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.

A person throws leftover pasta in the rubbish bin.

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.

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.

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.

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.

An elderly man and a small child are looking at a cell phone together. They are sitting on a couch in a hospital waiting room.

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.

Cognitive Psychology – Decision, Emotion, Perception

How are emotions elicited and how do feelings influence our everyday behaviours? Our research group examines these questions using different psychological methods.

Open seminars

We update this page regularly with information on upcoming seminars.

Seminars autumn 2023

Thursday 2 November, Professor Per Carlbring, Stockholms University

Vad kommer AI och virtual reality innebära för den kliniska psykologin i framtiden? (What will AI and virtual reality mean for clinical psychology in the future?)

Time: 3.15 - 5.00 pm
Place: TEMCAS, Hus T, Campus Valla, Linköping

The seminar will be held in Swedish and will followed by snacks afterwards, at the IBL lunch room.

Publications

2024

Hanna Grundström, Anna Malmquist, Katri Nieminen (2024) Factors related to a positive childbirth experience - a cross-sectional study Journal of Reproductive and Infant Psychology

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Gustaf Reinebo, Linda G. Bjorverud, Thomas Parling, Gerhard Andersson, Markus Jansson-Frojmark, Tobias Lundgren (2024) Development and experiences of an internet-based acceptance and commitment training (I-ACT) intervention in ice hockey players: a qualitative feasibility study Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, Vol. 6, Article 1297631

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Samantha Sinclair, Artur Nilsson, Kristoffer Holm (2024) The role of political fit and self-censorship at work for job satisfaction, social belonging, burnout, and turnover intentions Current Psychology

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Michael Rosander, Stefan Blomberg, Stale Valvatne Einarsen (2024) Psychometric properties and cut-off scores for the Swedish version of the Negative Acts Questionnaire: The full scale and short version Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

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Dina Zalaznik, Elad Zlotnik, Snir Barzilay, Tal Ganor, Hila Sorka, David Daniel Ebert, Gerhard Andersson, Jonathan D. Huppert (2024) Interpersonal factors in internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for depression: Attachment style and alliance with the program and with the therapist Psychotherapy Research

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Asala Halaj, Asher Y. Strauss, Elad Zlotnick, Dina Zalaznik, Isaac Fradkin, Gerhard Andersson, David Daniel Ebert, Jonathan D. Huppert (2024) Clinical and cognitive insight in panic disorder: phenomenology and treatment effects in internet cognitive behavior therapy Journal of Psychiatric Research, Vol. 172, p. 164-170

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Per Andersson, Irina Vartanova, Daniel Västfjäll, Gustav Tinghög, Pontus Strimling, Junhui Wu, Isabela Hazin, Charity S. Akotia, Alisher Aldashev, Giulia Andrighetto, Adote Anum, Gizem Arikan, Fatemeh Bagherian, Davide Barrera, Dana Basnight-Brown, Birzhan Batkeyev, Elizaveta Berezina, Marie Bjornstjerna, Pawel Boski, Inna Bovina, Bui Thi Thu Huyen, Dorde Cekrlija, Hoon-Seok Choi, Carlos C. Contreras-Ibanez, Rui Costa-Lopes, Micheal de Barra, Piyanjali de Zoysa, Angela R. Dorrough, Nikolay Dvoryanchikov, Jan B. Engelmann, Hyun Euh, Xia Fang, Susann Fiedler, Olivia A. Foster-Gimbel, Marta Fulop, Ragna B. Gardarsdottir, C. M. Hew D. Gill, Andreas Gloeckner, Sylvie Graf, Ani Grigoryan, Vladimir Gritskov, Katarzyna Growiec, Peter Halama, Andree Hartanto, Tim Hopthrow, Martina Hrebickova, Dzintra Ilisko, Hirotaka Imada, Hansika Kapoor, Kerry Kawakami, Narine Khachatryan, Natalia Kharchenko, Toko Kiyonari, Michal Kohut, Lisa M. Leslie, Yang Li, Norman P. Li, Zhuo Li, Kadi Liik, Angela T. Maitner, Bernardo Manhique, Harry Manley, Imed Medhioub, Sari Mentser, Pegah Nejat, Orlando Nipassa, Ravit Nussinson, Nneoma G. Onyedire, Ike E. Onyishi, Penny Panagiotopoulou, Lorena R. Perez-Floriano, Minna Persson, Anna-Maija Pirttila-Backman, Marianna Pogosyan, Jana Raver, Ricardo Borges Rodrigues, Sara Romano, Pedro P. Romero, Inari Sakki, Alvaro San Martin, Sara Sherbaji, Hiroshi Shimizu, Brent Simpson, Erna Szabo, Kosuke Takemura, Maria Luisa Mendes Teixeira, Napoj Thanomkul, Habib Tiliouine, Giovanni A. Travaglino, Yannis Tsirbas, Sita Widodo, Rizqy Zein, Lina Zirganou-Kazolea, Kimmo Eriksson (2024) Anger and disgust shape judgments of social sanctions across cultures, especially in high individual autonomy societies Scientific Reports, Vol. 14, Article 5591

