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Björn Högberg

My current research investigates the importance of schools for the wellbeing of pupils, as well as the effects of parental unemployment on the health of children. 

Research qualifications: Docent

Contact

E-mail
bjorn.hogberg@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 91 74, +46 70 593 71 95

Works as

Affiliation
Associate professor at Department of Social Work
Location
Samhällsvetarhuset, plan 5, Biblioteksgränd 4 Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Affiliation
Associate professor at Centre for Demographic and Aging Research at Umeå University (CEDAR)
Location
Norra Beteendevetarhuset, 4 tr, Umeå universitet Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Behind the classroom door: variations in teaching practices and lower-secondary students’ subjective well-being
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research
Cashman, Matthew; Strandh, Mattias; Högberg, Björn
How robust is the association between school-related stress and internalizing mental health problems?: A specification curve analysis
BMC Psychiatry, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 25, (1)
Högberg, Björn
Help-seeking and social service support among male victims of interpersonal violence in Sweden: an intersectional analysis
Journal of Interpersonal Violence
Högberg, Björn; Lindberg, Jens; Snellman, Marie-Louise; et al.
Associations between academic achievement and internalizing disorders in Sweden 2006–2018: moderation by sex, socio-economic status, and country of birth
BMC Pediatrics, BioMed Central (BMC) 2025, Vol. 25, (1)
Högberg, Björn; Nilsson, Karina; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
Widening disparities in all-cause and despair-related mortality among Swedish youths: disentangling selection and causation
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 377
Högberg, Björn; Scarpa, Simone
Trends in educational inequalities in all-course mortality and deaths of despair in Swedish youths 1990–2018
SSM - Population Health, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 29
Högberg, Björn; Scarpa, Simone; Petersen, Solveig
Temporal trends and inequalities in school-related stress in three cohorts in compulsory school in Sweden
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, Taylor & Francis Group 2025, Vol. 69, (4) : 667-681
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias
Associations between academic achievement and internalizing disorders in Swedish students aged 16 years between 1990 and 2018
European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 34 : 1661-1667
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
Educational attainment and deaths of despair among individuals assessed for substance use severity: findings from Swedish addiction severity index (ASI) data
Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Scarpa, Simone; Jemberie, Wossenseged Birhane; Högberg, Björn; et al.
Parental unemployment and adolescents' subjective wellbeing: the moderating role of educational policies
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 40, (2) : 276-292
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Högberg, Björn; Bernardi, Laura
Do consequences of parental job displacement for infant health vary across local economic contexts?
RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, New York: Russell Sage Foundation 2024, Vol. 10, (1) : 57-80
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Högberg, Björn; Voßemer, Jonas
Does fear-of-failure mediate the relationship between educational expectations and stress-related complaints among Swedish adolescents?: A structural equation modelling approach
European Journal of Public Health, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 34, (1) : 101-106
Cashman, Matthew R.; Strandh, Mattias; Högberg, Björn
Education systems and academic stress: a comparative perspective
British Educational Research Journal, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 50, (3) : 1002-1021
Högberg, Björn
Explaining temporal trends in school‐related stress: a decomposition analysis of repeated Swedish survey data
European Journal of Education, John Wiley & Sons 2024, Vol. 59, (4)
Högberg, Björn
Academic performance, performance culture, and mental health: an exploration of non-linear relationships using Swedish PISA data
Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, Routledge 2024, Vol. 68, (5) : 919-934
Högberg, Björn
Effects of parental job loss on psychotropic drug use in children: long-term effects, timing, and cumulative exposure
Advances in Life Course Research, Elsevier 2024, Vol. 60
Högberg, Björn; Baranowska-Rataj, Anna
Intergenerational effects of parental unemployment on infant health: evidence from Swedish register data
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2024, Vol. 40, (1) : 41-54
Högberg, Björn; Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Voßemer, Jonas
Changes in the association between educational achievement, attainment and subsequent mental health: a survival analysis of 21 Swedish graduation cohorts
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central (BMC) 2024, Vol. 24, (1)
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Petersen, Solveig
Effects of parental job loss on children’s mental health: the role of latency, timing and cumulative effects
CEDAR Working Papers, 29
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Högberg, Björn
Have performance-based educational reforms increased adolescent school-pressure in Sweden?: A synthetic control approach
International Journal of Educational Development, Elsevier 2023, Vol. 103
Cashman, Matthew; Strandh, Mattias; Högberg, Björn
Is there a trade-off between achievement and wellbeing in education systems?: new cross-country evidence
