Siri Jakobsson Störe

CLINICAL AND HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY

Ongoing research:

• Development, feasibility, efficacy, and cost-effectiveness of an online ACT intervention for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction (iACTforDGBI).
• NeuroACT skills training for adolescents with neurodevelopmental disorders.
• SLEEP - in children with Autism and Intellectual Disability: Investigation and Treatment (SLEEP - AID IT).
• Evaluation of SMS coaching as a complement to an existing lifestyle change program in digital healthcare.
• Reduced working hours (4 Day Week). 

Publications outside/after the doctoral thesis:

• Støre, S. J., Hassler, S., Persson, L., & Beckman, L. (in press). Children and adolescents' views on coping with stress and aversive feelings - A thematic analysis. BMC Public Health.
• Støre, S. J., Milutinovic, E., Landén, F. S., & Norell, A. (2025). Sleepless in cyberspace - A thematic analysis of online sleep recommendations for insomnia symptoms. Sleep Health.
• Støre, S. J., Friman, M., & Olsson, L. E. (2025). The Travel-Hope Framework: Bridging Hope, Travel, and Well-Being. Transport Reviews, 1-20. 
• Andersson, C.*, Støre, S. J.*, Säldebjer, H., Gunnarsson, M., Bergsten, K. L., & Osika, W. (2025). Compassionate mind training for university students - A randomized controlled trial. Acta Psychologica, 252, 104678.  Shared first authorship.
• Berglund. S.*, Danielsson, A. A.*, Støre, S. J.*, Carreiras, D., Carvalho, S., Storm, M., Pinto, H., Palmeira, L., Pereira, M., & Trindade, I. (2024). Illness stigma and shame in people with chronic illnesses vs. SARS-CoV-2 survivors: Associations with psychological distress through psychological flexibility and self-compassion. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy, 31, e70009. * Shared first authorship. 
• Hassler, S., Støre, S. J., Persson, L., & Beckman, L. (2024). Children's and adolescents' views of health and mental health concepts - A qualitative group interview study. BMC Public Health, 24, 2506.
• Støre, S. J., Van Zalk, N., Schwartz, W. G., Nilsson, V., & Tillfors, M. (2024). The relationship between social anxiety disorder and ADHD in adolescents and adults - A systematic review. Journal of Attention Disorders, 28(9), 1299-1319.
• Støre, S. J. (2022). Swedish Internet forum users' views and experiences of melatonin treatments for troubled sleep. Sleep Health, 8(2), 225-229.
• Støre, S. J., Norell-Clarke, A., & Jakobsson, N. (2022). Sleep researchers' rankings of sleep journals. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(3), e13756.
• Støre, S. J., & Jakobsson, N. (2022). The effect of mandala coloring on state anxiety: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Art Therapy: Journal of the American Art Therapy Association, 39(4), 173-181.

Book chapters:

• Norell, A., Støre, S. J., & Tillfors, M. (2023). Psykisk ohälsa. In P. Garmy, L. Gellerstedt, A. Hellström, A. Norell, & C. Sandlund (Eds.). Sömn vid hälsa och ohälsa. Studentlitteratur.
   

Research grants:

• DHINO - Digital Health Innovation: Digital screening of ADHD in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CAP). Principal applicant: Charlotte Bäccman. Fellow applicants: Siri Jakobsson Støre. Decision: 185 518 (2025-2026).
• Clinical research in collaboration (Region Värmland): Evaluation of SMS coaching as a complement to an existing lifestyle change program in digital primary care. Principal applicant: Charlotte Bäccman. Fellow applicants: Siri Jakobsson Støre, Maria Tillfors, Erik Wästlund, Karin Jacobsson, Joanna Lech och Ulrika Persson (2025). Decision: 1 000 000 SEK (2025).
• Research grant from Swedish Society for Sleep Research and Sleep Medicine (SFSS): NeuroACT skills training for adolescents with neuropsychiatric disabilities and sleep difficulties. Principal applicant: Siri Jakobsson Støre. Fellow applicants: Jenny Lönnström. Decision: 25 000 SEK (2024).
• Clinical research in collaboration (Region Värmland): Evaluation of existing interventions for lifestyle change and implementation of SMS coaching in digital primary care. Principal applicant: Charlotte Bäccman. Fellow applicants: Erik Wästlund, Maria Tillfors, Malin Anniko, Siri Jakobsson Störe, Lisa Berg and Ulrika Persson. Decision: 500 000 SEK (2024).
• Regional Research Council Mid Sweden (RFR): Investigation and treatment of sleep disturbances in children with autism and intellectual disabilities. Principal applicant: Sverre Wikström. Fellow applicants: Maria Unenge Hallerbäck, Maria Marinopoulou, Kristoffer Bothelius, Siri Jakobsson Störe and Agneta Markström. Decision: 250 000 SEK (2024).
• Clinical research in collaboration (Region Värmland): An evaluation of group Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RFCBT) for insomnia in adults. Principal applicant: Malin Anniko. Fellow applicants: Maria Tillfors, Annika Norell Clarke, Siri Jakobsson Störe, Oskar Eriksson and Elin Wejrum. Decision: 792 269 (2024).
• Clinical research in collaboration (Region Värmland): An evaluation of group Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (RFCBT) for insomnia in adults. Principal applicant: Malin Anniko. Fellow applicants: Maria Tillfors, Annika Norell Clarke, Siri Jakobsson Störe, Oskar Eriksson and Elin Wejrum. Decision: 772 000 SEK (2023).

