Anna Ivanova
@annaivanova.bsky.social
Researcher in health psychology at the University of Oslo.
Body image, sexual health, women’s health, health behaviors.
Co-leader of BodIS Lab.
Body image, sexual health, women’s health, health behaviors.
Co-leader of BodIS Lab.
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Look forward to US zoom meetings until January 2029
September 23, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Look forward to US zoom meetings until January 2029
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Brilliant panel on the education of mental health professional and the role of intersectionality, as part of Oslo Pride, with PROMENTA's Sam Fluit, Jacob Evje and @ziadaayorech.bsky.social, chaired by @nastjaontheroad.bsky.social.
My highlights 👇
My highlights 👇
June 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Brilliant panel on the education of mental health professional and the role of intersectionality, as part of Oslo Pride, with PROMENTA's Sam Fluit, Jacob Evje and @ziadaayorech.bsky.social, chaired by @nastjaontheroad.bsky.social.
My highlights 👇
My highlights 👇
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🧵 THREAD: New wine on socioeconomic status!
Joakim Coleman Ebeltoft shipped a new tap in
@NatureComms
- a large study on the genetic and environmental factors behind socioeconomic status in Norway 🇳🇴
1/11
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Joakim Coleman Ebeltoft shipped a new tap in
@NatureComms
- a large study on the genetic and environmental factors behind socioeconomic status in Norway 🇳🇴
1/11
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
The genetic and environmental composition of socioeconomic status in Norway - Nature Communications
The authors examine the genetic and environmental contributions to socioeconomic status (SES) in Norway using a large, population-wide dataset and four different heritability estimation methods. They ...
doi.org
June 11, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🧵 THREAD: New wine on socioeconomic status!
Joakim Coleman Ebeltoft shipped a new tap in
@NatureComms
- a large study on the genetic and environmental factors behind socioeconomic status in Norway 🇳🇴
1/11
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
Joakim Coleman Ebeltoft shipped a new tap in
@NatureComms
- a large study on the genetic and environmental factors behind socioeconomic status in Norway 🇳🇴
1/11
doi.org/10.1038/s414...
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Our paper "Positive Sexual Aging: A Novel Concept and Bi-Country Development of a Brief Measure" Stulhofer et al is out in Archives of Sexual Behavior link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Our paper "Positive Sexual Aging: A Novel Concept and Bi-Country Development of a Brief Measure" Stulhofer et al is out in Archives of Sexual Behavior link.springer.com/article/10.1...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @justinlehmiller.bsky.social
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1/13 New preprint out! We developed methods to test a key assumption in family-based genetic studies: that siblings don’t genetically influence each other’s traits. Spoiler: mostly they don’t, but there’s a twist with ADHD ratings at age 3 👶
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/b4c76_v1
t.co
June 10, 2025 at 10:22 AM
1/13 New preprint out! We developed methods to test a key assumption in family-based genetic studies: that siblings don’t genetically influence each other’s traits. Spoiler: mostly they don’t, but there’s a twist with ADHD ratings at age 3 👶
osf.io/preprints/ps...
osf.io/preprints/ps...
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Issue 4 of #JSexResearch is now online @tiff-marcan.bsky.social
@drlaurawidman.bsky.social @liksamchan.bsky.social @maritarantino.bsky.social @stinenyg.bsky.social @stephaniebward.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
@drlaurawidman.bsky.social @liksamchan.bsky.social @maritarantino.bsky.social @stinenyg.bsky.social @stephaniebward.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/toc/hjsr20/6...
@kinseyinstitute.bsky.social @sexsciencesociety.bsky.social
The Journal of Sex Research
Volume 62, Issue 4 of The Journal of Sex Research
www.tandfonline.com
May 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Today is an international masturbation day! Still a taboo topic and not nearly enough research out there - but NRK is spotlighting our new study today 🤩 go give it a read (in Norwegian) here: www.nrk.no/trondelag/fo...
#nrk #norge #forskning #research #sexuality
#nrk #norge #forskning #research #sexuality
Ny forskning: Store forskjeller i nordmenns onanivaner
Spesielt ett funn om kvinner overrasker forskerne.
www.nrk.no
May 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Today is an international masturbation day! Still a taboo topic and not nearly enough research out there - but NRK is spotlighting our new study today 🤩 go give it a read (in Norwegian) here: www.nrk.no/trondelag/fo...
