Malin Lindroth
Biographic Data
| ID | 107704 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Malin Lindroth |
| GIVEN NAMES | Malin |
| FAMILY NAME | Lindroth |
| SIGNATURE | LINDROTH M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Malmö University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-5637-5106 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 15 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
‘There’s a lot that could have been done’: Primary healthcare professionals’ considerations on providing sexual healthcare to transgender and gender diverse people
This study examined how healthcare providers in municipal primary healthcare clinics regard the provision of sexual healthcare or promotion to transgender and gender diverse people. Previous research is sparse and shows that care situations can be difficult and distressing, especially for the patients but also for the caregivers. Reflexive thematic analysis was applied when analysing semi-structured interviews with eight healthcare providers empl…
Improving competence for practice: A realist evaluation of co-produced master-level digital sexual health promotion courses for health and welfare professionals
Introduction Sparse education on sexual health promotion for health and welfare professionals can lead to unequal sexual health care provision, with related needs and rights being insufficiently met. To improve knowledge for health and welfare professionals, co-production and shared learning are essential, as students’ learning, and professional development are facilitated by effective partnerships between universities and workplaces. Methods Usi…
Negotiating belonging, risk and agency: Discourses of sexuality among young people with migration experience in Southern Sweden
The study explores sexuality discourses among young people with migration experience in Sweden. Using a qualitative design and a combination of convenience, snowball and purposive sampling, twenty interviews were conducted between October 2021 and August 2023. Participants self-identified as women (8) and men (12), were aged between 17 and 26, and had migrated to Sweden between two months to 16 years ago. Drawing on concepts of cultural and bio-s…
Contextual Non-Consent: Notes From a "Failed" Interview Study with LGBTQ+ Youth in State Care
This article explores the ethical complexities encountered during a research project, where one sub-study aimed at interviewing LGBTQ+ youth in state care. Using a theoretical framework of ethics of care and the concept of consent, we discuss our difficulties finding interviewees and our decision to stop recruiting because of ethical considerations. We aim to show: (1) How different forms of care were expressed during the fieldwork process, and (…
“It’s easier to think outside the box when you are already outside the box”: A study of transgender and non-binary people’s sexual well-being
With a phenomenological approach, we explored transgender and non-binary people’s strategies to experience sexual well-being. Ten self-reports (seven interviews and three written texts) were analyzed, and the analysis resulted in six themes. The first three (Affirming oneself, Having access to care, and Being respected as one’s gender) were strategies for sexual well-being realized through affirming one’s identity, receiving the gender-confirming…
Balancing on a slack line – Staffs’ experiences of talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry in Sweden
Sexuality is a central part of being human, however, talking about sexual health is generally avoided in forensic psychiatry. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how healthcare professionals experience talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry. Individual interviews were conducted with eighteen healthcare professionals from ten different forensic psychiatry care units in Sweden. The inte…
Young people with migration experience and their (non) encounters with Swedish sexual and reproductive health services and information: An explorative study
Although a growing body of literature has focused on the experience of young people with migration experience with Swedish sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, there is a lack of deep qualitative exploration. The study aims to explore the encounters of young people with migration experience with SRH services and their understandings of factors that affect their use of these services. The findings of this study were drawn from 18 intervi…
Child welfare workers’ understanding of young people’s sexual health when conducting assessments due to substance use problems
Young people with substance use problems often have an early sexual debut, an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies, and a high risk of experiencing sexual violence. At the same time, according to the national action plan on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the social services in Sweden have an important role in addressing sexual health in various contexts, such as in child welfare investigat…
Child welfare workers’ understanding of gender, sexual orientation and sexual health in assessments of youths with a problematic substance use
The use of alcohol or illicit substances by youths may be related to sexual motives and experiences. Accordingly, child welfare workers need to address young people's sexuality in their investigative work. In this study, we have examined the significance of different social categories, namely gender and sexual orientation, when child welfare workers assess young people with a substance use and their related sexual health. Fifteen child welfare wo…
