Developmental Psychology
Who am I? What will become of me? What do my friends think of me? What do other people think of my body? Why am I being bullied? Individuals in the modern complex society of today face a number of important questions concerning for example identity, body and social relationships.
Research group: The Gothenburg group for Research In Developmental psychology (GRID)
Our research
In the research group The Gothenburg group for Research In Developmental psychology (GRID) our aim is to contribute with knowledge on how people address these and similar questions and solve central developmental tasks in their lives. We have an outspoken developmental psychology perspective, which means that we study how and why individuals develop as they do, and how they experience this development. Youth development has long been in focus for our research, but we see development as processes of change and stability that continue throughout life, and we therefore study development in different parts of the lifespan.
Identity development is central during adolescent years but also continues into adulthood and concerns for example parental identity and ethnic identity. A related concept of identity is personality where we conduct research on what characterizes an individual and how these traits develop. Other central aspects that we study are body image and puberty development, sexual risk behaviour and exposure. We are interested in development and living conditions in different contexts, such as for example school, family and social media.
The goal with our research is to contribute with knowledge about individuals’ experiences, both concerning challenges they face and what can lead to positive development. Within GRID we use both quantitative and qualitative research methods, often in combination, within several longitudinal projects where we follow individuals over extended times.
Publications
- Burén, J. (2020). Sexting among adolescents: A gendered online phenomenon, related to individual and social determinants. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Eriksson, P., L. (2020). Developing into early adulthood: The role of identity and personality. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Helsing, Bo, 2020. Violence in Close Relationships, Sexual Risk-taking, and Help-seeking among Young Men. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Gyberg, F. (2019). Identity; Understanding aspects of process, content, and structure in context. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Kling, J. (2019). Being at home in one's body. Body image in light of identity development. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Carlsson, J. (2015). Evolving identities – Contents and processes of identity development among people in their late twenties. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Berne, S. (2014). Cyberbullying in Childhood and Adolescence - Assessment, Coping, and the Role of Appearance. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Wängqvist, M. (2013). That’s how people grow up: Identity formation in emerging adulthood. Doctoral dissertation, University of Gothenburg.
- Andrée Löfholm, C., Brolund, A., Leander, L., Långström, N., Mothander, K., Nykänen, P., Olsson, T. M., Ringborg, A., Skoog, T., Sundell, K., & Syversson, A. (2020). Insatser i öppenvård för att förebygga ungdomars återfall i brott. En systematisk översikt och utvärdering av ekonomiska, sociala och etiska aspekter. Stockholm: Statens beredning för medicinsk och social utvärdering.
- Berggren, L., Lindberg, L., Glatz, T., & Skoog, T. (2020). A first examination of the role of the International Child Development Programme in school achievement. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research. E-pub ahead of print.
- Berne, S & Frisén, A. (2021). Utsatt på internet: En internationell forskningsöversikt om nätmobbning bland barn och unga. Statens medieråd.
- Burén, J., Holmqvist Gattario, K., & Lunde., C. (2021). What do Peers Think about Sexting? Adolescents’ Views of the Norms Guiding Sexting Behavior. Journal of Adolescent Research, 1-29.
- Eriksson, C., Skoog, T., & Kimber, B. (2020). Supporting implementation of resilience training among school-aged children – RESCUR in Sweden. European Journal of Public Health, 30(5), 144.
- Eriksson, P. L., McLean, K. C., & Frisén, A. (2020). Ta Det Onda Med Det Goda (Accepting the Bad that Comes with the Good) - A Cultural Framework for Identity Narratives of Difficult Experiences in Sweden. Identity, 20(3), 157-169.
- Eriksson, P. L., Wängqvist, M., Carlsson, J., & Frisén, A. (2020). Identity development in early adulthood. Developmental Psychology, 56(10), 1968–1983.
- Frisén, A., & Berne, S. (2020). Swedish adolescents’ experiences of cybervictimization and body-related concerns. Scandinavian journal of Psychology, 61, 68–76.
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Frisén, A., & Hwang, C.P. (red.). (2020). Ungdomar och identitet - 2a reviderade utgåvan. Stockholm: Natur och Kultur.
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Frisén, A., & Hwang, C.P. (2020). Inledning och översikt. I A. Frisén & C. P. Hwang (red.), Ungdomar och identitet - 2a reviderade utgåvan (pp. 13-17). Stockholm: Natur och Kultur.
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Gyberg, F., Svensson, Y., Wängqvist, M., & Syed, M. (2021). Discrimination and its relation to psychosocial well-being among diverse youth in Sweden. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 1–19.
