Augusti, Else-Marie
Areas of Expertise
– Child abuse and neglect
– Cognitive Development
– Emotion and cognition
– Decision making processes in the child protective services
Augusti has a PhD in Psychology (2012) from the University of Oslo, where she has also held a postdoc position.
Augusti is an expert on child maltreatment experiences in childhood. She has published widely in top-tier journals on topics related to children’s memory and cognitions after child abuse, developmental
psychopathology, processes of disclosure and help-seeking behaviors in abused children and adolescents, and decision making in the child protective services.
Augusti has also developed several research projects, including the “UEVO-study”, a longitudinal nationally representative study of child
maltreatment in 12-15 year-olds in Norway which she co-coordinates.
Augusti is widely consulted as expert advisor for governmental and judicial agencies, as well as civil society organisations, delivering official reports. She was member of the Covid-19 crisis advisory group at NKVTS (2020) and member of the evaluation group for the Norwegian Expert Commission on Children (2015). She is also widely used by Norwegian broadcasters and newspapers as an expert. Augusti is frequently invited to present at the major international conferences in her fields of
expertise, and she does review work for both leading academic journals and academic appointment committees. She has wide teaching experience as lecturer and course coordinator at the University
of Oslo, in particular on developmental psychology.
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Projects
- 2023-2027 Disclosure – A lifecourse perspective on barriers and facilitators to disclose
- 2020-2022 CoBa: COVID-19 and adolescents’ experiences living in Residential Child Care Institutions (RCCIs).
- 2017-2023 Childhood Experiences of Violence and Abuse – a National Survey of Norwegian Adolescents 12 to 16 Years of Age
- 2015-2022 Previous and current somatic- and psychological health problems amongst children at the Government’s Barnehus (Children’s advocacy center)
Scientific articles and chapters
2023
Augusti, E. M., Myhre, M. C., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Hafstad, G. S. (2023). Violence and sexual abuse rates before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: A prospective population-based study on Norwegian youth. International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 136. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2023.106023
2022
Hafstad, G. S., Sætren, S. S., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Augusti, E. M. (2022). Changes in Adolescent Mental and Somatic Health Complaints Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Three-Wave Prospective Longitudinal Study. Journal of Adolescent Health. doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.05.009
Muri, K., Augusti, E. M., Bjørnholt, M., & Hafstad, G. S. (2022). Childhood experiences of companion animal abuse and its co-occurrence with domestic abuse: Evidence from a national youth survey in Norway. Journal of Interpersonal Violence. doi:10.1177/08862605211072176
Sætren, S. S., Augusti, E. M., Myhre, M. C., & Hafstad, G. S. (2022). The regulatory role of affective inhibitory control in somatic symptoms among adolescents exposed to child maltreatment: a population-based study. European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. doi:10.1007/s00787-022-01988-7
2021
Augusti, E. M., & Myhre, M. C. (2021). The Barriers and Facilitators to Abuse Disclosure and Psychosocial Support Needs in Children and Adolescents Around the Time of Disclosure. Child Care in Practice. doi:10.1080/13575279.2021.1902279
Augusti, E. M., Sætren, S. S., & Hafstad, G. S. (2021). Violence and abuse experiences and associated risk factors during the COVID-19 outbreak in a population-based sample of Norwegian adolescents. International Journal of Child Abuse & Neglect, 118. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2021.105156
Hafstad, G. S., & Augusti, E. M. (2021). A lost generation? Covid-19 and adolescent mental health. The Lancet Psychiatry. doi:10.1016/S2215-0366(21)00179-6
Hafstad, G. S., Sætren, S. S., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Augusti, E. M. (2021). Adolescents’ symptoms of anxiety and depression before and during the Covid-19 outbreak – A prospective population-based study of teenagers in Norway. The Lancet Regional Health – Europe, 5. doi:10.1016/j.lanepe.2021.100093
Hermansen, T. K., & Augusti, E. M. (2021). Samspill mellom emosjoner og kognisjon i barns utvikling. In C. K. Tamnes (Red.) Nevrokognitiv utviklingspsykologi (pp. 172-192). Gyldendal Akademisk.