Educator and staff perspectives on a rights-based sex education for young men in jail and prison in Sweden
Young men in jail and prison are vulnerable regarding sexual health and the fulfilment of their sexual rights. As a response to this, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) has been providing sex education to young, incarcerated men, via a project initiated by and in cooperation with the Swedish Prison and Probation Services (SPPS). This article is a qualitative exploration of how RFSU educators experienced their work, and of how …
LGBTQ+ Affirmative State Care for Young People in Sweden: New Knowledge and Old Traditions
Young LGBTQ+ people are over-represented in various forms of state care. They experience hardships during their placements and staff competence in addressing specific needs among LGBTQ+ youth is lacking. In this article, we investigate whether and how LGTBQ+ issues are considered and described in digital marketing for state care providers. The material consists of the homepages of residential care homes and secure state care institutions, which w…
Researchers With Benefits? Methodological and Ethical Challenges and Possibilities in Sexuality Research Within Marginalised Populations
While the qualitative research interview can be a relevant and effective method, it can also be highly demanding for both the researcher and the participant. In this paper we analyse the methodological and ethical challenges that can arise for sexuality researchers who conduct interviews with members of marginalised communities. We thereby aim to open a discussion and contribute with knowledge that we ourselves missed as doctoral students - and s…
Exploring the role of sexual attitude reassessment and restructuring (SAR) in current sexology education: For whom, how and why
As concerns about sexual and reproductive health and rights become integrated into public health policies, the demand for higher education in sexology rises. There is a need therefore to evaluate established pedagogical methods to ensure that they are relevant, efficient and lead to valuable competencies. This study explored the current evidence and pedagogical relevance for Sexual Attitude Reassessment and restructuring (SAR) as part of professi…
Analysing intersecting social resources in young people’s ability to suggest safer sex - results from a national population-based survey in Sweden
The intersections of resources show the complexity and that gender cannot account for all differences in the resources for young people's ability to suggest safer sex. Implications for policy and practitioners involve both addressing and strengthening the sexual rights of young people from sexual minorities and tailoring interventions in a way that takes the intersections between gender and sexual identity into consideration
Vulnerability Analysis in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) — Indications of Intersecting Vulnerable Positions in a National Survey Among Young People in Sweden
Introduction Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policies use gender as the foremost social determinant to explain vulnerability in relation to SRHR among young people. Therefore, our aim was to explore intersecting vulnerable positions within the three SRHR-related outcome areas: unsafe sex, sex against one’s will, and transactional sex, among young people aged 16–29. Methods The data set is from a randomised, cross-sectional, and p…
On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care
Objectives Young people on the verge of, or in, secure state care or incarceration have reduced general and sexual health. The promoting of sexual health among young people in secure state care is therefore a responsibility for both the state-run agency responsible for this care and for the professionals who work there. Methods This position paper discusses sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people in secure state care in …
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among young people in secure state care and their non-incarcerated peers – a qualitative, descriptive and comparative study
Young people in secure state care have impaired general as well as sexual health. Social work practice that addresses SRHR among young people in secure state care is thus called for. Using a qualitative design, this descriptive and comparative paper combines the results of two separate surveys on sexual health with young people 16–29 years old. 7755 young women and men in Sweden and 117 young women and men in secure state care in Sweden participa…
Education for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): A mapping of SRHR-related content in higher education in health care, police, law and social work in Sweden
Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by health care, police, legal and social work professionals has been shown to be insufficient. This lack of competence is likely to affect the quality of services. The aim of this study was to describe SRHR indicators in educational programmes in health care, police, legal and social work higher education in Sweden. A text-based analysis was conducted of written material from all educa…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education with homeless people in Sweden
