Andreas Åvitsland | University of Stavanger

Andreas Åvitsland

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Faculty of Arts and Education
Department of Education and Sports Science

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Qualifications

PhD of educational sciences, UiS. Subject: School interventions for increased physical activity; association between physical fitness and mental health; implementation.
MSc of sports science, WNUAS. Subject: Lifestyle choices; nudging; how to influence workers in office buildings to use stairs, not elevators.
BSc of sports and physical education, WNUAS. Subject: Physical activity and exercise amongst inmates in prison; how does exercise influence the relationships between inmates and correctional officers.

Work experience

2020 - present: Associate professor of sports science and physical education, UiS
2017-2020: PhD candidate, UiS
2012-2014: Personal trainer

Research areas of interest

Physical activity and health (physical fitness, mental health, behavior change, active transportation, and more)
Outdoor education (nordic friluftsliv)
Physical activity in school
Implementation

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Vitenskapelige publikasjoner
- Leibinger, Eva; Åvitsland, Andreas; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Kolle, Elin; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal
  
  (2022)
  Relationship between health-related quality of life and physical fitness in Norwegian adolescents.
  Quality of Life Research.
  
  ISSN 0962-9343.
  
  DOI: 10.1007/s11136-022-03309-6
- Solberg, Runar Barstad; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Ekelund, Ulf; Säfvenbom, Reidar; Haugen, Tommy; Berntsen, Sveinung; Åvitsland, Andreas; Lerum, Øystein; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Kolle, Elin
  
  (2021)
  Effects of a school-based physical activity intervention on academic performance in 14-year old adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial – the School in Motion study.
  BMC Public Health.
  
  ISSN 1471-2458.
  
  Volum 21.
  
  DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-10901-x
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Kolle, Elin; Haugen, Tommy; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal
  
  (2021)
  Associations between changes in physical fitness and psychological difficulties status among Norwegian adolescents.
  Mental Health and Physical Activity.
  
  ISSN 1755-2966.
  
  Volum 21.
  
  DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2021.100411
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Haugen, Tommy; Lerum, Øystein; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Kolle, Elin; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal
  
  (2020)
  The association between physical fitness and mental health in Norwegian adolescents.
  BMC Public Health.
  
  ISSN 1471-2458.
  
  Volum 20.
  
  DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-08936-7
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Ohna, Stein Erik Solbø; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Lerum, Øystein; Leibinger, Eva
  
  (2020)
  The process evaluation of a school-based physical activity intervention: influencing factors and potential consequences of implementation.
  Health Education.
  
  ISSN 0965-4283.
  
  Volum 120.
  
  Hefte 2.
  
  s.121-139.
  
  DOI: 10.1108/HE-01-2020-0004
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Kolle, Elin; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal
  
  (2020)
  Effects of school-based physical activity interventions on mental health in adolescents: The School in Motion cluster randomized controlled trial.
  Mental Health and Physical Activity.
  
  ISSN 1755-2966.
  
  Volum 19.
  
  s.1-10.
  
  DOI: 10.1016/j.mhpa.2020.100348
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Solbraa, Ane; Riiser, Amund
  
  (2017)
  Promoting workplace stair climbing: sometimes, not interfering is the best.
  Archives of Public Health.
  
  ISSN 0778-7367.
  
  Volum 75.
  
  Hefte 2.
  
  DOI: 10.1186/s13690-016-0170-8
Bøker og kapitler
- Kolle, Elin; Steene-Johannessen, Jostein; Säfvenbom, Reidar; Anderssen, Sigmund Alfred; Grydeland, May; Ekelund, Ulf; Andersen, Inge Dehli; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Lerum, Øystein; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Berntsen, Sveinung; Malnes, Lena; Haugen, Tommy; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Solberg, Runar Barstad
  
  (2019)
  
  Hovedrapport: School in motion.
Formidling
- Åvitsland, Andreas
  
  (2022)
  
  Færre SR-bank-ansatte kjører til jobb.
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Säfvenbom, Reidar; Tjomsland, Hege Eikeland; Kolle, Elin; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Berntsen, Sveinung; Leibinger, Eva; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Solberg, Runar Barstad
  
  (2019)
  
  A new approach to school time physical activity: The "Don't worry, be happy" intervention model.
  
  ICSEI - International Congress of School Effectiveness and Improvement;
  
  2019-01-08 - 2019-01-12.
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal; Lerum, Øystein; Leibinger, Eva; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Kolle, Elin; Haugen, Tommy
  
  (2019)
  
  Physical fitness and mental health in adolescents - What we know, and what we don't.
  
  Nettverksmøte for Nasjonalt nettverk for livskvalitetsforskning (LIVSFORSK) ;
  
  2019-09-17 - 2019-09-18.
- Leibinger, Eva; Åvitsland, Andreas; Resaland, Geir Kåre; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Kolle, Elin; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal
  
  (2019)
  
  Relationship between health-related quality of life, cardiorespiratory fitness and muscular fitness in adolescents.
  
  Nettverksmøte for Nasjonalt nettverk for livskvalitetsforskning (LIVSFORSK);
  
  2019-09-17 - 2019-09-18.
- Åvitsland, Andreas
  
  (2018)
  
  School in Motion - en presentasjon for lærere.
  
  Fagdag Aktiv læring;
  
  2018-05-07.
- Åvitsland, Andreas; Leibinger, Eva; Lerum, Øystein; Malnes, Lena; Solberg, Runar Barstad; Dyrstad, Sindre Mikal
  
  (2018)
  
  Sammenhengen mellom fysisk form og psykisk helse hos norske 13-14-åringer.
  
  Idrettsmedisins høstkongress;
  
  2018-11-09 - 2018-11-11.
- Åvitsland, Andreas
  
  (2018)
  
  Associations between physical fitness and mental health in 13-14-year-olds – a reason to increase physical activity in school?.
  
  The 5th NAFOL Conference;
  
  2018-10-22 - 2018-10-24.
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