Peter Larm
Biographic Data
| ID | 4418080 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Peter Larm |
| GIVEN NAMES | Peter |
| FAMILY NAME | Larm |
| SIGNATURE | LARM P |
| AFFILIATIONS | Stockholm University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3452-7260 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The role of schools in mental health promotion and prevention: A document analysis of Swedish local mental health policies
It has been recognized that schools play a key role in promoting well-being and preventing mental health problems among children and adolescents. The local context is crucial for realizing the school’s health-promotive potential. This study aimed to explore how the role of schools is approached in Swedish municipal policy documents governing mental health efforts. A qualitative document analysis using the READ approach was conducted. Seventy-thre…
Neighborhood social structure in Sweden: A latent transition analysis using registry data from 1991 to 2020
Background Neighborhoods shape daily life through physical and social structures, such as socioeconomic conditions, population density, and resident turnover. Decades of research link neighborhood characteristics to health and behavioral outcomes. However, these factors are often studied independently, neglecting their interrelated nature. Methods Using Swedish population registry data, we employed latent class analyses to identify neighborhood t…
Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors
The results indicate increasing trends in PSS among young people in Sweden from 2002 to 2018, with a significant increase observed among adolescents in the high FAS group who reported getting drunk on at least two occasions
Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Vigorous Physical Activity: Bidirectional Associations from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood in Swedish Adolescents
Anxiety symptoms and sleep problems typically emerge during adolescence and are frequently intertwined. However, there is a dearth of knowledge concerning their reciprocal influence and whether physical activity might play a protective role in this relationship. The present study aims at filling this gap exploring also the moderating role of sex. 915 13-year-old Swedish adolescents (56% girls) answered a survey conducted four times: at ages 13 (T…
Abstainers and Drinkers – Two Sides of the Same Coin
This commentary discusses a recently published literature review focussing on the growing trend of young people abstaining from drinking alcohol. Despite the recent increase in research on the decline in youth drinking, the review only identified 10 papers that explicitly examined abstainers. The inclusion criteria used thus excluded and overlooked the vast literature available on the decline in youth drinking. This commentary discusses the impli…
Psychometric evaluation of the mental health continuum – short form in Swedish adolescents
The Mental Health Continuum – Short form (MHC-SF) is a self-report measure that has been increasingly used to monitor mental well-being at the population level. The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF in a population of Swedish adolescents. First, the evaluation was performed by examining face validity and test–retest reliability obtained in a pre-study. Then using data from the Survey …
Reasons Not to Drink Alcohol among 9th Graders in Sweden
AIM: Alcohol is one of the leading contributors to the disease burden among young people. Drinking motives are one of the strongest factors influencing drinking behaviors among youth, yet we know little about reasons for why young people do not drink. The aim of the present study is to examine reasons for not drinking in a nationally representative sample of Swedish youth. DATA AND METHODS: Data from a survey of a nationally representative sample…
Declining youth drinking: A matter of faith
Youth drinking has declined in many high‐income countries for two decades. This development is still largely unexplained. Developing evidence and extending our understanding as to the mechanisms behind these changes is imperative for advising governments and policy makers on how to support and maintain the trends. Given the international scope of the trends, comparative studies have been suggested for improving our understanding of the developmen…
Children with problem drinking parents in Sweden: Prevalence and risk of adverse consequences in a national cohort born in 2001
Associations between trust and drinking among adolescents
Normalization of Non-Drinking? Health, School Situation and Social Relations among Swedish Ninth Graders That Drink and Do Not Drink Alcohol
Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to the disease burden among adolescents. The adolescent alcohol abstainer is still often depicted as problematic in the research literature and in prominent theoretical frameworks. However, over the past two decades, there has been a marked trend of declining youth drinking in Sweden. The declining trend has led to a shift in the majority behaviour of youth, from drinking to non-drinking. It is plausible…
