Helena Ericson
Title: Lecturer School/office: School of Health SciencesEmail: helena.ericson@oru.se
Phone: +46 19 302299
Room: G2130
Research subject
Research environments
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 teams
Publications
Articles in journals |
Conference papers |
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries |
Licentiate theses, comprehensive summaries |
Manuscripts |
Reports |
Articles in journals
- Ericson, H. , Geidne, S. & Quennerstedt, M. (2022). The art of ageing well-a salutogenic study of physically active old adults. European Journal of Public Health, 32 (Suppl. 2).
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Conference papers
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
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.
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.
Manuscripts
- Ericson, H. & Geidne, S. The characteristics of organized sport and physical activity initiatives for older adults in Sweden.
Reports
- Geidne, S. , Ericson, H. & Quennerstedt, M. (2022). De äldre och föreningsidrotten. Stockholm: Riksidrottsförbundet (FoU-rapport 2022:4).