Vera Skalicka
About
I am associate professor at the Department of Psychology at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Since 2012, I have been member of the Human Development Research Group, organized around the Trondheim Early Secure Study (TESS), which is a longitudinal study following biannually a cohort of children from Trondheim since 2007. I did my PhD in Sociology in 2014 at NTNU. In my dissertation I examined socioeconomic inequalities in mortality, based on the Nord-Trøndelag Health Study (HUNT). I did one-year research stay at the Department of Public Health at Erasmus MC, Rotterdam.
My research interests are social inequalities in physical as well as mental health, child development and quantitative methods. I have studied the effects of child care on children’s socioemotional development and now I focus on social inequalities in children’s mental health.
Publications
2022
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Berg-Beckhoff, Gabriele;
Bask, M;
Jervelund, S.S.;
Guldager, J.D.;
Quickfall, A;
Rabiee Khan, F;
Oddsson, G;
van der Wel, Kjetil A.;
Sarasjärvi, K.K.;
Olafsdottir, S;
Buffel, Veerle;
Skalicka, Vera;
Van de Velde, S..
(2022)
Political stringency, infection rates, and higher education students' adherence to government measures in the Nordic countries and the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Preventive Medicine.
volum 164.
Academic article
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Husby, Silje M.;
Skalicka, Vera;
Li, Zhi;
Belsky, Jay;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2022)
Reciprocal Relations Between Conflicted Student-teacher Relationship and Children’s Behavior Problems: Within-person Analyses from Norway and the USA.
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.
Academic article
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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.
volum 132.
Academic article
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Moen, Frode;
Vatn, Marte;
Olsen, Maja Gunhild;
Haugan, Jan Arvid;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2022)
Sleep Characteristics in Esport Players and Associations With Game Performance: Residual Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.
volum 3.
Academic article
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Stenseng, Frode;
Tingstad, Eivind Burheim;
Wichstrøm, Lars;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2022)
Social withdrawal and academic achievement, intertwined over years? Bidirectional effects from primary to upper secondary school.
British Journal of Educational Psychology.
volum 92 (4).
Academic article
2021
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Hjorthen, Sofie Lauvås;
Sund, Erik R.;
Skalicka, Vera;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Getz, Linn Okkenhaug;
Krokstad, Steinar.
(2021)
Trends in absolute and relative educational inequalities in health during times of labour market restructuring in coastal areas: The HUNT Study, Norway.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 292.
Academic article
2020
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Hjorthen, Sofie Lauvås;
Sund, Erik;
Skalicka, Vera;
Krokstad, Steinar.
(2020)
Understanding coastal public health: Employment, behavioural and psychosocial factors associated with geographical inequalities. The HUNT study, Norway.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 264.
Academic article
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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.
volum 61 (8).
Academic article
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Steinsbekk, Silje;
Wichstrøm, Lars;
Stenseng, Frode;
Nesi, Jacqueline;
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2020)
The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study.
Computers in Human Behavior.
volum 114.
Academic article
2019
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Hygen, Beate Wold;
Belsky, Jay;
Stenseng, Frode;
Skalicka, Vera;
Kvande, Marianne N.;
Zahl, Tonje;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2019)
Time Spent Gaming and Social Competence in Children: Reciprocal Effects Across Childhood.
Child Development.
Academic article
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Skalicka, Vera;
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Stenseng, Frode;
Berg Kårstad, Silja;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2019)
Screen time and the development of emotion understanding from age 4 to age 8: A community study.
British Journal of Developmental Psychology.
volum 37 (3).
Academic article
2017
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Stenseng, Frode;
Li, Zhi;
Belsky, Jay;
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Skalicka, Vera;
Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2017)
Peer problems and hyperactivity-impulsivity among Norwegian and American Children – The role of 5-HTTLPR.
Child Development.
Academic article
2016
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Stenseng, Frode;
Belsky, Jay;
Skalicka, Vera;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2016)
Peer Rejection and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms: Reciprocal Relations Through Ages 4, 6, and 8.
Child Development.
volum 87 (2).
Academic article
2015
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Skalicka, Vera;
Belsky, Jay;
Stenseng, Frode;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Preschool-Age Problem Behavior and Teacher-Child Conflict in School: Direct and Moderation Effects by Preschool Organization.