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Helsing, B., Frisén, A., Hwang, C.P. (2020). Sexual Risk-Taking among Young Swedish Men Testing for STI. The European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 26(2), 155-159.
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Helsing, B, Hwang, C.P. & Frisén, A. (2020). How Social Networks influence Young Men to Seek Psychological Help. Nordic Psychology.
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Holmqvist Gattario, K., Frisén, A., Luanne Teall, T., & Piran, N. (2020). Embodiment: Cultural and Gender Differences and Associations with Life Satisfaction. Body image,35, 1–10.
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Hwang, P. (2020). Psykosocialt perspektiv. I A. Frisén & P. Hwang. Ungdomar och identitet. Natur & Kultur: Stockholm.
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Hwang, P & Frisén, A. (2020). Barns psykologiska utveckling – från nyfödd till skola. In N. Pramling., A-L, Lindgren., & R Säljö (Eds.), Förskolan och barns utveckling: Grundbok för förskollärare. Andra reviderade upplagan.(pp. 77-92). Malmö: Gleerups.
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Jaf, D., Özdemir, M., & Skoog, T. (2021). Immigrant and Swedish Adolescents Involvement in Organized Sports Activities: An Expectancy-Value Approach. BMC Psychology, 9, 12.
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Joleby, M., Landström, S., Lunde, C., & Jonsson, L.S. (2021). Experiences and psychological health among children exposed to online child sexual abuse–a mixed methods study of court verdicts. Psychology, Crime and Law, 27(2), 159-181.
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Joleby, M., Lunde, C., Landström, S., & Jonsson, L. (2020). "All of Me Is Completely Different": Experiences and Consequences Among Victims of Technology-Assisted Child Sexual Abuse. Frontiers in Psychology, 11.
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Kapetanovic, S., Bohlin, M., Skoog, T., & Gerdner, A. (2020). Structural Relations between Sources of Parental Knowledge, Feelings of Being Overly Controlled and Risk Behaviors in Early Adolescence. Journal of Family Studies, 26, 226-242
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Kapetanovic, S., & Skoog, T. (2021). The Role of the Family’s Emotional Climate in the Links between Parent-Adolescent Communication and Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 49, 141–154.
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Kapetanovic, S., Skoog, T., Bohlin, M., & Gerdner, A. (2020). Does One Size Fit All? - Linking Parenting with Adolescent Risk Behaviors and Adolescent Temperament. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 30, 443-457
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Kling, J., & Frisén, A. (2020). Identitet, kropp och sexualitet. I A. Frisén & C. P. Hwang (red.), Ungdomar och identitet - 2a reviderade utgåvan (pp. 149-173). Stockholm: Natur och Kultur.
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Larsson, H., Eriksson, P. L., & Frisén, A. (2020) “It’s a new chapter now”: Establishing commitments in the romantic domain during early adulthood. Identity, 20 (1), 37-57.
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Olsson, T. M., Blakeslee, J., Bergström, M., Skoog, T. (2020). Exploring fit for the cultural adaptation of a self-determination model for youth transitioning from out-of-home care: a comparison of a sample of Swedish youth with two samples of American youth in out-of-home care. Children and Youth Services Review, 119. 105484.
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Skoog, T. & Kapetanovic, S. (2020). The Role of Relational Support in the Longitudinal Links between Adolescent Sexual Harassment Victimization and Psychological Health. Development and Psychopathology.
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Skoog, T. & Kapetanovic, S. (2021). The Role of Pubertal Timing in the Development of Peer Victimization and Offending from Early- to Mid-Adolescence. Journal of Early Adolescence.
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Syed, M., Eriksson, P. L., Frisén, A., Hwang, C. P., & Lamb, M. (2020) Personality Development from Age 2 to 33: Stability and Change in Ego Resiliency and Ego Control and Associations with Adult Adaptation. Developmental Psychology, 56(4), 815-832.
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Wängqvist, M., Berne, S., & Frisén, A. (2020). Identitet och internet. I A. Frisén & C. P. Hwang (red.), Ungdomar och identitet - 2a reviderade utgåvan (pp. 175-195). Stockholm: Natur och Kultur.
Members
Associate professors
- Ann Frisén
- Philip Hwang
- Carolina Lunde
- Thérese Skoogh
- Margaretha Bohlin
- Kristina Holmqvist Gattario
- Maria Wängqvist
- Sofia Berne
- Fanny Gyberg
PhD Students
- Py Liv Eriksson
- Bo Helsing
- Malin Joleby
- Caroline Järdmo
- Johan Lidberg
- Andrea Karlsson Valik
- Gustaf Glavå