Our research in psychology spans many areas of application, with an overarching theme of emotions, emotion expression and emotion processing.
Some of the research concerns mental health, such as the role of genetic factors in anxiety, screening and treatment of mental health among refugees, the effects of body-oriented interventions on social wellbeing, and the processing of traumatic memories.
Another focus of the emotion theme is research on fear, such as fear of childbirth and fear of predators. Further research deals with how we perceive emotions, for example on empathy and emotion recognition, or the connection between emotions and language such as bilingualism and how this affects assessments of various kinds.
Another track of our research concerns attitudes, stereotypes and prejudices related to different groups, such as what it is like to be an immigrant with non-normative sexual orientation, but also how judgments and decision-making are affected by attitudes and stereotypes, for example as applied to political decisions and recruitment and selection.
How can municipal workplaces become more attractive and sustainable in a changing world of work? This project explores how modern work practices, such as activity-based working, affect work...
This project advances precision medicine in internet-based CBT by integrating process-based therapy with machine learning to individualize psychological treatments and improve clinical outcomes.
Being forced to flee one’s home country can place a significant strain on both body and mind. This project investigates whether a course about mental health can improve well-being among individuals...
Many people who are displaced have experienced traumatic events, something that can lead to the development of trauma-related mental health issues. This project investigates whether an innovative...
An increasing amount of people are displaced globally. Many cannot return home, and integration in the new country is a goal for both individual and society. This project explores how mental health...
Why is there such a high comorbidity between anxiety and depressive diagnoses? Here we investigate possible biological explanations using multiomics and brain imaging.
Giving birth is a major life event, often in the most positive regard. Sadly, some have a traumatic birth experience instead. In this project, we are developing and evaluating a multidisciplinary...
How do we perceive emotions in others and ourselves in different languages? And how does this affect our relationships, decision-making, and the way we manage our emotions?
How do we perceive individuals with a foreign accent or a regional dialect? And how do these individuals experience speaking with such linguistic variation? This project seeks to answer these...
This project investigates performance and well-being when hybrid work is scheduled in a 3:2 model with office sharing between two organizations. The employees have access to office premises three o...
This project assesses whether a body oriented intervention can help to improve social well-being in individuals affected by child maltreatment who currently suffer from symptoms of posttraumatic...
This project explores whether a single session of a body oriented psychotherapeutic intervention (somatic experiencing) has a positive impact on perceived social safety.
Our network aims to understand the causes and consequences of child abuse in different cultures. The project will generate knowledge to develop interventions to improve the mental and physical...
The aim of this project is to broaden the scope of competence, to see possibilities across borders, and not let preconceptions limit the view. We study: (1) how employers conceive of competence, wh...
The main purpose of this project is to study how social, organizational, psychological, and physical factors affect employees and management in the public sector.
Feeling in your own words is a project where we inventory words and expressions related to emotions and mental (un)health.
Forskningsassistent| Research assistant
mohammadsajjad.afsharzada@miun.se
The page was updated 6/4/2025