#nrk #norge #forskning #research #sexuality
#nrk #norge #forskning #research #sexuality
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Really important thread.
Politicians keep pretending apps & tech can magically make people better, healthier, happier.
Too many credulous journalists keep lapping it up.
Trial participants keep saying meh, no thanks.
Politicians keep pretending apps & tech can magically make people better, healthier, happier.
Too many credulous journalists keep lapping it up.
Trial participants keep saying meh, no thanks.
This is a *key* new paper in the world of school mental health interventions
A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)
No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)
(🧵)
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
A very large trial (N=6388) testing a universal CBT-based app for adolescent depression (13-14y)
No effects found (on depression, anxiety, distress or insomnia)
(🧵)
mentalhealth.bmj.com/content/28/1...
April 30, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Really important thread.
Politicians keep pretending apps & tech can magically make people better, healthier, happier.
Too many credulous journalists keep lapping it up.
Trial participants keep saying meh, no thanks.
Politicians keep pretending apps & tech can magically make people better, healthier, happier.
Too many credulous journalists keep lapping it up.
Trial participants keep saying meh, no thanks.
Excited to share our new article in the Journal of Sex Research @tandfresearch.bsky.social on how masturbation habits change from young adulthood to midlife. We found some interesting patterns. Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0022...
#JSexResearch #Sexuality #Research #AcademicSky
#JSexResearch #Sexuality #Research #AcademicSky
Masturbation Trajectories from Late Adolescence into Mid-Adulthood: A Population-Based Longitudinal Study
Masturbation with its numerous health benefits is an integral aspect of most people’s sexuality and is typically observed across all stages of life. However, longitudinal studies exploring the freq...
doi.org
April 29, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Excited to share our new article in the Journal of Sex Research @tandfresearch.bsky.social on how masturbation habits change from young adulthood to midlife. We found some interesting patterns. Read more: doi.org/10.1080/0022...
#JSexResearch #Sexuality #Research #AcademicSky
#JSexResearch #Sexuality #Research #AcademicSky
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New preprint!
We find no evidence that parental mental health influences children's academic achievement when comparing families in the Norwegian MoBa study.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Quick thread 👇
We find no evidence that parental mental health influences children's academic achievement when comparing families in the Norwegian MoBa study.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Quick thread 👇
April 16, 2025 at 10:35 AM
New preprint!
We find no evidence that parental mental health influences children's academic achievement when comparing families in the Norwegian MoBa study.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Quick thread 👇
We find no evidence that parental mental health influences children's academic achievement when comparing families in the Norwegian MoBa study.
osf.io/preprints/ps...
Quick thread 👇
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English version of the documentary about power abuse in the Max Planck Society can be found here. 144.000 views already, more than 800 comments. Share it to make colleagues aware of what happens in German academia & the MPG! #IchBinHanna #PowerAbuse
March 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
English version of the documentary about power abuse in the Max Planck Society can be found here. 144.000 views already, more than 800 comments. Share it to make colleagues aware of what happens in German academia & the MPG! #IchBinHanna #PowerAbuse
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From the editors of leading sexual and gender-related science journals:
S̳t̳a̳t̳e̳m̳e̳n̳t̳ ̳o̳n̳ ̳t̳h̳e̳ ̳I̳m̳p̳o̳r̳t̳a̳n̳c̳e̳ ̳o̳f̳ ̳S̳e̳x̳u̳a̳l̳i̳t̳y̳ ̳a̳n̳d̳ ̳G̳e̳n̳d̳e̳r̳ ̳R̳e̳s̳e̳a̳r̳c̳h̳ ̳
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
S̳t̳a̳t̳e̳m̳e̳n̳t̳ ̳o̳n̳ ̳t̳h̳e̳ ̳I̳m̳p̳o̳r̳t̳a̳n̳c̳e̳ ̳o̳f̳ ̳S̳e̳x̳u̳a̳l̳i̳t̳y̳ ̳a̳n̳d̳ ̳G̳e̳n̳d̳e̳r̳ ̳R̳e̳s̳e̳a̳r̳c̳h̳ ̳
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Statement on the Importance of Sexuality and Gender Research
Published in The Journal of Sex Research (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
