Anna Malmquist
Biographic Data
| ID | 3674397 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Malmquist |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna |
| FAMILY NAME | Malmquist |
| SIGNATURE | MALMQUIST A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Linköping University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9406-1976 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 25 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 64 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 25 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2013 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Biological Essentialism in Parenting
This study introduces and validates the Biological Essentialism in Parenting Questionnaire (BEPQ), a new instrument designed to assess beliefs that men and women possess inherent, biologically determined differences in parenting roles. Despite evolving norms favoring gender-equal parenting, essentialist views continue to influence family dynamics, workplace policies, and cultural expectations. In Study 1 (N = 488, Poland), we developed the BEPQ a…
LGBTQ+ Couples’ Sexual Health Experiences During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Background Sexual health is often negatively affected during pregnancy and the postpartum period in the general pregnant and birthing population. Although an increasing number of LGBTQ+ individuals are becoming parents, their experiences of sex during pregnancy and postpartum have not been studied.Aim To explore whether, and in what ways, sex life was affected during pregnancy and postpartum among LGBTQ+ couples and individuals.Methods LGBTQ+ pre…
Minority Stress, General Stress, and Family Support
By simultaneously examining minority‐related stressors and general stressors experienced by the whole population, the study's aim was to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the health and well‐being of LGBTQ+ young adults in Sweden during the Covid‐19 pandemic. This study explored differences in mental health and quality of life between subgroups of young LGBTQ+ adults. Further, it explored how distal and proximal minority stressors, as…
Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Individual's Experiences of Openness and Concealment at Work in Sweden
The workplace is an important part of many people's lives. Many transgender and gender‐diverse (TGD) individuals have negative experiences of their workplace due to discrimination and cisnormativity. Whether or not to be open about TGD experiences, and the degree of openness, is something many TGD individuals struggle with at work. Openness is related to well‐being and job satisfaction and is therefore important to consider when understanding TGD…
Exploring reflexive methodology as a pluralist approach to enhance mixed methods research on coping and livability among LGBTQ people in Sweden
The article explores the use of reflexive methodology to enhance mixed methods queer psychological research in Sweden, by analysing data from a qualitative research project on how LGBTQ people cope with minority stress from four epistemological perspectives.A descriptive, hermeneutically and phenomenologically inspired analysis showed that coping should be understood from temporal perspective, where 'microcoping' covers strategies used in specifi…
LBTQ parents’ needs for support postpartum following a complicated birth
LBTQ people have increased risks of complications during birth, risks potentially driven by minority stress and increased levels of mental illness and fear of childbirth. With the aim of exploring reproductive injustices in postpartum care for LBTQ people, we analyzed qualitative interviews where 22 LBTQ birth and non-birth parents shared their experiences of support needs during the postpartum period after births where complications had arisen. …
Queers in quarantine
The COVID‐19 pandemic led to major restrictions of everyday life activities. This worsened the social situation of many people, and marginalized groups have been especially affected. This article explores how LGBTQ+ young adults in Sweden have been affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic and the subsequent recommendations and restrictions. Fifteen participants between 20–29 years, who self‐identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (L…
Assessment of maternal posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth
The City BiTS-Swe is a valid and reliable instrument to assess and diagnose PTSD following childbirth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychological Adjustment Profiles of LGBTQ+ Young Adults Residing with Their Parents during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with poor mental health symptoms, particularly among vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ individuals. In the present study, we aimed to (i) identify different psychological adjustment profiles among LGBTQ+ young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare LGBTQ+ young adults in relation to (ii) sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19-related experiences and (iii) the internal and external prot…
Under House Arrest”
Introduction Increased rates of mental health issues among LGBTQ+ people have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among young people. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2021 with 61 young adult LGBTQ+ people residing in France, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK. Each interview was summarized on a template covering the participants’ experiences of pandemic restrictions, mental health, and minority stress dur…
Psychometric Exploration of the Swedish Translation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (Soms), and a Commentary on the Validity of the Construct of Microaggressions