Adjusting and doing the same: School nurses’ descriptions of promoting participation in health visits with children of foreign origin
By combining the approaches of adjusting, a child-centered care that contributes to children's participation in health visits and equity in health could be provided
Incidence of seriously injured road users in a Swedish region, 2003–2014, from the perspective of a national road safety policy
The reduction in the incidence for car occupants in the region may not be adequate to contribute to fulfilling the national target. More needs to be done, especially in the urban areas, where more active mobility is desired
Childhood predictors of adult psychopathy scores among males followed from age 6 to 33
Non-attendance of mammographic screening: The roles of age and municipality in a population-based Swedish sample
Age and municipality of residence affect attendance of mammographic screening. Since there is one sole and pre-selected mammographic screening facility in the county, distance to the screening facility may serve as one explanation to non-attendance which is a determinant of inequity. From an equity perspective, lack of equal access to health and health care influences facility utilization
The buffering effect of tangible social support on financial stress: Influence on psychological well-being and psychosomatic symptoms in a large sample of the adult general population
Social support had its strongest effect at high levels of financial stress. The question whether the altering of our social networks may improve physical health is important for the prevention of ill health in people experiencing financial stress. Strengthening social networks may have the potential to influence health-care costs and improve quality of life
Violent, nonviolent, and substance-related offending over the life course in a cohort of males and females treated for substance misuse as youths
Most studies on adolescent offending heterogeneity are based on general population samples, and few include individuals with substance misuse or look specifically at substance-related offending. It is also unclear how offender subtypes develop after young adulthood or how offending heterogeneity varies between genders. This study aimed to identify subgroups of offending among adolescents with misuse problems and to examine associations with offen…
Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Vigorous Physical Activity: Bidirectional Associations from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood in Swedish Adolescents
Anxiety symptoms and sleep problems typically emerge during adolescence and are frequently intertwined. However, there is a dearth of knowledge concerning their reciprocal influence and whether physical activity might play a protective role in this relationship. The present study aims at filling this gap exploring also the moderating role of sex. 915 13-year-old Swedish adolescents (56% girls) answered a survey conducted four times: at ages 13 (T…
Violent, nonviolent, and substance-related offending over the life course in a cohort of males and females treated for substance misuse as youths
Most studies on adolescent offending heterogeneity are based on general population samples, and few include individuals with substance misuse or look specifically at substance-related offending. It is also unclear how offender subtypes develop after young adulthood or how offending heterogeneity varies between genders. This study aimed to identify subgroups of offending among adolescents with misuse problems and to examine associations with offen…
The buffering effect of tangible social support on financial stress: Influence on psychological well-being and psychosomatic symptoms in a large sample of the adult general population
Social support had its strongest effect at high levels of financial stress. The question whether the altering of our social networks may improve physical health is important for the prevention of ill health in people experiencing financial stress. Strengthening social networks may have the potential to influence health-care costs and improve quality of life
Non-attendance of mammographic screening: The roles of age and municipality in a population-based Swedish sample
Age and municipality of residence affect attendance of mammographic screening. Since there is one sole and pre-selected mammographic screening facility in the county, distance to the screening facility may serve as one explanation to non-attendance which is a determinant of inequity. From an equity perspective, lack of equal access to health and health care influences facility utilization
Childhood predictors of adult psychopathy scores among males followed from age 6 to 33
Incidence of seriously injured road users in a Swedish region, 2003–2014, from the perspective of a national road safety policy
The reduction in the incidence for car occupants in the region may not be adequate to contribute to fulfilling the national target. More needs to be done, especially in the urban areas, where more active mobility is desired
Normalization of Non-Drinking? Health, School Situation and Social Relations among Swedish Ninth Graders That Drink and Do Not Drink Alcohol
