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

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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.

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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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

2025

Nasim Mousavi, Fereshteh Momeni, Abbas Pourshahbaz, Hamid Poursharifi, Zahra Daneshian, Gerhard Andersson (2025) A pilot randomized trial comparing face-to-face and internet-based unified transdiagnostic treatment for adolescents with anxiety and depressive disorders in Iran Frontiers in Psychiatry, Vol. 16, Article 1500214 (Article in journal)

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Cecilia Björkhammer, Ulf Träff, Rickard Östergren (2025) Predicting fraction magnitude knowledge and fraction arithmetic Journal of experimental child psychology (Print), Vol. 260, Article 106344 (Article in journal)

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Hillevi Bergvall, Gerhard Andersson, Tobias Lundgren, Benjamin Bohman (2025) Therapist adherence to cognitive-behavioural therapy and quality of care from a patient perspective Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Article in journal)

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Rose Mortimer, Dominika Iluczyk, Jakob Mechler, Karin Lindqvist, Nick Midgley, Gerhard Andersson, Henry Clements (2025) Experience of self-discovery and change in a psychodynamic internet delivered programme for university students experiencing low mood Psychotherapy Research (Article in journal)

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Line Nordgren (2025) Emotion regulation in eating disorders: Measurement, latent profiles, intraindividual processes, and treatment

Karin Nilsson, Gunilla Thunberg, Emil Holmer, Jenny Samuelsson, Mikael Heimann, Monica Reichenberg, Lisa Palmqvist (2025) Balancing accessible teaching and knowledge acquisition: How teachers describe their reading instruction for students with intellectual disability Journal of Intellectual Disabilities (Article in journal)

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Patrícia M Pascoal, Gerhard Andersson, Vinicius J Fischer, Andreia A Manão, Cátia Oliveira, Catarina F Raposo, Pedro J Rosa, Magda Sofia Roberto, Graça Santos, Nuno Tomada, Annamaria Giraldi (2025) Sexual distress with partnered face-to-face sexual activity: an exploratory qualitative study with heterosexual cis people who seek and do not seek professional help Frontiers in psychology, Vol. 16, Article 1553893 (Article in journal)

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Sayo Hamatani, Kazuki Matsumoto, Gerhard Andersson, Yasuhiro Sato, Shin Fukudo, Yusuke Sudo, Yoshiyuki Hirano, Keiko Ino, Tomoaki Ishibashi, Yukiko Tomioka, Hidehiro Umehara, Shusuke Numata, Masayuki Nakamura, Ryoko Otani, Ryoichi Sakuta, Atsushi Sekiguchi, Hirotaka Kosaka, Yoshifumi Mizuno, Rio Kamashita, Tokiko Yoshida, Kanae Matsuura, Shinji Tomari, Misako Funaba, Natsuki Sasaki, Haruka Sako, Shoko Shimada, Takeshi Inoue (2025) Guided Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Women With Bulimia Nervosa: A Randomized Clinical Trial JAMA Network Open, Vol. 8, Article e2525165 (Article in journal)

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Louise Werther, Elisabet Sundewall Thorén, Jonas Brännström, Gerhard Andersson, Marie Öberg (2025) Efficacy of the Web-Based Swedish Individualized Active Communication Education (I-ACE) Program in First-Time Hearing Aid Users: Randomized Controlled Trial Journal of Medical Internet Research, Vol. 27, Article e71975 (Article in journal)

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Martin Oscarsson, Sandra Hammarback, Karolina Blom Wiberg, Alexander Rozental, Ylva Ginsberg, Per Carlbring, Gerhard Andersson, Fredrik Jonsson (2025) Web-Based Stress Management for Working Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): Single-Arm, Open Pilot Trial JMIR Formative Research, Vol. 9, Article e66388 (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_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

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

Preschool Meals

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

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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