Children and young people's health and wellbeing

Our research concerns children and young people's perspectives and experiences of health and wellbeing, as well as changing definitions of children and young people's health in professional and political contexts, historically and today.

Research projects

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Man up! Open up? Teenage boys’ interpretations of social media content about mental health

Boys suffering from mental health issues are more likely to turn to social media than traditional healthcare providers. What messages about mental health do teenage boys encounter on social media, and how do they interpret the content?

Apps and downs: Mental health and teenage girls’ interpretations of social media content

Teenage girls often follow influencers, and a common topic is mental health. But what norms about health and well-being are conveyed on social media? We examine influencers' posts on mental health issues and how they are interpreted by followers.

New homes in Sweden

Approximately 70,000 Finnish children were evacuated to Sweden during World War II. The project explores the socio-political circumstances of these transports. The findings concerns the reception of unaccompanied refugee children today.

Psychiatrization of Childhood?

Swedish child expertise are concerned about the seeming increase in child and youth mental health problems. But is it really a change? The project explores the changing representations of mental ill health in childhood in media 1968-2008.

Pupils' definitions of mental health

The argument that young people do not feel well is common in reports and media. What does it mean? We examine schoolchildren’s experiences of mental health and how such knowledge can add to the knowledge gained from surveys measuring symptoms.

A Feminist Analysis of Medical Screening

Medical screening is an expanding part of healthcare, and more and more diseases can be screened for. Because of this, we need to understand what screening means and does – and screening does more than just find disease.

Researchers

Peter Holmqvist

Associate Professor, Head of Unit

Sofia Kvist Lindholm

Associate Professor

Johanna Sköld

Professor, Head of Unit

Lena Sotevik

Postdoc

Anette Wickström

Senior Associate Professor

Karin Zetterqvist Nelson

Professor

Organisation

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Child Studies (TEMAB)

Education and research at Child Studies is about childhood and family with a focus on interaction and language, children's culture and consumption, and childhood over time and space, all to better see the perspectives of children and young people.

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Department of Thematic Studies (TEMA)

In an increasingly complicated world, there is a need for researchers that can handle both breadth and depth, and can collaborate across disciplinary borders. Major societal questions are studied from an interdisciplinary perspective at TEMA.