Silje Steinsbekk

About

I am a professor in clinical child- and adolescent psychology, and co-PI of the Trondheim Early Secure Study (TESS). I also head the academic unit of clincial child, adolescent, and neuropsychlogy. TESS started in 2007 and comprises a sample of 1,250 children drawn from the 2003 and 2004 birth cohorts and their parents in Trondheim, Norway. In depth data (interviews, questionnaires, tests, and observations) has been collected every second year since the children were 4 years old,- from participants, parents and teachers. The 10th datawave will start in January 2026, the participants now being 22 years old.

The goal of the study is to determine the prevalence and course of common mental health problems, and to detail potential etiological factors. The TESS also aims to describe children’s typical development as well as determinants and outcomes of individual differences in different aspects of development, such as social and emotional competence, self-esteem, personality, self-regulation, sexuality, cognition, physical activity, eating, sleep, internet gaming and social media use.

My main research areas are development of health behavior (eating, physical activity, sleep), overweight, mental health and social media use. I am currently PI of two large projects funded by the Research Council of Norway, one aiming to identify predictors of health behaviors from childhood to young adulthood, the other aiming to examine the impact of social media use on youth's development and mental health.

Publications

2026

Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Wichstrøm, Lars; Coyne, Sarah M.; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2026) Social media use, drinking, and smoking: Within-person relations from adolescence to adulthood. Computers in Human Behavior Reports
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2026) Social Media Use and the Quality of Family Relationships: A Six-Wave Longitudinal Study of Within-Family Effects from Age 10 to 20. Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Academic article
Xue, Shuang; Wichstrøm, Lars; Henriksen, Marit; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2026) Emotion regulation and anxiety disorder symptoms: Within-person relations from ages 6 to 18 in a birth cohort. Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Academic article
Morin, Astrid Hoås; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje; Stokke, Silje Skaug; Skalicka, Vera; Stenseng, Frode. (2026) Do better working memory and higher intrinsic motivation predict greater math achievement? Disaggregating within-person and between-person effects in a birth cohort followed from age 8 to 16. Contemporary Educational Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Nesi, Jacqueline; Choukas-Bradley, Sophia; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2026) Development and Characteristics of Sexting from Age 14 to 18 Years in a Norwegian Birth Cohort. Archives of Sexual Behavior
Academic article
Hoff, Hanne Undheim; Hjemdal, Odin; Steinsbekk, Silje; Nordahl, Henrik. (2026) Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Adolescents: The Relative Contribution of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Metacognitive Beliefs. Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Academic article
Cetin, Deniz; Steinsbekk, Silje; Deeder, Jolene Van der Kaap-. (2026) Mothers' observed reminiscing style and children's emotion regulation: an examination of cross-lagged effects. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
Academic article
Moeineslam, Mina; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Skalicka, Vera. (2026) Family Predictors of Specialty Mental Health Service Use in Adolescents: A Prospective Cohort Study. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Academic article

2025

Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2025) Longitudinal Relations Between Aggression, Emotion Dysregulation, and Social Skills Across Middle Childhood: A Study of Within-Person Effects. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Grønli, Hanne; Walstad, Jenny Sundbø; Raballo, Andrea; Kvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Childhood predictors of cluster A personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; von Soest, Tilmann. (2025) Personality From Age 10 to 16 years. A Four-Wave Cohort Study of Development and Sex Differences in the Big Five and Its Facets. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Hygen, Beate Wold; Kuss, Daria J.; Stavropoulos, Vasileios; Skalicka, Vera; Rodriguez-Cano, Ruben; Dyrvik, Ane-Kristine Øien; Stenseng, Frode; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Structure and stability of internet gaming disorder from childhood to late adolescence: A 5‐wave birth cohort study. Addiction
Academic article
Stokke, Silje Skaug; Stenseng, Frode; Morin, Astrid Hoås; Hygen, Beate Wold; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Skalicka, Vera. (2025) Digital Gaming and Academic Achievement: Within-Person Relations from Age 10 to 16 in a Norwegian Birth Cohort. Media Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Skoog, Joakim; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2025) Symptoms of Depression, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time: Within-Person Relations From Age 6 to 18 in a Birth Cohort. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic article
Kuldas, Seffetullah; Ranum, Bror Morten; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Sleep from Childhood to Young Adulthood: A Seven-Wave Cohort Study of Within-person Relations - PubMed. Sleep
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Longitudinal Relations Between Social Media Use and Cyberbullying Victimization Across Adolescence: Within-Person Effects in a Birth Cohort. Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Academic article
Hoff, Hanne Undheim; Hjemdal, Odin; Steinsbekk, Silje; Nordahl, Henrik. (2025) Psychometric Properties of the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30) in Older Norwegian Adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Academic article
Ranum, Bror Morten; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Psychological Predictors of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time From Childhood to Adolescence. Health Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Physical Activity Shields Teens From Depression. The University Network
Popular science article