The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (SOMS) in a convenience sample of 267 Swedish LGB+ people (Mean age = 36.41). Testing suggested some strengths in terms of factor structure and 2-week test-retest reliability (ICC > .79). Also, internal consistency (α = .80-.91) and convergent validity were supported for most subscales. However, the Assu…
Jag drabbas – det här får kommunen lösa
Klimatförändringar leder till ökade och nya risker i samhällen. Översvämningar från skyfall är en sådan risk som redan genererar stora skador, vilka förväntas öka markant i framtiden. Inte minst riskerar många villaägare att drabbas av översvämningar och de har också tillskrivits en central roll i Sveriges klimatanpassningsarbete. Trots detta har inga tidigare svenska studier undersökt specifikt hur villaägare påverkats av översvämningar bortom s…
Att göra livet (över)levbart
Transgender people report significantly poorer mental health than cisgender people. In psychological research, these health disparities are explained by theories of minority stress and microaggressions, while other disciplines use theories on normativity, livability, affective work, world making and utopias. Such theories are seldom picked up by psychologists even though they could serve to help psychological research and practice improve mental …
Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat
With heat becoming an increasing problem, it is important to adjust elderly care so that the most vulnerable elderly people can avoid excessive heat exposure
Division of Care and Leave Arrangements in Gay Father Families in Sweden
Introduction This study analyses the division of parental leave and the income development in gay father families through surrogacy in Sweden, seen as one of the most family-friendly and egalitarian countries in the world. Methods Based on longitudinal population register data, descriptive and bivariate regression models are estimated to analyse the parental leave uptake and income development of married partners becoming (first-time) parents in …
Childless Bisexual and Gay Men’s Expectations of Obstacles and Enabling Factors for Pursuing Parenthood
This article concerns childless bisexual and gay men’s expectations of potential future fatherhood. Social context, biological prerequisites and legal restrictions have in previous research proven to be complicating factors in the process of starting a family. This article investigates the experience of 14 bisexual and gay men in Sweden who are contemplating parenthood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interviews were analyzed using…
Psychosocial Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young Adults
Across the world, people have seen their lives interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an online survey, we explored how the psychosocial effects of the pandemic affected the mental health of LGBTQ+ young adults who were confined with their parents during the lockdown period (N = 1,934), from six countries: Portugal, UK, Italy, Brazil, Chile, and Sweden. South American participants experienced more negative psychosocial effects of the pandemi…
Constructions of surrogates, egg donors, and mothers
The study explored in detail how Swedish gay fathers (through surrogacy) talked about the surrogate mother and the egg donor. Thirteen semi-structured interviews with 22 gay fathers were conducted and analysed using critical discursive analysis. The surrogates were primarily constructed as a close family member, but occasionally in terms of their instrumental function. They were often described as active and independent, but occasionally as vulne…
Swedish Children of Single Mothers by Choice, and Children of Heterosexual Couples, Reflect on Child Conception and Other Paths to Parenthood
The article presents findings from interviews with 15 Swedish 6- to 9-year-olds from two family forms: children of single mothers by choice and children of heterosexual couples. The article focuses on the children’s reflections on child conception and other paths to parenthood. The children of single mothers by choice mentioned heterosexual intimacy, assisted reproduction, and adoption. The children of heterosexual couples mentioned heterosexual …
Vulnerability and Acceptance
Female same-sex couples in Sweden have had access to fertility treatment within public health care since 2005. Treatment is generally tax funded, with a minimal of personal expenses. After birth, both mothers gain legal status as the child's parents. This article draws on findings from interviews with 29 lesbian mothers, all of whom have sought treatment at fertility clinics within the Swedish public health care system. Parts of the interviews in…
A Crucial but Strenuous Process
When a female same-sex couple has a child together through assisted reproduction, it is important that both partners be granted status as the child's legal parents. Second-parent adoption, where the non-birth mother adopts the child, is currently an option in several Western nations. The article presents findings from interviews with 96 Swedish mothers, all of whom have gone through second-parent adoptions in same-sex relations. The interviewees …
Women in Lesbian Relations
When a lesbian couple conceives through donor insemination, the partners transform their relations to each other. In this article, I explore how women in lesbian relations depict their parental roles in relation to the notion of equality. Drawing on critical discursive psychology, I conducted and analyzed interviews with 96 Swedish lesbian parents. Findings show how the interviewees draw on three different interpretative repertoires when they tal…
A daddy is the same as a mummy
