Maria Harder

Biographic Data

ID86535
NAMEMaria Harder
GIVEN NAMESMaria
FAMILY NAMEHarder
SIGNATUREHARDER M
AFFILIATIONSMälardalen University
ORCID0000-0003-1740-8072
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS8
TOTAL CITATIONS0
WORKS AS AUTHOR8
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2011
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX0

  • The transition to motherhood during the Covid-19 pandemic in Sweden – first-time mothers’ experiences

    Open AccessHeléne Appelgren Engström, Marie Golsäter et al.ARTICLECritical Public Health2026

    Introduction Becoming a parent for the first time is a major life transition and this transition might be even more challenging during the covid-19 pandemic. This study aimed to describe first-time mothers’ transition to motherhood during the covid-19 pandemic in Sweden within the framework of Meleis’ transition theory.Theory Meleis’ transition theory describes transitions in life, as the transition to parenthood.Method This study had a descripti…

  • "I just want to move"

    Open AccessLisa Borglund, Camilla Eriksson et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2026

    This study contributes to the limited research on preschool children's physical literacy by showing that children's motivation for movement is connected to how movement makes them feel. Thus, from the children's perspective, the affective domain of physical literacy is recognised as central to their engagement in movement. Including children's perspective advances the understanding of physical literacy and underscores the importance of considerin…

  • Bridging health literacy and physical literacy for sustainable health

    Open AccessCamilla Eriksson, Johannes Hedlund et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Public Health2025

    In this paper, we propose that physical literacy should be conceptualized in relation to, and as interconnected with, health literacy rather than as a distinct and separate form of literacy, as is often presented. Furthermore, we contend that this approach should be more centrally integrated into health interventions that target health in general, as well as specific aspects aimed at determinants of health, such as physical activity. Rather than …

  • The gap between the need for parental support and support provided during the Covid-19 pandemic

    Open AccessHeléne Appelgren Engström, Marie Golsäter et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2024

    The findings indicate that under the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, first-time mothers expressed the need for person-centred support to both parents which will ensure that all parents get the support they expect and need. The participants also expressed a desire for adapted parental groups that are feasible despite the restrictions to allow them to connect with other parents and build networks

  • Testing the Assumptions in the Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services Using Empirical Data, Focusing on Cultural Awareness

    Open AccessNasrin Sahamkhadam, Anna Karin Andersson et al.ARTICLEJournal of Transcultural Nursing2023

    Introduction: Encounters with children of foreign origin call for school nurses’ cultural competence during the health visits. This study aimed to investigate the statistical associations between the cultural constructs described by the Process of Cultural Competence in the Delivery of Healthcare Services (PCCDHS) model and whether school nurses’ cultural encounters, cultural knowledge, and cultural skill could statistically predict their cultura…

  • Adjusting and doing the same

    Open AccessEmmie Wahlström, Marie Golsäter et al.ARTICLEBMC Public Health2021

    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

  • Four‐Year‐Old Children’s Negotiation Strategies to Influence and Deal with a Primary Child Health Care Situation

    Open AccessMaria Harder, Kyllike Christensson et al.ARTICLEChildren & Society2013

    In Sweden, children’s health and development are promoted through Primary Child Health Care (PCHC) visits. The children participate in these visits from their own perspective through bodily and verbal expressions. This study explores four‐year‐old children’s expressions when they as actors take part in a PCHC situation. The conceptualisation of the children’s expressions reveals various actions that exhibit their affirmative and delaying negotiat…

  • Five-Year-Old Children's Tuning-In and Negotiation Strategies in an Immunization Situation

    Open AccessMaria Harder, Kyllike Christensson et al.ARTICLEQualitative Health Research2011References: 21

    In this article, we have explored 5-year-old children's expressions when they as actors took part in an immunization situation in the Primary Child Health Care (PCHC) service in Sweden. Although children's health and development are the main concern in the PCHC service, their perspectives in such a setting have not been explored fully. To capture children's perspectives we used a hermeneutic design and video observations. The findings revealed ch…