2024

Wichstrøm, Lars; Wilberg, Theresa; Kvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2024) Childhood predictors of avoidant personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Hansen, Anita Lill. (2024) Er du det du spiser? Om ernæring, atferd og helse.
Non-fiction chapter
Steinsbekk, Silje; Hansen, Anitha Lill. (2024) Er du det du spiser? Om ernæring, atferd og helse.
Non-fiction chapter
Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hartung, Cynthia M.; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2024) Reciprocal relations between dimensions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity and anxiety disorders from preschool age to adolescence: sex differences in a birth cohort sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Morken, Ida Sund; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje; Viddal, Kristine Rensvik. (2024) Depression and Personality Traits Across Adolescence—Within-Person Analyses of a Birth Cohort. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Academic article
Ostojic, Sergej; Phelps, Nowell H.; Singleton, Rosie K.; Zhou, Bin; Heap, Rachel; Mishra, Anu; Bennett, James B.; Paciorek, Christopher J; Lhoste, Victor P.F.; Carillo-Larco, Rodrigo; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Danaei, Mariachiara; Rayner, Archie; Barradas-Pires, Ana; Cowan, Melanie J; Savin, Stefan; Riley, Leanne M; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bere, Elling Tufte; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Ekelund, Ulf; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Gerdts, Eva; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Htet, Aung Soe; Igland, Jannicke; Janszky, Imre; Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Sen, Abhijit; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Steinsbekk, Silje; Sulo, Gerhard; Tell, Grethe S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Wichstrøm, Lars; Wilsgaard, Tom. (2024) Worldwide trends in the underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3,633 population-representative studies with 222 million school-aged children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet
Academic article
Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Bjørklund, Oda Katrine Nilsen; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2024) Emotions or cognitions first? Longitudinal relations between executive functions and emotion regulation in childhood. Child Development
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Bjørklund, Oda Katrine Nilsen; Valkenburg, Patti; Nesi, Jacqueline; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2024) The new social landscape: Relationships among social media use, social skills, and offline friendships from age 10–18 years. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article

2023

Deeder, Jolene Van der Kaap-; Wichstrøm, Lars; Mouratidis, Athanasios; Matos, Lennia; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2023) Emotion crafting: Individuals as agents of their positive emotional experiences. Motivation and Emotion
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Development of symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder from preschool to adolescence: the role of bullying victimization and emotion regulation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje. (2023) Sosiale medier, gaming, og psykisk helse hos barn og unge. Verdensdagen for psykisk helse
Professional article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Nesi, Jacqueline; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Reciprocal relations between interparental aggression and symptoms of oppositional defiant and conduct disorders: a seven-wave cohort study of within-family effects from preschool to adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Social skills and symptoms of anxiety disorders from preschool to adolescence: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Bjørklund, Oda Katrine Nilsen; Wichstrøm, Lars; Llewellyn, Clare; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2023) Validation of the adult eating behavior questionnaire in a Norwegian sample of adolescents. Appetite
Academic article

2022

Hygen, Beate Wold; Belsky, Jay; Stenseng, Frode; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Skalicka, Vera. (2022) Longitudinal relations between gaming, physical activity, and athletic self-esteem. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Zahl, Tonje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2022) Relations between physical activity, sedentary time, and body fat from childhood to adolescence: Do they differ by sex?. International Journal of Obesity
Academic article
Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2022) Longitudinal relations between impaired executive function and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Bjørklund, Oda; Wichstrøm, Lars; Llewellyn, Clare; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2022) The prospective relation between eating behaviors and BMI from middle childhood to adolescence: A 5-wave community study. Preventive Medicine Reports
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Borgen, Anna Emilie; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2022) Parental personality disorder symptoms and children’s social skills: a prospective community study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic article

