Ph D in Psychology
University West
Trollhättan, Sweden
Sevtap Gurdal holds a PhD in psychology and is Associate Professor in Child and Youth Studies at University West. She earned her PhD in Psychology from Gothenburg University, Sweden. Her research interests are parenting and children as well as gaming and its effects on young people. Earlier research projects include parent attributions and attitudes, and child agency in different contexts. Ongoing research is about professionals’ work and experiences about gaming disorder as well as gaming related to health. From 2015-2016 she was project leader and collaborated with social services when a new parenting programme was established. Since 2022 she has been PI for projects like Gaming and mental health in children and young people in Sweden and Can parents and schools function as protective factors against social media use becoming a health issue? Further, she co-founded the Swedish National Research Network for Gaming and Screen Health and was also in the expert group for the work with recommendations for screen health with the Public Health Agency of Sweden.
