Division of Psychology (PSY)

Psychology, the science of human thinking and behaviour, is a fascinating subject. At the Division of Psychology we educate psychologists and psychotherapists who are well prepared to face the challenges of working life and future clients in the best possible way. We also educate students of cognitive science and students with a deep knowledge of psychology, ready to put knowledge into practice. Our research contributes among other things to pioneering knowledge on treatment of psychological health problems, cognitive abilities in children and adults, social interplay and group processes.

Research

International Network for Well-Being

Our research comprises the whole field of the Science of Well-Being within different populations to promote health and the study of biopsychosocial resilience in the face of the challenges of the 21st century.

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The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

The research group works with many different areas such as anxiety, depression and health problems. Many of the projects work with internet-based CBT, and the group carries out randomised controlled clinical trials.

Preschool Meals

Learning doesn't take a lunchbreak, so what happens when young children eat together in preschools? This project examines the multimodal and discursive practices that scaffold eating and social interaction during preschool mealtimes.

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Try a little first: Communication strategies for reducing plate waste during preschool meals

Reducing 'plate waste' during preschool lunches is a delicate balance between food preferences, satiety and daring to taste new food. In this innovative project, we examine which communication strategies can help to reduce food waste.

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WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

Management, organizational structure and reward systems are factors that may affect organizational and social work environment. How do they affect individuals’ work experience, occurrence of bullying, levels of reporting in sick and perceived health.

SAHA digital interventions for refugee mental health problems

Detecting and treating mental health problems for refugees - development of and research on digital tools for the assessment and treatment of anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, sleep problems and migration-related mental health problems.

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Growing up with digital world

The recent surge in availability of digital media has made media accessible even to very young children. However, we know very little of the effects of digital media on infants social and cognitive development.

Physical, mental and reproductive health among sexual and gender minorities during pregnancy, childbirth and first year of parenting

The interdisciplinary research project s will follow the health and experiences of LGBTQ people during pregnancy, childbirth, and early parenthood to contribute to important knowledge in an unexplored area.

Social Psychology

Social relations and social interaction affect how we behave and how we see and interpret our world. We are also affected by the context and the systems or organizations that we are in - it affects what we do but also how we feel.

Publications

2025

Carolina Lundqvist, Tim Meyer (2025) Mental disorders in athletes - A proper diagnostic pathway is important but no need to reinvent the wheel Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, Vol. 28, p. 167-169 (Article in journal)

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Jenny Kling, Robert Persson Asplund, Orjan Ekblom, Victoria Blom (2025) Psychological responses to acute exercise in patients with stress-induced exhaustion disorder: a cross-over randomized trial BMC Psychiatry, Vol. 25, Article 72 (Article in journal)

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Ulf Träff, Kenny Skagerlund, Mikael Skagenholt (2025) Development of early acquired arithmetic skills and development of reading comprehension facilitate the development of later developing arithmetic skills Educational Psychology (Article in journal)

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Mikael Skagenholt, Kenny Skagerlund, Ulf Andersson (2025) Numerical cognition across the lifespan: A selective review of key developmental stages and neural, cognitive, and affective underpinnings Cortex, Vol. 184, p. 263-286 (Article, review/survey)

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Susanne Lindholm, Suzanne Petersson, Peter Molander, Mathilda Björk (2025) The Impact of Pain on Everyday Activities of People With Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders or Hypermobility Ehlers Danlos Syndrome European Journal of Pain, Vol. 29, Article e70000 (Article in journal)

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Jon Ingi Hlynsson, Isak Orn Ivarsson, Gerhard Andersson, Per Carlbring (2025) To be or not to be satisfied in your romantic relationship: evaluating the reliability and validity of the Valentine scale Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Article in journal)

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Auguste Nomeikaite, Odeta Gelezelyte, Maria Boettche, Gerhard Andersson, Evaldas Kazlauskas (2025) Role of Tailored Timing and Frequency Prompts on the Efficacy of an Internet-Delivered Stress Recovery Intervention for Health Care Workers: Randomized Controlled Trial JMIR Mental Health, Vol. 12, Article e62782 (Article in journal)

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Michael Rosander, Morten Birkeland Nielsen (2025) Work Ability and Risk of Turnover for Bystanders to Workplace Bullying International Journal of Stress Management (Article in journal)

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Christer Ahlström, My Weidel, Anna Sjors Dahlman, Ashleigh Filtness, Anna Anund (2025) Exploring the operator experience in automated shuttles: Fatigue, attention, and gaze behaviour Transportation Research Interdisciplinary Perspectives, Vol. 29, Article 101332 (Article in journal)

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Johanna M. Hoppe, Cornelia Weise, Maria Kleinstaeuber, Alkistis Skalkidou, Johan Vegelius, Erika Comasco, Maria Groendal, Elisavet Kaltsouni, Felicia Sundstroem, Filipa Sampaio, Gerhard Andersson, Monica Buhrman (2025) Emotion regulation-based internet-delivered cognitive behavioural therapy for premenstrual dysphoric disorder: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial in Sweden BMJ Open, Vol. 15, Article e091649 (Article in journal)

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Annual report 2022

The psychology division has several researchers and research groups. We cover a broad range of topics within psychology, including cognitive, developmental, social, health and clinical psychology. Different research methods are also represented. Researchers at the division work closely with other universities both nationally and internationally. We hope that the annual report will give an overview of the research conducted here.

Contact us

Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

Staff

Associate Professor, Docent

Head of Department, Senior Associate Professor

Gisela Eckert

Associate Professor

Arvid Erlandsson

Senior Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Docent

Danilo Garcia

Senior Associate Professor

Gunvor Larsson Torstensdotter

Associate Professor

Linda Lidman

Associate Professor, Head of Division

Senior Associate Professor

Therese Lundqvist Jones

Lecturer

Anna Malmquist

Senior Associate Professor

Theodor Mejias Nihlén

Associate Professor, Docent

Robert Persson Asplund

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division

Anett Sundqvist

Senior Associate Professor

Oskar Treffler Jonsson

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

Human behaviour and learning is the focus for education and research at the department. We educate students and scientists that are well equipped to meet future challenges in society and working life.

Division of Psychology (PSY)

Research

International Network for Well-Being

The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

Preschool Meals

Try a little first: Communication strategies for reducing plate waste during preschool meals

WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

SAHA digital interventions for refugee mental health problems

Growing up with digital world

Physical, mental and reproductive health among sexual and gender minorities during pregnancy, childbirth and first year of parenting

Social Psychology

Cognitive Psychology – Decision, Emotion, Perception

Child and Infant Lab

Publications

2025

Annual report 2022

Contact us

Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

Staff

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

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