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Sofi Oskarsson

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

Email: c29maS5vc2thcnNzb247b3J1LnNl

Phone: +46 19 303016

Room: L2213

Research subject

Criminology

Research environments

About Sofi Oskarsson

Sofi Oskarsson is a Senior Lecturer in Criminology at Örebro University, School of Behavioural, Social, and Legal Sciences (BSR). She earned her PhD in Criminology from Örebro University in 2022 with the dissertation "Biological Risk Factors for Crime: Adverse Perinatal Events and Psychophysiology." She obtained her master’s degree in 2015 from Malmö University and her bachelor’s degree in 2014 from Mid Sweden University, both in Criminology.

RESEARCH

Sofi's research primarily focuses on biopsychosocial criminology, where she examines risk factors for crime from various perspectives. In her work, she utilizes registry data and is particularly interested in how behavioral genetic methods can be applied to address criminological questions. She is the principal investigator for the project "Protective Factors Against Intergenerational Crime" (2025–2027), funded by the Swedish Research Council. In this project, she uses nationwide registry data to investigate protective factors against criminality among children with a convicted parent.

In addition to biopsychosocial criminology, she also researches violence in same-sex relationships and has published two book chapters on the topic, most recently in the SAGE Handbook of Domestic Violence.

TEACHING
Sofi teaches the independent international course "Biopsychosocial Criminology" and quantitative methods at both undergraduate and advanced levels. She also supervises theses at these levels.

Additionally, she is the co-supervisor for PhD student Anna-Karin Ångström.

