiledning til foreldre i norske nyfødtintensivenheter?
Jasmine Ma,
Pashupati Mahat,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Bjørn H. Handegård,
Siv Kvernmo,
Anne Cecilie Javo
:
Parent reports of children's emotional and behavioral problems in a low- and middleincome country (LMIC): An epidemiological study of Nepali schoolchildren
Sturla Fossum,
Norbert Skokauskas,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Ketil Lenert Hansen,
Henriette Kyrrestad
:
The Significance of Traditional Bullying, Cyberbullying, and Mental Health Problems for Middle School Students Feeling Unsafe in the School Environment
Lovise Grape,
Renee Thørnblad,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Children sharing preferences on contact and residence arrangements in child-inclusive family mediation in Norway
Boye Welde,
Bente Morseth,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Pål Arild Lagestad
:
Effect of Sex, Body Mass Index and Physical Activity Level on Peak Oxygen Uptake Among 14–19 Years Old Adolescents
Veronica Lorentzen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Connie Malén Moen,
Kenth Solem,
Kjersti Lillevoll,
Ingunn Skre
:
CORE-OM as a routine outcome measure for adolescents with emotional disorders: factor structure and psychometric properties
Merete Aasheim,
Sturla Fossum,
Charlotte Reedtz,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Monica Martinussen
:
Examining the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program in a Regular Norwegian School Setting: Teacher-Reported Behavior Management Practice, Problem Behavior in Classroom and School Environment, Teacher Self- and Collective Efficacy, and Classroom Climate
Katarina Kjærandsen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Per Håkan Brøndbo,
Marianne Halvorsen
:
Parental mental health screening in a neuropaediatric sample: Psychometric properties of the Everyday Feeling Questionnaire and variables associated with parental mental health
JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities 2020 DOI
Marlene A. Vieira,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
John Andreas Rønning,
Cristiane S. Duarte,
Jair de J Mari,
Isabel A Bordin
:
Maternal Awareness of Adolescent Bullying Victimization in a Low-Income Context
Veronica Lorentzen,
Kenneth Fagermo,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Ingunn Skre,
Simon-Peter Neumer
:
A randomized controlled trial of a six-session cognitive behavioral treatment of emotional disorders in adolescents 14–17 years old in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS)
Håvard Horndalen Tveit,
May Britt Drugli,
Sturla Fossum,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Christian Kløckner,
Frode Stenseng
:
Mediating mechanisms of the incredible years teacher classroom management programme
Inger Pauline Landsem,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Stein Erik Ulvund
:
Temperamental Development among Preterm Born Children. An RCT Follow-Up Study
Ida Marie Opdal,
Bente Morseth,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kjersti Lillevoll,
Wendy Nilsen,
Christopher Sivert Nielsen
et al.:
Is change in mental distress among adolescents predicted by sedentary behavior or screen time? Results from the longitudinal population study The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures
Anita Mikalsen Vaskinn,
Kristine Bentzen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Harmonious Biligualism in Sami families: Intergenerational transmission of Sami languages
2025
Elina Johansen Ijäs,
Anita Mikalsen Vaskinn,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kristine Bentzen,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Dutkamuš čájeha ahte giellasirdin buolvvaid gaskka lassána (Studie viser at språkoverføring mellom generasjoner øker)
2025
Anita Mikalsen Vaskinn,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kristine Bentzen,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Intergenerational transmission of Indigenous Sami languages: The importance of ethnic context and parental input patterns
2025
Anita Mikalsen Vaskinn,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Kristine Bentzen,
Siv Kvernmo
:
Intergenerational transmission of Indigenous Sami languages: Ethnic context and Parental input patterns
2025
Yngvild Arnesen,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Børge Idar Mathiassen,
Kjersti Lillevoll,
Monica Martinussen,
Luís Costa da Silva
et al.:
Correction to: User Satisfaction with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services: Factor Structure of the Experience of Service Questionnaire (ESQ) in Norway and the UK (Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research, (2025), 10.1007/s10488-025-01436-z)
Administration and Policy in Mental Health and Mental Health Services Research 2025 DOI
Henriette Kyrrestad Strøm,
Bjørn Helge Handegård
:
Multisystemisk terapi (MST)
2024 FULLTEKST
Gunn Kristin Øberg,
Bjørn Helge Handegård,
Toril Larsson Fjørtoft,
Tordis Ustad
:
Effekt ved 2 år av en 3 ukers intervensjon gjennomført før terminalder til barn som er født for tidlig.
2022
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Research interests
Dataanalyse, statistiske metoder, planlegging av undersøkelser, psykometri, simulering.
Member of project
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Eksamener
Cand. mag.-grad fra Universitetet i Tromsø, 1990.
Cand. scient.-eksamen fra Universitetet i Trondheim, juni 1993. Hovedoppgave: Utvalgsundersøkelser med frafall og gjenbesøk. Regresjonsmodell.
Nåværende stilling
Førstelektor ved Universitetet i Tromsø, Regionalt kunnskapssenter for barn og unge (RKBU Nord), siden august 1998.
Tidligere jobbpraksis
Hjelpelærer i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø: Regneøvelser i S-101, våren 1991, og regneøvelser Sb-1, våren 1995. 25 % stilling.
Hjelpelærer i statistikk ved Universitetet i Trondheim: Regneøvelser i Sib-1, høsten 1992. 25 % stilling.
Vit. ass. i statistikk ved Universitetet i Trondheim: Ansvarlig for Sib-1, Statistikk for samfunnsvitere, våren 1993 og høsten 1993.
Vit. ass. i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø, oktober - desember 1994. Produksjon av undervisningsmateriell. 75 % stilling.
Amanuensisvikar i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø: Ansvarlig for Sb-1, Brukerkurs i statistikk I, våren 1994.
Universitetslektor i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø: Ansvarlig for Sb-300, Brukerkurs i statistikk II, høsten 1995 og høsten 1996.
Universitetslektor i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø våren 1996. Fulltids gruppeundervisning på Sb-1.
Delansvarlig for to etterutdanningskurs i statistikk og sannsynlighetsregning over 5 dager for matematikklærere i den videregående skole, høsten 1995 og våren 1996.
Universitetslektor i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø: Ansvarlig for Sb-1, Brukerkurs i statistikk I, våren 1997.
Universitetslektor i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø: Gruppeundervisning i statistikk, og utarbeidelse av undervisningsmateriell, høsten 1997.
Universitetslektor i statistikk ved Universitetet i Tromsø: Kursansvarlig for S-201, våren 1998.
Presentasjoner på konferanser
Resultat fra forskning om ”De utrolige årene”. Evidensbasert praksis – nye muligheter. Atferdssenterets 8. nasjonale fagkonferanse, Oslo, Norge, 4.-5. november 2008.