2021

Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Stenseng, Frode; Nesi, Jacqueline; Hygen, Beate Wold; Skalicka, Vera. (2021) The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Ranum, Bror; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Child and family predictors of insomnia from early childhood to adolescence. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Jensen, Magnus Rom; Bertheussen, Lene Elisabeth; Solhaug, Solvor; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Predictors of diagnostically defined insomnia in child and adolescent community samples: a literature review. Sleep Medicine
Academic literature review
Øie, Marte Rystad; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Steinsbekk, Silje; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2021) Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in COPD. Respiratory Medicine
Academic article
Garfield, Victoria; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Shared genetic architecture underlying sleep and weight in children. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Kininmonth, Alice; Smith, Andrea; Carnell, Susan; Steinsbekk, Silje; Fildes, Alison; Llewellyn, Clare. (2021) The association between childhood adiposity and appetiteassessed using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire andBaby Eating Behavior Questionnaire: A systematic review andmeta-analysis. Obesity Reviews
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Ranum, Bror; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2021) Prevalence and course of anxiety disorders and symptoms from preschool to adolescence: a 6-wave community study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Ranum, Bror; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Persistent Short Sleep from Childhood to Adolescence: Child, Parent and Peer Predictors. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article

2020

Steinsbekk, Silje; Bjørklund, Oda; Llewellyn, Clare; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2020) Temperament as a predictor of eating behavior in middle childhood – A fixed effects approach. Appetite
Academic article
Ranum, Bror; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2020) Prevalence and stability of insufficient sleep measured by actigraphy: a prospective community study. Pediatric Research
Academic article
Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2020) Prevalence and stability of insomnia from preschool to early adolescence: a prospective cohort study in Norway. BMJ Paediatrics Open
Academic article
Hygen, Beate Wold; Skalicka, Vera; Stenseng, Frode; Belsky, Jay; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2020) The co-occurrence between symptoms of internet gaming disorder and psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence: prospective relations or common causes?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article

2019

Hunot-Alexander, Claudia; Beeken, Rebecca J; Goodman, William; Fildes, Alison; Croker, Helen; Llewellyn, Clare; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2019) Confirmation of the Factor Structure and Reliability of the ‘Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire’ in an Adolescent Sample. Frontiers in Psychology
Academic article
Benestad, Beate; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Lekhal, Samira; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Steinsbekk, Silje; Kolotkin, Ronette L.; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Hjelmesæth, Jøran. (2019) Health-related quality of life after camp-based family obesity treatment: an RCT. BMJ Paediatrics Open
Academic article
Ranum, Bror M.; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2019) Association Between Objectively Measured Sleep Duration and Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders in Middle Childhood. JAMA Network Open
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Belsky, Jay; Helland, Elisabeth Berg; Hågenrud, Marte; Raballo, Andrea; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2019) Parents' personality-disorder symptoms predict children's symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders - a prospective cohort study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Academic article
Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hammar, Åsa; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2019) Parental predictors of children’s executive functioning from ages 6 to 10. British Journal of Developmental Psychology
Academic article
Bjørklund, Oda; Wichstrøm, Lars; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2019) Emotional Over- and Undereating in Children: A Longitudinal Analysis of Child and Contextual Predictors. Child Development
Academic article

2018

Bjørklund, Oda; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2018) Predictors of eating behavior in middle childhood: A hybrid fixed effects model. Developmental Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2018) Cohort Profile: The Trondheim Early Secure Study (TESS)—a study of mental health, psychosocial development and health behaviour from preschool to adolescence. International Journal of Epidemiology
Academic article
Herle, Moritz; Fildes, Alison; Rijsdijk, Frühling; Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare. (2018) The Home Environment Shapes Emotional Eating. Child Development
Academic article
Zahl-Thanem, Tonje; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2018) Predictors of Physical Activity in Middle Childhood. A Fixed-effects Regression Approach. Frontiers in Public Health
Academic article