This paper describes the implementation of an educational intervention to enhance sexual health among homeless people by including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a part of social work provision with this group. Adult service users in different forms of temporary accommodation were provided with the opportunity to participate in three group sessions. Seventeen sessions, six with women and eleven with men, took place at six dif…
Sexual health among transgender people in Sweden
Introduction: Transgender people ́s general health and sexual function has previously been studied. However, holistic sexual health—physical, emotional, and relational well-being in relation to sexuality—as both a determinant for and a part of general health is an understudied field in research concerning health among transgender people. There is no research addressing holistic sexual health and sexual health determinants combining quantitative a…
Sex education and young people in group homes: Balancing risks, rights and resilience in sexual health promotion
This paper presents findings from focus group interviews conducted in Swedish government group homes for young people with a history of psychosocial problems, substance misuse and criminal behaviour. Participants were asked to reflect on a newly developed sex education curriculum located within a harm-reduction paradigm prior to its implementation. In addition to appreciating the proposed 10 sessions, young people positively evaluated the propose…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among young people in secure state care and their non-incarcerated peers – a qualitative, descriptive and comparative study
Young people in secure state care have impaired general as well as sexual health. Social work practice that addresses SRHR among young people in secure state care is thus called for. Using a qualitative design, this descriptive and comparative paper combines the results of two separate surveys on sexual health with young people 16–29 years old. 7755 young women and men in Sweden and 117 young women and men in secure state care in Sweden participa…
Sexual health among transgender people in Sweden
Introduction: Transgender people ́s general health and sexual function has previously been studied. However, holistic sexual health—physical, emotional, and relational well-being in relation to sexuality—as both a determinant for and a part of general health is an understudied field in research concerning health among transgender people. There is no research addressing holistic sexual health and sexual health determinants combining quantitative a…
Researchers With Benefits? Methodological and Ethical Challenges and Possibilities in Sexuality Research Within Marginalised Populations
While the qualitative research interview can be a relevant and effective method, it can also be highly demanding for both the researcher and the participant. In this paper we analyse the methodological and ethical challenges that can arise for sexuality researchers who conduct interviews with members of marginalised communities. We thereby aim to open a discussion and contribute with knowledge that we ourselves missed as doctoral students - and s…
On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care
Objectives Young people on the verge of, or in, secure state care or incarceration have reduced general and sexual health. The promoting of sexual health among young people in secure state care is therefore a responsibility for both the state-run agency responsible for this care and for the professionals who work there. Methods This position paper discusses sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people in secure state care in …
Contextual Non-Consent: Notes From a "Failed" Interview Study with LGBTQ+ Youth in State Care
This article explores the ethical complexities encountered during a research project, where one sub-study aimed at interviewing LGBTQ+ youth in state care. Using a theoretical framework of ethics of care and the concept of consent, we discuss our difficulties finding interviewees and our decision to stop recruiting because of ethical considerations. We aim to show: (1) How different forms of care were expressed during the fieldwork process, and (…
Sex education and young people in group homes: Balancing risks, rights and resilience in sexual health promotion
This paper presents findings from focus group interviews conducted in Swedish government group homes for young people with a history of psychosocial problems, substance misuse and criminal behaviour. Participants were asked to reflect on a newly developed sex education curriculum located within a harm-reduction paradigm prior to its implementation. In addition to appreciating the proposed 10 sessions, young people positively evaluated the propose…
Sexual health among transgender people in Sweden
Introduction: Transgender people ́s general health and sexual function has previously been studied. However, holistic sexual health—physical, emotional, and relational well-being in relation to sexuality—as both a determinant for and a part of general health is an understudied field in research concerning health among transgender people. There is no research addressing holistic sexual health and sexual health determinants combining quantitative a…
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) education with homeless people in Sweden
This paper describes the implementation of an educational intervention to enhance sexual health among homeless people by including sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) as a part of social work provision with this group. Adult service users in different forms of temporary accommodation were provided with the opportunity to participate in three group sessions. Seventeen sessions, six with women and eleven with men, took place at six dif…
