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

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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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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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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.

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

2026

Anneli Andersson, Nilo Tayebi, Belma Isakovic, Henrik Larsson, Peter Larm, Antti Latvala, Hugo Hesser, Catherine Tuvblad, Brittany Evans (2026) Neighborhood social structure in Sweden: A latent transition analysis using registry data from 1991 to 2020 Cities, Vol. 168, Article 106466 (Article in journal)

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2025

Victoria Aminoff (2025) Managing COVID-19: Delivering internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for psychological symptoms during the pandemic

Hulda Karlsson-Larsson, Paul Slovic, Melissa Peterson, Daniel Västfjäll (2025) To 'use or not to use' nuclear weapons? Understanding public thinking about nuclear weapons decisions in the United States Judgment and Decision Making, Vol. 20, Article e42 (Article in journal)

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Elena Tubertini, Maric Martin Lorusso, Celeste Bittoni, Marta Gaboardi, Camilla Lasagna, Lia Minerva, Anna Malmquist, Matilda Wurm, Michela Lenzi, Marina Miscioscia (2025) Embracing minority joy: Positive experiences of trans and nonbinary identities Journal of Prevention & Intervention in the Community (Article in journal)

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Per Carlbring, Gerhard Andersson (2025) Commentary: AI psychosis is not a new threat: Lessons from media-induced delusions Internet Interventions, Vol. 42, Article 100882 (Article in journal)

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Kimmo Eriksson, Pontus Strimling, Irina Vartanova, Brent Simpson, Minna Persson, Khalid Ahmed Abdi, Neta Ad, Alisher Aldashev, Habib Mohammad Ali, Maurizio Alì, Khatai Aliyev, Yasser M. H. A. Alrefaee, Alberth Estuardo Alvarado Ortiz, Per A. Andersson, Giulia Andrighetto, Gizem Arikan, John Jamir Benzon R. Aruta, Christian Lutete Ayikwa, Jonatan Baños-Chaparro, Davide Barrera, Justina Barsyte, Birzhan Batkeyev, Azma Batool, Elizaveta Berezina, Stéphanie Ngandu Bimina, Marie Björnstjerna, Sheyla Blumen, Paweł Boski, Eva Boštjančič, Yap Boum, Marie Briguglio, Kagonbe Bruno, Huyen Thi Thu Bui, Tomás Caycho-Rodríguez, Yanyan Chen, Manase Kudzai Chiweshe, Hoon-Seok Choi, Carlos C. Contreras-Ibáñez, Dinka Čorkalo, Christian E. Cruz-Torres, Andrea Czakó, Piyanjali de Zoysa, Zsolt Demetrovics, Bojana M. Dinić, Saša Drače, Rita W. El-Haddad, Jan B. Engelmann, Ignacio Escudero Pérez, Hyun Euh, Xia Fang (2025) Everyday norms have become more permissive over time and vary across cultures Communications Psychology, Vol. 3, Article 145 (Article in journal)

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Mikael Heimann (2025) Social, kognitiv och kommunikativ utveckling: om barns observationsinlärning och imitation

Ylva Gidhagen, Rolf Holmqvist, Fredrik Falkenstrom (2025) Rupture and repair in the working alliance among patients with substance use disorder Psychotherapy Research (Article in journal)

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Artur Nilsson, Ali Teymoori (2025) The Dark Side of Ideology: Ideological Worldviews and Antidemocratic Attitudes Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences (Article in journal)

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Ismail Secer, Fatmanur Cimen, Sumeyye Ulas, Emrullah Ay, Eda Tatli, Danilo Garcia, Caner Sunay (2025) School Refusal and its Underlying Mechanisms: A Network Perspective on Individual and Environmental Determinants School Mental Health (Article in journal)

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Annual reports

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.

Psychology_AnnualReport2024 (PDF, 670,2 kB)
Psychology_AnnualReport2023 (PDF, 696,0 kB)
Psychology_AnnualReport2022 (PDF, 1,1 MB)

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Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

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Staff

Associate Professor, Docent

Adjunct Associate Professor

Head of Department, Senior Associate Professor

Gisela Eckert

Associate Professor

Arvid Erlandsson

Senior Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Docent

Danilo Garcia

Senior Associate Professor

Hulda Karlsson-Larsson

PhD student

Felix Koch

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

Preschool Meals

WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

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

SAHA digital interventions for refugee mental health problems

International Network for Well-Being

The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

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

Growing up with digital world

Social Psychology

Cognitive Psychology – Decision, Emotion, Perception

Child and Infant Lab

Publications

2026

2025

Annual reports

Contact us

Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

Staff

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

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