The Young in Norway Study has been going on since 1992. Researchers from Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) at Oslo Metropolitan University have since then been following several thousand persons from their teenage years in the 1990s until today.

The study provides new insights about adolescents and adults psychosocial well-being in several areas. What is it like growing up in Norway? What influences our lifestyle and mental health? What kind of education and which professions do we choose? Who gets into trouble with the law? How is our relationships and family life? Which gender differences exist? These and many other topics is examined in the Young in Norway Study.

The last data collection was carried out in autumn 2020 and spring 2021. This was the fifth time we followed up participants in the study and as many as 86% of all invited participated. We would like to thank all those who have participated in the study since 1992!

Do you want to know more about Young in Norway?

On our website, we describe how the study has been conducted and we give examples of research we have conducted by using data from Young in Norway. If you are a participant in Ung in Norway, we also provide more information on how we use the data from the study.

In addition, a research article has been written based on an interview with the researchers behind the Young in Norway study.