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Solveig Petersen

Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Public Health.

Research qualifications: Docent

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E-mail
solveig.petersen@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 99 44

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Affiliation
Research fellow at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health
Location
5B, Målpunkt P, Försörjningsvägen 7 B, Norrlands universitetssjukhus Epidemiologi och global hälsa, Umeå Universitet, 90185 Umeå

PhD in Pediatrics, Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Public Health. Ongoing research in the fields of epidemiology and prevention of mental ill-health, recurrent pain and overweight in children in Sweden and internationally. Princi­pal investiga­tor of the Study of Health in school-children from Umeå (the SISU pro­ject). Also holds an analyst position at the Public Health Agency of Sweden.

Trends in educational inequalities in all-course mortality and deaths of despair in Swedish youths 1990–2018
SSM - Population Health, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 29
Högberg, Björn; Scarpa, Simone; Petersen, Solveig
Associations between academic achievement and internalizing disorders in Swedish students aged 16 years between 1990 and 2018
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 34 : 1661-1667
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
Changes in the association between educational achievement, attainment and subsequent mental health: a survival analysis of 21 Swedish graduation cohorts
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Petersen, Solveig
Trends in adolescent psychosomatic complaints: a quantile regression analysis of Swedish HBSC data 1985–2017
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 51 : 619-624
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Johansson, Klara; et al.
Recurrent pain in school-aged children: a longitudinal study focusing on the relation to academic achievement
Pain, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2022, Vol. 163, (11) : 2245-2253
Ragnarsson, Susanne; Johansson, Klara; Bergström, Erik; et al.
The Bidirectional Relationship Between Subjective Well-Being and Academic Achievement in Adolescence
Journal of Youth and Adolescence, Springer 2021, Vol. 50, (5) : 992-1002
Bortes, Cristian; Ragnarsson, Susanne; Strandh, Mattias; et al.
Consequences of school grading systems on adolescent health: evidence from a Swedish school reform
Journal of education policy, Routledge 2021, Vol. 36, (1) : 84-106
Högberg, Björn; Lindgren, Joakim; Johansson, Klara; et al.
Determinants of Declining School Belonging 2000–2018: The Case of Sweden
Social Indicators Research, Springer 2021, Vol. 157, (2) : 783-802
Högberg, Björn; Petersen, Solveig; Strandh, Mattias; et al.
Feasibility, reliability and validity of the health-related quality of life instrument Child Health Utility 9D (CHU9D) among school-aged children and adolescents in Sweden
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, BioMed Central 2021, Vol. 19, (1)
Lindvall, Kristina; Vaezghasemi, Masoud; Feldman, Inna; et al.
Perceived problems with academic achievement in school-aged children with recurrent pain - a longitudinal study
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2021, Vol. 49, (5)
Ragnarsson, Susanne; Johansson, Klara; Bergström, Erik; et al.
School-related physical activity interventions and mental health among children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Sports medicine - open, Vol. 6, (1)
Andermo, Susanne; Hallgren, Mats; Nguyen, Thi-Thuy-Dung; et al.
Health-Related Quality of Life in Children With Low Language or Congenital Hearing Loss, as Measured by the PedsQL and Health Utility Index Mark 3
Value in Health, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 23, (2) : 164-170
Le, Ha N. D.; Petersen, Solveig; Mensah, Fiona; et al.
När skolan lär barn om psykisk hälsa minskar inåtvända psykiska problem bland barnen: En kartläggning av systematiska litteraturöversikter
Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, Stockholm: Karolinska Institutet 2020, Vol. 97, (5-6) : 832-846
Petersen, Solveig; Romqvist, Anja
Recurrent Pain and Academic Achievement in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review
Journal of School Nursing, Sage Publications 2020, Vol. 36, (1) : 61-78
Ragnarsson, Susanne; Myléus, Anna; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.
Gender inequality and adolescent suicide ideation across Africa, Asia, the South Pacific and Latin America: a cross-sectional study based on the Global School Health Survey (GSHS)
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 11
Assarsson, Rebecka; Petersen, Solveig; Högberg, Björn; et al.
Preteen children’s health related quality of life in Sweden: changes over time and disparities between different sociodemographic groups
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
Baroudi, Mazen; Petersen, Solveig; Namatovu, Fredinah; et al.
School experiences in relation to emotional and conduct problems in adolescence: a 3-year follow up study
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2019, Vol. 29, (3) : 436-441
García-Moya, Irene; Johansson, Klara; Ragnarsson, Susanne; et al.
Education system stratification and health complaints among school-aged children
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 220 : 159-166
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
The interplay between national and parental unemployment in relation to adolescent life satisfaction in 27 countries: analyses of repeated cross-sectional school surveys
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
Johansson, Klara; Petersen, Solveig; Högberg, Björn; et al.
Authors' response to Letter to the Editor: ANZJPH-2017-220
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 42, (2) : 215-215
Malakellis, Mary; Hoare, Erin; Sanigorski, Andrew; et al.
Healthier Parents: Effects of Parent Training Programs on Mental Health