Education for sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): A mapping of SRHR-related content in higher education in health care, police, law and social work in Sweden
Knowledge of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) by health care, police, legal and social work professionals has been shown to be insufficient. This lack of competence is likely to affect the quality of services. The aim of this study was to describe SRHR indicators in educational programmes in health care, police, legal and social work higher education in Sweden. A text-based analysis was conducted of written material from all educa…
On the Outskirts of the Charmed Circle—Challenges and Limitations of Sexual Health Promotion to Young People in Secure State Care
Objectives Young people on the verge of, or in, secure state care or incarceration have reduced general and sexual health. The promoting of sexual health among young people in secure state care is therefore a responsibility for both the state-run agency responsible for this care and for the professionals who work there. Methods This position paper discusses sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) for young people in secure state care in …
Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) among young people in secure state care and their non-incarcerated peers – a qualitative, descriptive and comparative study
Young people in secure state care have impaired general as well as sexual health. Social work practice that addresses SRHR among young people in secure state care is thus called for. Using a qualitative design, this descriptive and comparative paper combines the results of two separate surveys on sexual health with young people 16–29 years old. 7755 young women and men in Sweden and 117 young women and men in secure state care in Sweden participa…
Exploring the role of sexual attitude reassessment and restructuring (SAR) in current sexology education: For whom, how and why
As concerns about sexual and reproductive health and rights become integrated into public health policies, the demand for higher education in sexology rises. There is a need therefore to evaluate established pedagogical methods to ensure that they are relevant, efficient and lead to valuable competencies. This study explored the current evidence and pedagogical relevance for Sexual Attitude Reassessment and restructuring (SAR) as part of professi…
Analysing intersecting social resources in young people’s ability to suggest safer sex - results from a national population-based survey in Sweden
The intersections of resources show the complexity and that gender cannot account for all differences in the resources for young people's ability to suggest safer sex. Implications for policy and practitioners involve both addressing and strengthening the sexual rights of young people from sexual minorities and tailoring interventions in a way that takes the intersections between gender and sexual identity into consideration
Vulnerability Analysis in Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) — Indications of Intersecting Vulnerable Positions in a National Survey Among Young People in Sweden
Introduction Sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) policies use gender as the foremost social determinant to explain vulnerability in relation to SRHR among young people. Therefore, our aim was to explore intersecting vulnerable positions within the three SRHR-related outcome areas: unsafe sex, sex against one’s will, and transactional sex, among young people aged 16–29. Methods The data set is from a randomised, cross-sectional, and p…
Educator and staff perspectives on a rights-based sex education for young men in jail and prison in Sweden
Young men in jail and prison are vulnerable regarding sexual health and the fulfilment of their sexual rights. As a response to this, the Swedish Association for Sexuality Education (RFSU) has been providing sex education to young, incarcerated men, via a project initiated by and in cooperation with the Swedish Prison and Probation Services (SPPS). This article is a qualitative exploration of how RFSU educators experienced their work, and of how …
LGBTQ+ Affirmative State Care for Young People in Sweden: New Knowledge and Old Traditions
Young LGBTQ+ people are over-represented in various forms of state care. They experience hardships during their placements and staff competence in addressing specific needs among LGBTQ+ youth is lacking. In this article, we investigate whether and how LGTBQ+ issues are considered and described in digital marketing for state care providers. The material consists of the homepages of residential care homes and secure state care institutions, which w…
Researchers With Benefits? Methodological and Ethical Challenges and Possibilities in Sexuality Research Within Marginalised Populations
While the qualitative research interview can be a relevant and effective method, it can also be highly demanding for both the researcher and the participant. In this paper we analyse the methodological and ethical challenges that can arise for sexuality researchers who conduct interviews with members of marginalised communities. We thereby aim to open a discussion and contribute with knowledge that we ourselves missed as doctoral students - and s…