Nyvold, O., Nygaard, E., Augusti, E. M., & Tamnes, C. K. (2021). Unity or diversity of executive functioning in children and adolescents with post-traumatic stress symptoms? A systematic review and meta-analysis. Child Neuropsychology: A Journal of Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence, 28, 374-393. doi:10.1080/09297049.2021.1979950
Sætren, S. S., Augusti, E. M., & Hafstad, G. S. (2021). Affective Inhibitory Control and Risk for Internalizing Problems in Adolescents Exposed to Child Maltreatment: A Population-Based Study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(2), 113-125. doi:10.1037/abn0000582
2020
Augusti, E. M., & Hafstad, G. S. (2020). Sammenhenger mellom opplevd kontroll fra foreldre og vold mot barn og unge. In A. Bredal, H. Eggebø & A. Eriksen (Red.) Vold i nære relasjoner i et mangfoldig Norge. Cappelen Damm Akademisk. doi:10.23865/noasp.99.ch8
Hafstad, G. S., Sætren, S. S., Sætren, S. S., Myhre, M. C., Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M., & Augusti, E. M. (2020). Cohort profile: Norwegian youth study on child maltreatment (the UEVO study). BMJ Open, 10, 1-10. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2020-038655
Rueness, J., Augusti, E. M., Strøm, I. F., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Myhre, M. C. (2020). Adolescent abuse victims displayed physical health complaints and trauma symptoms during post disclosure interviews. Acta Paediatrica, 109(11), 2409-2415. doi:10.1111/apa.15244
Sætren, S. S., Augusti, E. M., & Hafstad, G. S. (2020). Affective inhibitory control and risk for internalizing problems in adolescents exposed to child maltreatment: A population-based study. Journal of Abnormal Psychology, 130(2), 113-125. doi:10.1037/abn0000582
2019
Myhre, M. C., Syringen, F., & Augusti, E. M. (2019). Helse hos barn som kommer til Statens Barnehus. In K. Skjørten, E. Bakketeig, M. Bjørnholt & S. Mossige (Red.) Vold i nære relasjoner: Forståelser, konsekvenser og tiltak (pp. 270-286). Universitetsforlaget. doi:10.18261/9788215032320-2019-15
2018
Augusti, E. M., Baugerud, G. A., Sulutvedt, U., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2018). Maltreatment and trauma symptoms: Does type of maltreatment matter. Psychological Trauma, 10(4), 396-401. doi:10.1037/tra0000315
2017
Augusti, E. M., Bernt, A. C., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2017). Kvalitetssikring av sakkyndighetsarbeid – en gjennomgang av vurderingsprosesser i Barnesakkyndig kommisjon, fylkesnemnder og domstoler. Tidsskrift for familierett, arverett og barnevernrettslige spørsmål, 15(4), 256-289. doi:10.18261/issn.0809-9553-2017-04-02
2016
Baugerud, G. A., & Augusti, E. M. (2016). Utviklingspsykologisk kunnskap er relevant for hvordan omsorgsplasseringer gjennomføres. Tidsskriftet Norges Barnevern, 93(3-4), 290-303. doi:10.18261/issn.1891-1838-2016-03-04-12
Harris, L. S., Block, S. D., Ogle, C. M., Goodman, G. S., Augusti, E. M., Larson, R. P., . . . Urquiza, A. et al. (2016). Coping style and memory specificity in adolescents and adults with histories of child sexual abuse. Memory, 24(8), 1078-1090. doi:10.1080/09658211.2015.1068812
Hermansen, T. K., Røysamb, E., Augusti, E. M., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2016). Behavior and inhibitory control in children with prenatal exposure to antidepressants and medically untreated depression. Psychopharmacology, 233(8), 1523-1535. doi:10.1007/s00213-016-4248-3
2015
Melinder, A. M. D., Augusti, E. M., Matre, M., & Endestad, T. (2015). Associations between executive functions and long-term stress reactions after extreme trauma: A two-year follow-up of the Utøya survivors. Psychological Trauma, 7(6), 583-590. doi:10.1037/tra0000048
2014
Augusti, E. M., Torheim, H. K., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2014). The effect of emotional facial expressions on childrens working memory: Associations with age and behavior. Child Neuropsychology: A Journal of Normal and Abnormal Development in Childhood and Adolescence, 20(1), 86. doi:10.1080/09297049.2012.749225
Chae, Y., Goodman, G. S., Larson, R. P., Augusti, E. M., Alley, D., VanMeenen, K. M., . . . Coulter, K. P. et al. (2014). Children’s memory and suggestibility about a distressing event: The role of children’s and parents’ attachment. Journal of Experimental Child Psychology, 123(1), 90. doi:10.1016/j.jecp.2014.01.005
McWilliams, K., Augusti, E. M., Dion, J., Block, S. D., Melinder, A. M. D., & Goodman, G. S. (2014). Children as Witnesses. In G. Melton (Ed.) The SAGE Handbook of Child Research (pp. 285-300). Sage Publications.