Child Indicators Research, Springer Nature 2023, Vol. 16, (5) : 2165-2186
Högberg, Björn
From a crisis of results to a crisis of wellbeing: education reform and the declining sense of school belonging in Sweden
Comparative Education, Routledge 2023, Vol. 59, (1) : 18-37
Högberg, Björn; Lindgren, Joakim
Trends in adolescent psychosomatic complaints: a quantile regression analysis of Swedish HBSC data 1985–2017
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, Sage Publications 2023, Vol. 51 : 619-624
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Johansson, Klara; et al.
National high-stakes testing, gender, and school stress in Europe: a difference-in-differences analysis
European Sociological Review, Oxford University Press 2022, Vol. 38, (6) : 975-987
Högberg, Björn; Horn, Daniel
Parental unemployment and adolescent wellbeing: The moderating role of educational policies
CEDAR Working Papers, 2021:22
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Högberg, Björn; Bernardi, Laura
Educational stressors and secular trends in school stress and mental health problems in adolescents
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2021, Vol. 270
Högberg, Björn
Intergenerational effects of parental unemployment on infant health: evidence from Swedish register data
CEDAR Working Papers, 2021:20
Högberg, Björn; Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Voßemer, Jonas
Outcome-based accountability regimes in OECD countries: a global policy model?
Comparative Education, Routledge 2021, Vol. 57, (3) : 301-321
Högberg, Björn; Lindgren, Joakim
Consequences of school grading systems on adolescent health: evidence from a Swedish school reform
Journal of education policy, Routledge 2021, Vol. 36, (1) : 84-106
Högberg, Björn; Lindgren, Joakim; Johansson, Klara; et al.
Determinants of Declining School Belonging 2000–2018: The Case of Sweden
Social Indicators Research, Springer 2021, Vol. 157, (2) : 783-802
Högberg, Björn; Petersen, Solveig; Strandh, Mattias; et al.
Gender and secular trends in adolescent mental health over 24 years – The role of school-related stress
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 250
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Hagquist, Curt
Gender inequality and adolescent suicide ideation across Africa, Asia, the South Pacific and Latin America: a cross-sectional study based on the Global School Health Survey (GSHS)
Global Health Action, Taylor & Francis 2019, Vol. 11
Assarsson, Rebecka; Petersen, Solveig; Högberg, Björn; et al.
Vulnerability and inequalities in health and wellbeing: the role of social policy
Studier i socialt arbete vid Umeå universitet : avhandlings- och skriftserie, 94
Högberg, Björn
Transitions from Unemployment to Education in Europe: The Role of Educational Policies
Journal of Social Policy, Cambridge University Press 2019, Vol. 48, (4) : 699-720
Högberg, Björn
Educational policies and social inequality in well-being among young adults
British Journal of Sociology of Education, Routledge 2019, Vol. 40, (5) : 664-681
Högberg, Björn
Transitions from temporary employment to permanent employment among young adults: The role of labour law and education systems
Journal of Sociology, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 55, (4) : 689-707
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Baranowska-Rataj, Anna
Education system stratification and health complaints among school-aged children
Social Science and Medicine, Elsevier 2019, Vol. 220 : 159-166
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Petersen, Solveig; et al.
Unemployment, well-being, and the moderating role of education policies: A multilevel study
International Journal of Comparative Sociology, Sage Publications 2019, Vol. 60, (4) : 269-291
Högberg, Björn; Vossemer, Jonas; Gebel, Michael; et al.
The interplay between national and parental unemployment in relation to adolescent life satisfaction in 27 countries: analyses of repeated cross-sectional school surveys
BMC Public Health, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 19
Johansson, Klara; Petersen, Solveig; Högberg, Björn; et al.
Spillover effects of social policies: Can the state support for the unemployed affect employees’ health and wellbeing?
Stockholm: 2018
Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; Högberg, Björn
Gender and health among older people: What is the role of social policies?
International Journal of Social Welfare, Vol. 27, (3) : 236-247
Högberg, Björn
The Swedish case
Labour market insecurity and social exclusion: qualitative comparative results in nine countries, Tallinn: Tallinn University Press 2018 : 249-258
Högberg, Björn; Siira, Elin
Ageing, health inequalities and the welfare state: a multilevel analysis
Journal of European Social Policy, Sage Publications 2018, Vol. 28, (4) : 311-325
Högberg, Björn; Strandh, Mattias; Baranowska-Rataj, Anna; et al.
The effects of unemployment and insecure jobs on well-being and health: the moderating role of labor market policies
Social Indicators Research, Dordrecht: Springer 2018, Vol. 138, (3) : 1229-1257
Vossemer, Jonas; Gebel, Michael; Täht, Kadri; et al.
Results from EU-SILC Longitudinal Analysis: The Relationship between Labour Law, Education Systems and the Transition Probability from Temporary Employment to Permanent Employment among Youth
Strandh, Mattias; Högberg, Björn
Report on the impact of the institutional setting and policies on the well-being and health of youth in insecure labour market positions in EU-28 and Ukraine
EXCEPT Working Papers, 7
Athanasiades, Christina; Figgou, Lia; Flouli, Anastasia; et al.
Ageing, health inequalities and welfare state regimes – a multilevel analysis
Högberg, Björn
Behind the classroom door: variations in teaching practices and lowersecondary students’ subjective well-being
Cashman, Matthew; Strandh, Mattias; Högberg, Björn
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