“It’s easier to think outside the box when you are already outside the box”: A study of transgender and non-binary people’s sexual well-being
With a phenomenological approach, we explored transgender and non-binary people’s strategies to experience sexual well-being. Ten self-reports (seven interviews and three written texts) were analyzed, and the analysis resulted in six themes. The first three (Affirming oneself, Having access to care, and Being respected as one’s gender) were strategies for sexual well-being realized through affirming one’s identity, receiving the gender-confirming…
Balancing on a slack line – Staffs’ experiences of talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry in Sweden
Sexuality is a central part of being human, however, talking about sexual health is generally avoided in forensic psychiatry. The aim of this qualitative study was to explore how healthcare professionals experience talking about sexuality and sexual health with patients cared for in forensic psychiatry. Individual interviews were conducted with eighteen healthcare professionals from ten different forensic psychiatry care units in Sweden. The inte…
Young people with migration experience and their (non) encounters with Swedish sexual and reproductive health services and information: An explorative study
Although a growing body of literature has focused on the experience of young people with migration experience with Swedish sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, there is a lack of deep qualitative exploration. The study aims to explore the encounters of young people with migration experience with SRH services and their understandings of factors that affect their use of these services. The findings of this study were drawn from 18 intervi…
Child welfare workers’ understanding of young people’s sexual health when conducting assessments due to substance use problems
Young people with substance use problems often have an early sexual debut, an increased risk of sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancies, and a high risk of experiencing sexual violence. At the same time, according to the national action plan on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), the social services in Sweden have an important role in addressing sexual health in various contexts, such as in child welfare investigat…
Child welfare workers’ understanding of gender, sexual orientation and sexual health in assessments of youths with a problematic substance use
The use of alcohol or illicit substances by youths may be related to sexual motives and experiences. Accordingly, child welfare workers need to address young people's sexuality in their investigative work. In this study, we have examined the significance of different social categories, namely gender and sexual orientation, when child welfare workers assess young people with a substance use and their related sexual health. Fifteen child welfare wo…
Improving competence for practice: A realist evaluation of co-produced master-level digital sexual health promotion courses for health and welfare professionals
Introduction Sparse education on sexual health promotion for health and welfare professionals can lead to unequal sexual health care provision, with related needs and rights being insufficiently met. To improve knowledge for health and welfare professionals, co-production and shared learning are essential, as students’ learning, and professional development are facilitated by effective partnerships between universities and workplaces. Methods Usi…
Negotiating belonging, risk and agency: Discourses of sexuality among young people with migration experience in Southern Sweden
The study explores sexuality discourses among young people with migration experience in Sweden. Using a qualitative design and a combination of convenience, snowball and purposive sampling, twenty interviews were conducted between October 2021 and August 2023. Participants self-identified as women (8) and men (12), were aged between 17 and 26, and had migrated to Sweden between two months to 16 years ago. Drawing on concepts of cultural and bio-s…
Contextual Non-Consent: Notes From a "Failed" Interview Study with LGBTQ+ Youth in State Care
This article explores the ethical complexities encountered during a research project, where one sub-study aimed at interviewing LGBTQ+ youth in state care. Using a theoretical framework of ethics of care and the concept of consent, we discuss our difficulties finding interviewees and our decision to stop recruiting because of ethical considerations. We aim to show: (1) How different forms of care were expressed during the fieldwork process, and (…
‘There’s a lot that could have been done’: Primary healthcare professionals’ considerations on providing sexual healthcare to transgender and gender diverse people
This study examined how healthcare providers in municipal primary healthcare clinics regard the provision of sexual healthcare or promotion to transgender and gender diverse people. Previous research is sparse and shows that care situations can be difficult and distressing, especially for the patients but also for the caregivers. Reflexive thematic analysis was applied when analysing semi-structured interviews with eight healthcare providers empl…
Psychology (21 works) · Medicine (16 works) · Sociology (16 works) · Political science (15 works) · Reproductive health (14 works) · Gender Studies (12 works) · Human sexuality (11 works) · Population (11 works) · Social Psychology (11 works) · Gender Studies (9 works)