Active projects

Research groups

Publications

Articles in journals

Chan, E. S. M. , Perkins, E. R. , Bertoldi, B. M. , Lowman, K. L. , Soto, E. F. , Tuvblad, C. , Oskarsson, S. , Baker, L. A. & et al. (2025). Triarchic traits as risk versus protective factors for ADHD symptomatology: A prospective longitudinal investigation. Development and psychopathology (Print), 37 (1), 303-314. [BibTeX]
Bertoldi, B. M. , Oskarsson, S. , Andersson, A. , Schwartz, J. A. , Latvala, A. , Larsson, H. , Raine, A. , Tuvblad, C. & et al. (2024). Evidence for intergenerational transmission of biological risk for antisocial behavior: Low resting heart rate in fathers predicts elevated criminality in sons. Journal of criminal justice, 94. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Bertoldi, B. , Andersson, A. , Siponen, R. , Ling, S. , Raine, A. , Baker, L. , Evans, B. & et al. (2024). Interaction of resting heart rate with empathy in predicting externalizing behavior. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 46 (1), 47-61. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Andersson, A. , Bertoldi, B. M. , Latvala, A. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Evans, B. , Raine, A. , Patrick, C. J. & et al. (2024). Lower autonomic arousal as a risk factor for criminal offending and unintentional injuries among female conscripts. PLOS ONE, 19 (3). [BibTeX]
Ling, S. , Oskarsson, S. , Andersson, A. , Tuvblad, C. & Larsson, H. (2024). Resting heart rate as a risk and protective factor for intrapersonal violence: A population-based study. Journal of criminal justice, 95. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Raine, A. & Baker, L. (2024). The Mediating and Moderating Role of Sensation-Seeking in the Association between Resting Heart Rate and Antisocial Behavior. Journal of Psychopathology and Behavioral Assessment, 46 (3), 598-614. [BibTeX]
Siponen, R. , Andersson, A. , Oskarsson, S. , Garcia-Argibay, M. , Beckley, A. L. , Långström, N. , Fazel, S. , Chang, Z. & et al. (2023). A population-based study of unintentional injury and premature death among non-imprisoned and imprisoned youth offenders. Journal of criminal justice, 84. [BibTeX]
Siponen, R. , Andersson, A. , Oskarsson, S. , Ångström, A. , Beckley, A. L. , Fazel, S. , Larsson, H. , Evans, B. & et al. (2023). Psychiatric diagnoses and criminal convictions in youth: A population-based study of comorbidities of diagnoses. Journal of criminal justice, 88. [BibTeX]
Bertoldi, B. M. , Tuvblad, C. , Joyner, K. J. , Ganley, C. , Raine, A. , Baker, L. , Latvala, A. , Oskarsson, S. & et al. (2023). Role of Triarchic Traits in Relations of Early Resting Heart Rate With Antisocial Behavior and Broad Psychopathology Dimensions in Later Life. Clinical Psychological Science, 11 (1), 90-105. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Garcia-Argibay, M. , Andersson, A. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Latvala, A. , D'Onofrio, B. M. , Raine, A. , Patrick, C. J. & et al. (2022). Adverse perinatal events and offspring criminal convictions in men and women: A population-based study. Journal of criminal justice, 78. [BibTeX]
Bertoldi, B. M. , Perkins, E. R. , Tuvblad, C. , Oskarsson, S. , Kramer, M. D. , Latzman, R. D. , Baker, L. A. , Raine, A. & et al. (2022). Pursuing the developmental aims of the triarchic model of psychopathy: Creation and validation of triarchic scales for use in the USC. Development and psychopathology (Print), 34 (3), 1088-1103. [BibTeX]
Bertoldi, B. M. , Evans, B. , Oskarsson, S. , Joyner, K. , Tuvblad, C. , Baker, L. A. , Raine, A. , Schwartz, J. A. & et al. (2022). Relationship between resting heart rate and law enforcement involvement: The moderating role of socioeconomic status in a sample of urban youth. Journal of criminal justice, 82. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Latvala, A. , Andersson, A. , Garcia-Argibay, M. , Bertoldi, B. M. , Raine, A. , Patrick, C. J. & et al. (2021). Low autonomic arousal as a risk factor for reoffending: A population-based study. PLOS ONE, 16 (8). [BibTeX]
Fröberg, S. & Strand, S. (2018). Police Students' Perceptions of Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships. Partner Abuse, 9 (2), 181-201. [BibTeX]
Strand, S. , Fröberg, S. & Storey, J. E. (2018). Protecting victims of intimate partner violence: Swedish prosecutors’ experiences of decision-making regarding restraining orders. Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention, 19 (2), 170-186. [BibTeX]

Articles, reviews/surveys

Oskarsson, S. , Patrick, C. J. , Siponen, R. , Bertoldi, B. M. , Evans, B. & Tuvblad, C. (2021). The startle reflex as an indicator of psychopathic personality from childhood to adulthood: A systematic review. Acta Psychologica, 220. [BibTeX]

Chapters in books

Oskarsson, S. & Strand, S. (2023). Intimate partner violence in same-sex relationships. In: Todd K. Shackelford, Encyclopedia of Domestic Violence. Cham: Springer International Publishing. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. & Strand, S. (2021). Police Perceptions of Victims of Intimate Partner Violence in Same-Sex Relationships. In: Todd Shackelford, The SAGE Handbook of Domestic Violence (pp. 352-367). . Sage Publications. [BibTeX]

