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Metin Özdemir

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

Email: metin.ozdemir@oru.se

Phone: +46 19 301246

Room: L2621

Research subject

Psychology

Research environments

LEADER - Center for Lifespan Developmental Research

About Metin Özdemir

Metin Özdemir is an associate professor in psychology and affiliated with the Center for Lifespan Developmental Research (LEADER) at Örebro University. He received his Ph.D. in Applied social and community psychology at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, USA, in 2009.

Research

Metin Özdemir’s research revolves around issues related to adolescents’ adjustment and well-being, with a particular focus on immigrant and refugee youth’s adjustment in a school and peer context. It also focuses on development and evaluation of preventive interventions to promote refugee and immigrant youth’s adjustment.
Metin Özdemir is currently the leader of a research programme that aims to develop evidence-based programmes to promote newly arrived immigrant and refugee youth’s and parents’ adjustment and well-being during their resettlement process. In addition, he is a collaborator in several other research programmes that focus on inter-ethnic relationships among youth.

Teaching

Metin Özdemir teaches courses at the undergraduate, master’s and doctoral levels, and delivers workshops at professional organisations. His teaching involves courses on research methods, statistics, prevention science, and programme development and evaluation. He is currently teaching courses on quantitative methods of data analysis in the Master’s Programme in Professional Psychology and at the doctoral level. He has also been supervising master’s theses and international students who have done research practicum at Örebro University. He is currently supervising three doctoral students (two of them as the main supervisor).

Collaborations and other assignments

Metin Özdemir has been a member of the executive committee of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA, https://www.earaonline.org) since 2016, having been elected for a second term in 2020. He is a consulting editor to the APA journal, Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, and one of the two representatives of Sweden in the European Family Support Network (COST Action, CA18123; https://eurofamnet.eu/home). He is currently leading a research programme in collaboration with researchers from Karolinska Institutet, Umeå University, and Norwegian Institute of Public Health (PIA Project).

Active projects

Completed projects

Research groups

Migration, Integration, Discrimination (MIND)