2017

Herle, Moritz; Fildes, Alison; Steinsbekk, Silje; Rijsdijk, Frühling; Llewellyn, Clare H. (2017) Emotional over- and under-eating in early childhood are learned not inherited. Scientific Reports
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Bonneville-Roussy, Arielle; Fildes, Alison; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Child and parent predictors of picky eating from preschool to school age. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Barker, Edward D.; Llewellyn, Clare; Fildes, Alison; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Emotional Feeding and Emotional Eating: Reciprocal Processes and the Influence of Negative Affectivity. Child Development
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2017) Homotypic and heterotypic continuity of symptoms of psychiatric disorders from age 4 to 10 years: a dynamic panel model. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Zahl, Tonje; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Symptoms of Major Depression in Middle Childhood. Pediatrics
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Sveen, Trude Hamre; Fildes, Alison; Llewellyn, Clare; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Screening for pickiness – a validation study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare H; Fildes, Alison; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Body composition impacts appetite regulation in middle childhood. A prospective study of Norwegian community children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Kløckner, Christian; Fildes, Alison; Kristoffersen, Pernille; Rognsås, Stine Leming; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Body size estimation from early to middle childhood: Stability of underestimation, BMI, and gender effects. Frontiers in Psychology
Academic article

2016

Steinsbekk, Silje; Belsky, Daniel; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Wardle, Jane; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2016) Polygenic risk, appetite traits, and weight gain in middle childhood:A longitudinal study. JAMA pediatrics
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2016) Parental Feeding and Child Eating: An Investigation of Reciprocal Effects. Child Development
Academic article
Smith, Andrea D.; Herle, Moritz; Fildes, Alison; Cooke, Lucy; Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare H.. (2016) Food fussiness and food neophobia share a common etiology in early childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article

2015

Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2015) Stability of Sleep Disorders From Preschool to First Grade and Their Bidirectional Relationship With Psychiatric Symptoms. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2015) Predictors of change in BMI from the age of 4 to 8. Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Academic article

2014

Kokkvoll, Ane Sofie; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Steinsbekk, Silje; Flægstad, Trond; Njølstad, Inger. (2014) Health in overweight children: 2-Year follow-up of Finnmark Activity School - A randomised trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood
Academic article

2013

Steinsbekk, Silje; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2013) Sleep Disorders in Preschoolers: Prevalence and Comorbidity with Psychiatric Symptoms. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Academic article
Hystad, Hilde Tang; Steinsbekk, Silje; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita. (2013) A randomised study on the effectiveness of therapist-led v. self-help parental intervention for treating childhood obesity. British Journal of Nutrition
Academic article

2012

Steinsbekk, Silje. (2012) Reduksjon i emosjonelle vansker og atferdsvansker - en positiv bivirkning ved behandling av fedme hos barn?. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet)
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Mehus, Ingar. (2012) Change in Body Fat during a Family-Based Treatment of Obesity in Children: The Relative Importance of Energy Intake and Physical Activity. Obesity Facts
Academic article

2011

Steinsbekk, Silje; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2011) Treatment of obesity in children: Parent's perceived emotional barriers as predictor of change in body fat. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
Academic article

2010

Steinsbekk, Silje; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø. (2010) Fedme hos barn og unge - implikasjoner for psykologisk praksis. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet)
Academic article

2009

Steinsbekk, Silje; Jozefiak, Thomas; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2009) Impaired parent-reported quality of life in treatment-seeking children with obesity is mediated by high levels of psychopathology. Quality of Life Research
Academic article

2008

Steinsbekk, Silje; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2008) Childhood Adiposity:RCT study of a manualized group treatment targeting parent`s beliefs and behavior. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
Conference abstract