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Veronica Della Casa, Anna Malmquist, Selene Mezzalira, Marina Miscioscia (2024) The Role of Family Support for the Well-Being of Italian LGBTQ plus Young Adults During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Qualitative Study LGBTQ FAMILY-AN INTERDISCIPLINARY JOURNAL

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Costina-Ruxandra Poetar, Anca Dobrean, Gerhard Andersson (2024) Preliminary efficacy of a transdiagnostic parent-led internet-delivered intervention for children with anxiety and depressive symptoms: a pilot randomized controlled trial Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, Vol. 18, Article 31

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Anna Maj, Maria Matynia, Natalia Michalak, Aleksandra Bis, Gerhard Andersson (2024) New in Town-An internet-based self-efficacy intervention for internal migrants: A randomized controlled trial PLOS ONE, Vol. 19, Article e0299638

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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.

Education

Psychology 5, 60 credits

The course deepens the theoretical and methodological knowledge in some areas of psychology and continues to give experience of research work. Thesis work is done individually. Research in psychology on the IBL is primarily focused on cognitive ps...

Advanced group and social psychology, 7.5 credits

The course will cover modern research, trends and debates within the field of group and social psychology. The course content will be related to and exemplified by the instructors’ ongoing research within group and social psychology and its applic...

Advanced clinical psychology, 7.5 credits

The course will cover modern research, trends and debates within the field of clinical psychology. The course content will be related to and exemplified by the instructors’ ongoing research within clinical psychology and its applications.

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Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

Staff

Associate Professor, Docent

Head of Department, Associate Professor, Docent

Gisela Eckert

Associate Professor

Arvid Erlandsson

Senior Associate Professor

Associate Professor, Docent

Danilo Garcia

Senior Associate Professor

Gunvor Larsson Torstensdotter

Associate Professor, Docent

Therese Lundqvist Jones

Lecturer

Anna Malmquist

Associate Professor, Docent

Theodor Mejias Nihlén

Robert Persson Asplund

Senior Associate Professor, Head of Division

Anett Sundqvist

Senior Associate Professor

Oskar Treffler Jonsson

Deputy Head of Department, Professor

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

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

WHOLE - Research on organizational and social work environment

The Internet, Health and Clinical Psychology Research Group

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

Open seminars

Seminars autumn 2023

Thursday 2 November, Professor Per Carlbring, Stockholms University

Vad kommer AI och virtual reality innebära för den kliniska psykologin i framtiden? (What will AI and virtual reality mean for clinical psychology in the future?)

Publications

2024

Annual report 2022

Education

Psychology 5, 60 credits

Advanced group and social psychology, 7.5 credits

Advanced clinical psychology, 7.5 credits

Contact us

Head of Division

Head of Division

Research Leader

Administration

Administration

Staff

Department of Behavioural Sciences and Learning (IBL)

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