Child Development.
volum 86 (3).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Belsky, Jay;
Stenseng, Frode;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Reciprocal Relations Between Student-Teacher Relationship and Children's Behavioral Problems: Moderation by Child-Care Group Size.
Child Development.
volum 86 (5).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Ringdal, Kristen;
Witvliet, Margot I..
(2015)
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and repeated measurement of explanatory risk factors in a 25 Years follow-up.
PLOS ONE.
volum 10 (4).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Stenseng, Frode;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Reciprocal relations between student-teacher conflict, childrens social skills and externalizing behavior: A three-wave longitudinal study from preschool to third grade.
International Journal of Behavioral Development.
volum 39 (5).
Academic article
-
Stenseng, Frode;
Belsky, Jay;
Skalicka, Vera;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Social Exclusion Predicts Impaired Self-Regulation: A 2-Year Longitudinal Panel Study Including the Transition from Preschool to School.
Journal of Personality.
volum 83 (2).
Academic article
2014
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Stenseng, Frode;
Belsky, Jay;
Skalicka, Vera;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2014)
Preschool Social Exclusion, Aggression, and Cooperation: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Need-to-Belong and the Social-Reconnection Hypotheses.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
volum 40 (12).
Academic article
2010
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Huijts, Tim;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2010)
Income-related health inequalities in the Nordic countries: Examining the role of education, occupational class, and age.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 71 (11).
Academic article
2009
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Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Skalicka, Vera;
Avendano, Mauricio.
(2009)
Variations in relative health inequalities: are they a mathematical artefact?.
International Journal for Equity in Health.
volum 8.
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
van Lenthe, Frank;
Bambra, Clare;
Krokstad, Steinar;
Mackenbach, Johan.
(2009)
Material, psychosocial, behavioural and biomedical factors in the explanation of relative socio-economic inequalities in mortality: evidence from the HUNT study.
International Journal of Epidemiology.
volum 38 (5).
Academic article
2008
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Skalicka, Vera;
Kunst, Anton E.
(2008)
Effects of spouses' socioeconomic characteristics on mortality among men and women in a Norwegian longitudinal study.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 66 (9).
Academic article
Scientific articles
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Berg-Beckhoff, Gabriele;
Bask, M;
Jervelund, S.S.;
Guldager, J.D.;
Quickfall, A;
Rabiee Khan, F;
Oddsson, G;
van der Wel, Kjetil A.;
Sarasjärvi, K.K.;
Olafsdottir, S;
Buffel, Veerle;
Skalicka, Vera;
Van de Velde, S..
(2022)
Political stringency, infection rates, and higher education students' adherence to government measures in the Nordic countries and the UK during the first wave of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Preventive Medicine.
volum 164.
Academic article
-
Husby, Silje M.;
Skalicka, Vera;
Li, Zhi;
Belsky, Jay;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2022)
Reciprocal Relations Between Conflicted Student-teacher Relationship and Children’s Behavior Problems: Within-person Analyses from Norway and the USA.
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology.
Academic article
-
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.
volum 132.
Academic article
-
Moen, Frode;
Vatn, Marte;
Olsen, Maja Gunhild;
Haugan, Jan Arvid;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2022)
Sleep Characteristics in Esport Players and Associations With Game Performance: Residual Dynamic Structural Equation Modeling.
Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.
volum 3.
Academic article
-
Stenseng, Frode;
Tingstad, Eivind Burheim;
Wichstrøm, Lars;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2022)
Social withdrawal and academic achievement, intertwined over years? Bidirectional effects from primary to upper secondary school.
British Journal of Educational Psychology.
volum 92 (4).
Academic article
-
Hjorthen, Sofie Lauvås;
Sund, Erik R.;
Skalicka, Vera;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Getz, Linn Okkenhaug;
Krokstad, Steinar.
(2021)
Trends in absolute and relative educational inequalities in health during times of labour market restructuring in coastal areas: The HUNT Study, Norway.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 292.
Academic article
-
Hjorthen, Sofie Lauvås;
Sund, Erik;
Skalicka, Vera;
Krokstad, Steinar.