Alcohol consumption is a major contributor to the disease burden among adolescents. The adolescent alcohol abstainer is still often depicted as problematic in the research literature and in prominent theoretical frameworks. However, over the past two decades, there has been a marked trend of declining youth drinking in Sweden. The declining trend has led to a shift in the majority behaviour of youth, from drinking to non-drinking. It is plausible…
Adjusting and doing the same: School nurses’ descriptions of promoting participation in health visits with children of foreign origin
By combining the approaches of adjusting, a child-centered care that contributes to children's participation in health visits and equity in health could be provided
Reasons Not to Drink Alcohol among 9th Graders in Sweden
AIM: Alcohol is one of the leading contributors to the disease burden among young people. Drinking motives are one of the strongest factors influencing drinking behaviors among youth, yet we know little about reasons for why young people do not drink. The aim of the present study is to examine reasons for not drinking in a nationally representative sample of Swedish youth. DATA AND METHODS: Data from a survey of a nationally representative sample…
Declining youth drinking: A matter of faith
Youth drinking has declined in many high‐income countries for two decades. This development is still largely unexplained. Developing evidence and extending our understanding as to the mechanisms behind these changes is imperative for advising governments and policy makers on how to support and maintain the trends. Given the international scope of the trends, comparative studies have been suggested for improving our understanding of the developmen…
Children with problem drinking parents in Sweden: Prevalence and risk of adverse consequences in a national cohort born in 2001
Associations between trust and drinking among adolescents
Abstainers and Drinkers – Two Sides of the Same Coin
This commentary discusses a recently published literature review focussing on the growing trend of young people abstaining from drinking alcohol. Despite the recent increase in research on the decline in youth drinking, the review only identified 10 papers that explicitly examined abstainers. The inclusion criteria used thus excluded and overlooked the vast literature available on the decline in youth drinking. This commentary discusses the impli…
Psychometric evaluation of the mental health continuum – short form in Swedish adolescents
The Mental Health Continuum – Short form (MHC-SF) is a self-report measure that has been increasingly used to monitor mental well-being at the population level. The aim of this study was to evaluate, for the first time, the psychometric properties of the MHC-SF in a population of Swedish adolescents. First, the evaluation was performed by examining face validity and test–retest reliability obtained in a pre-study. Then using data from the Survey …
Trends in psychosomatic symptoms among adolescents and the role of lifestyle factors
The results indicate increasing trends in PSS among young people in Sweden from 2002 to 2018, with a significant increase observed among adolescents in the high FAS group who reported getting drunk on at least two occasions
Anxiety, Sleep Problems, and Vigorous Physical Activity: Bidirectional Associations from Early Adolescence to Early Adulthood in Swedish Adolescents
Anxiety symptoms and sleep problems typically emerge during adolescence and are frequently intertwined. However, there is a dearth of knowledge concerning their reciprocal influence and whether physical activity might play a protective role in this relationship. The present study aims at filling this gap exploring also the moderating role of sex. 915 13-year-old Swedish adolescents (56% girls) answered a survey conducted four times: at ages 13 (T…
Neighborhood social structure in Sweden: A latent transition analysis using registry data from 1991 to 2020
Background Neighborhoods shape daily life through physical and social structures, such as socioeconomic conditions, population density, and resident turnover. Decades of research link neighborhood characteristics to health and behavioral outcomes. However, these factors are often studied independently, neglecting their interrelated nature. Methods Using Swedish population registry data, we employed latent class analyses to identify neighborhood t…
The role of schools in mental health promotion and prevention: A document analysis of Swedish local mental health policies
It has been recognized that schools play a key role in promoting well-being and preventing mental health problems among children and adolescents. The local context is crucial for realizing the school’s health-promotive potential. This study aimed to explore how the role of schools is approached in Swedish municipal policy documents governing mental health efforts. A qualitative document analysis using the READ approach was conducted. Seventy-thre…
Medicine (13 works) · Psychology (12 works) · Environmental health (9 works) · Psychiatry (7 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Population (6 works) · Public health (6 works) · Demography (5 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)