The present article discusses how 12 children (five to eight years) in planned lesbian families talk about families, parents and specifically 'daddies' as such and not having a father themselves. Findings from child interviews demonstrate that the children described daddies as 'the same' as mummies, i.e. as having the same functions. This contrasts with previous research showing how children of heterosexuals often describe mothers and fathers as …
Efforts to maintain a ‘just great’ story
After lesbian couples have decided to become parents, their family-making journey entails a wide range of encounters with professionals in fertility clinics and/or in maternal and child healthcare services. The article presents the results of an analysis of 96 lesbian mothers’ interview talk about such encounters. In their stories and accounts, the interviewees draw on two separate and contradictory interpretative repertoires, the ‘just great’ re…
Managing by measuring
No abstract available
Psychosocial Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young Adults
Across the world, people have seen their lives interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an online survey, we explored how the psychosocial effects of the pandemic affected the mental health of LGBTQ+ young adults who were confined with their parents during the lockdown period (N = 1,934), from six countries: Portugal, UK, Italy, Brazil, Chile, and Sweden. South American participants experienced more negative psychosocial effects of the pandemi…
Efforts to maintain a ‘just great’ story
After lesbian couples have decided to become parents, their family-making journey entails a wide range of encounters with professionals in fertility clinics and/or in maternal and child healthcare services. The article presents the results of an analysis of 96 lesbian mothers’ interview talk about such encounters. In their stories and accounts, the interviewees draw on two separate and contradictory interpretative repertoires, the ‘just great’ re…
Women in Lesbian Relations
When a lesbian couple conceives through donor insemination, the partners transform their relations to each other. In this article, I explore how women in lesbian relations depict their parental roles in relation to the notion of equality. Drawing on critical discursive psychology, I conducted and analyzed interviews with 96 Swedish lesbian parents. Findings show how the interviewees draw on three different interpretative repertoires when they tal…
Att göra livet (över)levbart
Transgender people report significantly poorer mental health than cisgender people. In psychological research, these health disparities are explained by theories of minority stress and microaggressions, while other disciplines use theories on normativity, livability, affective work, world making and utopias. Such theories are seldom picked up by psychologists even though they could serve to help psychological research and practice improve mental …
Constructions of surrogates, egg donors, and mothers
The study explored in detail how Swedish gay fathers (through surrogacy) talked about the surrogate mother and the egg donor. Thirteen semi-structured interviews with 22 gay fathers were conducted and analysed using critical discursive analysis. The surrogates were primarily constructed as a close family member, but occasionally in terms of their instrumental function. They were often described as active and independent, but occasionally as vulne…
A daddy is the same as a mummy
The present article discusses how 12 children (five to eight years) in planned lesbian families talk about families, parents and specifically 'daddies' as such and not having a father themselves. Findings from child interviews demonstrate that the children described daddies as 'the same' as mummies, i.e. as having the same functions. This contrasts with previous research showing how children of heterosexuals often describe mothers and fathers as …
Swedish Children of Single Mothers by Choice, and Children of Heterosexual Couples, Reflect on Child Conception and Other Paths to Parenthood
The article presents findings from interviews with 15 Swedish 6- to 9-year-olds from two family forms: children of single mothers by choice and children of heterosexual couples. The article focuses on the children’s reflections on child conception and other paths to parenthood. The children of single mothers by choice mentioned heterosexual intimacy, assisted reproduction, and adoption. The children of heterosexual couples mentioned heterosexual …
Under House Arrest”
Introduction Increased rates of mental health issues among LGBTQ+ people have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among young people. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2021 with 61 young adult LGBTQ+ people residing in France, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK. Each interview was summarized on a template covering the participants’ experiences of pandemic restrictions, mental health, and minority stress dur…
Psychometric Exploration of the Swedish Translation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (Soms), and a Commentary on the Validity of the Construct of Microaggressions
The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (SOMS) in a convenience sample of 267 Swedish LGB+ people (Mean age = 36.41). Testing suggested some strengths in terms of factor structure and 2-week test-retest reliability (ICC > .79). Also, internal consistency (α = .80-.91) and convergent validity were supported for most subscales. However, the Assu…
Managing by measuring
No abstract available
Efforts to maintain a ‘just great’ story
After lesbian couples have decided to become parents, their family-making journey entails a wide range of encounters with professionals in fertility clinics and/or in maternal and child healthcare services. The article presents the results of an analysis of 96 lesbian mothers’ interview talk about such encounters. In their stories and accounts, the interviewees draw on two separate and contradictory interpretative repertoires, the ‘just great’ re…
