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Maria Wängqvist
Senior Lecturer
Department of PsychologyAbout Maria Wängqvist
Biography
PhD in psychology 2013 with the dissertation “That’s how people grow up: Identity formation in emerging adulthood”. Associate Professor and licenced psychologist 2019. Member of The Gothenburg group for Research In Developmental psychology (GRID)
Teaching
My teaching concern developmental psychology and mental Health with a particular focus on identity and adolescence.
Research interests
My research interests concern development and living conditions in various parts of the lifespan with regards to, for example, gender issues and aspects of identity development.
Current research
A socio-cultural perspective and a mixed methods approach guide my research, which concern the study of identity, personality and parenthood and identity constructions in specific contexts such as the family, romantic relationships, and online environments.
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"Every Day has Enough of Its Own Torment"-A Narrative Study of Life's Greatest Challenge Among Men in Late
Adulthood
Maria Wängqvist, Py Liv Eriksson
Journal of Adult Development - 2024 -
Longitudinal findings on pathways of identity development across emerging and established
adulthood
Hanna Larsson, Johanna Carlsson, Py Liv Eriksson, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
International Society for Research on Identity 30th Anniversary Conference - 2024 -
Experiences of romantic relationships among early adults who do not turn to their long-term partner when in need of love and
support
Caroline Järdmo, Ann Frisén, Maria Wängqvist
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology - 2023 -
Family Identity and Deviations from the Master Narrative in
Sweden
Kitty Wiking, Fanny Gyberg, Maria Wängqvist, Ylva Svensson
Identity. An International Journal of Theory and Research - 2023 -
Do stimulation and support in the early childhood home environment and best friendship quality in adolescence predict adult
personality?
Maria Wängqvist, Mathias Allemand, Ann Frisén, Michael E. Lamb, Philip Hwang
Current Issues in Personality Psychology - 2023 -
Within Family Patterns of Relative Parental Involvement Across Two Generations of Swedish
Parents
Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, M. Syed, Ann Frisén, M. E. Lamb, Philip Hwang
Journal of Family Psychology - 2022 -
'I Felt Like Being Upgraded': Emerging Adults' Experiences of Socioeconomic Resources in Relation to Their Vocational Identity Development in
Turkey
B. Gonul, Maria Wängqvist
Emerging Adulthood - 2022 -
Discrimination and its relation to psychosocial well-being among diverse youth in
Sweden
Fanny Gyberg, Ylva Svensson, Maria Wängqvist, Moin Syed
New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development - 2021 -
Father Identities and Role Behaviors throughout the
Lifespan
Gustaf Glavå, Maria Wängqvist
Poster presented at the International Society for Research on Identity, 27th annual conference (online), Tufts University, Medford and Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. - 2021 -
The Aging Father – Late Adult Fathers’ Perspectives on Fathering Throughout the
Lifespan
Gustaf Glavå, Maria Wängqvist
Poster presented at MIRAI 2.0 Research and Innovation Week (online), University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. - 2021 -
Identity Development in Early
Adulthood
Py Liv Eriksson, Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, Ann Frisén
Developmental Psychology - 2020 -
Father involvement across the lifespan: An identity
perspective.
Maria Wängqvist, Philip Hwang
Presentation at the 26th annual conference of the International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI), Naples, Italy, May 13-15 2019 - 2019 -
Psychosocial and Sexual Outcomes in Adolescents following Surgery for Proximal Hypospadias in
Childhood
Marie Andersson, Sofia Sjöström, Maria Wängqvist, L. Örtqvist, A. Nordenskjöld, Gundela Holmdahl
Journal of Urology - 2018 -
In what different ways is the body salient in people’s
identities?
