Bjørn Helge Handegård


Statistician/Senior Lecturer

Job description

Mentoring researchers in statistical methods, and in statistical issues related to planning of investigations. 

Data management, security of data, quality of data sets. 

Data analysis on selected projects. 

Teaching of statistical methods in courses run by RKBU.


  • Kjersti Bergum Kristensen, Camilla Lauritzen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Charlotte Reedtz :
    Parents with a mental illness and their sense of parenting competence
    Advances in mental health 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Isabel A. Bordin, Bjørn Helge Handegård :
    Factors Associated with Peer Victimization Among Brazilian Low-Income Adolescents
    Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment & Trauma 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    BMC Psychology 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    PLOS ONE 23. June 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Helene Eng, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Joshua Steven Patras :
    Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: TFCO - Treatement Foster Care Oregon (1. utg.)
    Ungsinn. Tidsskrift for virksomme tiltak for barn og unge 13. October 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Frontiers in Psychology 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Prevention Science 23. July 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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?
    BMC Psychiatry 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Journal of Mental Health Research in Intellectual Disabilities 30. November 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    PLOS ONE 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    PLOS ONE 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    BMC Psychology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Early Human Development 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Frontiers in Psychiatry 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Lovise Grape, Renee Thørnblad, Bjørn Helge Handegård :
    Children sharing preferences on contact and residence arrangements in child-inclusive family mediation in Norway
    The International Journal of Children's Rights 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    PLOS ONE 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Frontiers in Psychology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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?
    Sykepleien Forskning 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Frontiers in Sports and Active Living 2020 ARKIV / 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
    Adolescent Psychiatry 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Sage Open 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
  • 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
    BMC Psychology 20. August 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    BMJ Open 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Inger Pauline Landsem, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Stein Erik Ulvund :
    Temperamental Development among Preterm Born Children. An RCT Follow-Up Study
    Children 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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)
    BMC Psychology 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
    Frontiers in Psychology 29. September 2020 DATA / ARKIV / DOI
  • Ida Marie Opdal, Bente Morseth, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Kjersti Lillevoll, Helga Ask, Christopher Sivert Nielsen et al.:
    Change in physical activity is not associated with change in mental distress among adolescents: The Tromsø Study: Fit Futures
    BMC Public Health 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Inger Pauline Landsem, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Per Ivar Kaaresen, Jorunn Tunby, Stein Erik Ulvund, John Andreas Rønning :
    Stability and change in longitudinal associations between child behavior problems and maternal stress in families with preterm born children, follow-up after a RCT-study
    Children 31. January 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Håvard Horndalen Tveit, May Britt Drugli, Sturla Fossum, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Frode Stenseng :
    Does the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme improve child-teacher relationships in childcare centres? A 1-year universal intervention in a Norwegian community sample
    European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry 08. August 2019 DATA / ARKIV / DOI
  • Merete Aasheim, Charlotte Reedtz, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Monica Martinussen, Willy-Tore Mørch :
    Evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program in a Regular Norwegian School Setting
    Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research 29. May 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Tom Stian Fossdal, Karin Oddbjørg Kippe, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Pål Arild Lagestad :
    “Oh oobe doo, I wanna be like you” associations between physical activity of preschool staff and preschool children
    PLOS ONE 2018 FULLTEKST / ARKIV / DOI
  • Merete Aasheim, May Britt Drugli, Charlotte Reedtz, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Monica Martinussen :
    Change in teacher–student relationships and parent involvement after implementation of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management programme in a regular Norwegian school setting
    British Educational Research Journal (BERJ) 2018 DATA / ARKIV / DOI
  • Frode Adolfsen, Henriette Kyrrestad Strøm, Monica Martinussen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Henrik Natvig, Martin Eisemann et al.:
    Parent participation in alcohol prevention: Evaluation of an alcohol prevention programme
    Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs (NAD) 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Sturla Fossum, Bjørn Helge Handegård, May Britt Drugli :
    The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Programme in Kindergartens: Effects of a Universal Preventive Effort
    Journal of Child and Family Studies 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Henriette Kyrrestad Strøm, Bjørn Helge Handegård :
    Kunnskapsoppsummering og klassifisering av tiltaket: Multisystemisk terapi - MST (2.utg.)
    Ungsinn. Tidsskrift for virksomme tiltak for barn og unge 2017 FULLTEKST
  • Toril Sørheim Nilsen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Martin Eisemann, Siv Kvernmo :
    Predictors of rate of change for children and youth with emotional disorders: a naturalistic observational study
    Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health (CAPMH) 2016 ARKIV / DOI
  • 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
  • Merete Aasheim, Charlotte Reedtz, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Monica Martinussen :
    Young children with problem behaviour in school settings: Evaluation of the Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management program in a Norwegian regular school setting
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2019
  • Sturla Fossum, Aida Babaii, Bjørn Helge Handegård :
    Behandling av utagerende ungdommer på barnevernsinstitusjoner 2 år etter inntak – evaluering av behandlingsmodellen MultifunC
    UiT Norges arktiske universitet 2018 ARKIV
  • Inger Pauline Landsem, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Catharina Elisabeth Arfwedson Wang, Jorunn Tunby, Stein Erik Ulvund :
    Associations between fathers ratings of preterm children’s behavior problems and own parenting stress across childhood.
    2018
  • Boye Welde, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Bente Morseth, Pål Arild Lagestad :
    Effect of sex, body mass index and physical activity level on peak oxygen uptake among 14-19 years old adolescents
    2018
  • Merete Aasheim, Bente Kirkhaug, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Charlotte Reedtz, May Britt Drugli, Sturla Fossum et al.:
    Evaluering av De Utrolige Årenes skole- og barnehageprogram i Norge - endring i atferd hos barn i alderen 3-8 år
    2018
  • Merete Aasheim, May Britt Drugli, Sturla Fossum, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Bente Kirkhaug, Stian Lydersen et al.:
    Evaluering av De Utrolige Årenes (DUÅ)Skole- og barnehageprogram i Norge: Endring i atferd hos elever 6-8 år i skolen og hos barn 3-6 år i barnehagen
    2017
  • Roman A Koposov, Henriette Kyrrestad Strøm, Frode Adolfsen, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Henrik Natvig, Martin Eisemann et al.:
    Effectiveness of a school-based alcohol preventive intervention in Norway.
    2017
  • Merete Aasheim, May Britt Drugli, Sturla Fossum, Bjørn Helge Handegård, Bente Kirkhaug, Stian Lydersen et al.:
    The Incredible Years Teacher Classroom Management Program in Norway: Effects of a universal preventive effort in regular school- and kindergarten settings
    2017