March 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
From the editors of leading sexual and gender-related science journals:
S̳t̳a̳t̳e̳m̳e̳n̳t̳ ̳o̳n̳ ̳t̳h̳e̳ ̳I̳m̳p̳o̳r̳t̳a̳n̳c̳e̳ ̳o̳f̳ ̳S̳e̳x̳u̳a̳l̳i̳t̳y̳ ̳a̳n̳d̳ ̳G̳e̳n̳d̳e̳r̳ ̳R̳e̳s̳e̳a̳r̳c̳h̳ ̳
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
S̳t̳a̳t̳e̳m̳e̳n̳t̳ ̳o̳n̳ ̳t̳h̳e̳ ̳I̳m̳p̳o̳r̳t̳a̳n̳c̳e̳ ̳o̳f̳ ̳S̳e̳x̳u̳a̳l̳i̳t̳y̳ ̳a̳n̳d̳ ̳G̳e̳n̳d̳e̳r̳ ̳R̳e̳s̳e̳a̳r̳c̳h̳ ̳
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
How popular are cosmetic surgeries nowadays? A new study from Ingela Kvalem @dr-ilk.bsky.social and Bodis lab at @uio.no surveyed 3000 Norwegian women and found that one in six had one or more cosmetic surgeries. Breast surgery is the most common one. Read more here: tidsskriftet.no/en/2025/01/o...
Cosmetic surgery among women – a cross-sectional study
10.01.2025: Original article - From a sample of 3055 women, 17 % responded that they had undergone cosmetic surgery, while 52 % responded that they were likely to undergo cosmetic surgery in the futur...
tidsskriftet.no
March 19, 2025 at 1:35 PM
How popular are cosmetic surgeries nowadays? A new study from Ingela Kvalem @dr-ilk.bsky.social and Bodis lab at @uio.no surveyed 3000 Norwegian women and found that one in six had one or more cosmetic surgeries. Breast surgery is the most common one. Read more here: tidsskriftet.no/en/2025/01/o...
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Dissertation by Dr Rachel Los not only includes acknowledgements, but also .. anti-acknowledgements.
delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...
delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...
March 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Dissertation by Dr Rachel Los not only includes acknowledgements, but also .. anti-acknowledgements.
delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...
delta.tudelft.nl/en/article/a...
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Well this is... disappointing. The Royal Society's mission is "to promote excellence in science for the benefit of humanity" so the message here is what? It doesn't care about the mission? Once in the club you're in for life no matter what?*
*These are personal not employer views obvs
*These are personal not employer views obvs
Elon Musk survives as fellow of Royal Society despite anger among scientists
Questions remain over whether further action will be taken after resignations and calls for the Tesla CEO to be expelled
www.theguardian.com
March 4, 2025 at 7:51 AM
Well this is... disappointing. The Royal Society's mission is "to promote excellence in science for the benefit of humanity" so the message here is what? It doesn't care about the mission? Once in the club you're in for life no matter what?*
*These are personal not employer views obvs
*These are personal not employer views obvs
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If professors had actual brainwashing power, we wouldn't see gender and racial bias in student evals.
If I had actual brainwashing power all my students would write in paragraphs
February 28, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If professors had actual brainwashing power, we wouldn't see gender and racial bias in student evals.
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Har du glemt alt det sinnsyke som skjedde med Senterpartiet i forskningsminister-stolen? Her er en gjennomgang. Det er nesten ikke til å tro når man ser tilbake på det. Nå trenger vi noen som kjemper forskningens sak, for det vil også være Norges konkurransekraft og fortrinn.
Senterpartiets styring av forskningen kommer til å gå inn i historiebøkene
KOMMENTAR: Forskningen kan gi Norge et fortrinn i en uforutsigbar verden. Da er det på overtid å få en stabil og forutsigbar styring.
www.forskning.no
January 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Har du glemt alt det sinnsyke som skjedde med Senterpartiet i forskningsminister-stolen? Her er en gjennomgang. Det er nesten ikke til å tro når man ser tilbake på det. Nå trenger vi noen som kjemper forskningens sak, for det vil også være Norges konkurransekraft og fortrinn.
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There are currently three open faculty positions (all levels) in my department (Psychology)
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord
We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science
www.sv.uio.no/english/abou...
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord
We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science
www.sv.uio.no/english/abou...
