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Overview

Magnus Lindwall is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has made contributions primarily in the fields of psychology and medicine.

Their research encompasses several subfields including general health professions, demography, social psychology, applied psychology, and clinical psychology.

The main topics covered in their work include:

  • Retirement, Disability, and Employment
  • Behavioral Health and Interventions
  • Psychological Well-being and Life Satisfaction
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • COVID-19 and Mental Health
  • Health disparities and outcomes

Magnus Lindwall has frequently published in a variety of academic journals. The most common publication venues are:

  • Motivation and Emotion
  • Work Aging and Retirement
  • Scandinavian Journal of Work Environment & Health
  • Motivation Science
  • Psychological Bulletin

They have collaborated extensively with several coauthors, including:

  • Andreas Stenling (15 joint publications)
  • Elin Ekblom-Bak (11 joint publications)
  • Boo Johansson (7 joint publications)
  • Marie Kivi (6 joint publications)
  • Lena Kallings (6 joint publications)

Some recent papers authored or coauthored by Magnus Lindwall are:

  • A classification of motivation and behavior change techniques used in self-determination theory-based interventions in health contexts, 2020, Motivation Science
  • The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance: A meta-analysis, 2021, Psychological Bulletin
  • Going web or staying paper? The use of web-surveys among older people, 2020, BMC Medical Research Methodology
  • Lifestyle Habits and Mental Health in Light of the Two COVID-19 Pandemic Waves in Sweden, 2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
  • Towards an active and happy retirement? Changes in leisure activity and depressive symptoms during the retirement transition, 2020, Aging & Mental Health

Best Publications

  • Self-esteem and self-perceptions in sport and exercise

    Kenneth R. Fox;Magnus Lindwall

  • Physical exercise intervention in depressive disorders: Meta-analysis and systematic review

    Torbjörn Josefsson;Torbjörn Josefsson;Magnus Lindwall;Trevor Archer;Trevor Archer

  • A Classification of Motivation and Behavior Change Techniques Used in Self-Determination Theory-Based Interventions in Health Contexts

    Pedro J. Teixeira;Marta M. Marques;Marlene N. Silva;Jennifer Brunet

  • Psychosocial Factors and Sport Injuries: Meta-analyses for Prediction and Prevention

    Andreas Ivarsson;Urban Johnson;Mark B. Andersen;Ulrika Tranaeus

  • The relationships of change in physical activity with change in depression, anxiety, and burnout: a longitudinal study of Swedish healthcare workers

    Magnus Lindwall;Markus Gerber;Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir;Mats Börjesson

  • Method effects: the problem with negatively versus positively keyed items.

    Magnus Lindwall;Vassilis Barkoukis;Caterina Grano;Fabio Lucidi

  • The reciprocal relationship between physical activity and depression in older European adults: a prospective cross-lagged panel design using SHARE data.

    Magnus Lindwall;Pernilla Larsman;Martin S Hagger

  • The effects of a 6-month exercise intervention programme on physical self-perceptions and social physique anxiety in non-physically active adolescent Swedish girls

    Magnus Lindwall;Eva-Carin Lindgren

  • Effects of physical exercise on depressive symptoms and biomarkers in depression.

    Trevor Archer;Torbjorn Josefsson;Magnus Lindwall

  • Depression and Exercise in Elderly Men and Women: Findings from the Swedish National Study on Aging and Care

    Magnus Lindwall;Mikael Rennemark;Anders Halling;Johan Berglund

  • Physical activity in employees with differing occupational stress and mental health profiles : a latent profile analysis

    Markus Gerber;Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir;Magnus Lindwall;Gunnar Ahlborg

  • Stirring the motivational soup: within-person latent profiles of motivation in exercise

    Magnus Lindwall;Andreas Ivarsson;Karin Weman-Josefsson;Linus Jonsson

  • The role of exercise and gender for physical self-perceptions and importance ratings in Swedish university students

    Magnus Lindwall;Peter Hassmén;Peter Hassmén

  • Mindfulness Mechanisms in Sports: Mediating Effects of Rumination and Emotion Regulation on Sport-Specific Coping.

    Torbjörn Josefsson;Andreas Ivarsson;Magnus Lindwall;Henrik Gustafsson

  • Cardiorespiratory Fitness Protects Against Stress-Related Symptoms of Burnout and Depression

    Markus Gerber;Magnus Lindwall;Agneta Lindegård;Mats Börjesson

  • The Effects of a Short-term Mindfulness Based Intervention on Self-reported Mindfulness, Decentering, Executive Attention, Psychological Health, and Coping Style: Examining Unique Mindfulness Effects and Mediators

    Torbjörn Josefsson;Magnus Lindwall;Anders G. Broberg

  • The role of domain-specific and domain-general cognitive functions and skills in sports performance: A meta-analysis.

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  • Need satisfaction, motivational regulations and exercise: moderation and mediation effects

    Karin Anna Weman-Josefsson;Karin Anna Weman-Josefsson;Magnus Lindwall;Andreas Ivarsson

  • To adjust or not adjust: Nonparametric effect sizes, confidence intervals, and real-world meaning

    Andreas Ivarsson;Mark B. Andersen;Urban Johnson;Magnus Lindwall

  • 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

  • Changes in Perceived Autonomy Support, Need Satisfaction, Motivation, and Well-Being in Young Elite Athletes

    Andreas Stenling;Magnus Lindwall;Peter Hassmén

  • Changes in mental health in compliers and non-compliers with physical activity recommendations in patients with stress-related exhaustion

    Agneta Lindegård;Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir;Mats Börjesson;Mats Börjesson;Magnus Lindwall

  • Self-reported physical activity and aerobic fitness are differently related to mental health

    Magnus Lindwall;Thomas Ljung;Emina Hadžibajramović;Ingibjörg H. Jonsdottir

Frequent Co-Authors

Andreas Ivarsson
Andreas Ivarsson Halmstad University
Markus Gerber
Markus Gerber University of Basel
Peter Hassmén
Peter Hassmén Southern Cross University
Martin S. Hagger
Martin S. Hagger University of California, Merced
Nikos Ntoumanis
Nikos Ntoumanis University of Southern Denmark
David Markland
David Markland Bangor University
Andrea M. Piccinin
Andrea M. Piccinin University of Victoria
Martyn Standage
Martyn Standage University of Bath
Scott M. Hofer
Scott M. Hofer University of Victoria

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