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Philip Hwang
Senior Researcher
Department of PsychologyAbout Philip Hwang
Biography
- B.A. in psychology, 1975
- Licensed psychologist, 1979
- Ph.D. in psychology, 1981
- Docent of psychology, 1984
- Licensed psychotherapist, 1990
- Professor of applied psychology, 1994
My teaching focuses on the following areas: (1) Developmental psychology, for instance the socio-emotional development of children and adolescence, parenthood, with special emphasis on fatherhood, identity development in adolescence and early adulthood; (2) Organizational culture and gender equity (for instance how family policy affects equality between men and women, the importance of the workplace for fathers taking parental leave). Supervision of doctoral students has also been an important aspect of my teaching, and close to 30 graduate students have completed their PhD´s under my supervision (for more information see my CV).
Research interests
My background is in clinical as well as developmental psychology. I am a licensed Psychologist and Psychotherapist and Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden. My research centers around child development, fatherhood and the linkages between gender, family, and work in post-industrialized societies. I am currently overseeing/participating in the following projects:
The Gothenburg Longitudinal study of Development (GoLD) that I started together with Professor Michael E. Lamb (University of Cambridge), in 1981/1982. GoLD is an ongoing 40-year prospective longitudinal study of Swedish participants and their families who have been followed from age one until recently when they were 40 years old. The subjects have been seen more than 20 times in a variety of social contexts, in their homes of origin, in out of home care, school and at the Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg. GoLD has generated many Doctoral dissertations and close to one hundred publications mostly in international scientific journals. Since 2009, Professor Ann Frisén is the principal investigator of GoLD; Father involvement from Early Childhood to Adulthood (FIECA), is a project that is an outlier from the GoLD-project and is led by Associate Professor Maria Wängqvist. In this project father involvement over time is investigated; In the project Work, Family and Society, led by Professor Linda Haas (University of Indianapolis, USA) and myself the impact of the workplace on men's Involvement with Children is investigated. Since 1993, we have performed a series of studies in which we have studied the dynamic linkages between gender equity, work-family balance, and organizational change (together with Linda Haas). A fourth project concerns: Postnatal Depression, Anxiety, and Stress in Fathers: The overall aim of this project has been to learn more about depression, anxiety, and stress in fathers and how these symptoms can be identified during the postnatal period. The above-mentioned projects are and have been supported financially trough several research grants from the Swedish Reseach Council for Health, Working Life and Welfare (FAS/FORTE), The Swedish Research Council and Riksbankens Jubileumsfond.
Finally, I am involved in an extensive research program entitled The Gothenburg Research Program on Ethnic Identity – Increasing the Life Chances of Young People. The Principal Investigator of this program is Professor Ann Frisén, and it’s financed through grants from Sten A. Olssons Stiftelse för Forskning och Kultur and the University of Gothenburg. The overarching aim of this program is to better understand ethnic identity issues through a set of studies that use different methods, age groups, and informants, thereby providing different perspectives on the same topic. The combination of studies provides both real-world relevance and scientifically thorough evaluation. Taken together, the research program will provide new knowledge in young people’s circumstances and living conditions and how schools can, on that basis promote favorable development.
Additional information
For more information see: Gothenburgh Research Group in Developmental psychology (GRiD); see also Child & Family Blog
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The “Identity Project” Intervention in Sweden: Changes in Adolescent Ethnic-racial Identity
Process and
Content
Amina K. Abdullahi, Moin Syed, Linda Juang, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
International Society for the Study of Behavioural Development (ISSBD) 2024 Conference, Lisbon, Portugal. Part of the symposium, The Identity Project as a Lifespan Intervention: Supporting Positive Developmental and Behavioral Outcomes During Adolescence and Adulthood - 2024 -
Different contexts – different stories: Adolescents' experiences of how ethnicity is addressed in schools and sports and on social media in
Sweden
David J. Sandberg, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - 2024 -
Ethnic-Racial Identity and Attitude Change: Assessments of Outgroup and Diversity Attitudes among Adolescents in
Sweden
David J. Sandberg, Ann Frisén, Linda P. Juang, Philip Hwang, Moin Syed
Journal of Youth and Adolescence - 2024 -
Evaluating a School-Based Intervention on Adolescents' Ethnic-racial Identity in
Sweden
Amina K. Abdullahi, Moin Syed, Linda P. Juang, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
Journal of Youth and Adolescence - 2024 -
The Importance of Ethnic-Racialized Identities to Becoming and Being Culturally Responsive and Equity Minded
Educators
Linda P. Juang, Philip Hwang
IDENTITY-AN INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF THEORY AND RESEARCH - 2024 -
Positive Ethnic Identity Content - Interviews with Adolescents with a Minority Ethnic Background Living in
Sweden
Pär Stern, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Tommy Reinholdsson, Linda Juang, Moin Syed, Ann Frisén
Conference paper presentation at International Society for Research on Identity, Tilburg 2024. - 2024 -
Adolescents’ (with a mixed ethnic-racial background) negotiation of their Swedish identity in the context of
school
Tommy Reinholdsson, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Sabina Vlasman, Moin Syed, Ann Frisén
Conference paper presentation at International Society for Research on Identity, Tilburg - 2024 -
Ethnic-racial identity in Europe: Adapting the identity project intervention in five
countries
Linda P. Juang, Adriana J. Umaña-Taylor, Maja K. Schachner, Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang, Ughetta Moscardino, Frosso Motti-Stefanidi, Britt Oppedal, Vassilis Pavlopoulos, Amina K. Abdullahi, Rebecca Barahona, Sofia Berne, Chiara Ceccon, Nadya Gharaei, Ursula Moffitt, Anastasios Ntalachanis, Sharleen Pevec, David J. Sandberg, Angeliki Zacharia, Moin Syed
European Journal of Developmental Psychology - 2023 -
Do stimulation and support in the early childhood home environment and best friendship quality in adolescence predict adult
personality?