Managing by measuring
No abstract available
Women in Lesbian Relations
When a lesbian couple conceives through donor insemination, the partners transform their relations to each other. In this article, I explore how women in lesbian relations depict their parental roles in relation to the notion of equality. Drawing on critical discursive psychology, I conducted and analyzed interviews with 96 Swedish lesbian parents. Findings show how the interviewees draw on three different interpretative repertoires when they tal…
A daddy is the same as a mummy
The present article discusses how 12 children (five to eight years) in planned lesbian families talk about families, parents and specifically 'daddies' as such and not having a father themselves. Findings from child interviews demonstrate that the children described daddies as 'the same' as mummies, i.e. as having the same functions. This contrasts with previous research showing how children of heterosexuals often describe mothers and fathers as …
Vulnerability and Acceptance
Female same-sex couples in Sweden have had access to fertility treatment within public health care since 2005. Treatment is generally tax funded, with a minimal of personal expenses. After birth, both mothers gain legal status as the child's parents. This article draws on findings from interviews with 29 lesbian mothers, all of whom have sought treatment at fertility clinics within the Swedish public health care system. Parts of the interviews in…
A Crucial but Strenuous Process
When a female same-sex couple has a child together through assisted reproduction, it is important that both partners be granted status as the child's legal parents. Second-parent adoption, where the non-birth mother adopts the child, is currently an option in several Western nations. The article presents findings from interviews with 96 Swedish mothers, all of whom have gone through second-parent adoptions in same-sex relations. The interviewees …
Swedish Children of Single Mothers by Choice, and Children of Heterosexual Couples, Reflect on Child Conception and Other Paths to Parenthood
The article presents findings from interviews with 15 Swedish 6- to 9-year-olds from two family forms: children of single mothers by choice and children of heterosexual couples. The article focuses on the children’s reflections on child conception and other paths to parenthood. The children of single mothers by choice mentioned heterosexual intimacy, assisted reproduction, and adoption. The children of heterosexual couples mentioned heterosexual …
Constructions of surrogates, egg donors, and mothers
The study explored in detail how Swedish gay fathers (through surrogacy) talked about the surrogate mother and the egg donor. Thirteen semi-structured interviews with 22 gay fathers were conducted and analysed using critical discursive analysis. The surrogates were primarily constructed as a close family member, but occasionally in terms of their instrumental function. They were often described as active and independent, but occasionally as vulne…
Childless Bisexual and Gay Men’s Expectations of Obstacles and Enabling Factors for Pursuing Parenthood
This article concerns childless bisexual and gay men’s expectations of potential future fatherhood. Social context, biological prerequisites and legal restrictions have in previous research proven to be complicating factors in the process of starting a family. This article investigates the experience of 14 bisexual and gay men in Sweden who are contemplating parenthood. Semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interviews were analyzed using…
Psychosocial Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Mental Health among LGBTQ+ Young Adults
Across the world, people have seen their lives interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Using an online survey, we explored how the psychosocial effects of the pandemic affected the mental health of LGBTQ+ young adults who were confined with their parents during the lockdown period (N = 1,934), from six countries: Portugal, UK, Italy, Brazil, Chile, and Sweden. South American participants experienced more negative psychosocial effects of the pandemi…
Elderly People’s Perceptions of Heat Stress and Adaptation to Heat
With heat becoming an increasing problem, it is important to adjust elderly care so that the most vulnerable elderly people can avoid excessive heat exposure
Division of Care and Leave Arrangements in Gay Father Families in Sweden
Introduction This study analyses the division of parental leave and the income development in gay father families through surrogacy in Sweden, seen as one of the most family-friendly and egalitarian countries in the world. Methods Based on longitudinal population register data, descriptive and bivariate regression models are estimated to analyse the parental leave uptake and income development of married partners becoming (first-time) parents in …
Queers in quarantine
The COVID‐19 pandemic led to major restrictions of everyday life activities. This worsened the social situation of many people, and marginalized groups have been especially affected. This article explores how LGBTQ+ young adults in Sweden have been affected by the COVID‐19 pandemic and the subsequent recommendations and restrictions. Fifteen participants between 20–29 years, who self‐identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (L…
Assessment of maternal posttraumatic stress disorder following childbirth
The City BiTS-Swe is a valid and reliable instrument to assess and diagnose PTSD following childbirth. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2023 APA, all rights reserved)
