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Linnéa Engman

Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal Sciences

Email: bGlubmVhLmVuZ21hbjtvcnUuc2U=

Phone: +46 19 301058

Room: L2619

Research subject

Psychology

Research environments

Center for Health and Medical Psychology (CHAMP)

About Linnéa Engman

Linnéa Engman is a licensed psychologist and holds a PhD in psychology. She is affiliated with the research environment Center for Medical and Health Psychology (CHAMP). She obtained her degree in psychology in 2015 and completed her PhD in 2021 with a thesis on the psychological aspects of vulvodynia.

Linnéa’s research focuses on pain psychology as well as sexual and reproductive health, with particular emphasis on conditions such as vulvodynia and endometriosis. Her work addresses psychological mechanisms influencing pain experience, sexual function, and quality of life, as well as how clinical care and treatment approaches can be improved.

Her research is conducted in collaboration with both national and international partners and is interdisciplinary in nature, with links to both medical and behavioural sciences. A central aim is to contribute to increased knowledge and improved clinical practice in the field.

Active projects

VENUS: CBT group program + for women with superficial dyspareunia - a randomised controlled trial

Research groups

Psychology and Pain (CHAMP: PP)

Publications

Articles in journals | Conference papers | Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries | Manuscripts |

Articles in journals

Al Sharaa, H. , Bartels, S. L. , Taygar, A. S. , Engman, L. , Petersson, S. , Flink, I. , Boersma, K. , McCracken, L. M. & et al. (2025). Individual-Level Effects of a Digital Behavioural Treatment for Chronic Pain: Proof-of-Concept of a Single-Case Experimental Design Study. European Journal of Pain, 29 (10). [BibTeX]
Myrtveit-Stensrud, L. , Ekholm, E. , Flink, I. , Ter Kuile, M. , Engman, L. , Suvaal, I. , Groven, K. S. & Reme, S. E. (2025). Partner responses to pain among male partners of women with provoked vestibulodynia-a cross-sectional study. Pain Reports, 10 (2). [BibTeX]
Taygar, A. S. , Bartels, S. L. , de la Vega, R. , Flink, I. , Engman, L. , Petersson, S. , Johnsson, S. I. , Boersma, K. & et al. (2025). User-Driven Development of a Digital Behavioral Intervention for Chronic Pain: Multimethod Multiphase Study. JMIR Formative Research, 9. [BibTeX]
Flink, I. K. , Engström, J. , Vastamäki, S. , Vixner, L. & Engman, L. (2023). Expecting the uncertain: The applicability of the intolerance of uncertainty model on fear of childbirth. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 44 (1). [BibTeX]
Grundström, H. , Engman, L. , Rimhagen, E. , Söderstierna, C. & Flink, I. (2023). Experiences of communication in women with endometriosis: perceived validation and invalidation in different contexts, and associations with health-related quality of life. Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 44 (1). [BibTeX]
Engman, L. , Ter Kuile, M. M. , Linton, S. J. , Ekholm, E. , Tuijnman-Raasveld, C. C. & Flink, I. K. (2022). An initial proof of concept: A replicated single-case study of a CBT group treatment with partner involvement for vulvodynia.. Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, 51 (6), 503-519. [BibTeX]
Maathz, P. , Flink, I. , Engman, L. & Ekdahl, J. (2020). Psychological Inflexibility as a Predictor of Sexual Functioning Among Women with Vulvovaginal Pain: A Prospective Investigation. Pain medicine (Malden, Mass.), 21 (12), 3596-3602. [BibTeX]
Engman, L. , Flink, I. , Ekdahl, J. , Boersma, K. & Linton, S. J. (2018). Avoiding or enduring painful sex?: A prospective study of coping and psychosexual function in vulvovaginal pain. European Journal of Pain, 22 (8), 1388-1398. [BibTeX]
Ekdahl, J. , Flink, I. , Engman, L. & Linton, S. J. (2018). Vulvovaginal pain from a fear-avoidance perspective: a prospective study among female university students in Sweden. International Journal of Sexual Health, 30 (1), 49-59. [BibTeX]
Flink, I. K. , Engman, L. , Ter Kuile, M. M. , Thomtén, J. & Linton, S. J. (2017). Coping with pain in intimate situations: Applying the avoidance-endurance model to women with vulvovaginal pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 17 (October 2017), 302-308. [BibTeX]
Flink, I. K. , Engman, L. , Thomtén, J. & Linton, S. J. (2017). The role of catastrophizing in vulvovaginal pain: Impact on pain and partner responses over time. Journal of applied biobehavioral research, 22 (1). [BibTeX]
Flink, I. , Thomtén, J. , Engman, L. , Hedström, S. & Linton, S. J. (2015). Coping with painful sex: Development and initial validation of the CHAMP Sexual Pain Coping Scale. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 9, 74-80. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Engman, L. , Flink, I. , Ter Kuile, M. & Linton, S. J. (2018). CBT group treatment for vulvovaginal pain with partner involvement: a single case experimental design pilot. Paper presented at IASR (International Academy of Sex Research) 44th annual meeting, Madrid, Spain, 2018. [BibTeX]
Engman, L. , Flink, I. , Thomtén, J. & Linton, S. J. (2017). Avoiding or enduring painful sex?: A longitudinal study of coping patterns and sexual function in women with vulvovaginal pain. In: SSTAR (Society for Sex Therapy and Research) 42nd annual meeting. Paper presented at SSTAR (Society for Sex Therapy and Research) 42nd annual meeting, Montréal Canada, April 20-23, 2017. [BibTeX]
Engman, L. , Flink, I. , Thomtén, J. & Linton, S. J. (2016). A longitudinal study of coping strategies in women with vulvovaginal pain. In: EABCT 2016. Paper presented at EABCT 2016, Stockholm Sweden, August 31 - September 3, 2016. The European Association for Behaviour and Cognitive Therapies. [BibTeX]
Engman, L. (2016). Copingstrategier vid vulvovaginal smärta. Paper presented at Svenskt Smärtforum 2016, Jönköping, Sweden, October 20-21, 2016. [BibTeX]
Engman, L. , Flink, I. , Linton, S. J. & Thomtén, J. (2016). When sex hurts: Avoid, endure or try something different?. In: IASR 42nd annual meeting. Paper presented at IASR 42nd annual meeting, Malmö, Sweden, June 26-29, 2016. [BibTeX]
Flink, I. , Thomtén, J. , Engman, L. , Hedström, S. & Linton, S. J. (2015). Coping with painful sex: Development and initial validation of the CHAMP Sexual Pain Coping Scale. Paper presented at 45th Annual EABCT Congress, Jerusalem, Israel, August 31-September 3, 2015. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Engman, L. (2021). Vulvodynia: Understanding the Role of Pain-related Behavior. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

Engman, L. , ter Kuile, M. M. , Linton, S. J. , Ekholm, E. , Tuijnman-Raasveld, C. C. & Flink, I. K. An initial proof of concept : A replicated single case study of a CBT group treatment with partner involvement for vulvodynia. [BibTeX]