Journal publications

Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Wichstrøm, Lars; Coyne, Sarah M.; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2026) Social media use, drinking, and smoking: Within-person relations from adolescence to adulthood. Computers in Human Behavior Reports
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2026) Social Media Use and the Quality of Family Relationships: A Six-Wave Longitudinal Study of Within-Family Effects from Age 10 to 20. Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Academic article
Xue, Shuang; Wichstrøm, Lars; Henriksen, Marit; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2026) Emotion regulation and anxiety disorder symptoms: Within-person relations from ages 6 to 18 in a birth cohort. Journal of Anxiety Disorders
Academic article
Morin, Astrid Hoås; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje; Stokke, Silje Skaug; Skalicka, Vera; Stenseng, Frode. (2026) Do better working memory and higher intrinsic motivation predict greater math achievement? Disaggregating within-person and between-person effects in a birth cohort followed from age 8 to 16. Contemporary Educational Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Nesi, Jacqueline; Choukas-Bradley, Sophia; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2026) Development and Characteristics of Sexting from Age 14 to 18 Years in a Norwegian Birth Cohort. Archives of Sexual Behavior
Academic article
Hoff, Hanne Undheim; Hjemdal, Odin; Steinsbekk, Silje; Nordahl, Henrik. (2026) Generalized Anxiety Disorder Symptoms in Adolescents: The Relative Contribution of Intolerance of Uncertainty and Metacognitive Beliefs. Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2025) Longitudinal Relations Between Aggression, Emotion Dysregulation, and Social Skills Across Middle Childhood: A Study of Within-Person Effects. Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Academic article
Cetin, Deniz; Steinsbekk, Silje; Deeder, Jolene Van der Kaap-. (2026) Mothers' observed reminiscing style and children's emotion regulation: an examination of cross-lagged effects. Frontiers in Developmental Psychology
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Grønli, Hanne; Walstad, Jenny Sundbø; Raballo, Andrea; Kvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Childhood predictors of cluster A personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic article
Moeineslam, Mina; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Skalicka, Vera. (2026) Family Predictors of Specialty Mental Health Service Use in Adolescents: A Prospective Cohort Study. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; von Soest, Tilmann. (2025) Personality From Age 10 to 16 years. A Four-Wave Cohort Study of Development and Sex Differences in the Big Five and Its Facets. Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Hygen, Beate Wold; Kuss, Daria J.; Stavropoulos, Vasileios; Skalicka, Vera; Rodriguez-Cano, Ruben; Dyrvik, Ane-Kristine Øien; Stenseng, Frode; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Structure and stability of internet gaming disorder from childhood to late adolescence: A 5‐wave birth cohort study. Addiction
Academic article
Stokke, Silje Skaug; Stenseng, Frode; Morin, Astrid Hoås; Hygen, Beate Wold; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje; Dybendal, Benjamin Holen; Skalicka, Vera. (2025) Digital Gaming and Academic Achievement: Within-Person Relations from Age 10 to 16 in a Norwegian Birth Cohort. Media Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Skoog, Joakim; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2025) Symptoms of Depression, Physical Activity, and Sedentary Time: Within-Person Relations From Age 6 to 18 in a Birth Cohort. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic article
Kuldas, Seffetullah; Ranum, Bror Morten; Aspvik, Nils Petter; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, and Sleep from Childhood to Young Adulthood: A Seven-Wave Cohort Study of Within-person Relations - PubMed. Sleep
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Longitudinal Relations Between Social Media Use and Cyberbullying Victimization Across Adolescence: Within-Person Effects in a Birth Cohort. Journal of Youth and Adolescence
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Bjørklund, Oda; Llewellyn, Clare; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2020) Temperament as a predictor of eating behavior in middle childhood – A fixed effects approach. Appetite
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2008) Childhood Adiposity:RCT study of a manualized group treatment targeting parent`s beliefs and behavior. International Journal of Pediatric Obesity
Conference abstract
Hygen, Beate Wold; Belsky, Jay; Stenseng, Frode; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Skalicka, Vera. (2022) Longitudinal relations between gaming, physical activity, and athletic self-esteem. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Wilberg, Theresa; Kvarstein, Elfrida Hartveit; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2024) Childhood predictors of avoidant personality disorder traits in adolescence: a seven-wave birth cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2015) Stability of Sleep Disorders From Preschool to First Grade and Their Bidirectional Relationship With Psychiatric Symptoms. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