Johanna Kling, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Appearance Matters 8 Conference, Bath, UK, June 12-14 - 2018 -
Identity and the Body: Trajectories of Body Esteem From Adolescence to Emerging
Adulthood
Sarah C. Nelson, Johanna Kling, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Moin Syed
Developmental Psychology - 2018 -
Identity Development in Early Adulthood: A Continuous
Journey
Py Liv Eriksson, Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, Ann Frisén
The Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) biennial meeting. Minneapolis, USA: 12-14 April, 2018 - 2018 -
“This body is me” Discovering the ways in which the body is salient in people's
identities
Johanna Kling, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Body image - 2018 -
Mellanrummet – Utveckling och livsvillkor i de unga
vuxenåren
Maria Wängqvist
Johansson T. & Sorbring E. (red) Barn och ungdomsvetenskap. Grundläggande perspektiv - 2018 -
“Another Kind of Swede”: Swedish Youth’s Ethnic Identity
Narratives
Fanny Gyberg, Ann Frisén, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist, Ylva Svensson
Emerging Adulthood - 2018 -
Methodological Choices in Narrative Identity
Research
Py Liv Eriksson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Johanna Carlsson
24th Annual Conference International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI) Conference. Groningen, The Netherlands, May 18-21 - 2017 -
Understanding Identity Development in Early Adulthood: Integrating the Complexity of Individual Experiences and Different Theoretical
Perspectives
Py Liv Eriksson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Johanna Carlsson
The International Society for Research on Identity (ISRI) 24th Annual Conference. Groningen, The Netherlands, May 18-21 - 2017 -
”This body is me” Exploring the role of the body in young adults’ sense of
identity
Johanna Kling, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
24th Annual ISRI Conference. Groningen, the Netherlands: 18-21 May - 2017 -
Who am I online? Understanding the meaning of online contexts for identity
development
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Adolescent Research Review - 2016 -
Life on hold: Staying in identity diffusion in the late
twenties
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Journal of Adolescence - 2016 -
Internet och identitetsskapande I
tonåren
Maria Wängqvist, Sara Griphammar
K. Daneback & E. Sorbring (red.) Socialt arbete och internet. Att förstå och hantera sociala problem på nya arenor - 2016 -
‘I don’t even know myself what I am’ – Ethnic identity in contemporary
Sweden
Fanny Gyberg, Ann Frisén, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist, Ylva Svensson
The 23rd Congress of the International Association for Cross-Cultural Psychology (IACCP), Nagoya, Japan, July 30 - August 3 - 2016 -
The body and identity: Mixed methods research on an overlooked
connection
Ann Frisén, Johanna Kling, Maria Wängqvist, Sarah C. Nelson, Moin Syed
Appearance Matters 7, 28-30 Juni, London, Storbritannien, 2016 - 2016 -
Swedish emerging adults sense of identity and perceptions of
adulthood
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Emerging adulthood in a European context - 2016 -
Identity Development and Romantic Relationships in the Late
Twenties
Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, Maria van der Lee, Ann Frisén
Identity. An International Journal of Theory and Research - 2016 -
Introduction to the
field
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Johanna Carlsson
In K.C. McLean & J. Carlsson (chairs) SSEA pre-conference: Identity issues topic network. Workshop conducted at the 7th conference on Emerging Adulthood, Miami, FL, USA. October 2015 - 2015 -
Emerging Adults’ Body Image and Identity Formation: The role of Gender and
Self-Esteem
Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Kling, Ann Frisén
In M. Wängqvist (chair) "A feeling of being at home in one's body" Bringing the body into research on identity development. Symposium conducted at the 7th conference on Emerging Adulthood, Miami, FL, USA. - 2015 -
Emerging Adult Parents’ Coordination of Work and Family
Commitments
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Maria Hermansson, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 7th Conference on Emerging Adulthood. October 14-16, 2015, Miami, FL, USA - 2015 -
Multiculturalism and Swedish
Immigration
Sarah C. Nelson, Lauren Mitchell, Mariel Carlson, Moin Syed, Ann Frisén, Maria Wängqvist, Ylva Svensson, Fanny Gyberg
Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) 7th Biennal Conference, 15 October, Miami, FL - 2015 -
”Another kind of Swede” - Ethnic identity in contemporary
Sweden
Fanny Gyberg, Ann Frisén, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist, Ylva Svensson
Society for the Study of Emerging Adulthood (SSEA) 7th Biennal Conference, 16 October, Miami, FL - 2015 -
Child and Adolescent Predictors of Personality in Early
Adulthood
Maria Wängqvist, M. E. Lamb, Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang
Child Development - 2015 -
Identity Development and Romantic Relationships in the Late Twenties in
Sweden
Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, Maria van der Lee, Ann Frisén
Symposium presentation at the 22th Annual Conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, Bellingham, Washington, USA. May 14-17, 2015. - 2015 -
Identity Development in the Late Twenties: A Never Ending
Story
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Developmental Psychology - 2015 -
Identity development in perspective: What are the challenges for the
future?
Philip Hwang, Moin Syed, Maria Wängqvist
Conference organized at Sätra Bruk, Sweden. - 2014 -
A Longitudinal Examination of Identity Status Interview Narratives: How Stable is
Stable?
