Andreas Åvitsland

Associate Professor

Andreas Åvitsland

Contact

Telephone: 51834503

Email: andreas.avitsland@uis.no

Room: HG N-317

Department

Faculty of Arts and Education

Department of Education and Sports Science

About me

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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Publications

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.