CONSUMER SLEEP TECHNOLOGY

Publications as part of the doctoral thesis:

• Støre, S. J. (2024). Lean, mean sleep machine? Effects and experiences of a sleep robot intervention for adults with insomnia. Doctoral thesis, Karlstad University, Sweden.
• Støre, S. J., Tillfors, M., Angelhoff, C., & Norell-Clarke, A. (2023). A robot intervention for adults with ADHD and insomnia - A mixed-method proof-of-concept study. PLoS ONE, 18(9), e0290984.
• Støre, S. J., Tillfors, M., Wästlund, E., Angelhoff, C., Andersson, G., & Norell, A. (2023). Mind, body and machine: Preliminary study to explore predictors of treatment response after a sleep robot intervention for adults with insomnia. Nature and Science of Sleep, 15, 567-577.
• Støre, S. J., Tillfors, M., Wästlund, E., Angelhoff, A., Andersson, G., & Norell-Clarke, A. (2022). The effects of a sleep robot intervention on sleep, depression and anxiety in adults with insomnia – A randomized waitlist-controlled trial. Journal of Sleep Research, 32(3), e13758.
• Støre, S. J., Tillfors, M., Wästlund, E., Angelhoff, A., & Norell Clarke, A. (2022). Technically sleeping? A clinical single-case study of a commercial sleep robot. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 919023.
• Støre, S. J., Beckman, L., & Jakobsson, N. (2022). The effect of robot interventions on sleep in adults: A systematic review and network meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 18(7), 1877-1884.
• Støre, S. J., Tillfors, M., Wästlund, E., Angelhoff, C., Andersson, G., & Norell-Clarke, A. (2021). The effects of a sleep robot intervention on sleep, depression and anxiety in adults with insomnia - Study protocol of a randomized waitlist-controlled trial. Contemporary Clinical Trials, 110, 106588.

MARRIAGE AND FAMILY

Publications preceding the doctoral thesis:

• Jakobsson, N., Kotsadam, A., & Jakobsson, S. S. (2013). Attitudes toward same-sex marriage: the case of Scandinavia. Journal of Homosexuality, 60(9), 1349-1360. 

Book chapters:

• Jakobsson, N., Hansen, T., & Jakobsson, S. S. (2013). Omfang av offentlig omsorg i kommunen - påvirker det holdninger og faktisk familieomsorg? I S. O. Datland & Slagvold (reds.). Vital aldring og samhold mellom generasjoner. Resultater fra Den norske studien av livsløp, aldring og generasjon (NorLAG) - runde 1 og 2. NOVA Rapport 15/2013, 245-257. [Norwegian]

Supervision:

• Co-supervisor of a doctoral student in psychology (2024 - ongoing).
• Supervisor of a psychologist specializing in clinical psychology  (PsyD) (2024 - ongoing).
• Main supervisor of two master theses in psychology at Karlstad University (2025).
• Co-supervisor of two master theses in psychology, one at Karlstad University and one at Örebro University (2023).

Teaching at the Professional Psychology Program:

• Development psychology in a life span perspective (semester 1).
• Self-knowledge, communication and professional competences (semester 1, 4-6).
• Psychological treatment methods and principles (semester 6).
• Evidence-based psychotherapy (semester 7-9).

• The Service Research Center (CTF), Karlstad University.
• Center for Health and Medical Psychology (CHAMP), Örebro University.
• The EMBRACE Lab (Exploring Mind-Body Relationships And Contextual-bEhavioural interventions in illness), Örebro University.
• Sleep Health, Örebro University.
• Neurodevelopmental disorders in children, adolescents and young adults, Örebro University.
• Centre for research on the mental health and life circumstances of children and youth (CBU), Karlstad University.

• Postdoctoral research associate in psychology, Örebro University, Sweden (2024-).
• Assistant professor in psychology, Karlstad University, Sweden (2024-).
• Doctor of philosophy (PhD) in psychology, Karlstad University, Sweden (2024).
• Specialist degree (PsyD) in clinical psychology, Sweden (2020). PsyD dissertation (2020): Behandlingsintegriteten och effekt på medveten närvaro i en DBT-baserad färdighetsträningsgrupp för ungdomar med ADHD. [The treatment integrity and the impact on mindful presence in a DBT-based skills training group for adolescents with ADHD].
• Licensed psychologist, University of Oslo, Norway (2013). Master thesis (2011): Barn som vitner. Effekten av uttrykt emosjon på oppfattet troverdighet. [Children as witnesses. The effect of expressed emotion on perceived credibility].
• Research assistant, Norway (2008-2013). 1. Equal opportunities and long time care, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA) (2012-2013). 2. Center for the Study of Human Cognition (CSHC), University of Oslo (2011). 3. The ADHD-study, Oslo University Hospital (2008-2010).

Board member of the Swedish chapter of the Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).