2013
Augusti, E. M., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2013). Maltreatment is associated with specific impairments in executive functions: A pilot study. Journal of Traumatic Stress, 26(6), 780-783. doi:10.1002/jts.21860
Augusti, E. M., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2013). The effect of neutral and negative colour photographs on children’s item directed forgetting. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 10(3), 378-391. doi:10.1080/17405629.2012.686741
2011
Goodman, G. S., Ogle, C. M., Block, S. D., Harris, L. S., Larson, R. P., Augusti, E. M., . . . Urquiza, A. et al. (2011). False memory for trauma-related Deese-Roediger-McDermott lists in adolescents and adults with histories of child sexual abuse. Development and Psychopathology, 23(2), 423-438. doi:10.1017/S0954579411000150
2010
Augusti, E. M., Melinder, A. M. D., & Gredebäck, G. (2010). Look who’s talking: Pre-verbal infants’ perception of face-to-face and back-to-back interactions. Frontiers in Psychology, 1. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2010.00161
Reports
Dale, M. T. G., Aakvaag, H. F., Strøm, I. F., Augusti, E. M., & Skauge, A. D. (2023). Omfang av vold og overgrep i den norske befolkningen [Prevalence of Violence and Sexual Abuse in Norway] Norwegian only. Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress. (Rapport 1).
Augusti, E. M., Wentzel-Larsen, T., Myhre, M. C., & Hafstad, G. S. (2022). Barn i kontakt med barnevernet under nedstengingen på grunn av COVID-19 i 2020: Beskrivende analyse av nasjonale registerdata: Delrapport 3 av 3. Nasjonalt kunnskapssenter om vold og traumatisk stress. (Rapport 2/2022).
Hafstad, G. S., Augusti, E. M., & Haugen, L. E. A. (2021). Covid-19 og ungdoms opplevelse av å bo på barnevernsinstitusjon (CoBa-studien): En nasjonal undersøkelse av ungdom i alderen 12-18 år: Delrapport 2 av 3. (Rapport 1/2021).
Hafstad, G. S., & Augusti, E. M. (2020). Barn, ungdom og koronakrisen.En landsomfattende undersøkelse av vold, overgrep og psykisk helse blant ungdom i Norge våren 2020: Delrapport 1 av 3. (Rapport 2/2020).
G. S. Hafstad & E. M. Augusti (2019). Ungdoms erfaringer med vold og overgrep i oppveksten: En nasjonal undersøkelse av ungdom i alderen 12 til 16 år [Childhood experiences of violence and abuse: a national survey of Norwegian adolescents 12 to 16 years of age] Norwegian only. (Rapport 4/2019).