Psychological Adjustment Profiles of LGBTQ+ Young Adults Residing with Their Parents during the Covid-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with poor mental health symptoms, particularly among vulnerable populations such as LGBTQ+ individuals. In the present study, we aimed to (i) identify different psychological adjustment profiles among LGBTQ+ young adults during the COVID-19 pandemic and compare LGBTQ+ young adults in relation to (ii) sociodemographic characteristics and COVID-19-related experiences and (iii) the internal and external prot…
Under House Arrest”
Introduction Increased rates of mental health issues among LGBTQ+ people have been reported during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly among young people. Method Semi-structured interviews were conducted in 2021 with 61 young adult LGBTQ+ people residing in France, Italy, Portugal, Sweden, and the UK. Each interview was summarized on a template covering the participants’ experiences of pandemic restrictions, mental health, and minority stress dur…
Psychometric Exploration of the Swedish Translation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (Soms), and a Commentary on the Validity of the Construct of Microaggressions
The aim of the present study was to assess the psychometric properties of a Swedish translation of the Sexual Orientation Microaggressions Scale (SOMS) in a convenience sample of 267 Swedish LGB+ people (Mean age = 36.41). Testing suggested some strengths in terms of factor structure and 2-week test-retest reliability (ICC > .79). Also, internal consistency (α = .80-.91) and convergent validity were supported for most subscales. However, the Assu…
Jag drabbas – det här får kommunen lösa
Klimatförändringar leder till ökade och nya risker i samhällen. Översvämningar från skyfall är en sådan risk som redan genererar stora skador, vilka förväntas öka markant i framtiden. Inte minst riskerar många villaägare att drabbas av översvämningar och de har också tillskrivits en central roll i Sveriges klimatanpassningsarbete. Trots detta har inga tidigare svenska studier undersökt specifikt hur villaägare påverkats av översvämningar bortom s…
Att göra livet (över)levbart
Transgender people report significantly poorer mental health than cisgender people. In psychological research, these health disparities are explained by theories of minority stress and microaggressions, while other disciplines use theories on normativity, livability, affective work, world making and utopias. Such theories are seldom picked up by psychologists even though they could serve to help psychological research and practice improve mental …
Exploring reflexive methodology as a pluralist approach to enhance mixed methods research on coping and livability among LGBTQ people in Sweden
The article explores the use of reflexive methodology to enhance mixed methods queer psychological research in Sweden, by analysing data from a qualitative research project on how LGBTQ people cope with minority stress from four epistemological perspectives.A descriptive, hermeneutically and phenomenologically inspired analysis showed that coping should be understood from temporal perspective, where 'microcoping' covers strategies used in specifi…
LBTQ parents’ needs for support postpartum following a complicated birth
LBTQ people have increased risks of complications during birth, risks potentially driven by minority stress and increased levels of mental illness and fear of childbirth. With the aim of exploring reproductive injustices in postpartum care for LBTQ people, we analyzed qualitative interviews where 22 LBTQ birth and non-birth parents shared their experiences of support needs during the postpartum period after births where complications had arisen. …
Minority Stress, General Stress, and Family Support
By simultaneously examining minority‐related stressors and general stressors experienced by the whole population, the study's aim was to provide a more comprehensive understanding of the health and well‐being of LGBTQ+ young adults in Sweden during the Covid‐19 pandemic. This study explored differences in mental health and quality of life between subgroups of young LGBTQ+ adults. Further, it explored how distal and proximal minority stressors, as…
Transgender and Gender‐Diverse Individual's Experiences of Openness and Concealment at Work in Sweden
The workplace is an important part of many people's lives. Many transgender and gender‐diverse (TGD) individuals have negative experiences of their workplace due to discrimination and cisnormativity. Whether or not to be open about TGD experiences, and the degree of openness, is something many TGD individuals struggle with at work. Openness is related to well‐being and job satisfaction and is therefore important to consider when understanding TGD…
Biological Essentialism in Parenting
This study introduces and validates the Biological Essentialism in Parenting Questionnaire (BEPQ), a new instrument designed to assess beliefs that men and women possess inherent, biologically determined differences in parenting roles. Despite evolving norms favoring gender-equal parenting, essentialist views continue to influence family dynamics, workplace policies, and cultural expectations. In Study 1 (N = 488, Poland), we developed the BEPQ a…
LGBTQ+ Couples’ Sexual Health Experiences During Pregnancy and Postpartum
Background Sexual health is often negatively affected during pregnancy and the postpartum period in the general pregnant and birthing population. Although an increasing number of LGBTQ+ individuals are becoming parents, their experiences of sex during pregnancy and postpartum have not been studied.Aim To explore whether, and in what ways, sex life was affected during pregnancy and postpartum among LGBTQ+ couples and individuals.Methods LGBTQ+ pre…
Psychology (21 works) · Social Psychology (18 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (17 works) · Sociology (14 works) · Developmental psychology (11 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Reproductive Health and Technologies (9 works) · Gender Studies (8 works) · Lesbian (7 works)