About
I have a MSc in school health nursing and a PhD in the interdisciplinary subject health and society, and I am associate professor in health and society, branch of sexology and sexuality studies. At OsloMet, I am an associate professor, branch of health promotion, and work with different master subjects in sexual health, and involved in several research projects:
- Young LGBTQ+ people in state care (project manager)
- Sexual behaviour and antibiotics resistance (project member)
- Social work, young people with substance use and sexual health (PhL student supervisor
- Sexual health in forensic psychiatry (PhD student supervisor)
- Young migrants and sexual and reproductive health and rights (PhD student supervisor)
- Sexual orientation and health related to social and economic conditions (PhD student supervisor)
- Student health team work with SEXIT (project member)
Moreover, I am an active part in developing two new courses in sexual health: Sexual health, mental health and substance use and University pedagogics related to sexual and reproductive health and rights.
Fields of study
Subject areas
Psychosocial work Health sciences Sexual health Youth sexual and reproductive health Child Welfare Research Public health nursing Sosialt arbeid
Publications and research
Scientific publications
Bjørkas, Robin; Richert, Torkel;
Lindroth, Malin
(2024).
Child welfare workers’ understanding of gender, sexual orientation and sexual health in assessments of youths with a problematic substance use.
European Journal of Social Work.
https://doi.org/10.1080/13691457.2024.2387020
Arvidsson, Anna; Grander, Anette;
Lindroth, Malin
(2024).
School health-care team members’ reflections of their promotion of sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR): Important but neglected.
Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare.
Vol. 39.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.srhc.2024.100950
Andersson, Catrine; Carlstrøm, Charlotta; Amroussia, Nada;
Lindroth, Malin
(2024).
Using Twelve-Step Treatment for Sex Addiction and Compulsive Sexual Behaviour (Disorder): A Systematic Review of the Literature.
Sexual Health & Compulsivity.
https://doi.org/10.1080/26929953.2024.2339208
Lindroth, Malin
; Carlstrøm, Charlotta; Andersson, Catrine; Husen, Elin
(2024).
Social Workers as Allies? Gender Confirming Practices and Institutional Limitations in Youth Residential Homes.
Clinical social work journal.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10615-024-00940-3
Bjørkas, Robin;
Lindroth, Malin
; Richert, Torkel
(2024).
Child welfare workers' understanding of young people’s sexuality when conducting assessments due to substance use problems.
Children and Youth Services Review.
https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyou
Carlstrøm, Charlotta; Andersson, Catrine;
Lindroth, Malin
(2023).
LGBTQ+ Affirmative State Care for Young People in Sweden: New Knowledge and Old Traditions.
16 p.
The British Journal of Social Work.
Vol. 53.
https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcad152
Schindele, AnnaChuChu; Kællberg, Henrik;
Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina
;
Lindroth, Malin
(2023).
Perceived knowledge gained from school-based sexuality education – results from a national population-based survey among young people in Sweden.
10 p.
Sexual Health.
Vol. 20.
https://doi.org/10.1071/SH23093
Julia, Bahner;
Lindroth, Malin
(2023).
Researchers With Benefits? Methodological and Ethical Challenges and Possibilities in Sexuality Research Within Marginalised Populations.
International Journal of Qualitative Methods (IJQM).
Vol. 22.
https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231171095
Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina
;
Lindroth, Malin
(2022).
. Exploring the role of Sexual Attitude Reassessment and restructuring (SAR) in current sexology education: How,why and for whom?.
Sex Education : Sexuality, Society and Learning.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2021.2011188
Schindele, AnnaChuChu;
Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina
;
Lindroth, Malin
(2022).
Analysing intersecting social resources in young people’s ability to suggest safer sex - results from a national population-based survey in Sweden.
BMC Public Health.
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-022-13672-1
