Linda Forssman
Linda Forssman Befattning: Universitetslektor Organisation: Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskapE-post: bGluZGEuZm9yc3NtYW47b3J1LnNl
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Om Linda Forssman
Linda Forssman är docent i psykologi. Hennes forskning fokuserar på hur små barn uppfattar och interagerar med sin omgivning, samt hur olika erfarenheter formar utvecklingen av kognitiva, sociala och språkliga färdigheter under de tidiga barndomsåren.
Forskningsprojekt
Pågående projekt
Publikationer
Artiklar i tidskrifter |
Doktorsavhandlingar, sammanläggningar |
Konferensbidrag |
Rapporter |
Artiklar i tidskrifter
- Forssman, L. & Vallberg, A. (2026). Development of the N400 in infancy. Brain and Language, 272. [BibTeX]
- Wengman, J. & Forssman, L. (2025). Developmental Relationships Between Early Vocabulary Acquisition, Joint Attention and Parental Supportive Behaviors. Infancy, 30 (1). [BibTeX]
- Tu, H. , Forssman, L. , Fransson, E. & Skalkidou, A. (2025). Do the early social environment and persistent peripartum depressive symptoms shape toddlers' expressive language?. JCPP Advances, 5 (3). [BibTeX]
- Gerbrand, A. , Wengman, J. & Forssman, L. (2025). Gazing into language development: Exploring individual variability in early word recognition in infancy through eye-tracking. Infancy, 30 (4). [BibTeX]
- Gredebäck, G. , Astor, K. , Ainamani, H. , van den Berg, L. , Forssman, L. , Hall, J. , Juvrud, J. , Kenward, B. & et al. (2025). Infant Gaze Following Is Stable Across Markedly Different Cultures and Resilient to Family Adversities Associated With War and Climate Change. Psychological Science, 36 (4), 296-307. [BibTeX]
- Galeano, L. , Fawcett, C. , Forssman, L. & Gredebäck, G. (2024). Early Childhood Educators' Math Anxiety and Its Relation to Their Pedagogic Actions in Swedish Preschools. Journal of Cognition and Development, 25 (1), 100-126. [BibTeX]
- Schröder, E. , Gredebäck, G. , Forssman, L. & Lindskog, M. (2022). Predicting children's emerging understanding of numbers. Developmental Science, 25 (3). [BibTeX]
- Gerbrand, A. , Gredebäck, G. , Hedenius, M. , Forssman, L. & Lindskog, M. (2022). Statistical learning in infancy predicts vocabulary size in toddlerhood. Infancy, 27 (4), 700-719. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. & Gottwald, J. (2022). The impact of interactive book sharing on child cognitive and socio-cognitive development (the REaL trial): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial. Trials, 23. [BibTeX]
- Astor, K. , Lindskog, M. , Forssman, L. , Kenward, B. , Fransson, M. , Skalkidou, A. , Tharner, A. , Cassé, J. & et al. (2020). Social and emotional contexts predict the development of gaze following in early infancy. Royal Society Open Science, 7 (9). [BibTeX]
- Marciszko, C. , Forssman, L. , Kenward, B. , Lindskog, M. , Fransson, M. & Gredebäck, G. (2020). The social foundation of executive function. Developmental Science, 23 (3). [BibTeX]
- Pyykkö, J. , Forssman, L. , Maleta, K. , Ashorn, P. , Ashorn, U. & Leppänen, J. M. (2019). Early development of visual attention in infants in rural Malawi. Developmental Science, 22 (5). [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. & Wass, S. (2018). Training Basic Visual Attention Leads to Changes in Responsiveness to Social-Communicative Cues in 9-Month-Olds. Child Development, 89 (3), E199-E213. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Ashorn, P. , Ashorn, U. , Maleta, K. , Matchado, A. , Kortekangas, E. & Leppänen, J. M. (2017). Eye-tracking-based assessment of cognitive function in low-resource settings. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 102 (4), 311-315. [BibTeX]
- Kenward, B. , Koch, F. , Forssman, L. , Brehm, J. , Tidemann, I. , Sundqvist, A. , Marciszko, C. , Hermansen, T. K. & et al. (2017). Saccadic Reaction Times in Infants and Adults: Spatiotemporal Factors, Gender, and Interlaboratory Variation. Developmental Psychology, 53 (9), 1750-1764. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. J. , Forssman, L. , Puura, K. , van IJzendoorn, M. H. & Leppänen, J. M. (2015). Attention to Faces Expressing Negative Emotion at 7 Months Predicts Attachment Security at 14 Months. Child Development, 86 (5), 1321-1332. [BibTeX]
- Leppänen, J. M. , Forssman, L. , Kaatiala, J. , Yrttiaho, S. & Wass, S. (2015). Widely applicable MATLAB routines for automated analysis of saccadic reaction times. Behavior Research Methods, 47 (2), 538-548. [BibTeX]
- Kaatiala, J. , Yrttiaho, S. , Forssman, L. , Perdue, K. & Leppänen, J. (2014). A graphical user interface for infant ERP analysis. Behavior Research Methods, 46 (3), 745-757. [BibTeX]