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    Research interests

    Data analysis, statistical methods, research planning, psychometrics, simulation.



    CV

    Exams

    Cand. mag. (Bachelor's degree) from the University of Tromsø, 1990.

    Cand. scient. degree from the University of Trondheim, June 1993. 

    Master's thesis: Sample surveys with nonresponse and return visits. Regression model.

    Current position

    Senior lecturer at the University of Tromsø, The Regional Centre for Child and Youth Mental Health and Child Welfare - North (RKBU North), since August 1998.

    Earlier work practices

    Teaching Assistant in statistics at the University of Tromsø. Group teaching on the course S-101, spring 1991, and the course Sb-1, spring 1995. 25 % position.

    Teaching Assistant in statistics at the University of Trondheim. Group teaching on the course Sib-1, autumn 1992. 25 % position.

    Research Assistant in statistics at the University of Trondheim. Teaching the course Sib-1, spring 1993 and autumn 1993.

    Research Assistant in statistics at the University of Tromsø, October - December 1994. Production of teaching materials. 75 % position.

    Assistant Professor in statistics at the University of Tromsø. Teaching the course Sb-1, Applied statistics in the spring of 1994.

    Lecturer in statistics at the University of Tromsø: Teaching the course Sb-300, Applied statistics II, autumn 1995 and autumn 1996.

    Lecturer in statistics at the University of Tromsø in 1996. Full-time group of Sb-1.

    Teaching on two post-graduate 5-day courses in statistics and probability for mathematics teachers in secondary schools, fall 1995 and spring 1996.

    Lecturer in statistics at the University of Tromsø: Teaching Sb-1, Applied statistics in the spring of 1997.

    Lecturer in statistics at the University of Tromsø: Group teaching in statistics, and preparation of teaching materials, fall 1997.

    Lecturer in statistics at the University of Tromsø: Course coordinator for S-201, Spring 1998.

    Presentations at conferences

    Results of research on The Incredible Years programme. Evidence-based practice - new opportunities. The Norwegian Center for Child Behavioral Development's 8th national academic conference, Oslo, Norway, November 4th-5th 2008.