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Bjørklund, Oda; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2018) Predictors of eating behavior in middle childhood: A hybrid fixed effects model. Developmental Psychology
Academic article
Deeder, Jolene Van der Kaap-; Wichstrøm, Lars; Mouratidis, Athanasios; Matos, Lennia; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2023) Emotion crafting: Individuals as agents of their positive emotional experiences. Motivation and Emotion
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Development of symptoms of oppositional defiant disorder from preschool to adolescence: the role of bullying victimization and emotion regulation. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje. (2023) Sosiale medier, gaming, og psykisk helse hos barn og unge. Verdensdagen for psykisk helse
Professional article
Hunot-Alexander, Claudia; Beeken, Rebecca J; Goodman, William; Fildes, Alison; Croker, Helen; Llewellyn, Clare; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2019) Confirmation of the Factor Structure and Reliability of the ‘Adult Eating Behavior Questionnaire’ in an Adolescent Sample. Frontiers in Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Stenseng, Frode; Nesi, Jacqueline; Hygen, Beate Wold; Skalicka, Vera. (2021) The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Jozefiak, Thomas; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2009) Impaired parent-reported quality of life in treatment-seeking children with obesity is mediated by high levels of psychopathology. Quality of Life Research
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Nesi, Jacqueline; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Social media behaviors and symptoms of anxiety and depression. A four-wave cohort study from age 10–16 years. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Ranum, Bror; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2020) Prevalence and stability of insufficient sleep measured by actigraphy: a prospective community study. Pediatric Research
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje. (2012) Reduksjon i emosjonelle vansker og atferdsvansker - en positiv bivirkning ved behandling av fedme hos barn?. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet)
Academic article
Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Ranum, Bror; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Child and family predictors of insomnia from early childhood to adolescence. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Nobakht Niyaraq, Habib; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Reciprocal relations between interparental aggression and symptoms of oppositional defiant and conduct disorders: a seven-wave cohort study of within-family effects from preschool to adolescence. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2013) Sleep Disorders in Preschoolers: Prevalence and Comorbidity with Psychiatric Symptoms. Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Academic article
Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Jensen, Magnus Rom; Bertheussen, Lene Elisabeth; Solhaug, Solvor; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Predictors of diagnostically defined insomnia in child and adolescent community samples: a literature review. Sleep Medicine
Academic literature review
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2015) Predictors of change in BMI from the age of 4 to 8. Journal of Pediatric Psychology
Academic article
Benestad, Beate; Karlsen, Tor-Ivar; Småstuen, Milada Cvancarova; Lekhal, Samira; Hertel, Jens Kristoffer; Steinsbekk, Silje; Kolotkin, Ronette L.; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Hjelmesæth, Jøran. (2019) Health-related quality of life after camp-based family obesity treatment: an RCT. BMJ Paediatrics Open
Academic article
Ranum, Bror M.; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2019) Association Between Objectively Measured Sleep Duration and Symptoms of Psychiatric Disorders in Middle Childhood. JAMA Network Open
Academic article
Zahl, Tonje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2022) Relations between physical activity, sedentary time, and body fat from childhood to adolescence: Do they differ by sex?. International Journal of Obesity
Academic article
Herle, Moritz; Fildes, Alison; Steinsbekk, Silje; Rijsdijk, Frühling; Llewellyn, Clare H. (2017) Emotional over- and under-eating in early childhood are learned not inherited. Scientific Reports
Academic article
Hystad, Hilde Tang; Steinsbekk, Silje; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita. (2013) A randomised study on the effectiveness of therapist-led v. self-help parental intervention for treating childhood obesity. British Journal of Nutrition
Academic article
Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2022) Longitudinal relations between impaired executive function and symptoms of psychiatric disorders in childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Bonneville-Roussy, Arielle; Fildes, Alison; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Child and parent predictors of picky eating from preschool to school age. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2018) Cohort Profile: The Trondheim Early Secure Study (TESS)—a study of mental health, psychosocial development and health behaviour from preschool to adolescence. International Journal of Epidemiology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Berg-Nielsen, Turid Suzanne; Belsky, Jay; Helland, Elisabeth Berg; Hågenrud, Marte; Raballo, Andrea; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2019) Parents' personality-disorder symptoms predict children's symptoms of anxiety and depressive disorders - a prospective cohort study. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Mehus, Ingar. (2012) Change in Body Fat during a Family-Based Treatment of Obesity in Children: The Relative Importance of Energy Intake and Physical Activity. Obesity Facts
Academic article
Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hartung, Cynthia M.; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2024) Reciprocal relations between dimensions of attention-deficit/hyperactivity and anxiety disorders from preschool age to adolescence: sex differences in a birth cohort sample. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Barker, Edward D.; Llewellyn, Clare; Fildes, Alison; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Emotional Feeding and Emotional Eating: Reciprocal Processes and the Influence of Negative Affectivity. Child Development
Academic article
Herle, Moritz; Fildes, Alison; Rijsdijk, Frühling; Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare. (2018) The Home Environment Shapes Emotional Eating. Child Development
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Belsky, Daniel; Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt; Wardle, Jane; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2016) Polygenic risk, appetite traits, and weight gain in middle childhood:A longitudinal study. JAMA pediatrics
Academic article
Øie, Marte Rystad; Sue-Chu, Malcolm; Helvik, Anne-Sofie; Steinsvåg, Sverre Karmhus; Steinsbekk, Silje; Thorstensen, Wenche Moe. (2021) Rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps is associated with poorer health-related quality of life in COPD. Respiratory Medicine
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Belsky, Jay; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2017) Homotypic and heterotypic continuity of symptoms of psychiatric disorders from age 4 to 10 years: a dynamic panel model. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Kokkvoll, Ane Sofie; Grimsgaard, Sameline; Steinsbekk, Silje; Flægstad, Trond; Njølstad, Inger. (2014) Health in overweight children: 2-Year follow-up of Finnmark Activity School - A randomised trial. Archives of Disease in Childhood
Academic article
Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Hammar, Åsa; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2019) Parental predictors of children’s executive functioning from ages 6 to 10. British Journal of Developmental Psychology
Academic article
Morken, Ida Sund; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje; Viddal, Kristine Rensvik. (2024) Depression and Personality Traits Across Adolescence—Within-Person Analyses of a Birth Cohort. Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology
Academic article
Zahl, Tonje; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Symptoms of Major Depression in Middle Childhood. Pediatrics
Academic article
Zahl-Thanem, Tonje; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2018) Predictors of Physical Activity in Middle Childhood. A Fixed-effects Regression Approach. Frontiers in Public Health
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Sveen, Trude Hamre; Fildes, Alison; Llewellyn, Clare; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Screening for pickiness – a validation study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Garfield, Victoria; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Shared genetic architecture underlying sleep and weight in children. Sleep Medicine
Academic article
Habibi Asgarabad, Mojtaba; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2023) Social skills and symptoms of anxiety disorders from preschool to adolescence: a prospective cohort study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Bjørklund, Oda; Wichstrøm, Lars; Llewellyn, Clare; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2022) The prospective relation between eating behaviors and BMI from middle childhood to adolescence: A 5-wave community study. Preventive Medicine Reports
Academic article
Ostojic, Sergej; Phelps, Nowell H.; Singleton, Rosie K.; Zhou, Bin; Heap, Rachel; Mishra, Anu; Bennett, James B.; Paciorek, Christopher J; Lhoste, Victor P.F.; Carillo-Larco, Rodrigo; Stevens, Gretchen A.; Rodriguez-Martinez, Andrea; Bixby, Honor; Bentham, James; Danaei, Mariachiara; Rayner, Archie; Barradas-Pires, Ana; Cowan, Melanie J; Savin, Stefan; Riley, Leanne M; Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos; Aryal, Krishna Kumar; Andersen, Lars Bo; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ariansen, Inger Kristine Holtermann; Bere, Elling Tufte; Bergh, Ingunn Holden; Ekelund, Ulf; Bjertness, Espen; Bjertness, Marius Bergsmark; Gerdts, Eva; Grøholt, Else Karin; Haugsgjerd, Teresa Risan; Htet, Aung Soe; Igland, Jannicke; Janszky, Imre; Kjerpeseth, Lars Jøran; Kolle, Elin; Krokstad, Steinar; Madar, Ahmed Ali; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Meisfjord, Jørgen Rajan; Meyer, Haakon Eduard; Sen, Abhijit; Sørgjerd, Elin Pettersen; Sparboe-Nilsen, Bente; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Steinsbekk, Silje; Sulo, Gerhard; Tell, Grethe S.; Torheim, Liv Elin; Vik, Frøydis Nordgård; Wichstrøm, Lars; Wilsgaard, Tom. (2024) Worldwide trends in the underweight and obesity from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 3,633 population-representative studies with 222 million school-aged children, adolescents, and adults. The Lancet