- Yrttiaho, S. , Forssman, L. , Kaatiala, J. & Leppänen, J. M. (2014). Developmental precursors of social brain networks: the emergence of attentional and cortical sensitivity to facial expressions in 5 to 7 months old infants. PLOS ONE, 9 (6). [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Bohlin, G. & von Hofsten, C. (2014). Eighteen-month-olds' ability to make gaze predictions following distraction or a long delay. Infant Behavior and Development, 37 (2), 225-234. [BibTeX]
- Johansson, M. , Forssman, L. & Bohlin, G. (2014). Individual differences in 10-month-olds' performance on the A-not-B task. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 55 (2), 130-135. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Peltola, M. J. , Yrttiaho, S. , Puura, K. , Mononen, N. , Lehtimäki, T. & Leppänen, J. M. (2014). Regulatory variant of the TPH2 gene and early life stress are associated with heightened attention to social signals of fear in infants. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 55 (7), 793-801. [BibTeX]
- Wass, S. , Forssman, L. & Leppänen, J. (2014). Robustness and Precision: How Data Quality May Influence Key Dependent Variables in Infant Eye-Tracker Analyses. Infancy, 19 (5), 427-460. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. , Hietanen, J. , Forssman, L. & Leppänen, J. (2013). The Emergence and Stability of the Attentional Bias to Fearful Faces in Infancy. Infancy, 18 (6), 905-926. [BibTeX]
- Watanabe, H. , Forssman, L. , Green, D. , Bohlin, G. & von Hofsten, C. (2012). Attention demands influence 10- and 12-month-old infants' perseverative behavior. Developmental Psychology, 48 (1), 46-55. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Eninger, L. , Tillman, C. , Rodriguez, A. & Bohlin, G. (2012). Cognitive Functioning and Family Risk Factors in Relation to Symptom Behaviors of ADHD and ODD in Adolescents. Journal of Attention Disorders, 16 (4), 284-294. [BibTeX]
- Tillman, C. , Eninger, L. , Forssman, L. & Bohlin, G. (2011). The Relation Between Working Memory Components and ADHD Symptoms From a Developmental Perspective. Developmental Neuropsychology, 36 (2), 181-198. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Bohlin, G. , Lundervold, A. , Taanila, A. , Heiervang, E. , Loo, S. , Järvelin, M. , Smalley, S. & et al. (2009). Independent contributions of cognitive functioning and social risk factors to symptoms of ADHD in two Nordic population-based cohorts. Developmental Neuropsychology, 34 (6), 721-735. [BibTeX]
Doktorsavhandlingar, sammanläggningar
- Forssman, L. (2012). Attention and the Early Development of Cognitive Control: Infants’ and Toddlers’ Performance on the A-not-B task. (Doctoral dissertation). (Sammanläggning) Uppsala: Acta Universitatis Upsaliensis. [BibTeX]
Konferensbidrag
- Gerbrand, A. , Wengman, J. & Forssman, L. (2023). Development and assessment of early word recognition. Konferensbidrag vid 8th Lancaster International Conference on Infant and Early Child Development, Lancaster, UK, August 23-25, 2023. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. & Gottwald, J. (2022). Can interactive book-sharing improve infants' language acquisition and socio-cognitive skills?. Konferensbidrag vid 7th Lancaster International Conference on Infant and Early Child Development (LCICD 2022), Lancaster, UK, August 24-26, 2022. [BibTeX]
- Wengman, j. , Gredebäck, G. , Edin, P. , Åslund, O. & Forssman, L. (2022). The PreQuEL project: How preschool quality relates to children’s learning outcomes. Konferensbidrag vid Lancaster International Conference on Infant and Early Child Development (LCICD 2022), Lancaster, UK, August 24-26, 2022. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. , Forssman, L. , Yrttiaho, S. , Puura, K. , van IJzendoorn, M. & Leppänen, J. (2015). Antecedents of attachment security in infancy: Attention and neural responses to negative emotions. Konferensbidrag vid 19th Conference of the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCOP), Paphos, Cyprus, September 17-20, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. , Forssman, L. , Yrttiaho, S. , Puura, K. , van IJzendoorn, M. & Leppänen, J. (2015). Attention and neural responses to fearful faces at 7 months: Associations with later attachment security. Konferensbidrag vid 7th International Attachment Conference (IAC 2015), New York, USA, August 6-8, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Wass, S. & Leppänen, J. (2015). Can gaze-interactive training be used as an intervention method to improve core attention processes in infancy?. Konferensbidrag vid International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS 2015), Amsterdam, Netherlands, March 