Andreas Åvitsland

Associate Professor

Andreas Åvitsland

Contact

Telephone: 51834503

Email: andreas.avitsland@uis.no

Room: HG R-325

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

To read more about the Sports Science and Physical Education research group, click here

Publications

Vitenskapelige publikasjoner

(2025)

Objectively measured environmental factors in relation to school travel mode among adolescents: a decision tree analysis.

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity.

ISSN 1479-5868.

Volum 22.

Hefte 1.

DOI: 10.1186/s12966-025-01727-6

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.

Vigane, Åge; Åvitsland, Andreas

(2014)

Students' learning experiences in connection with student led excursion in friluftsliv .

Blended Intensive Program (BIP);

2014-05-12 - 2024-05-17.