Academic article
Hoff, Hanne Undheim; Hjemdal, Odin; Steinsbekk, Silje; Nordahl, Henrik. (2025) Psychometric Properties of the Metacognitions Questionnaire-30 (MCQ-30) in Older Norwegian Adolescents. Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Academic article
Ranum, Bror Morten; Wichstrøm, Lars; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Psychological Predictors of Physical Activity and Sedentary Time From Childhood to Adolescence. Health Psychology
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje. (2025) Physical Activity Shields Teens From Depression. The University Network
Popular science article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare H; Fildes, Alison; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Body composition impacts appetite regulation in middle childhood. A prospective study of Norwegian community children. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Academic article
Halse, Marte Kathrine; Steinsbekk, Silje; Bjørklund, Oda Katrine Nilsen; Hammar, Åsa Karin; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2024) Emotions or cognitions first? Longitudinal relations between executive functions and emotion regulation in childhood. Child Development
Academic article
Bjørklund, Oda; Wichstrøm, Lars; Llewellyn, Clare H.; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2019) Emotional Over- and Undereating in Children: A Longitudinal Analysis of Child and Contextual Predictors. Child Development
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Kløckner, Christian; Fildes, Alison; Kristoffersen, Pernille; Rognsås, Stine Leming; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2017) Body size estimation from early to middle childhood: Stability of underestimation, BMI, and gender effects. Frontiers in Psychology
Academic article
Kininmonth, Alice; Smith, Andrea; Carnell, Susan; Steinsbekk, Silje; Fildes, Alison; Llewellyn, Clare. (2021) The association between childhood adiposity and appetiteassessed using the Child Eating Behavior Questionnaire andBaby Eating Behavior Questionnaire: A systematic review andmeta-analysis. Obesity Reviews
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Belsky, Jay; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2016) Parental Feeding and Child Eating: An Investigation of Reciprocal Effects. Child Development
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Ranum, Bror; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2021) Prevalence and course of anxiety disorders and symptoms from preschool to adolescence: a 6-wave community study. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Ranum, Bror; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2021) Persistent Short Sleep from Childhood to Adolescence: Child, Parent and Peer Predictors. Nature and Science of Sleep
Academic article
Falch-Madsen, Jonas; Wichstrøm, Lars; Pallesen, Ståle; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2020) Prevalence and stability of insomnia from preschool to early adolescence: a prospective cohort study in Norway. BMJ Paediatrics Open
Academic article
Smith, Andrea D.; Herle, Moritz; Fildes, Alison; Cooke, Lucy; Steinsbekk, Silje; Llewellyn, Clare H.. (2016) Food fussiness and food neophobia share a common etiology in early childhood. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Wichstrøm, Lars; Borgen, Anna Emilie; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2022) Parental personality disorder symptoms and children’s social skills: a prospective community study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Academic article
Hygen, Beate Wold; Skalicka, Vera; Stenseng, Frode; Belsky, Jay; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2020) The co-occurrence between symptoms of internet gaming disorder and psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence: prospective relations or common causes?. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Danielsen, Yngvild Sørebø. (2010) Fedme hos barn og unge - implikasjoner for psykologisk praksis. Tidsskrift for Norsk psykologforening (Psykologtidsskriftet)
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Bjørklund, Oda Katrine Nilsen; Valkenburg, Patti; Nesi, Jacqueline; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2024) The new social landscape: Relationships among social media use, social skills, and offline friendships from age 10–18 years. Computers in Human Behavior
Academic article
Bjørklund, Oda Katrine Nilsen; Wichstrøm, Lars; Llewellyn, Clare; Steinsbekk, Silje. (2023) Validation of the adult eating behavior questionnaire in a Norwegian sample of adolescents. Appetite
Academic article
Steinsbekk, Silje; Ødegård, Rønnaug; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2011) Treatment of obesity in children: Parent's perceived emotional barriers as predictor of change in body fat. Obesity Research and Clinical Practice
Academic article

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