Maria Wängqvist, Mathias Allemand, Ann Frisén, Michael E. Lamb, Philip Hwang
Current Issues in Personality Psychology - 2023 -
Different Contexts – Different Stories: Adolescents’ Experiences of how Ethnicity is Addressed in Schools, Sports, and on Social Media in
Sweden
David J. Sandberg, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
4th Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference (CDME) - 2023 -
Positive Ethnic Identity-related Feelings and Experiences among Late Adolescents with a Minority Ethnic
Identity
Pär Stern, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Tommy Reinholdsson, Linda Juang, Moin Syed, Ann Frisén
International Society for Research on Identity - ISRI Conference - 2023 -
Positive Ethnic Identity-related Feelings and Experiences among Swedish Adolescents with an Ethnic Minority
Background
Pär Stern, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Tommy Reinholdsson, Linda Juang, Moin Syed, Ann Frisén
Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference - 2023 -
Positive Minority Ethnic Identity-related Feelings, Experiences, and Flourishing among Swedish Adolescents on the Brink of Emerging
Adulthood
Pär Stern, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Tommy Reinholdsson, Linda Juang, Moin Syed, Ann Frisén
The Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood - SSEA Conference - 2023 -
Multiple Components of Ethnic Identity in Relation to Psychosocial Factors in Late Adolescence in
Sweden
Tommy Reinholdsson, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Pär Stern, Moin Syed, Linda Juang, Ann Frisén
THE 4TH CULTURAL DIVERSITY, MIGRATION, AND EDUCATION CONFERENCE (CDME) - 2023 -
Multiple Dimensions of Ethnic Identity in Relation to Psychosocial Factors in Late Adolescence in
Sweden
Tommy Reinholdsson, Sofia Berne, Philip Hwang, Pär Stern, Moin Syed, Linda Juang, Ann Frisén
International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI), Conference 2023 - 2023 -
Within Family Patterns of Relative Parental Involvement Across Two Generations of Swedish
Parents
Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, M. Syed, Ann Frisén, M. E. Lamb, Philip Hwang
Journal of Family Psychology - 2022 -
Till minne av Lennart Sjöberg
1939-2021
Carl Martin Allwood, Philip Hwang
Psykologtidningen - 2022 -
How social networks influence young men to seek psychological
help
Bo Helsing, Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
Nordic Psychology - 2021 -
Sexual risk-taking among young Swedish men testing for
STI
Bo Helsing, Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang
European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care - 2021 -
Personality Development From Age 2 to 33: Stability and Change in Ego Resiliency and Ego Control and Associations With Adult
Adaptation
Moin Syed, Py Liv Eriksson, Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang, Michael E. Lamb
Developmental Psychology - 2020 -
Inledning och
översikt
Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang
Ann Frisén & Philip Hwang (red). Ungdomar och identitet andra reviderade utgåvan - 2020 -
Barns psykologiska utveckling – från nyfödd till
skola
Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
Förskolan och barns utveckling: Grundbok för förskollärare. Andra reviderade upplgan. - 2020 -
Policy is not enough–the influence of the gendered workplace on fathers’ use of parental leave in
Sweden
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Community, Work and Family - 2019 -
Workplace support and European fathers’ use of state policies promoting shared
childcare,
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Community, Work and Family - 2019 -
Informella arbetsplatskulturer – ett hinder för pappors
familjeliv.
