Martin Oscarsson

About me

Hi! My name is Martin Oscarsson. I’m a PhD student at Stockholm University.

 
 

— Hi! My name is Martin Oscarsson. I’m a PhD student at Stockholm University.

Martin Oscarsson

Photo: Henrietta Asplund

I am a third-year PhD student in psychology. My studies concern stress and other work-related mental illness among adults with ADHD. I am a licensed psychologist with a master's degree in psychology from Stockholm University. I have previously worked as a psychologist at a neuropsychiatric clinic in Stockholm, primarily doing neurodevelopmental assessments for patients of all ages.

Outside of my studies, I have been involved in several non-profit associations. I am on the board of the Swedish Association for Behavior Therapy. During my undergraduate studies, I was on the board and president of the Social Sciences Association at the university. During my master’s, I was a member of the Stockholm University Student Union Representative Assembly.

Here’s my university profile page.

  • My doctoral studies concern stress and other work-related mental illness among adults with ADHD. In short, we aim to explore the experiences of stress and other work-related mental illness among ADHD adults and evaluate an internet-based program designed to prevent these negative outcomes. The project is mainly funded through two grants from Region Stockholm, where I was a co-applicant.

    During my master’s, I got the opportunity to work on a research project concerning New Year’s resolutions. This resulted in the world’s largest study on New Year’s resolutions, as well as a book (in Swedish) on how to succeed with New Year’s resolutions, personal goals, and behavior change. The study is published open access here, in PLOS ONE.

  • Forsström, D., Oscarsson, M., Buhrman, M., & Rozental, A. (2023). A study protocol of a randomized controlled study of internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy for adult attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Internet Interventions, 33, 100652. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100652

    Hagberg, T., Manhem, P., Oscarsson, M., Michel, F., Andersson, G., & Carlbring, P. (2023). Efficacy of transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral therapy for assertiveness: A randomized controlled trial. Internet Interventions, 32, 100629. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2023.100629

    Oscarsson, M., Nelson, M., Rozental, A., Ginsberg, Y., Carlbring, P., & Jönsson, F. (2022). Stress and work-related mental illness among working adults with ADHD: a qualitative study. BMC Psychiatry, 22(1), 751. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12888-022-04409-w

    Berg, I., Hovne, V., Carlbring, P., Bernhard-Oettel, C., Oscarsson, M., Mechler, J., Lindqvist, K., Topooco, N., Andersson, G., & Philips, B. (2022). “Good job!”: Therapists’ Encouragement, Affirmation, and Personal Address in Internet-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Adolescents with Depression. Internet Interventions, 30, 100592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.invent.2022.100592

    Oscarsson, M., Carlbring, P., Andersson, G., & Rozental, A. (2020). A large-scale experiment on New Year’s resolutions: Approach-oriented goals are more successful than avoidance-oriented goals. PLOS ONE, 15(12), e0234097. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0234097

  • Oscarsson, M., Rozental, A., Ginsberg, Y., Carlbring, P., Andersson, G, & Jönsson, F. (2023, June 1-4). A Novel Internet-Based Cognitive-Behavioral Stress-Management Program for Working Adults With ADHD [Conference presentation]. 10th World Congress of Cognitive and Behavioral Therapies, Seoul, Republic of Korea. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218886

    Engström, E., Olsson, E., Oscarsson, M., & Forsström, D. (2023, May 22-23). Outcome of iCBT for ADHD symptoms: A randomized controlled study [Conference presentation]. SweSRII: The 12th Swedish Congress on Internet Interventions, Uppsala, Sweden. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218872

    Kjellberg, A., Holmberg, L., Oscarsson, M., & Forsström, D. (2023, May 22-23). Treatment related helping and hindering factors for iCBT for ADHD symptoms: A qualitative study [Conference presentation]. SweSRII: The 12th Swedish Congress on Internet Interventions, Uppsala, Sweden. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218871

    Mahdi, S., Oscarsson, M., Åberg, A., Hammarlund, K., Tallert, C., Cloodt, H., Zander, E., Kaldo, V., & Nasri, B. (2023, May 18-21). Short ADHD intervention (SAINT): Psychological treatment for adults with ADHD [Poster session]. 9th World Congress on ADHD, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218862

    Oscarsson, M., Nelson, M., Rozental, A., Ginsberg, Y., Carlbring, P., & Jönsson, F. (2023, May 18-21). A qualitative study of stress and work-related mental illness among working adults with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder [Poster session]. 9th World Congress on ADHD, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218857

    Oscarsson, M., Rozental, A., Ginsberg, Y., Carlbring, P., Andersson, G, & Jönsson, F. (2023, May 18-21). A pilot study of an internet-based stress-management program for working adults with ADHD [Early Career Researcher Meeting]. 9th World Congress on ADHD, Amsterdam, Netherlands. https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-218855

    Oscarsson, M., Nelson, M., Rozental, A., Ginsberg, Y., Carlbring, P., & Jönsson, F. (2022). Developing an internet-based stress-management program for working adults with ADHD. In: Abstracts from the 11th Swedish Congress on Internet Interventions (SWEsrii), 23-24 May, Gothenburg, Sweden (p. 9). Linköping: Linköping University Press. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-208137

    Oscarsson, M., Rozental, A., Andersson, G., & Carlbring, P. (2017). New Year's Resolutions - A Large Scale Randomized Controlled Trial. In: Abstracts from the 9th Swedish Congress on Internet Interventions (SWEsrii), 3 November, Linköping, Sweden (p. 11). Linköping: Linköping University Press. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-149191

  • I’m frequently cited as an expert on New Year’s resolutions, personal goals, and behavior change. Most interviews are in Swedish, but here are some in English:
    Food, We Need To Talk 2023-01-02
    Fatherly 2021-12-30
    National Geographic 2021-12-27
    Inverse 2021-12-26