(2020)
Understanding coastal public health: Employment, behavioural and psychosocial factors associated with geographical inequalities. The HUNT study, Norway.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 264.
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.
volum 61 (8).
Academic article
-
Steinsbekk, Silje;
Wichstrøm, Lars;
Stenseng, Frode;
Nesi, Jacqueline;
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2020)
The impact of social media use on appearance self-esteem from childhood to adolescence – A 3-wave community study.
Computers in Human Behavior.
volum 114.
Academic article
-
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Belsky, Jay;
Stenseng, Frode;
Skalicka, Vera;
Kvande, Marianne N.;
Zahl, Tonje;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2019)
Time Spent Gaming and Social Competence in Children: Reciprocal Effects Across Childhood.
Child Development.
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Stenseng, Frode;
Berg Kårstad, Silja;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2019)
Screen time and the development of emotion understanding from age 4 to age 8: A community study.
British Journal of Developmental Psychology.
volum 37 (3).
Academic article
-
Stenseng, Frode;
Li, Zhi;
Belsky, Jay;
Hygen, Beate Wold;
Skalicka, Vera;
Guzey, Ismail Cuneyt;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2017)
Peer problems and hyperactivity-impulsivity among Norwegian and American Children – The role of 5-HTTLPR.
Child Development.
Academic article
-
Stenseng, Frode;
Belsky, Jay;
Skalicka, Vera;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2016)
Peer Rejection and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Symptoms: Reciprocal Relations Through Ages 4, 6, and 8.
Child Development.
volum 87 (2).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Belsky, Jay;
Stenseng, Frode;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Preschool-Age Problem Behavior and Teacher-Child Conflict in School: Direct and Moderation Effects by Preschool Organization.
Child Development.
volum 86 (3).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Belsky, Jay;
Stenseng, Frode;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Reciprocal Relations Between Student-Teacher Relationship and Children's Behavioral Problems: Moderation by Child-Care Group Size.
Child Development.
volum 86 (5).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Ringdal, Kristen;
Witvliet, Margot I..
(2015)
Socioeconomic inequalities in mortality and repeated measurement of explanatory risk factors in a 25 Years follow-up.
PLOS ONE.
volum 10 (4).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Stenseng, Frode;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Reciprocal relations between student-teacher conflict, childrens social skills and externalizing behavior: A three-wave longitudinal study from preschool to third grade.
International Journal of Behavioral Development.
volum 39 (5).
Academic article
-
Stenseng, Frode;
Belsky, Jay;
Skalicka, Vera;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2015)
Social Exclusion Predicts Impaired Self-Regulation: A 2-Year Longitudinal Panel Study Including the Transition from Preschool to School.
Journal of Personality.
volum 83 (2).
Academic article
-
Stenseng, Frode;
Belsky, Jay;
Skalicka, Vera;
Wichstrøm, Lars.
(2014)
Preschool Social Exclusion, Aggression, and Cooperation: A Longitudinal Evaluation of the Need-to-Belong and the Social-Reconnection Hypotheses.
Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
volum 40 (12).
Academic article
-
Huijts, Tim;
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Skalicka, Vera.
(2010)
Income-related health inequalities in the Nordic countries: Examining the role of education, occupational class, and age.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 71 (11).
Academic article
-
Eikemo, Terje Andreas;
Skalicka, Vera;
Avendano, Mauricio.
(2009)
Variations in relative health inequalities: are they a mathematical artefact?.
International Journal for Equity in Health.
volum 8.
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
van Lenthe, Frank;
Bambra, Clare;
Krokstad, Steinar;
Mackenbach, Johan.
(2009)
Material, psychosocial, behavioural and biomedical factors in the explanation of relative socio-economic inequalities in mortality: evidence from the HUNT study.
International Journal of Epidemiology.
volum 38 (5).
Academic article
-
Skalicka, Vera;
Kunst, Anton E.
(2008)
Effects of spouses' socioeconomic characteristics on mortality among men and women in a Norwegian longitudinal study.
Social Science and Medicine.
volum 66 (9).
Academic article
Teaching
Courses
Media
2021
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InterviewJansen, Kristin; Skalicka, Vera. (2021) Da Norge stengte ned, ble skjermen barnevakt for de yngste. Bergens Tidende [Avis]. 2021-01-15.
