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.

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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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.

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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

Jonas Eimontas, Jogilė Medeišienė, Karolina Baranova, Ieva Biliūnaitė, Vilmantė Pakalniškienė, Simona Zrumaitė, Jan Hilbig, Gerhard Andersson (2025) Tailored internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy with therapist support for depressed older adults: Results from a randomized controlled trial with a one-year follow-up. Journal of Affective Disorders, Vol. 385, p. 119406-, Article 119406 (Article in journal)

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Vinaya Manchaiah, Gerhard Andersson, Eldré W Beukes, Marc A Fagelson, De Wet Swanepoel, Eithne Heffernan, David Maidment (2025) Development and Psychometric Validation of Tinnitus Qualities and Impact Questionnaire. Clinics and Practice, Vol. 15, Article 87 (Article in journal)

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Malin Bäck, Sanna Aila Gustafsson, Karin Jacobson, Theresia Ljung, Rolf Holmqvist, Gerhard Andersson (2025) A way of relating to life; myself and others - a thematic analysis of patients' experience of having an eating disorder Journal of Eating Disorders, Vol. 13, Article 88 (Article in journal)

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Hajdi Moche, Ulrika Noryd, Sara Ryden, Daniel Västfjäll (2025) To empathize with a group or an individual? Investigating the role of cognitive cost and distress in empathy choice Frontiers in Psychology, Vol. 16, Article 1519113 (Article in journal)

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Gerhard Andersson (2025) What makes Internet-based interventions work? World Psychiatry, Vol. 24, p. 154-155 (Article in journal)

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Leah Mayo, Emelie Gauffin, Gavin N. Petrie, Ryann Tansey, Raegan Mary Rose Mazurka, Connor James Haggarty, Madeleine Jones, Hilda Engelbrektsson, Victoria Aminoff, Anisja Huhne-Landgraf, Mark E. Schmidt, Darrel J. Pemberton, Cecilia Fredlund, Lars Östman Vasko, Hanna Karlsson, Andreas Löfberg, Michal Pietrzak, Gerhard Andersson, Andrea Johansson Capusan, Matthew N. Hill, Markus Heilig (2025) The efficacy of elevating anandamide via inhibition of fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) combined with internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial Neuropsychopharmacology (Article in journal)

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Matilda Wurm, Sofia Bergbom, Guendalina Di Luigi, Veronica Della Casa, Anna Malmquist (2025) Minority Stress, General Stress, and Family Support: Associations With Mental Health and Quality of Life in LGBTQ plus Young Adults During the Covid-19 Pandemic Scandinavian Journal of Psychology (Article in journal)

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Vinaya Manchaiah, Gerhard Andersson, Eldre W. Beukes, Marc A. Fagelson, De Wet Swanepoel, David Maidment (2025) Changes in Perceived Tinnitus Sound Qualities Following Internet-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Tinnitus Clinics and Practice, Vol. 15, Article 69 (Article in journal)

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Michael Rosander (2025) Caught in the crossfire: Bullying of those in managerial positions Journal of Management and Organization (Article in journal)

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Camilla Strömbäck, Per Andersson, Erkin Asutay, Hulda Karlsson-Larsson, Daniel Västfjäll (2025) Positive anticipated affective reactions increase pro-environmental behavior iScience, Vol. 28, Article 112389 (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.

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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

Senior Associate Professor

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

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

WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

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 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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