Sofia Bergbom
Position: Senior Lecturer School/office: School of Behavioural, Social and Legal SciencesEmail: sofia.bergbom@oru.se
Phone: +46 19 303967
Room: L2615
About Sofia Bergbom
is a Senior Lecturer, Licensed Psychologist and has been appointed excellent teacher. She received her doctoral degree in 2014. Her research interests are within health psychology, focusing on psychological mechanisms and their role in development and maintenance of chronic pain. Moreover, Sofia has an interest in psychology and sustainable development and climate psychology. Sofia is affiliated with two research environments at Örebro University: Center for Health and Medical Psychology (CHAMP) and Center for Environmental and Sustainability Social Science (CESSS).
Sofia works within the Hybrid project.
Since January 1, 2023, Sofia is elected member of the Faculty Board of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Research projects
Active projects
Completed projects
- Depression and musculoskeletal pain: What role does catastrophizing play?
- Matching Interventions to Risks: Implementing Early Interventions to Prevent Disability due to chronic Pain
- Happy Despite Pain: Positive Psychology for Patients with Chronic Pain
- Psychological interventions for sensitivity to odours
Research groups
Publications
Articles in journals
- Olsson, M. , Gustafsson, M. , Carlsson, J. , Rousmaniere, T. , Bergbom, S. & Norberg, J. (2024). A pilot study of a deliberate practice intervention for therapist trainees. Nordic Psychology.
- Glatz, T. , Bergbom, S. & Edlund, S. (2022). Lessons Learned and Preliminary Results from Implementing Simulation-Based Elements in a Clinical Psychology Programme. Psychology Learning & Teaching (PLAT).
- Flink, I. , Peters, M. , Bergbom, S. , Bergman, M. , Ekstrand, K. , Carstens-Söderstrand, J. & Tillfors, M. (2018). Dwelling on a successful task: Does how or why influence affect?. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 9 (3).
- Flink, I. , Smeets, E. , Bergbom, S. & Peters, M. L. (2015). Happy despite pain: pilot study of a positive psychology intervention for patients with chronic pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 7, 71-79.
- Bergbom, S. , Boersma, K. & Linton, S. J. (2015). When matching fails: understanding the process of matching pain-disability treatment to risk profile. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 25 (3), 518-526.
- Bergbom, S. , Flink, I. K. , Boersma, K. & Linton, S. J. (2014). Early psychologically informed interventions for workers at risk for pain-related disability: does matching treatment to profile improve outcome?. Journal of occupational rehabilitation, 24 (3), 446-457.
- Bergbom, S. , Boersma, K. & Linton, S. J. (2013). Both early and late changes in psychological variables relate to treatment outcome for musculoskeletal pain patients at risk for disability. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 50 (11), 726-734.
- Bergbom, S. , Boersma, K. , Overmeer, T. & Linton, S. J. (2011). Relationship Among Pain Catastrophizing, Depressed Mood, and Outcomes Across Physical Therapy Treatments. Physical Therapy, 91 (5), 754-764.
- Linton, S. J. , Nicholas, M. K. , MacDonald, S. , Boersma, K. , Bergbom, S. , Maher, C. & Refshauge, K. (2011). The role of depression and catastrophizing in musculoskeletal pain. European Journal of Pain, 15 (4), 416-422.
- Linton, S. J. & Bergbom, S. (2011). Understanding the link between depression and pain. Scandinavian Journal of Pain, 2 (2), 47-54.
Books
- Linton, S. J. , Flink, I. K. & Bergbom, S. (2013). Beteendeanalys steg för steg: grunden till en effektiv KBT-behandling (1ed.). Stockholm: Natur och kultur.
Conference papers
- Bergbom, S. , Flink, I. K. , Boersma, K. & Linton, S. J. (2010). Are early improvements in psychological variables related to treatment outcome?. Paper presented at IASP 13th World Congress on Pain.
Daily newspapers
- Bergbom, S. , Linton, S. J. , Flink, I. , Boersma, K. & Åkerlund, D. (2017). Psykologer i primärvården - en förbisedd möjlighet. Nerikes Allehanda (9 april).
Doctoral theses, comprehensive summaries
- Bergbom, S. (2014). Matchmaking in pain practice: challenges and possibilities. (Doctoral dissertation). (Comprehensive summary) Örebro: Örebro universitet.
Manuscripts
- Bergbom, S. , Boersma, K. & Linton, S. J. When matching fails : Understanding the process of matching pain-disability treatment to risk profile.
Other
- Flink, I. K. , Bergbom, S. , Linton, S. J. & Boersma, K. (2010). Manual för exponering in vivo för rörelserädsla vid långvarig muskuloskeletal smärta.
- Bergbom, S. , Flink, I. K. , Linton, S. J. & Boersma, K. (2010). Manual för KBT vid långvarig muskuloskeletal smärta.
- Linton, S. J. , Flink, I. K. , Bergbom, S. & Boersma, K. (2010). Manual för målbaserad aktivitetsträning vid långvarig muskuloskeletal smärta.