12-14, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Wass, S. , Forssman, L. & Leppänen, J. (2015). Data quality may affect many key dependent variables in eye tracker analyses - both in experimental and free-viewing paradigms. Konferensbidrag vid SRCD Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. , Forssman, L. , Puura, K. , Leppänen, J. , Biro, S. , Huffmeijer, R. , Alink, L. , Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. & et al. (2015). Threat-Related Attentional Biases at 7 Months: Associations With Later Attachment Security. Konferensbidrag vid SRCD Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Wass, S. & Leppänen, J. (2015). Understanding and training infants’ attention. Konferensbidrag vid SRCD Biennial Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, March 19-21, 2015. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. , Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. , van IJzendoorn, M. , Biro, S. , Lenneke, A. , Huffmeijer, R. , Forssman, L. , Yrttiaho, S. & et al. (2014). Attachment-Related Individual Differences in Attention and Neural Responses to Emotional Expressions at 5 and 7 Months of age. Konferensbidrag vid 19th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS 2014), Berlin, Germany, July 3-5, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Leppänen, J. M. , Forssman, L. , Peltola, M. , Yrttiaho, S. , Kaija, P. , Mononen, N. & Lehtimäki, T. (2014). Eye-tracking Markers of Early Neurodevelopment in Human Infants. Konferensbidrag vid 69th Annual Meeting of the Society of Biological Psychiatry (SOBP), New York, New York, USA, May 8-10, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Leppänen, J. M. , Forssman, L. , Yrttiaho, S. , Kaija, P. , Mononen, N. & Terho, L. (2014). Towards novel, widely-applicable markers of early childhood development in at-risk populations. Konferensbidrag vid 14th World Congress on Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, UK, June, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Wass, S. & Leppänen, J. (2014). Training non-social attention control improves infants’ socio-cognitive abilities. Konferensbidrag vid 19th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies (ICIS 2014), Berlin, Germany, July 3-5, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Wass, S. & Jukka, L. (2014). Using a novel gaze-contingent eye-tracking method to improve core cognitive processes in infancy. Konferensbidrag vid 14th World Congress on Infant Mental Health, Edinburgh, UK, June, 2014. [BibTeX]
- Peltola, M. , Forssman, L. , Yrttiaho, S. , Puura, K. , Mäntymaa, M. & Leppänen, J. (2013). Antecedents of attachment: Attentional responses to social signals of emotion in infancy. Konferensbidrag vid 6th International Attachment Conference, Pavia, Italy, August 30 - September 1, 2013. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Peltola, M. , Yrttiaho, S. & Leppänen, J. (2013). Attention to Facial Expressions of Emotions in Infancy. Konferensbidrag vid SRCD Biennial Meeting, Seattle, USA, April 18-20, 2013. [BibTeX]
- Maria, J. , Forssman, L. & Bohlin, G. (2012). Individual Differences in Behavior on an Exploratory Version of the A-not-B task. Konferensbidrag vid 18th Biennial International Conference on Infant Studies, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, June 7-9, 2012. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Bohlin, G. , Green, D. & von Hofsten, C. (2011). The role of attentional demand in 10-, 12-, and 18-month-olds’ perseverative behavior in a looking version of an A-not-B task. Konferensbidrag vid 2011 Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD), Canada, March 30 - April 2, 2011. [BibTeX]
- Tillman, C. , Eninger, L. , Forssman, L. & Bohlin, G. (2009). ADHD symptoms and specific working memory components: a developmental perspective. Konferensbidrag vid SRCD Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 2-4, 2009. [BibTeX]
- Forssman, L. , Tillman, C. , Eninger, L. , Rodriguez, A. & Bohlin, G. (2009). Cognitive functioning and social risk factors in relation to symptoms of ADHD and ODD in adolescents. Konferensbidrag vid SRCD Biennial Meeting, Denver, Colorado, USA, April 2-4, 2009. [BibTeX]
- Tillman, C. , Nyberg, L. & Forssman, L. (2008). Complex WM Span Performance From a Developmental Perspective. Konferensbidrag vid 4th European Working Memory Workshop, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK. [BibTeX]
Rapporter
- Forssman, L. , Ashorn, P. , Ashorn, U. , Maleta, K. & Leppänen, J. (2015). Assessing the Feasibility of Using Eye Tracking to Study Infants’ Cognitive Functioning in Rural Malawi. Washington: Food and Nutrition Technical Assistance III Project. [BibTeX]