Solveig Petersen

Associate Professor in Epidemiology and Public Health.

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Research fellow at Department of Epidemiology and Global Health

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.

2019

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.

2019

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.

2019

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.

2019

Consequences of school grading systems on adolescent health: evidence from a Swedish school reform

Journal of education policy

Högberg, Björn; Lindgren, Joakim; Johansson, Klara; et al.

2019

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.

2019

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.

2019

Perceived problems with academic achievement in school-aged children with recurrent pain - a longitudinal study.

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Ragnarsson, Susanne; Johansson, Klara; Bergström, Erik; et al.

2019

Recurrent Pain and Academic Achievement in School-Aged Children: A Systematic Review

Journal of School Nursing

Ragnarsson, Susanne; Myléus, Anna; Hurtig, Anna-Karin; et al.

2018

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.

2017

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.

2017

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.

2017

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.

2016

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.

2016

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.

2016

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.

2015

Acta Paediatrica, Vol. 104 : 75-83

Omma, Lotta; Petersen, Solveig

2014

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.

2014

BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2014, Vol. 14 : 425-

Myléus, Anna; Petersen, Solveig; Carlsson, Annelie; et al.

2014

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.

2014

Allmänt hälsotillstånd och hälsorelaterad livskvalitet

Miljöhälsorapport Norr 2013: barns hälsa och miljö i Norrland, Umeå: Umeå universitet 2014 : 13-18

Petersen, Solveig; Lindahl, Bernt

2014

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.

2014

Global Health Action, CoAction Publishing 2014, Vol. 7, (1) : 24896-

Petersen, Solveig; Swinburn, Boyd; Mavoa, Helen; et al.

2012

Pediatric Rheumatology, Vol. 10 : 33-

Lundberg, Veronica; Lindh, Viveca; Eriksson, Catharina; et al.

2012

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

2012

Svenska epidemiologiska undersökningar om skolbarns hälsa

Skolsköterskans hälsofrämjande arbete, Lund: Studentlitteratur 2012 : 87-93

Petersen, Solveig

2012

Aktuella hälsoproblem bland skolbarn i Sverige

Skolsköterskans hälsofrämjande arbete, Lund: Studentlitteratur 2012 : 95-117

Petersen, Solveig

2012

International Journal of Pediatrics

Petersen, Solveig; Mavoa, Helen; Swinburn, Boyd; et al.

2010

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.

2010

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.

2009

Impaired health-related quality of life in children with recurrent pain

Pediatrics, Vol. 124, (4) : e759-e767

Petersen, Solveig; Hägglöf, Bruno; Bergström, Erik

2009

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.

2008

Recurrent pain and health related quality of life in young schoolchildren

Umeå University medical dissertations, 1168

Petersen, Solveig

2006

Recurrent pain symptoms in young schoolchildren are often multiple.

Pain, Vol. 121, (1-2) : 145-150

Petersen, Solveig; Brulin, Christine; Bergström, Erik

2003

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

2003

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

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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Research projects

1 February 2016 until 31 December 2019

Adolescent mental health in relation to macroeconomic factors: protective and risk factors