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 14th biennial conference of European association for research on adolescence. September 3-6, 2014, Çeşme, Izmir, Turkey. - 2014 -
How identity status interviews may be used for in-depth studies of identity development: A two wave longitudinal study of identity in emerging
adulthood.
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Johanna Carlsson, Philip Hwang
Symposium presentation at the 14th biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014 - 2014 -
Adolescents integration of identity constructions in on-and offline social
contexts
Maria Wängqvist, Linnea Wrebo
Paper presented at the 14th biennial conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014 - 2014 -
Ungdomar och unga vuxnas identitetsskapande i relation till
familjen
Philip Hwang, Maria Wängqvist
Att förstå ungdomars identitetsskapande: En inspirations- och metodbok - 2014 -
Staying in identity diffusion in the late twenties keeps life on
hold
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Poster presented at the 21st annual conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation, March 19, 2014, Austin, Texas, USA - 2014 -
“Doesn’t Everyone Want That? It’s Just a Given”: Swedish Emerging Adults’ Expectations on Future Parenthood and Work/Family
Priorities
Ann Frisén, Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist
Journal of Adolescent Research - 2014 -
Views on Romantic Relationships and Marriage among Late Emerging
Adults
Maria Wängqvist, Johanna Carlsson, Maria van der Lee, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 6th Conference on Emerging Adulthood. Chicago, USA. 9-11 October 2013 - 2013 -
A longitudinal study of personality development through childhood, adolescence, and emerging
adulthood
Maria Wängqvist, Michael E Lamb, Ann Frisén, Philip Hwang
Symposium at the 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology - 2013 -
Identity development in the late twenties - a longitudinal
study
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 20th annual conference for Society for research on identity formation. May 16-19, 2013, Saint Paul, MN, USA. - 2013 -
Identity integration and online social contexts: Can theory and research on identity formation help understand online identity
formation?
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the Youth 2.0 Connecting, Sharing and Empwering Workshop, Antwerp, belgium, March 20-22, 2013 - 2013 -
That's how people grow up: Identity formation in emerging
adulthood
Maria Wängqvist
2013 -
Swedish 18-year-olds’ identity formation: Associations with feelings about appearance and internalization of body
ideals
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Journal of Adolescence - 2013 -
Identity Formation and Body-Esteem among Swedish
18-year-olds
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Sara Henriksson
Symposium at the 13th Biennal Conference for the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Spetses, Greece, 29/8-1/9, 2012 - 2012 -
Parent’s influence on the Identity Development of Swedish Emerging
Adults
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Poster presented at the Society for Research on Adolescence biennial meeting, Vancouver, Canada, 8-10 March, 2012 - 2012 -
“This husband, house, family thing… it’s in some ways the standard model” – Swedish emerging adults’ own voices on a possible future
parenthood
Johanna Carlsson, Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 5th Conference on Emerging Adulthood. Providence, Rhode Island, USA. 26-28 October 2011 - 2011 -
Swedish Emerging Adults Sense of Identity and Views of Adulthood: Why are there so pronounced gender differences in one of the most gender equal countries in the
world?
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
paper presented at the 5th Conference on Emerging Aduthood, Providence, Rhode Island, USA, 27-28th October 2011 - 2011 -
Gender differences in identity status in Sweden: A socio-cultural
perspective
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 16th biennal Conference of the Society for Research on Identity Formation. Daytona Beach, Florida, USA. 3-6 February 2011 - 2011 -
Emerging adults’ perceptions of the role of their parents in their occupational and relational identity
development
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén, Maria Ignell, Maria Fernros
paper presented at the 15th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Bergen, Norway, 23-27 August, 2011 - 2011 -
Identity and Psychological Distress in Emerging Adulthood in Sweden: Is It Always Distressing Not to Know Who to Be and What to
Do?
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research - 2011 -
Emerging Adults in Sweden: Identity formation in the light of love, work and
family
Ann Frisén, Maria Wängqvist
Journal of Adolescent Research - 2011 -
Associations between identity status, identity distress and psychological
symptoms
Maria Wängqvist, Ann Frisén
Paper presented at the 12th Biennal Conference for the European Association for Research on Adolescence, Vilnius, Lithuania, 12-15 may 2010 - 2010 -
To be whatever you want to be, you still need to know what that is: Identity development in emerging
adulthood
Maria Wängqvist
2010