Fartein Ask Torvik
@torvik.bsky.social
Mental health and behaviour genetics. Senior researcher/associate professor at Norwegian Institute of Public Health & University of Oslo
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Key insights (2/2)
• 10 years later, employed grandmothers are 12% less likely to work full-time, compared to a 2% reduction for grandfathers. Women also see larger income drops.
• The gendered patterns in infections + employment suggest women still are more involved in informal childcare provision.
• 10 years later, employed grandmothers are 12% less likely to work full-time, compared to a 2% reduction for grandfathers. Women also see larger income drops.
• The gendered patterns in infections + employment suggest women still are more involved in informal childcare provision.
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Key insights (2/2)
• 10 years later, employed grandmothers are 12% less likely to work full-time, compared to a 2% reduction for grandfathers. Women also see larger income drops.
• The gendered patterns in infections + employment suggest women still are more involved in informal childcare provision.
• 10 years later, employed grandmothers are 12% less likely to work full-time, compared to a 2% reduction for grandfathers. Women also see larger income drops.
• The gendered patterns in infections + employment suggest women still are more involved in informal childcare provision.
Reposted by Fartein Ask Torvik
Key insights (1/2)
• Respiratory infections jump in the first years of grandparenthood: +56% for women, +31% for men
• Grandparents are slightly less likely to see a doctor for mental disorders (−4.5%) & cardiovascular issues (−3.3%)
• Grandmothers have fewer musculoskeletal-related visits (−3.8%)
• Respiratory infections jump in the first years of grandparenthood: +56% for women, +31% for men
• Grandparents are slightly less likely to see a doctor for mental disorders (−4.5%) & cardiovascular issues (−3.3%)
• Grandmothers have fewer musculoskeletal-related visits (−3.8%)
November 20, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Key insights (1/2)
• Respiratory infections jump in the first years of grandparenthood: +56% for women, +31% for men
• Grandparents are slightly less likely to see a doctor for mental disorders (−4.5%) & cardiovascular issues (−3.3%)
• Grandmothers have fewer musculoskeletal-related visits (−3.8%)
• Respiratory infections jump in the first years of grandparenthood: +56% for women, +31% for men
• Grandparents are slightly less likely to see a doctor for mental disorders (−4.5%) & cardiovascular issues (−3.3%)
• Grandmothers have fewer musculoskeletal-related visits (−3.8%)
Reposted by Fartein Ask Torvik
Here is a free link to the paper if you don't have access:: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
I also wrote a more detailed thread when I posted the preprint last year. Check it out here if you are interested: bsky.app/profile/hfsu...
I also wrote a more detailed thread when I posted the preprint last year. Check it out here if you are interested: bsky.app/profile/hfsu...
We have a new preprint!📰Here, we describe the association between parental income and psychiatric disorders from childhood and into adulthood, and use children of twins and siblings to differentiate social selection from social causation (1/n)🧵 Link: doi.org/10.1101/2024...
August 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Here is a free link to the paper if you don't have access:: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...
I also wrote a more detailed thread when I posted the preprint last year. Check it out here if you are interested: bsky.app/profile/hfsu...
I also wrote a more detailed thread when I posted the preprint last year. Check it out here if you are interested: bsky.app/profile/hfsu...
Reposted by Fartein Ask Torvik
Accompanying the paper is an interactive web page with figures and tables showing the prevalence of psychological codes in the ICPC-2 by age, sex, and parental income quartile. Check it out here:
hfsu.shinyapps.io/prevalence_b...
hfsu.shinyapps.io/prevalence_b...
August 4, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Accompanying the paper is an interactive web page with figures and tables showing the prevalence of psychological codes in the ICPC-2 by age, sex, and parental income quartile. Check it out here:
hfsu.shinyapps.io/prevalence_b...
hfsu.shinyapps.io/prevalence_b...
Reposted by Fartein Ask Torvik
3/7
🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
June 28, 2025 at 9:58 AM
3/7
🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
🎓 Educational attainment also independently predicted better mental health.
But the highest risk was for men who were low in both cognition and education.
This group faced the highest probability of adult psychiatric diagnoses.
Reposted by Fartein Ask Torvik
I will write a detailed thread next week. If something is confusing until then, I highly recommend the supplementary notes, where I go through the logic more slowly and in greater depth.
June 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
I will write a detailed thread next week. If something is confusing until then, I highly recommend the supplementary notes, where I go through the logic more slowly and in greater depth.
Reposted by Fartein Ask Torvik
Results imply that partners are strongly assorting (r=.68) on education-associated trait(s) with large shared-environmental effects (i.e. Social Homogamy). Accounting for this in intergenerational models reveals previously hidden or underestimated environmental effects.
June 6, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Results imply that partners are strongly assorting (r=.68) on education-associated trait(s) with large shared-environmental effects (i.e. Social Homogamy). Accounting for this in intergenerational models reveals previously hidden or underestimated environmental effects.
(10/10) A big thank you to my excellent co-authors! @hfsunde.bsky.social, @rosacheesman.bsky.social, Nikolai Eftedal, Matthew C. Keller, @eivindy.bsky.social, and Espen M. Eilertsen
December 3, 2024 at 1:18 PM
(10/10) A big thank you to my excellent co-authors! @hfsunde.bsky.social, @rosacheesman.bsky.social, Nikolai Eftedal, Matthew C. Keller, @eivindy.bsky.social, and Espen M. Eilertsen
(9/10) Several reasons besides direct assortment can explain partner similarities. In this paper, we cannot determine which processes are most important. However, we can distinguish between these in future research.
December 3, 2024 at 1:18 PM
(9/10) Several reasons besides direct assortment can explain partner similarities. In this paper, we cannot determine which processes are most important. However, we can distinguish between these in future research.