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

Effects of an Empowerment-Based Health-Promotion School Intervention on Physical Activity and Sedentary Time among Adolescents in a Multicultural Area
Andreas Fröberg, Linus Jonsson, Christina Berg, Eva-Carin M Lindgren, Peter Korp et al.
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal article 2018
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Retirement as a lens for socioeconomic differences in cognition and well-being
Stefanie König, Magnus Lindwall, Georg Henning, Boo Johansson
Nordic Journal of Working Life Studies, Journal article 2018
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Effects of a Two-Year Empowerment-Based School Intervention on Sedentary Time and Physical Activity among Adolescents in a Swedish Multicultural Area Characterized by Low Socioeconomic Status
Andreas Fröberg, Linus Jonsson, Christina Berg, Eva-Carin M Lindgren, Peter Korp et al.
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 3-6 June, Hongkong, Poster 2018
Poster

Exploring longitudinal measurement invariance and the continuum hypothesis in the Swedish version of the Behavioral Regulation in Sport Questionnaire (BRSQ): An exploratory structural equation modeling approach
Andreas Stenling, A. Ivarsson, Magnus Lindwall, D. F. Gucciardi
Psychology of Sport and Exercise, Journal article 2018
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Zooming in on the Effects: a Controlled Trial on Motivation and Exercise Behaviour in a Digital Context
K. Weman-Josefsson, U. Johnson, Magnus Lindwall
Current Psychology, Journal article 2018
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Motivational profiles and burnout in elite athletes: A person-centered approach
H. Gustafsson, M. Carlin, L. Podlog, A. Stenling, Magnus Lindwall
Psychology of Sport And Exercise, Journal article 2018
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Longitudinal associations between exercise identity and exercise motivation: A multilevel growth curve model approach
N. Ntoumanis, A. Stenling, C. Thøgersen-Ntoumani, S. Vlachopoulos, Magnus Lindwall et al.
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, Journal article 2018
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The only constant is change: Analysing and understanding change in sport and exercise psychology research
Andreas Stenling, Andreas Ivarsson, Magnus Lindwall
International Review of Sport and Exercise Psychology, Journal article 2017
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Psychological health in the retirement transition: Rationale and first findings in the HEalth, Ageing and Retirement Transitions in Sweden (HEARTS) study
Magnus Lindwall, Anne Ingeborg Berg, Pär Bjälkebring, Sandra Buratti, Isabelle Hansson et al.
Frontiers in Psychology, Journal article 2017
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The role of personality for subjective well-being in the retirement transition - Comparing variable- and person-oriented models
Georg Henning, Isabelle Hansson, Anne Ingeborg Berg, Magnus Lindwall, Boo Johansson
Personality and Individual Differences, Journal article 2017
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