Research
Children and youth sports, focusing on positive youth development (PYD), motivational processes and parental involvement.
Collaboration
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NIH), Universite´ de Montréal, and Victoria University Melbourne
Bio
Wagnsson, S., Augustsson, C., & Patriksson, G. (2013). Associations between sport involvement and youth psychosocial development in Sweden: a longitudinal study. Journal of Sport for Development, 1 (1), pp.37-47.
Gustafsson, H., Skoog, T., Podlog, L., Lundqvist, C., & Wagnsson, S. (2013). Hope and Athlete Burnout: Stress and Affect as Mediators. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 5 (14) pp. 640-649.
Rolandsson, M., Wagnsson, S., & Hugoson, A. (2013). Tobacco habits among Swedish youth athletes and the influence of the social environment. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 12 (3), pp. 219-225.
Carlman, P., Wagnsson, S., & Patriksson, G. (2013). Causes and consequences of dropping out from organized youth sports. Swedish Journal of Sport Research, 1 (2), pp. 26-54.
Wagnsson, S., Lindwall, M., & Gustafsson, H. (2014). Participation in organized sport and self-esteem across adolescence: the mediating role of perceived sport competence. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36(6), pp. 584-594.
Gustafsson, H., Hill, A. P., Stenling, A., & Wagnsson, S. (2015). Profiles of perfectionism, parental climate, and burnout among competitive junior athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
Wagnsson, S., Stenling, A., Gustafsson, H., & Augustsson, C. (2016). Swedish Youth Football Players’ Attitudes towards Moral Decision in Sport as predicted by the Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 25, pp. 110-114.
Nilson, F., Lundkvist, E., Wagnsson, S., & Gustafsson, H. (2019). Has the second ‘running boom’democratized running? A study on the sociodemographic characteristics of finishers at the world’s largest half marathon. Sport in Society, 22, pp. 1-11.
Kougioumtzis, K., & Wagnsson, S. (2020). Newly arrived migrant youths in Sweden: Attitudinal, normative and regulative determinants of the intention to participate in organized sports. International Journal of Physical Education, 57, pp. 27-41. DOI:
Lundkvist, E., Wagnsson, S., Davis, L., & Ivarsson, A. (2020). Integration of immigrant youth in Sweden: does sport participation really have an impact? International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 25, p. 891-906. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2020.1775099
Svensson M., Wagnsson, S. & Gustafsson, H. (2021). Can motivational interviewing be a helpful professional tool? Investigating teachers' experiences. Educational Research, 63:4, 440-455, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2021.1989318
Wagnsson, S., Gustafsson, H., Libäck, J., & Podlog, L. (2022). Lessons Learned From a Multi-Level Intervention Program to Reduce Swedish Female Floorballers’ Dropout Rate: A Summary. https://idrottsforum.org/feature-wagnssonetal220208/
Cseplö, E, Wagnsson, S., Luguetti, C., & Spaaij, R. (2022) ‘The teacher makes us feel like we are a family’: students from refugee backgrounds’ perceptions of physical education in Swedish schools, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 27:5, 531-544. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2021.1911980
Hertting, K., Grahn, K., & Wagnsson, S. (2022). Supportive Communities: Conceptualizing Supportive Structures for Coaches’ Learning and Well-Being in Community Youth Soccer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, 8249. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148249
Nyberg, C., Wagnsson, S., Gustafsson, H. & Stråhlman, O. (2023). Dual career support among world-class athletes in Sweden: Performance, education, and employment. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 8281. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1093562
Jaf, D.,Wagnsson, S., Skoog, T., Glatz, T., & Özdemir, M. (2023). The interplay between parental behaviors and adolescents’ sports-related values in understanding adolescents’ dropout of organized sports activities. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102448.
Jordan, M., Wagnsson, S., & Gustafsson, H. (2023). Using motivational interviewing to promote teacher efficacy autonomy supportive teaching and students’ academic motivation. Cogent Education, 10, 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2229033
Wagnsson, S., Augustsson, C., & Jordan, M. (2023). To pay or not to pay? Parents’ view of the commercialisation process in children and youth sports. European Journal for Sport and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2023.2265719
Selected publications
Wagnsson, S., Augustsson, C., & Patriksson, G. (2013). Associations between sport involvement and youth psychosocial development in Sweden: a longitudinal study. Journal of Sport for Development, 1 (1), pp.37-47.
