About
I am a registered nurse, with a master 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 (see: https://mau.se/personer/malin.lindroth/):
- young LGBTQ+ people in state care (project manager)
- young people, sexual behaviour and antibiotics resistance (project member)
- intersectional perspective on sexual health among young people (PhD student supervisor)
- 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)
Moreover, I am an active part in developing two new courses in sexual health: Sexual health, mental health and substance use and University pedagogics in sexual health.
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
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)
.
https://doi.org/10.1177/16094069231171095
Schindele, AnnaChuChu; Areskoug Josefsson, Kristina; Lindroth, Malin
(2022).
Vulnerability analysis in sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) – indications of intersecting vulnerable positions in a national survey among young people in Sweden.
Sexuality Research & Social Policy
.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-022-00742-7
Hammarstrøm, Sofia; Bernhardsson, Susanne; Nielsen, Per; Elisson, Jenny; Frostholm, Ellinor; Lindroth, Malin
(2022).
Ask me, listen to me, treat me well and I shall tell: a qualitative study of Swedish youths’ experiences of systematic assessment of sexual health and risk-taking (SEXIT).
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters (SRHM)
.
https://doi.org/10.1080/26410397.2022.2146032
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
Bjørklund, Frida; Lindroth, Malin
(2022).
‘It´s easier to think outside the box when you are already outside the box’ – A study on transgender and non-binary people´s sexual well-being.
Sexualities
.
https://doi.org/10.1177/13634607221103214
Larsdotter, Suzann; Lemon, Jonas; Lindroth, Malin
(2022).
Educator and staff perspectives on a rights based sex education for young men in jail and prison in Sweden.
Sex Education : Sexuality, Society and Learning
.
https://doi.org/10.1080/14681811.2022.2034113
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
Andersson, Catrine; Lindroth, Malin (2021). SGBA and the social determinants of health: Public health, human rights and incarcerated youth. Gahagan, Jacqueline; Bryson, Mary K (Ed.). Sex and gender-based analysis in public health. Kapittel. p. 139-148. Springer.
Hammarstrøm, Sofia; Lindroth, Malin; Nielsen, Per; Nolskog, Peter; Bernhardsson, Susanne
(2021).
Staff’s experiences of a pilot implementation of the SEXual health Identification Tool for assessing sexual ill health among visitors to Swedish youth clinics: a focus group study.
Sexual & Reproductive HealthCare
.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00433-1
Lindroth, Malin
(2021).
On the outskirts of the charmed circle – challenges and limitations of sexual health promotion to young people in secure state care.
Sexuality Research & Social Policy
.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s13178-020-00433-1