Publications

Articles in journals | Chapters in books | Conference papers | Manuscripts |

Articles in journals

Bayram Özdemir, S. & Özdemir, M. (2024). Unveiling the Black Box: Exploring Teachers’ Approaches to Ethnic Victimization Incidents at School. Frontiers in Education, 15.
Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2023). Psychometric evaluation and measurement equivalence of the Adolescents' Societal Belongingness Scale (ASBS). European Journal of Developmental Psychology.
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.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Cucurachi, S. , Yanagida, T. & Özdemir, M. (2023). Understanding the association between moral disengagement and ethnic victimization: roles of bystanders in class. European Journal of Developmental Psychology.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Yanagida, T. & Özdemir, M. (2022). Bystanders of Ethnic Victimization: Do Classroom Context and Teachers’ Approach Matter for How Adolescents Intend to Act?. Child Development, 93 (5), 1540-1558.
Västhagen, M. , Özdemir, M. , Ghaderi, A. , Kimber, B. , Giles, C. J. , Bayram Özdemir, S. , Oppedal, B. & Enebrink, P. (2022). Refugee parents’ experiences of coming to Sweden: A qualitative study. International Journal of Intercultural Relations, 91, 97-109.
Bauducco, S. , Özdemir, M. , Gradisar, M. , Boersma, K. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2022). Trajectories of insomnia symptoms and insufficient sleep duration in early adolescents: associations with school stress. SLEEP Advances, 3 (1).
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Kharel, N. (2021). Experiences of Cultural Clashes at Home and Ethnic Victimization in School: “I Live Between Two Cultures, and Neither of Them Understands Me”. New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development (177), 179-198.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Boersma, K. (2021). How Does Adolescents' Openness to Diversity Change Over Time? The Role of Majority-Minority Friendship, Friends' Views, and Classroom Social Context. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50 (1), 75-88.
Jaf, D. , Özdemir, M. & Skoog, T. (2021). Immigrant and Swedish adolescents' involvement in organized sports activities: an expectancy-value approach. BMC Psychology, 9 (1).
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Elzinga, A. E. (2021). Psychological Adjustment of Ethnically Victimized Adolescents: Do Teachers’ Responses to Ethnic Victimization Incidents Matter?. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 18 (6), 848-864.
Truskauskaite-Kuneviciene, I. , Kaniusonyte, G. , Poskus, M. S. , Balunde, A. , Gabe, V. , Jovarauskaite, L. & Özdemir, M. (2021). Reducing Bottled Water Use among Adolescents: A Factorial Experimental Approach to Testing the Components of the “Aquatic” Program. Sustainability, 13 (12).
Jaf, D. , Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2021). The Role of Parents’ Disapproval of Peers and Monitoring on Immigrant and Native Youth’s Participation in Organized Sports in Sweden: The Mediating Role of Engagement in Delinquent Activities. Journal of Early Adolescence, 41 (3), 437-471.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Giles, C. & Özdemir, M. (2021). Why Do Immigrant and Swedish Adolescents Engage in Ethnic Victimization? Common and Distinct Underlying Factors. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 50 (11), 2236-2248.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Giles, C. & Özdemir, M. (2020). Differences and Similarities between Perpetrators of Ethnic and Non-Ethnicity-Based Victimization. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49 (9), 1805-1820.
Bayram Özdemir, S. & Özdemir, M. (2020). How do Adolescents' Perceptions of Relationships with Teachers Change during Upper-Secondary School Years?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49 (4), 921-935.
Bayram Özdemir, S. & Özdemir, M. (2020). The Role of Perceived Inter-Ethnic Classroom Climate in Adolescents’ Engagement in Ethnic Victimization: For Whom Does it Work?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 49 (6), 1328-1340.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2019). Ethnic Harassment and Immigrant Youth's Engagement in Violent Behaviors: Understanding the Risk Factors. Child Development, 90 (3), 808-824.
