Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Research
Research interests
Exhaustion disorder (burnout) – Etiology, effects on emotions and cognition, diagnostics, screening, and intervention/treatment..
Chronic toxic encephalopathy – neuropsychological assessment and diagnostic criteria
Idiopathic environmental intolerance (IEI) / multiple chemical sensitivity (MCS) – Etiology, diagnostics, and treatment.
Current projects
Prospective validation of a new instrument for screening of incipient exhaustion disorder.
In co-operation with Björn Karlson* and Njördur Viborg.
Sustainable return-to-work after a workplace intervention for burnout.
In co-operation with Björn Karlson and Peter Jönsson.
Cognitive functioning after burnout syndrome.
In co-operation with Björn Karlson and Sofia Skogsliden.
Inadequate stress responsivity as a vulnerability factor for exhaustion disorder.
In co-operation with Björn Karlson (PI), Peter Jönsson, Gerd Johansson, Mattias Wallergård, and Åse Marie Hansen.
Does reduced ability to perceive internal bodily signals and to interpret negative affect contribute to the development of burnout?
In co-operation with Peter Jönsson (PI).
* = Deceased
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Subject classification (UKÄ)
- Psychology
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School principals' proposals for preventive actions to improve mental health
Persson, R., Leo, U., Arvidsson, I., Nilsson, K., Österberg, K. & Håkansson, C., 2025 Jan 23, In: Archives of Public Health. 83, 1, 19.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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O-374 The association between perceived job security and help-seeking behavior among Swedish school principals
Persson, R., Leo, U., Håkansson, C., Oudin, A., Arvidsson, I. & Österberg, K., 2024 Jul 5, In: Occupational Medicine. 74, Supplement_1Research output: Contribution to journal › Published meeting abstract › peer-review
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P-121 POSITIVE OUTCOME EXPECTANCIES AND PERCEIVED RESILIENCE AS POTENTIAL SOURCES OF WITHIN-GROUP HETEROGENEITY IN THE REPORTING OF EXHAUSTION SYMPTOMS AMONG SWEDISH SCHOOL PRINCIPALS
Persson, R., Leo, U., Håkansson, C., Oudin, A., Arvidsson, I. & Österberg, K., 2024 Jul 5, In: Occupational Medicine. 74, Supplement_1, p. 0-0Research output: Contribution to journal › Published meeting abstract › peer-review
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The concurrent validity of the Lund University Checklist for Incipient Exhaustion and the Karolinska Exhaustion Disorder Scale: a replication study
Persson, R., Österberg, K. & Björk, J., 2023 Nov 9, In: BMC Research Notes. 16, 325.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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School Principals’ Work Participation in an Extended Working Life: Are They Able to, and Do They Want to? A Quantitative Study of the Work Situation
Nilsson, K., Oudin, A., Arvidsson, I., Håkansson, C., Österberg, K., Leo, U. & Persson, R., 2023, uatainable Healthy Working Life for All Ages: Work Environment, Age Management and Employability. Basel, Switzerland, p. 121-138Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
Open Access
Projects
- 10 Finished
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Skolledares arbetsmiljö: Ett projekt om organisatoriska förutsättningar, stressrelaterad psykisk ohälsa, personalrörlighet och förbättringspotential
Persson, R. (PI), Leo, U. (CoI), Håkansson, C. (CoI), Nilsson, K. (CoI), Arvidsson, I. (CoI), Österberg, K. (CoI) & Oudin, A. (Researcher)
2018/01/01 → 2021/03/31
Project: Research
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Prospektiv validering av ett nytt instrument för screening av begynnande utmattningssyndrom
Österberg, K. (PI), Karlson, B. (CoI), Viborg, N. (Researcher), Jönsson, P. (CoI) & Persson, R. (Researcher)
2011/01/27 → 2014/12/31
Project: Research
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Prospective development of stress reactions - a multiwavestudy of self-reported, cognitive and physiological effects in both short seasonal and year-long perspectives
Örbaek, P. (PI), Karlson, B. (CoI), Österberg, K. (CoI) & Persson, R. (CoI)
2004/01/01 → 2007/12/31
Project: Research
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Metodstudier av icke arbetsrelaterade faktorers inverkan på salivkortisol
Persson, R. (PI), Karlson, B. (CoI), Österberg, K. (CoI), Larsson, B. (CoI), Örbaek, P. (CoI), Hansen, Å.-M. (CoI) & Garde, A. H. (CoI)
2003/03/03 → 2005/12/31
Project: Research
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Fysiologisk stressreaktivitet hos miljökänsliga individer
Örbaek, P. (PI), Österberg, K. (CoI), Karlson, B. (CoI) & Persson, R. (CoI)
2002/01/01 → 2004/12/31
Project: Research
Prizes and Distinction
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Citation award: Seasonal variation in salivary cortisol concentrations
Persson, R. (Recipient), Garde, A. H. (Recipient), Hansen, Å. M. (Recipient), Österberg, K. (Recipient), Örbaek, P. (Recipient) & Karlson, B. (Recipient), 2006 Nov 29
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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1 st prize in poster competition: Relationships between personality and current mental distress ratings and psychometric performance in subjects with long-term solvent exposure
Persson, R. (Recipient), Österberg, K. (Recipient), Karlson, B. (Recipient) & Örbaek, P. (Recipient), 1999 Jun 23
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)