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera. (2021) Child Development Perspectives: the Trondheim Early Secure Study. CHAIN workshop ; 2021-11-30 - 2021-11-30.
2020
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InterviewBraathen, Frøydis; Skalicka, Vera. (2020) Ny studie: Barn som bruker skjerm om morgenen før skolen, har økt risiko for språkvansker. Aftenposten [Avis]. 2020-01-17.
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InterviewKvittingen, Ida; Skalicka, Vera. (2020) Får barn dårligere sosiale evner av mye skjermtid?. Forskning.no [Internett]. 2020-04-21.
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InterviewMizrahi, Dario; Skalicka, Vera. (2020) Coronavirus en los países “perfectos”: cómo enfrentan los escandinavos una crisis inusual. Infobae [Avis]. 2020-04-18.
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LectureSkalicka, Vera. (2020) Sammenhengen mellom konflikt med læreren og barns eksternaliserende atferd. Møte mellom kommuner som tar ledelse i arbeidet å forebygge utagerende atferd og vold i skolen . Trondheim kommune og KS; Oslo. 2020-01-31 - 2020-01-31.
2019
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InterviewNess, Kaja Kristin; Toftaker, Jøte; Skalicka, Vera. (2019) Skjermbruk kan hemme barns hjerneutvikling. NRK [Internett]. 2019-11-13.
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera; Hygen, Beate Wold; Stenseng, Frode; Berg Kårstad, Silja; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2019) Screen time and the development of emotion understanding. 19th European conference on developmental psychology ; 2019-08-29 - 2019-09-01.
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera; Kvande, Marianne N.; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2019) Explaining differences in children's academic performance according to parental educational level. ECSR conference Inequality over the life course ; 2019-09-12 - 2019-09-14.
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InterviewStabell, Hedda; Skalicka, Vera. (2019) Høy skjermbruk kan hemme barns utvikling. GEMINI.no [Fagblad]. 2019-11-04.
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InterviewToftaker, Jøte; Skalicka, Vera. (2019) Mye skjerm kan hemme utvikling. Dagsrevyen 21. NRK [TV]. 2019-11-04.
2018
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PosterHygen, Beate Wold; Belsky, Jay; Stenseng, Frode; Kvande, Marianne N.; Skalicka, Vera; Zahl-Thanem, Tonje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2018) Gaming, Social competence and Peer Rejection in Children. A Prospective Community Study. 30th Annual Convention . Association for Psychological Science; San Fransisco. 2018-05-23 - 2018-05-27.
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PosterHygen, Beate Wold; Skalicka, Vera; Stenseng, Frode; Steinsbekk, Silje; Wichstrøm, Lars. (2018) Computer Gaming and Athletic Self-concept - A prospective community study. EARA Congress 2018 . European Association for Research on Adolescents; Belgia. 2018-09-12 - 2018-09-15.
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InterviewSkalicka, Vera. (2018) Intervju i Her og nå. NRK [Radio]. 2018-01-05.
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PosterSkalicka, Vera. (2018) Social inequalities in children’s problem behavior. 17th Biennial conference of the European Society for Health and Medical Sociology . European Society for Health and Medical Sociology; Lisabon. 2018-06-07 - 2018-06-08.
2016
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera. (2016) Hvordan påvirker organisering av barnehager barns atferd og forhold til læreren?. Utdanningskonferansen . NFR; Oslo. 2016-11-08 - 2016-11-08.
2013
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera. (2013) Barnehagens effekt på barns utvikling. Utdanning2020 programsamling . NFR; 2013-03-19 - 2013-03-19.
2012
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera. (2012) Barnehagens rolle i barns utvikling. Forskerjam . NTNU Samfunnsforskning; 2012-08-23.
2006
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera. (2006) Social inequalities in mortality and the effects of partners. BSA Medical Sociology Group Annual Conference . BSA; Edinburgh. 2006-09-14 - 2006-09-16.
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Academic lectureSkalicka, Vera. (2006) Social inequalities in mortality, effects of spouses. Helseulikheter og velferdsstat ; Oslo. 2006-10-10 - 2006-10-11.