Giannotta, F. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2019). The Implementation Integrity of Parenting Programs: Which Aspects Are Most Important?. Child and Youth Care Forum, 48 (6), 917-933.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Sun, S. , Korol, L. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2018). Adolescents' Engagement in Ethnic Harassment: Prejudiced Beliefs in Social Networks and Classroom Ethnic Diversity. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 47 (6), 1151-1163.
Högström, J. , Olofsson, V. , Özdemir, M. , Enebrink, P. & Stattin, H. (2017). Two-Year Findings from a National Effectiveness Trial: Effectiveness of Behavioral and Non-Behavioral Parenting Programs. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 45 (3), 527-542.
Stattin, H. , Hussein, O. , Özdemir, M. & Russo, S. (2017). Why do some adolescents encounter everyday events that increase their civic interest whereas others do not?. Developmental Psychology, 53 (2), 306-318.
Özdemir, M. & Koutakis, N. (2016). Does promoting parents' negative attitudes to underage drinking reduce adolescents' drinking?: the mediating process and moderators of the effects of the Örebro prevention programme. Addiction, 111 (2), 263-271.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2016). What makes youth harass their immigrant peers?: understanding the risk factors. Journal of Early Adolescence, 36 (5), 601-624.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Stattin, H. & Özdemir, M. (2016). Youth's Initiations of Civic and Political Discussions in Class: Do Youth's Perceptions of Teachers' Behaviors Matter and Why?. Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 45 (11), 2233-2245.
Stattin, H. , Enebrink, P. , Özdemir, M. & Giannotta, F. (2015). A National Evaluation of Parenting Programs in Sweden: The Short-Term Effects Using an RCT Effectiveness Design. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 83 (6), 1069-1084.
Abdelzadeh, A. , Özdemir, M. & Van Zalk, M. (2015). Dissatisfied Citizens: An Asset to or a Liability on the Democratic Functioning of Society?. Scandinavian Political Studies, 38 (4), 410-436.
Özdemir, M. (2015). How much do we know about the long-term effectiveness of parenting programs? Advances, shortcomings, and future directions. Journal of Children's Services, 10 (2), 120-132.
Bauducco, S. V. , Tillfors, M. , Özdemir, M. , Flink, I. K. & Linton, S. J. (2015). Too tired for school?: the effects of insomnia on absenteeism in adolescence. Sleep Health, 1 (3), 205-210.
Skoog, T. , Skoog, P. & Özdemir, M. (2015). Ungdomars identitetsutveckling och idrottande. Skolhälsan (1), 12-13.
Özdemir, M. & Giannotta, F. (2014). Improving dissemination of evidence‐based programs through researcher–practitioner collaboration. New Directions for Youth Development, 141, 107-116.
Salihovic, S. , Özdemir, M. & Kerr, M. (2014). Trajectories of adolescent psychopathic traits. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 36 (1), 47-59.
Skoog, T. , Stattin, H. , Ruiselova, Z. & Özdemir, M. (2013). Female pubertal timing and problem behaviour: the role of culture. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 37 (4), 357-365.
Giannotta, F. & Özdemir, M. (2013). School bonding and alcohol use in Italian early adolescents: what comes first?. Merrill-Palmer quarterly, 59 (3), 280-303.
Salihovic, S. , Kerr, M. , Özdemir, M. & Pakalniskiene, V. (2012). Directions of effects between adolescent psychopathic traits and parental behavior. Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology, 40 (6), 957-969.
Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2012). Does the Örebro Prevention Programme prevent youth drinking?. Addiction, 107 (9), 1705-1706.
Kerr, M. , Stattin, H. & Özdemir, M. (2012). Perceived parenting style and adolescent adjustment: revisiting directions of effects and the role of parental knowledge. Developmental Psychology, 48 (6), 1540-1553.
Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2011). Bullies, victims, and bully-victims: a longitudinal examination of the effects of bullying-victimization experiences on youth well-being. Journal of Aggression, Conflict and Peace Research, 3 (2), 97-102.
Pettersson, C. , Özdemir, M. & Eriksson, C. (2011). Effects of a parental program for preventing underage drinking: the NGO program Strong and Clear. BMC Public Health, 11.
Demir, M. , Özdemir, M. & Marum, K. P. (2011). Perceived autonomy support, friendship maintenance, and happiness. Journal of Psychology, 145 (6), 537-571.
Demir, M. & Özdemir, M. (2010). Friendship, need satisfaction, and happiness. Journal of Happiness Studies, 11 (2), 243-259.

