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Sport Science
Sport Science at Malmö University is focused on sport in society. Questions regarding sport’s societal values, challenges, and problems are asked. Our researchers provide scientifically substantiated answers.
Sport science at Malmö University is focused on questions related to sport in society. Our researchers study how people's choice to participate in sports and in what forms are governed by factors such as gender, economy, background and demography.
Sport science covers all aspects of sports:
- from elite sports at the highest international level
- children's club sports and;
- exercise activities among the population.
In addition, studies of physical education (PE) in schools and public interest in outdoor recreation are important for our research. Important questions about the societal values of sport, its challenges and problems are asked and our researchers provide scientifically substantiated answers. Some of the research questions:
- Why are participation numbers in children and youth sport in Sweden declining?
- Why are football and ice-hockey important sports in our society?
- Why are women's financial preconditions in elite sports so much worse than men's?
- How does the school subject Physical education and Health influence children’s and young people’s interest for sport in a life-long perspective?
- How can we promote physical activity for the most sedentary groups in society?
- How does sport affect the environment and our ecosystems?
- Is e-sports really a sport?
Researchers, publications and projects
Torbjörn Andersson
Joacim Andersson
Anna-Maria Jennerheim Hellborg
Tomas Peterson
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2024 | Article in journal
Does it run in the family? How family background influences grades in physical education and health in Sweden
Alexander Jansson, Torun Mattsson, Göran Gerdin
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2024 | Article in journal
'Athletes', 'Talents', and 'Players': Conceptual Distinctions and Considerations for Researchers and Practitioners
Adam Grainger, Adam L. Kelly, Stephen W. Garland, Joseph Baker, Kathryn Johnston, Alexander B. T. McAuley
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2024 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Likvärdighet i idrott och hälsa?
Alexander Jansson, Johan Norberg, Gunilla Brun Sundblad, Stefan Wagnsson
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2024 | Report
Mindfulness inom idrottsforskning: En forskningsöversikt
Joacim Andersson
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2024 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Healtism and professional identity: group fitness instructors navigating health discourses
Karin Andersson, Susanna Hedenborg, Pirkko Markula-Denison
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2024 | Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary
Conspicuous Fitness: Social Media, Fitspiration, and the Rise of the Exhibitionistic Self
Aurélien Daudi, Kutte Jönsson, Katarina Schenker, Andrew Edgar
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2024 | Chapter in book
Updated Consensus Statement on Improving the Mental Health of High-Performance Athletes
Kristoffer Henriksen, Robert J. Schinke, Karin Moesch, Sean McCann, William D. Parham, Carsten Hvid Larsen, Peter C. Terry
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2024 | Chapter in book
Esports in Norwegian Upper Secondary Education: Integration, Challenges, and Opportunities in the 21st Century
Aage Radmann, Per Midthaugen
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2024 | Article in journal
Experiences of volt hockey from family members’ perspectives: an interview study
Anna Carin Aho, Elisabeth Renmarker, Malin Axelsson, Jenny Jakobsson
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2024 | Article in journal
Female Sports Journalists: The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same
Aage Radmann, Anna Sätre
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Research project
Researching the Teaching and Learning of Action Competence in Relation to Sustainability
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Transforming Gender Boundaries in Sport Organizations: Women in FIS through the case of Inga Löwdin
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The elite coach of tomorrow: artist or robot?
daniel.svensson@mau.se -
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Children and youth integration through sport. Examples of Sweden and Uganda
thomas.persson@mau.se -
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The Restart of Sport post the Corona pandemic
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Health in relation to learning and teacher training
lisa.hellstrom@mau.se -
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Movement subject knowledge in physical education teacher education
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Movements and Transitions in Everyday School Life
joacim.andersson@mau.se -
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Riding Schools as Future Learning Centers for an Environmentally Just Equine Sector and Broader Society
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Voices from a Sports World during Lockdown - The Corona Crises as a possibility for change
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Mistra Sport and Outdoors
susanna.hedenborg@mau.se
Doctoral studies in Sports Science
Malmö University offers doctoral studies in Sports Science.
Contact for the doctoral studies in Sports science: Kutte Jönsson