Magnus Ivarsson

PhD student

My research concerns mental health and participation among children with different disabilities.

Publications

2026

Berit Gustafsson, Magnus Ivarsson, Henrik Danielsson, Marie Proczkowska (2026)

Structural validity of the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ, educator version) in Swedish preschool Nordic Journal of Psychiatry (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2026.2704058

Anna Karin Axelsson, Magnus Ivarsson, Anna Ullenhag (2026)

Relationships Between Frequency of Attendance, Engagement and Independence in Everyday Activities Among Children and Youth With Intellectual and Other Developmental Disabilities: The Association With Comprehension Difficulties JARID: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities, Vol. 39, Article e70209 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jar.70209

2025

Magnus Ivarsson, Lina Homman, Henrik Danielsson (2025)

Is mental health problems measurement equivalent across disability, gender, age, and cohort in children? Findings from a Swedish national survey Scandinavian Journal of Public Health (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14034948251380635

Estrella Torres Cabo, Mats Granlund, Magnus Ivarsson (2025)

Mapping the Instruments Used to Measure Well-Being on Children With Disabilities: A Scoping Review Child Care Health and Development, Vol. 51, Article e70142 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1111/cch.70142

Magnus Ivarsson, Henrik Danielsson, Christine Imms (2025)

Measurement issues in longitudinal studies of mental health problems in children with neurodevelopmental disorders BMC Psychology, Vol. 13, Article 267 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40359-025-02450-4

Organisation

Disability Research Division (FUSA)

We do research on various disabilities, where we measure and compare the impact and degree of disability. The focus is on cognition and communication.

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.