Chapters in books

Jiménez, L. , Canavan, J. , Catarina-Canario, A. , Burgund-Isakov, A. , Holzer, J. , Buciuceanu-Vrabie, M. & Özdemir, M. (2021). EVIDENCE-INFORMED FAMILY EDUCATION AND SUPPORT IN CONTEMPORARY EUROPE: CONTRIBUTIONS FROM THE EUROPEAN FAMILY SUPPORT NETWORK. In: María de la Paz Bermúdez, AVANCES EN CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN INVESTIGACIÓN Y PRÁCTICA (pp. 328-334). . Dykinson.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Lundberg, E. & Özdemir, M. (2021). Hur kan lärare främja positiva interetniska relationer i skolan? Förutsättningar, strategier och utmaningar. In: Sara Thalberg; André Asplund; Daniel Silberstein, Ungas uppväxtvillkor och integration (pp. 137-164). Stockholm: Delmi.
Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2020). Why Do Some Immigrant Adolescents Do Well in School Whereas Others Fail?: Current State of Knowledge and Directions for Future Research. In: Güngör, D. & Strohmeier, D., Contextualizing Immigrant and Refugee Resilience: Cultural and Acculturation Perspectives. . Springer.
Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2017). The Role of School Context in Adolescents’ Attitudes Towards Immigrants and Inter-ethnic Friendships. In: Erik Lundberg, The Mechanisms of Tolerance: An anthology. Stockholm: The Living History Forum.
Demir, M. , Orthel, H. , Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2015). Friendship and happiness among young adults. In: Melikşah Demir, Friendship and happiness: across the life-span and cultures. . Springer.
Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2012). Konsekvenser av att börja, fortsätta eller sluta idrotta: en longitudinell studie av ungdomars psykologiska och beteendemässigt anpassning. In: Är idrott nyttigt?: En antologi om idrott och samhällsnytta (pp. 112-135). Stockholm: SISU idrottsböcker.