Gustafsson, H., Skoog, T., Podlog, L., Lundqvist, C., & Wagnsson, S. (2013). Hope and Athlete Burnout: Stress and Affect as Mediators. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 5 (14) pp. 640-649.
Rolandsson, M., Wagnsson, S., & Hugoson, A. (2013). Tobacco habits among Swedish youth athletes and the influence of the social environment. International Journal of Dental Hygiene, 12 (3), pp. 219-225.
Carlman, P., Wagnsson, S., & Patriksson, G. (2013). Causes and consequences of dropping out from organized youth sports. Swedish Journal of Sport Research, 1 (2), pp. 26-54.
Wagnsson, S., Lindwall, M., & Gustafsson, H. (2014). Participation in organized sport and self-esteem across adolescence: the mediating role of perceived sport competence. Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology, 36(6), pp. 584-594.
Gustafsson, H., Hill, A. P., Stenling, A., & Wagnsson, S. (2015). Profiles of perfectionism, parental climate, and burnout among competitive junior athletes. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
Wagnsson, S., Stenling, A., Gustafsson, H., & Augustsson, C. (2016). Swedish Youth Football Players’ Attitudes towards Moral Decision in Sport as predicted by the Parent-Initiated Motivational Climate. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 25, pp. 110-114.
Nilson, F., Lundkvist, E., Wagnsson, S., & Gustafsson, H. (2019). Has the second ‘running boom’democratized running? A study on the sociodemographic characteristics of finishers at the world’s largest half marathon. Sport in Society, 22, pp. 1-11.
Kougioumtzis, K., & Wagnsson, S. (2020). Newly arrived migrant youths in Sweden: Attitudinal, normative and regulative determinants of the intention to participate in organized sports. International Journal of Physical Education, 57, pp. 27-41. DOI:
Lundkvist, E., Wagnsson, S., Davis, L., & Ivarsson, A. (2020). Integration of immigrant youth in Sweden: does sport participation really have an impact? International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 25, p. 891-906. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2020.1775099
Svensson M., Wagnsson, S. & Gustafsson, H. (2021). Can motivational interviewing be a helpful professional tool? Investigating teachers' experiences. Educational Research, 63:4, 440-455, https://doi.org/10.1080/00131881.2021.1989318
Wagnsson, S., Gustafsson, H., Libäck, J., & Podlog, L. (2022). Lessons Learned From a Multi-Level Intervention Program to Reduce Swedish Female Floorballers’ Dropout Rate: A Summary. https://idrottsforum.org/feature-wagnssonetal220208/
Cseplö, E, Wagnsson, S., Luguetti, C., & Spaaij, R. (2022) ‘The teacher makes us feel like we are a family’: students from refugee backgrounds’ perceptions of physical education in Swedish schools, Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, 27:5, 531-544. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17408989.2021.1911980
Hertting, K., Grahn, K., & Wagnsson, S. (2022). Supportive Communities: Conceptualizing Supportive Structures for Coaches’ Learning and Well-Being in Community Youth Soccer. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, 8249. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19148249
Nyberg, C., Wagnsson, S., Gustafsson, H. & Stråhlman, O. (2023). Dual career support among world-class athletes in Sweden: Performance, education, and employment. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, 8281. DOI: https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1093562
Jaf, D.,Wagnsson, S., Skoog, T., Glatz, T., & Özdemir, M. (2023). The interplay between parental behaviors and adolescents’ sports-related values in understanding adolescents’ dropout of organized sports activities. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 68. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2023.102448.
Jordan, M., Wagnsson, S., & Gustafsson, H. (2023). Using motivational interviewing to promote teacher efficacy autonomy supportive teaching and students’ academic motivation. Cogent Education, 10, 2. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/2331186X.2023.2229033
Wagnsson, S., Augustsson, C., & Jordan, M. (2023). To pay or not to pay? Parents’ view of the commercialisation process in children and youth sports. European Journal for Sport and Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/16138171.2023.2265719