International Journal of Social Work and Human Services Practice, Vol. 5, (2) : 70-79
Löfgren, Hans O.; Padyab, Mojgan; Ghazinour, Mehdi; et al.
Effects of Parent Training Programmes on Parents' Sense of Competence in a General Population Sample
Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education 2017, Vol. 9, (7) : 24-34
Löfgren, Hans O.; Petersen, Solveig; Nilsson, Karin; et al.
Effects of Parent Training Programs on Parental Stress in a General Swedish Population Sample
Psychology, Vol. 8, (5) : 700-716
Löfgren, Hans O.; Petersen, Solveig; Nilsson, Karin; et al.
School-based systems change for obesity prevention in adolescents: outcomes of the Australian Capital Territory "It's Your Move!'
Australian and New Zealand journal of public health, WILEY 2017, Vol. 41, (5) : 490-496
Malakellis, Mary; Hoare, Erin; Sanigorski, Andrew; et al.
The Cross-Sectional Association between Diet Quality and Depressive Symptomology amongst Fijian Adolescents
PLOS ONE, Public Library Science 2016, Vol. 11, (8)
Sinclair, Rachael; Millar, Lynne; Allender, Steven; et al.
Mental problems and their socio-demographic determinants in young schoolchildren in Sweden, a country with high gender and income equality
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 44, (1) : 18-26
Stenmark, Helena; Bergström, Erik; Hägglöf, Bruno; et al.
School experiences may be important determinants of mental health problems in middle childhood: a Swedish longitudinal population-based study
Acta Paediatrica, John Wiley & Sons 2016, Vol. 105, (4) : 407-415
Waenerlund, Anna-Karin; Stenmark, Helena; Bergström, Erik; et al.
Health-related quality of life in indigenous Sami schoolchildren in Sweden
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 104 : 75-83
Omma, Lotta; Petersen, Solveig
When ignorance is bliss: weight perception, body mass index and quality of life in adolescents
International Journal of Obesity, Nature Publishing Group 2014, Vol. 38, (10) : 1328-1334
Hayward, J.; Millar, L.; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
Health-related quality of life is not impaired in children with undetected as well as diagnosed celiac disease: a large population based cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2014, Vol. 14 : 425-
Myléus, Anna; Petersen, Solveig; Carlsson, Annelie; et al.
Parental encouragement of healthy behaviors: adolescent weight status and health-related quality of life
BMC Public Health, Vol. 14, (1) : 369-
Nicholls, Laura; Lewis, Andrew J; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
Allmänt hälsotillstånd och hälsorelaterad livskvalitet
Miljöhälsorapport Norr 2013: barns hälsa och miljö i Norrland, Umeå: Umeå universitet 2014 : 13-18
Petersen, Solveig; Lindahl, Bernt
Relationship between overweight and health-related quality of life in secondary school children in Fiji: results from a cross-sectional population-based study
International Journal of Obesity, Nature Publishing Group 2014, Vol. 38, (4) : 539-546
Petersen, Solveig; Moodie, M; Mavoa, H; et al.
Low health-related quality of life in school-aged children in Tonga, a lower-middle income country in the South Pacific
Global Health Action, CoAction Publishing 2014, Vol. 7, (1) : 24896-
Petersen, Solveig; Swinburn, Boyd; Mavoa, Helen; et al.
Health-related quality of life in girls and boys with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: self- and parental reports in a cross-sectional study
Pediatric Rheumatology, Vol. 10
Lundberg, Veronica; Lindh, Viveca; Eriksson, Catharina; et al.
The health of young Swedish Sami with special reference to mental health
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol. 71 : 18381-
Omma, Lotta; Jacobsson, Lars H; Petersen, Solveig
Aktuella hälsoproblem bland skolbarn i Sverige
Skolsköterskans hälsofrämjande arbete, Lund: Studentlitteratur 2012 : 95-117
Petersen, Solveig
Svenska epidemiologiska undersökningar om skolbarns hälsa
Skolsköterskans hälsofrämjande arbete, Lund: Studentlitteratur 2012 : 87-93
Petersen, Solveig
Health-related quality of life is low in secondary school children in Fiji
International Journal of Pediatrics
Petersen, Solveig; Mavoa, Helen; Swinburn, Boyd; et al.
Television food advertising and the prevalence of childhood overweight and obesity: a multicountry comparison
Public Health Nutrition, Vol. 13, (7) : 1003-1012
Goris, Janny M; Petersen, Solveig; Stamatakis, Emmanuel; et al.
Barns och ungdomars psykiska hälsa i Sverige: en systematisk litteraturöversikt med tonvikt på förändringar över tid
Stockholm: Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien 2010
Petersen, Solveig; Bergström, Erik; Cederblad, Marianne; et al.
Impaired health-related quality of life in children with recurrent pain
Pediatrics, Vol. 124, (4) : e759-e767
Petersen, Solveig; Hägglöf, Bruno; Bergström, Erik
Psychometric properties of the Swedish PedsQL, Pediatric Quality of Life Inventory 4.0 generic core scales
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 98, (9) : 1504-1512
Petersen, Solveig; Hägglöf, Bruno; Stenlund, Hans; et al.
Recurrent pain and health related quality of life in young schoolchildren
Umeå University medical dissertations, 1168
Petersen, Solveig
Recurrent pain symptoms in young schoolchildren are often multiple.
Pain, Vol. 121, (1-2) : 145-150
Petersen, Solveig; Brulin, Christine; Bergström, Erik
High prevalence of tiredness and pain in young schoolchildren
Scandinavian journal of public health, Vol. 31, (5) : 367-374
Petersen, Solveig; Bergström, Erik; Brulin, Christine
Increasing prevalence of overweight in young schoolchildren in Umeå, Sweden, from 1986 to 2001
Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 92, (7) : 848-853
Petersen, Solveig; Brulin, Christine; Bergström, Erik
Health-related quality of life in Sami schoolchildren in Sweden
Omma, Lotta; Petersen, Solveig
Academic achievement in school-aged children with recurrent pain: a longitudinal study
Ragnarsson, Susanne; Johansson, Klara; Bergström, Erik; et al.
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