Conference papers

Bayram Özdemir, S. , Yanagida, T. & Özdemir, M. (2021). Bystanders of ethnic victimization: Do classroom context and teachers’ approach matter on how adolescents intend to act?. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of European Association for Developmental Psychology (EADP Summer Tour 2021), September 17, 2021.
Giles, C. & Özdemir, M. (2021). Resilience Among Newly Arrived Refugee Youth in Sweden: A Qualitative Study of Strengths and Resources During the Resettlement Process. In: EADP 2021 Abstract Booklet. Paper presented at European Association for Developmental Psychology Summer Tour (EADP 2021), University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria, September 3, 2021. (pp. 59-59). University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria.
Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2021). Societal belongingness: A conceptual clarification and future directions. Paper presented at Biennial Meeting of European Association for Developmental Psychology, September, 2021.
Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2020). Do I belong to this society? The role of positive inter-ethnic climate in class and fairness of teachers. In: EARA 2020 Book of Abstracts. Paper presented at 17th European Association for Research on Adolescence conference (EARA 2020), Porto, Portugal (Online Conference), September 2-5, 2020. (pp. 230-231).
Özdemir, M. & Vastamäki, S. (2020). Quality Standards for Family Support Programs: A New Proposal. Paper presented at 8th International Congress of Educational Sciences and Development (digital), Pontevedra, Spain, October 28-30, 2020.
Bauducco, S. , Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Boersma, K. (2019). Adolescents’ sleep trajectories over time: School stress as a potential risk factor for the development of chronic sleep problems. Paper presented at World Sleep 2019, Vancouver, Canada, September 20-25, 2019.
Bauducco, S. , Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Boersma, K. (2019). Adolescents' sleep trajectories over time: school stress as a potential risk factor for the development of chronic sleep problems. In: Sleep Medicine. Elsevier.
Bayram Özdemir, S. & Özdemir, M. (2019). Why do adolescents engage in ethnic victimization? The role of classroom inter-ethnic climate. Paper presented at 24th Aggression Workshop, Stavanger, Norway, November 7-8, 2019.
Bayram Özdemir, S. & Özdemir, M. (2018). Does disagreement in acculturation orientation within family matter for immigrant adolescents’ psychological adjustment. Paper presented at The research conference on Parenting and Parent-child Relationship, Örebro, Sweden.
Bayram Özdemir, S. & Özdemir, M. (2018). How do Swedish adolescents’ attitudes toward immigrants change over time? Role of peers and classroom social context. Paper presented at 2nd Cultural Diversity, Migration, and Education Conference (CDME), Potsdam, Germany, August 23-25, 2018.
Jaf, D. , Skoog, T. & Özdemir, M. (2017). Does parenting behavior influence youth’s participation in organized sports activities?. In: 6th ENSEC Conference Programme & Information. Paper presented at 6th European Networks For Social And Emotional Competence Conference (ENSEC 2017), Stockholm, Sweden, June 7-9, 2017. (pp. 69-69).
Verheijen, A. , Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2017). Understanding adolescents’ inter-ethnic attitudes: The roles of classroom ethnic composition and classroom social context. Paper presented at 6th ENSEC Conference, Stockholm, Sweden, June 7-9, 2017.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Korol, L. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2017). Why do ethnically harassed adolescents engage in violent behaviors? The role of affiliation with deviant peers. Paper presented at 22nd Aggression Workshop, Limassol, Cyprus, November 22-25, 2017.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Sun, S. , Korol, L. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2017). Youth’s engagement in ethnic bullying: Peers’ prejudiced beliefs and classroom ethnic composition. In: 18th European Conference on Developmental Psychology Abstract Book. Paper presented at The Biennial Meeting of the European Developmental Psychology Conference, Utrecht, the Netherlands, August 28- September 1, 2017.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2016). Ethnic harassment and immigrant youth’s engagement in violent behaviors: Understanding the risk factors. Paper presented at 15th Biennial Meeting of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cadiz, Spain, September 16-19, 2016.
Jaf, D. , Özdemir, M. & Bayram Özdemir, S. (2016). Why are immigrant youths less involved in organized sports than their native peers?: The role of parenting behaviors. Paper presented at SRA Biennial Meeting (Society for Research on Adolescent) Baltimore, MA, USA, March 31 - April 2, 2016.
Özdemir, M. , Bayram Özdemir, S. & Stattin, H. (2015). Understanding the changes in adolescents’ attitudes towards immigrants: The roles of teachers and parents. Paper presented at European Developmental Psychology Conference, Braga, Portugal, September 8-12, 2015.
Özdemir, M. , Åström, F. & Stattin, H. (2014). Are group-based parenting program equally effective for children with clinical and non-clinical problem levels?. Paper presented at 5th Conference of the European Society for Prevention Research, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, October 16-18, 2014.
Özdemir, M. , Cheah, C. & Coplan, R. (2014). Conceptualization and implications of multiple forms of social withdrawal in Turkey. Paper presented at 23rd Biennial Meeting of International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development, Shanghai, China, July 7-12, 2014.
Özdemir, M. (2014). How does parents’ reaction to adolescents’ misbehaviors influence academic adjustment?. Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, 2014, September 3-6, 2014.
Koutakis, N. & Özdemir, M. (2014). Is promoting parents’ norms against underage alcohol use an effective strategy for prevention?. Paper presented at 5th Conference of the European Society for Prevention Research, Mallorca, Spain, October 16-18, 2014.
Özdemir, M. (2014). Similar, yet different!: a longitudinal examination of immigrant and Swedish youths' developmental outcomes. Paper presented at 23th Biennial Meeting of the International Society for the Study of Behavioral Development (ISSBD), Shanghai, China, July 8-12, 2014.
Kumru, A. , Yagmurlu, B. , Sayil, M. , Özdemir, M. , Crockett, L. & Guzman, M. (2014). The relations of parental control and friendship quality with prosocial behaviors among Turkish early adolescents. Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2014). What does make youth with negative attitudes towards immigrants bully their immigrant peers?. Paper presented at 14th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Cesme, Turkey, September 3-6, 2014.
Bayram Özdemir, S. , Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2013). Why and when ethnic harassment is a risk for immigrant adolescents?: understanding the processes and conditions. Paper presented at 16th European Conference on Developmental Psychology, Lausanne, Switzerland, September 3-7, 2013.
Özdemir, M. & Stattin, H. (2012). A national evaluation of parenting programs in Sweden: the short-term effects using a RCT effectiveness design. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference of the European Society for Prevention Research, Krakow, Poland, December 6-7, 2012.
Giannotta, F. & Özdemir, M. (2012). Alcohol use and delinquency: is positive school experience an antecedent or a consequence?. Paper presented at 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Spetses, Greece, August 29 – September 1, 2012.
Giannotta, F. & Özdemir, M. (2012). Parenting programs to prevent conduct problems in children: can we detect an interventionist effect?. Paper presented at 3rd International Conference of the European Society for Prevention Research, Krakow, Poland, December 6-7, 2012.
Özdemir, M. & Koutakis, N. (2012). What makes it effective?: testing the mediating mechanisms of an alcohol prevention program for youths. Paper presented at 13th Biennial Conference of the European Association for Research on Adolescence (EARA), Spetses, Greece, August 29 – September 1, 2012.

Manuscripts

Jaf, D. , Wagnsson, S. , Skoog, T. , Glatz, T. & Özdemir, M. The role of Immigrant and Swedish Parents’ Supportive Behaviors in Sports Settings in Adolescents’ Sports Related-Values and Sports Dropout.