
Areas of Expertise
Areas of expertise:
– Radicalization into violent extremism.
– Violence and abuse through the use of digital media.
I hold a Ph.D. in Sociology and media studies from the Univeristy of Oslo, and work as a senior researcher. My research focuses on interpersonal violence, digital violence, and radicalization into violent extremism, where the main priority has been on youth and young adults.
I’m currently overseeing research related to online sexual abuse, and radicalization into violent extremism.
Projects
- 2023-2025 The Norwegian Youth Victimization and Health Study
- 2020-2023 The importance of health for the prevention apparatus’ understanding and management of violent extremism
- 2021-2023 Digitale seksuelle overgrep og krenkelser mot barn og unge – gjerningspersoner, fornærmede og arenaer
- 2013-2020 Safeguarding Teenage Intimate Relationships (STIR). Connecting Online and Offline Contexts and Risks.
- 2015-2016 Radicalization and psychological health – A literature review
Academic Articles
Glad, K. A., Dyb, G. A., Hellevik, P., Michelsen, H., Stensland, S. Ø. B., (2023). “I Wish You Had Died on Utøya”: Terrorist Attack Survivors’ Personal Experiences with Hate Speech and ThreatsTaylor & Francis. doi:10.1080/09546553.2023.2214238
Hellevik, P., Andersen, A. J., & Førde, K. E. (2022). Policing mental health? Norwegian polices work with preventing radicalization into violent extremism. Behavioral Sciences of Terrorism and Political Aggression. doi:10.1080/19434472.2022.2067211
Øverlien, C., Hellevik, P. M., & Korkmaz, S. (2019). Young Womens Experiences of Intimate Partner Violence Narratives of Control, Terror, and Resistance. Journal of Family Violence, 1-12. doi:10.1007/s10896-019-00120-9
Hellevik, P. (2019). Teenagers’ personal accounts of experiences with digital intimate partner violence and abuse. Computers in Human Behavior, 92, 178-187. doi:10.1016/j.chb.2018.11.019
Hellevik, P. (2017). Digital Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse Among Youth: A Systematic Review of Associated Factors. In S. Holt, C. Øverlien & J. Devaney (Eds.) Responding to Domestic Violence – Emerging Challenges for Policy, Practice and Research in Europe (pp. 192-214). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Hellevik, P., & Øverlien, C. (2016). Teenage intimate partner violence: Factors associated with victimization among Norwegian youths. Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 44(7), 702-708. doi:10.1177/1403494816657264 Summary
Hellevik, P., Øverlien, C., Barter, C., Wood, M., Aghtaie, N., Larkins, C., & Stanley, N. (2015). Traversing the Generational Gap: Young People’s Views on Intervention and Prevention of Teenage Intimate Partner Violence. In N. Stanley & C. Humphreys (Eds.) Domestic Violence and Protecting Children: New Thinking and Approaches (pp. 34-48). .
Books and dissertations
Førde, K. E., Andersen, A. J., Hellevik, P., (2023). Bekymringsarbeidet. Politiets forebygging av radikalisering og voldelig ekstremisme.
Hellevik, P. (2019). The Dark Side of Intimacy. Exploring Teenage Intimate Partner Violence and Abuse in an Individualized and Digitalized Society. (Doktorgradsavhandling).
Reports
Hellevik, P., (2024). Betydningen av psykisk helse for forebyggingsapparatets forståelse og håndtering av radikalisering og voldelig ekstremisme.
Hellevik, P., Kruse, A. E., Dullum, J. V., Frøyland, L. R., Skar, A. S., Andersen, L. C., Helseth, H., Frafjord, O. S. G., Haugen, L. A., Øverlien, C., (2023). Digitale seksuelle overgrep mot barn og unge – gjerningspersoner og fornærmede.
Grønnerød, J. S., Andersen, A. J., & Hellevik, P. (2016). Radikalisering og psykisk helse – En kunnskapsoppsummering [Radicalization and psychological health A knowledge review] Norwegian only. (Rapport 4/2016). Summary
Michel, P. O., & Hellevik, P. (2015). Psykososiale konsekvenser av nasjonalt minnesmerke i Hole kommune [Psychosocial consequences of the national commemoration site in Hole Municipality] Norwegian only. (Rapport 3/2015). Summary
Hellevik, P., & Hjemdal, O. K. (2013). A Week to Count 2012. Summary
Hellevik, P. M., & Øverlien, C. (2013). Digital mobbing blant barn og ungdom i Norge – En kunnskapsoversikt 2013 [Cyberbullying amongst children and adolescents in Norway- A review 2013] Norwegian only. Summary
Other publications
Hellevik, P., Glad, K. A., & Øverlien, C. (2020). Koronapandemien kan gjøre barn mer utsatt for overgrep på nett. Forskersonen.no.
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