Other publications
Sætren, S. S., Augusti, E. M., Myhre, M. C., & Hafstad, G. S. (2022). Correction to: The regulatory role of affective inhibitory control in somatic symptoms among adolescents exposed to child maltreatment: a population-based study (European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, (2022), 10.1007/s00787-022-01988-7). European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. doi:10.1007/s00787-022-02008-4
Hafstad, G. S., & Augusti, E. M. (2020 December). Krenkelser hjemme øker sårbarhet for krenkelser ute. Foredrag på Konfliktrådets digitale konferanse, Oslo.
Hafstad, G. S., & Augusti, E. M. (2020 November). Forekomst av vold og overgrep mot barn i Norge. Foredrag på Redd barnas barnerettighetsforkost, Oslo.
Augusti, E. M., & Myhre, M. C. (2019 September). How to help a violence exposed child? A qualitative study of children’s own experiences with disclosing violence and abuse, and subsequent health care. Paper presented at European Conference on Domestic Violence.
Augusti, E. M., Myhre, M. C., Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M., & Hafstad, G. S. (2019 September). Controlling parenting practices and Norwegian adolescents’ self-reported exposure to domestic violence. Paper presented at European Conference on Domestic Violence.
Augusti, E. M., Sætren, S. S., Myhre, M. C., Wentzel-Larsen, T., & Hafstad, G. S. (2019 November). Child maltreatment and mental health problems in adolescence; the role of inhibitory control. Paper presented at International Society of Traumatic Stress Studies.
Augusti, E. M. (2018 November). Ungdomsårene – en tid for utvikling. Sammenhenger mellom hjernens utvikling, tanker og atferd. Foredrag på Utlendingsdirektoratets barnefaglige dag, Oslo.
Augusti, E. M., Hafstad, G. S., & Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M. (2018 September). Barns rett til å bli hørt – Forskningsetiske og metodiske avveininger i UEVO-studien. Foredrag på Forskningsdagene, Oslo.
Augusti, E. M., Hafstad, G. S., Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M., & Myhre, M. C. (2018 August). Vold, seksuelle overgrep og kognisjon: En pilotstudie av en kognitiv oppgave i et spørreskjemaformat. Foredrag på Nordisk forening mot barnemishandling og omsorgssvikt, Torshavn.
Hafstad, G. S., Augusti, E. M., & Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M. (2018 September). Retten til å bli hørt: Om barns deltakelse i forskning om sensitive tema. Foredrag på Frokostmøte, Litteraturhuset, Oslo.
Hafstad, G. S., Augusti, E. M., Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M., & Myhre, M. C. (2018 August). Hvordan opplever ungdom å bli spurt om vold og overgrep?Erfaringer fra to pilotundersøkelser i norsk ungdomsskole. Foredrag på Nordisk forening mot barnemishandling og omsorgssvikt, Tórshavn.
Augusti, E. M. (2017). Stress tidlig i livet og hjernens utvikling. In B. Bratvold (Red.) Barn i Norge 2017 (pp. 22-34). .
Hafstad, G. S., Augusti, E. M., Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M., & Bergerud-Wichstrøm, M., & Myhre, M. C. (2017 May). A nationally representative survey of child maltreatment in Norwegain 12-15 year olds. Paper presented at Workshop med professor Karestan Koenen, Harvard, Oslo.
Baugerud, G. A., & Augusti, E. M. (2016 November). Ny forskning og praksis: Utviklingspsykologisk kunnskap er relevant for hvordan omsorgsplasseringer gjennomføres. Foredrag på Samarbeidskonferansen mellom barnevernsektoren og universitets- og høgskolesektoren, Oslo.
Augusti, E. M. (2010). Barns oppveksterfaringer og kognitiv utvikling. Psykologisk tidsskrift.
Augusti, E. M., & Melinder, A. (2010 June). Induced forgetting of complex emotional pictures. The directed forgetting task and children’s memory. Paper presented at 20th Conference of the European Association of Psychology and Law, Gøteborg.
Augusti, E. M., Gredebäck, G., & Melinder, A. M. D. (2009 April). Infants’ early social understanding. Paper presented at Society for Reserach in Child Development Biennial Meeting 2009.
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