Jobs and vacancies - Faculty of Social Sciences
Read this story on the University of Oslo's website.
www.sv.uio.no
February 19, 2025 at 2:17 PM
There are currently three open faculty positions (all levels) in my department (Psychology)
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord
We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science
www.sv.uio.no/english/abou...
Oslo is a lovely city, modestly sized (600k) but a capital, surrounded by forest and the fjord
We're also a stable democracy with high support of and trust in science
www.sv.uio.no/english/abou...
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Among world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
Among world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
About 20,000 of the most cited researchers have 'implausibly high' publication and new co-author rates
www.chemistryworld.com
February 15, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Among world’s top researchers 10% publish at unrealistic levels, analysis finds
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
www.chemistryworld.com/news/among-w...
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🙆♀️ Wow, recent data on academic gender gaps in EU's report:
- although women obtain more bachelor's degrees
- fewer women obtain a doctorate
- 1/3 of EU researchers are women
- 16% of authorship teams are gender balanced
- lower overall funding success for women
Way to go!
- although women obtain more bachelor's degrees
- fewer women obtain a doctorate
- 1/3 of EU researchers are women
- 16% of authorship teams are gender balanced
- lower overall funding success for women
Way to go!
She figures 2024 - Publications Office of the EU
Equality in research and innovation (R&I) is a core value of the European Union, essential for fostering excellence, diversity, and inclusiveness. The She Figures publication is the European C...
op.europa.eu
February 14, 2025 at 4:28 PM
🙆♀️ Wow, recent data on academic gender gaps in EU's report:
- although women obtain more bachelor's degrees
- fewer women obtain a doctorate
- 1/3 of EU researchers are women
- 16% of authorship teams are gender balanced
- lower overall funding success for women
Way to go!
- although women obtain more bachelor's degrees
- fewer women obtain a doctorate
- 1/3 of EU researchers are women
- 16% of authorship teams are gender balanced
- lower overall funding success for women
Way to go!
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Literally cannot wait to share this ✨new publication✨ with y’all.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...
Tl;dr. White working-class women’s body image is rooted in appearance norms, rather than appearance ideals (they are conceptually different).
Super important to consider intersectionality of class x gender
doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...
Tl;dr. White working-class women’s body image is rooted in appearance norms, rather than appearance ideals (they are conceptually different).
Super important to consider intersectionality of class x gender
February 10, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Literally cannot wait to share this ✨new publication✨ with y’all.
doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...
Tl;dr. White working-class women’s body image is rooted in appearance norms, rather than appearance ideals (they are conceptually different).
Super important to consider intersectionality of class x gender
doi.org/10.1016/j.bo...
Tl;dr. White working-class women’s body image is rooted in appearance norms, rather than appearance ideals (they are conceptually different).
Super important to consider intersectionality of class x gender
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On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a reminder to not close your eyes and turn away from what is happening in the US right now. Fascism is an assault on scientific integrity, knowledge, and innovation.
www.chron.com/news/space/a...
www.chron.com/news/space/a...
NASA to wipe mentions of women, Indigenous people from websites
NASA employees told to remove mentions of women, indigenous people, and environmental justice from websites.
www.chron.com
February 11, 2025 at 8:07 AM
On International Day of Women and Girls in Science, a reminder to not close your eyes and turn away from what is happening in the US right now. Fascism is an assault on scientific integrity, knowledge, and innovation.
www.chron.com/news/space/a...
www.chron.com/news/space/a...
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Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
February 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
Hearing that DOGE went into the Dept of Education today and shut down almost the entirety of the department's in-house research arm, Institute of Educational Sciences, cancelling contracts totally about $900m.
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A new approach to academic publishing: just pour right-wing money into your own vanity journal. “Peer reviewers” paid $500 per review but are not allowed to advise against publishing the article. Wonder who’s on the editorial board…
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
“A New Academic Publishing Model”: Right-Wing Dark Money Group Launches Fringe Medical Journal
The right-wing RealClear Foundation’s foray into public health has been called “a mockery of scientific process.”
www.importantcontext.news
February 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A new approach to academic publishing: just pour right-wing money into your own vanity journal. “Peer reviewers” paid $500 per review but are not allowed to advise against publishing the article. Wonder who’s on the editorial board…
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...
www.importantcontext.news/p/a-new-acad...