Philip Hwang
Konferensen Jämställt föräldraskap – gynnar arbetstagare och arbetsgivare. Malmö, 24 september, 2019. - 2019 -
Father involvement across the lifespan: An identity
perspective.
Maria Wängqvist, Philip Hwang
Presentation at the 26th annual conference of the International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI), Naples, Italy, May 13-15 2019 - 2019 -
Utvecklingspsykologi
Philip Hwang, Björn Nilsson
2019 -
Förord till svenska utgåvan av Moderna
familjer
Philip Hwang
Moderna familjer - Barn och föräldrar i nya familjekonstellationer. - 2018 -
Den nyfödda
familjen.
Philip Hwang
Föräldraskap och familjestöd, Högskolan Väst, 13 juni 2018 - 2018 -
Förord
Philip Hwang
Johansson T. & Sorbring E. (red) Barn- och ungdomsvetenskap - grundläggande perspektiv, - 2018 -
Policy is not enough. The influence of the gendered workplace on fathers’ use of parental leave in
Sweden
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Oral presentation, seminar for the Center for Global HRM - 2018 -
Ungdomar och unga vuxna – utveckling och
livsvillkor
Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén, Björn Nilsson
2018 -
Sweden country
note
Ann-Zofie Duvander, Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Koslowski A., Blum S. and Moss P. (eds.) International Review of Leave Policies and Research 2017. - 2017 -
”MÖJLIGHETERNAS TID”- �Unga vuxnas utveckling och
livsvillkor
Philip Hwang
Keynote lecture at University West - 2017 -
Framing Childhood: Century of the Child. Seminar organized by the Nordic Embassies in collaboration with Deutsches
Jugendinstitut
Philip Hwang
Seminar organized by the Nordic Embassies in collaboration with Deutsches Jugendinstitut, Berlin, - 2017 -
Barns psykologiska utveckling – från nyfödd till
skola
Philip Hwang, Ann Frisén
Lindgren A.-L., Pramling N., Säljö R. (red.) Förskolan och barns utveckling: Grundbok för förskollärare - 2017 -
“Who will stay home today?” What do we know…What do we need to know about parental sharing of leave to care for sick
children?
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Annual Meeting of the Network for Leave Policies and Related Research, 2016, Madrid. - 2016 -
Fatherhood – Organizational Change and Gender Equity. Research seminar on the role of fathers for children’s socio-emotional
development.
Philip Hwang
Oral presentation, University of Copenhagen, Denmark, August 26, 2016. - 2016 -
Fathers' depressive symptoms in the postnatal period: Prevalence and correlates in a population-based Swedish
study
Pamela Massoudi, Philip Hwang, Birgitta Wickberg
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health - 2016 -
Sweden – Country
Note
Linda Haas, A-Z Duvander, Philip Hwang
12th International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2016. INTERNATIONAL NETWORK ON LEAVE POLICIES AND RESEARCH - 2016 -
"It's About Time!": Company Support for Fathers' Entitlement to Reduced Work Hours in
Sweden
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Social Politics - 2016 -
It’s about time! – Company support for fathers’ entitlement to reduced hours in
Sweden..
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Linnaeus Center for the Study of Social Policy and Family Dynamics in Europe (SPaDE), University of Stockholm, 2015 - 2015 -
Sweden – Country
Note
A-Z Duvander, Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
In: P. Moss (Ed.), International Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2015 - 2015 -
Child and Adolescent Predictors of Personality in Early
Adulthood
Maria Wängqvist, M. E. Lamb, Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang
Child Development - 2015 -
Parental leave and gender
equity.
Philip Hwang
The International Conference on Empowering Families: A Pathway to Development. Doha, Qatar: 16-17 April 2014 - 2014 -
Depression and distress in Swedish fathers during the postnatal
period.
Pamela Massoudi, Philip Hwang, Birgitta Wickberg
Marcé International Society International Biennial General Scientific Meeting. Swansea, Wales, UK: 10-12 September 2014 - 2014 -
Equality is the goal? Paid parental leave for fathers in
Sweden.
Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
Invited presentation at the Linnaeus Center for the Study of Social Policy and Family Dynamics in Europe (SPaDE), University of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden. - 2014 -
Identity development in perspective: What are the challenges for the
future?
Philip Hwang, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist
Conference organized at Sätra Bruk, Sweden. - 2014 -
Gruppsykologi
Philip Hwang, Björn Nilsson
2014 -
Country Note –
Sweden
A-Z Duvander, Linda Haas, Philip Hwang
In P. Moss (Ed.), Review of Leave Policies and Related Research 2013 - 2014
More publications
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