Helena Ericson
Position: Lecturer School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: aGVsZW5hLmVyaWNzb247b3J1LnNl
Phone: +46 19 302299
Room: G2130
Research subject
About Helena Ericson
Research area
Physical activity and health in a sport & exercise psychology perspectives. Physical activity for old adults from a Salutogenic perspective.
Teaching
Sports & exercise psychology, health, behavior changes and motivational interviewing (MI).
Research projects
Active projects
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals |
Conference papers |
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries |
Licentiate theses, comprehensive summaries |
Manuscripts |
Reports |
Articles in journals
- Geidne, S. , Ericson, H. & Quennerstedt, M. (2023). Idrottsföreningen som hälsofrämjande arena: Från fysisk aktivitet till hållbart idrottande - en fråga om hur!. Socialmedicinsk Tidskrift, 100 (4), 589-600. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. & Geidne, S. (2023). The characteristics of organized sport and physical activity initiatives for older adults in Sweden. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 5. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. , Quennerstedt, M. & Geidne, S. (2021). Physical activity as a health resource: a cross-sectional survey applying a salutogenic approach to what older adults consider meaningful in organised physical activity initiatives. Health Psychology and Behavioral Medicine, 9 (1), 858-874. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. , Quennerstedt, M. , Skoog, T. & Johansson, M. (2018). Health resources, ageing and physical activity: a study of physically active women aged 69–75 years. Qualitative Research in Sport, Exercise and Health, 10 (2), 206-222. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. , Skoog, T. , Johansson, M. & Wåhlin-Larsson, B. (2018). Resistance training is linked to heightened positive motivational state and lower negative affect among healthy women aged 65–70. Journal of Women & Aging, 30 (5), 366-381. [BibTeX]
Conference papers
- Ericson, H. & Geidne, S. (2023). Organized sport and physical activity for older adults - salutogenic settings-based recommendations. In: European Journal of Public Health. Paper presented at 12th conference of HEPA Europe (HEPA Europe 2023), Leuven, Belgium, September 11-13, 2023. (pp. I83-I83). Oxford University Press. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. (2022). Physical activity as a health resource: a cross-sectional survey applying a salutogenic approach to what older adults consider meaningful in organised physical activity initiatives. Paper presented at 11th Conference of Health-enhancing Physical Activity(HEPA), Nice, France, August 31-September 2, 2022. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. , Geidne, S. & Quennerstedt, M. (2022). The art of ageing well-a salutogenic study of physically active old adults. In: European Journal of Public Health. Paper presented at 11th Conference of HEPA Europe: An Ecosystem Approach to Health-Enhancing Physical Activity Promotion, Nice, France, August 31 - September 2, 2022. Oxford University Press. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. , Quennerstedt, M. , Skoog, T. & Johansson, M. (2018). Health resources, ageing and physical activity: astudy of physically active women aged 69–75 years. Paper presented at 10th IUHPE European Conference and International Forum for Health Promotion Research, Trondheim, Norway, September 24-26, 2018. [BibTeX]
- Ericson, H. , Skoog, T. , Johansson, M. & Wåhlin-Larsson, B. (2016). Resistance training is linked to heightened positive motivational state and lower negative affect among healthy women aged 65–70. Paper presented at 23th Nordic Congress of Gerontology (23 NKG), Good Ageing - Better Society, Tampere, Finland, June 19-22, 2016. [BibTeX]
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Ericson, H. (2022). The art of ageing well: a salutogenic perspective on physical activity for older adults. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Licentiate theses, comprehensive summaries
- Ericson, H. (2018). A Salutogenic perspective on resistance training: a study on healthy old adult women. Lic. (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]
Manuscripts
- Ericson, H. & Geidne, S. The characteristics of organized sport and physical activity initiatives for older adults in Sweden. [BibTeX]
Reports
- Geidne, S. , Ericson, H. & Quennerstedt, M. (2022). De äldre och föreningsidrotten. Stockholm: Riksidrottsförbundet (FoU-rapport 2022:4). [BibTeX]