Conference papers

Oskarsson, S. , Garcia-Argibay, M. , Andersson, A. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Latvala, A. , D'Onofrio, B. M. , Raine, A. , Patrick, C. J. & et al. (2023). Adverse perinatal events and offspring criminal convictions in men and women: A population-based study. In: The Stockholm Criminology Symposium Program & Abstracts. Paper presented at Stockholm Criminology Symposium, Stockholm, Sweden, June 12-14, 2023. (pp. 33-33). [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Bertoldi, B. , Andersson, A. , Siponen, R. , Ling, S. , Evans, B. , Baker, L. , Raine, A. & et al. (2023). Resting Heart Rate and Empathy Interacts in Predicting Law Enforcement Involvement. Paper presented at 78th Annual Meeting American Society of Criminology, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, November 15-18, 2023. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Kuja-Halkola, R. , Latvala, A. , Andersson, A. , Garcia-Argibay, M. , Bertoldi, B. M. , Raine, A. , Patrick, C. J. & et al. (2022). Low autonomic arousal as a risk factor for reoffending: A population-based study. Paper presented at 9th biennial meeting of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, (Online conference), May 19-21, 2022. [BibTeX]
Bertoldi, B. , LaManna, R. , Tuvblad, C. , Oskarsson, S. , Raine, A. , Baker, L. & Patrick, C. (2021). RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN AUTONOMIC RESPONSES TO FEAR CONDITIONING AND THE TRIARCHIC MODEL OF PSYCHOPATHY: THE MODERATING ROLES OF BOLDNESS. In: Psychophysiology. Paper presented at 2021 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research, October 10-18, 2021. (pp. S45-S45). John Wiley & Sons. [BibTeX]
Bertoldi, B. , Tuvblad, C. , Oskarsson, S. , Raine, A. , Baker, L. & Patrick, C. (2020). DISPOSITIONAL FACTORS ACCOUNTING FOR THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LOW RESTING HEART RATE IN CHILDHOOD AND LATER ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR: A TRIARCHIC MODEL ANALYSIS USING LONGITUDINAL-STUDY DATA. In: Psychophysiology. Paper presented at 2020 Virtual Annual Meeting of the Society for Psychophysiological Research (SPR), October 4-11, 2020. (pp. S76-S76). Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Inc.. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Larsson, H. & Tuvblad, C. (2019). The genetic and environmental overlap between callous-unemotional traits and ADHD symptoms among five year old twins. Paper presented at 49th annual meeting of the Behavior Genetics Association, Stockholm, Sweden, June 26-29, 2019. [BibTeX]
Fröberg, S. , Patrick, C. J. & Tuvblad, C. (2019). The Role of the Startle Reflex in Psychopathic Personality from Childhood to Adulthood: A Systematic Review. Paper presented at 8th Biennial Conference of the Society for the Scientific Study of Psychopathy, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, May 2-5, 2019. [BibTeX]
Petersson, J. , Strand, S. , Storey, J. E. , Selenius, H. & Fröberg, S. (2016). Implementing effective police risk assessment and management for family violence. Paper presented at The Third International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health (LEPH2016), Amsterdam, The Netherlands, October 2-5, 2016. [BibTeX]

Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries

Oskarsson, S. (2022). Biological risk factors for crime: Adverse perinatal events and psychophysiology. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro University. [BibTeX]

Manuscripts

Siponen, R. , Ångström, A. , Oskarsson, S. , Andersson, A. , Evans, B. , Larsson, H. & Tuvblad, C. A population-based study on victimization and risk for reoffending among youth offenders with and without psychiatric diagnoses. [BibTeX]
Andersson, A. , Garcia-Argibay, M. , Oskarsson, S. , Tuvblad, C. , Ghirardi, L. & Larsson, H. Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Diagnosed with ADHD : A Population-Based Register Study. [BibTeX]
Oskarsson, S. , Andersson, A. , Bertoldi, B. M. , Latvala, A. , Evans, B. , Raine, A. , Patrick, C. J. , Larsson, H. & et al. Lower Resting Heart Rate as a Risk Factor for Criminal Offending Among Female Conscripts. [BibTeX]

Reports

Strand, S. , Petersson, J. , Fröberg, S. & Storey, J. E. (2016). Polisens arbete med riskbedömning och riskhantering för partnervåldsrelaterad brottslighet: Implementering och utvärdering av införandet av strukturerade riskbedömningar för partnervåldsrelaterad brottslighet som en arbetsmetod vid polismyndigheterna i Västernorrland och Jämtland under perioden 2011-2014. Umeå: Brottsoffermyndigheten. [BibTeX]