Magnus Lindwall - University of Gothenburg, Sweden

Magnus Lindwall
Professor
magnus.lindwall@gu.se
+46 31 786 1652

Room number: 426
Postal Address: Box 500, 40530 Göteborg
Visiting Address: Haraldsgatan 1 , 41314 Göteborg

Department of Psychology (More Information)
Box 500
405 30 Göteborg
www.psy.gu.se
psykologi@psy.gu.se
Visiting Address: Haraldsgatan 1 , 413 14 Göteborg

About Magnus Lindwall

“Magnus Lindwall is a Professor of health psychology, with a special focus in the psychology of exercise and physical activity. Magnus wrote his PhD thesis (defended in 2004) at the Department of Psychology, Stockholm University about self-perceptions linked to the body (physical self-perceptions), and exercise. The years 2004-2008, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Halmstad and 2008-2011 he moved to the Department of Psychology, University of Gothenburg via a post doc position and then as a senior lecturer. From the autumn of 2011 he was employed as a senior lecturer at Department of Food, Nutrition and Sport Sciences (IKI), and in 2015 he was appointed as professor of sport and exercise psychology there. In 2017 he moved to Department of Psychology again and was appointed as professor of health psychology.

Magnus' research is mainly on the relationship between physical activity/exercise and mental health (i.e., exercise psychology). and motivation in exercise. In his research he has primarily looked at the relationship between physical activity and depression and cognition in the elderly. He also conducts research on the concepts of self-esteem and self-perception (linked towards the body) and motivation in physical activity and exercise.

He is currently the project leader of the large research program on the psychology of retirement, called HEARTS.

Magnus is also interested in measurement in psychology (psychometrics) and uses in his research advanced statistical analysis methods (e.g., structural equation modeling, SEM) to test theoretical models and evaluate instruments in psychology and exercise psychology.

Research areas

Latest publications

Towards an active and happy retirement? Changes in leisure activity and depressive symptoms during the retirement transition
Georg Henning, Andreas Stenling, Pär Bjälkebring, Alan J. Gow, Marie Kivi et al.
Aging and Mental Health, Journal article 2020
Journal article

Life after childhood bullying: Body image development and disordered eating in adulthood
Kristina Holmqvist Gattario, Magnus Lindwall, Ann Frisén
International Journal of Behavioral Development, Journal article 2019
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The Role of Personality in Retirement Adjustment: Longitudinal Evidence for the Effects on Life Satisfaction
Isabelle Hansson, Georg Henning, Sandra Buratti, Magnus Lindwall, Marie Kivi et al.
Journal of personality, Journal article 2019
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Involuntary and Delayed Retirement as a Possible Health Risk for Lower Educated Retirees
Stefanie König, Magnus Lindwall, Boo Johansson
Journal of Population Ageing, Journal article 2019
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Latent Cognitive Profiles Differ Between Incipient Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia with Subcortical Vascular Lesions in a Memory Clinic Population
Mattias Göthlin, Marie Eckerström, Magnus Lindwall, Sindre Rolstad, Carl Eckerström et al.
Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Journal article 2019
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The Role of Personality in Retirement Adjustment: Longitudinal Effects on Life Satisfaction
Isabelle Hansson, Georg Henning, Sandra Buratti, Magnus Lindwall, Marie Kivi et al.
GSA Annual Scientific Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA, November 13-17, 2019, Conference contribution 2019
Conference contribution

Effects of Mindfulness-Acceptance-Commitment (MAC) on Sport-Specific Dispositional Mindfulness, Emotion Regulation, and Self-Rated Athletic Performance in a Multiple-Sport Population: an RCT Study
Torbjörn Josefsson, Andreas Ivarsson, Henrik Gustafsson, Andreas Stenling, Rasmus Tornberg et al.
Mindfulness, Journal article 2019
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Direct and Indirect Associations between Personality and Life Satisfaction in the Retirement Transition
Isabelle Hansson, Georg Henning, Sandra Buratti, Magnus Lindwall, Boo Johansson et al.
International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics European Region Congress (IAGG-ER), Gothenburg, Sweden, May 23-25, 2019, Conference contribution 2019
Conference contribution

Changes in within- and between-person associations between basic psychological need satisfaction and well-being after retirement
Georg Henning, Pär Bjälkebring, Andreas Stenling, Boo Johansson, Magnus Lindwall
Journal of Research in Personality, Journal article 2019
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Motivation inom träning, hälsa och idrott: Ett självbestämmande perspektiv
Magnus Lindwall, Andreas Stenling, Karin Weman Josefsson
Lund, Studentlitteratur, Edited book 2019
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