GoLD - The Gothenburg Longitudinal study of Development

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GoLD - The Gothenburg Longitudinal study of Development

Research project

Active research

Project period

1981 - ongoing

Project owner

Department of Psychology

Financier

Forte (several grants), Riksbankens Jubileumsfond (RBJ), Socialvetenskapliga Forskningsrådet (SFR) and Swedish research council (VR)

Area

Health and medicine Society and economy

Topic

Psychology (excluding Applied Psychology) Psychology Other Social 91̽��s Gender Studies Work 91̽��s

Short description

The GoLD study was initiated almost 40 years ago, and has since followed the same individuals from early childhood (1-2 years) to the transition to middle age (38-39 years). When the participants were younger, they were visited at home, at their day care center or family day care, and later in school. From early childhood to age 15, the parents of the participants also participated in the study.

Over the years, the GoLD study has focused on different aspects of stability and change in psychological development, and the focus has varied depending on age of the participants. Initially, the study involved questions concerning parenthood and the effect of different types of childcare as well as cognitive development, development of social competence and personality development.

Publications

Articles and dissertations

Eriksson, P. L., & ��é��, A. (2023). Facing Challenging Experiences in Life–Narrative Identity Development Processes and Associations with Wellbeing During the Transition to Midlife. Identity, 1-15.
Järdmo, C., ��é��, A., & Wängqvist, M. (2023). Experiences of Romantic Relationships Among Early Adults who do not Turn to Their Long-term Partner when in Need of Love and Support. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 64, 133-141.
Järdmo, C., Eriksson, P. L., Malm, I., McLean, K. C. & ��é��, A. (2023). Creating something new from past experiences - The meaning of change in repeated narratives. Journal of Personality, 91(6), 1294-1313.
Järdmo, C. (2022). Identity in Early Adulthood - Aspects of Romantic Relationships and Occupation. [Licentiate thesis]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��
Wängqvist, M., Carlsson, J., Syed, M., ��é��, A., Lamb, M. E., & Hwang, C. P. (2022). (Division 43), 36(7), 1240–1248.
Eriksson, P. L., Wängqvist, M., Carlsson, J., & ��é��, A. (2020). Developmental Psychology, 56(10), 1968-1983.
Eriksson, P. L., McLean, K. C., & ��é��, A. (2020).Identity, 20(3), 157-169.
Hwang, P & ��é��, A. (2020). Barns psykologiska utveckling – från nyfödd till skola. In N, Pramling., A-L, Lindgren., & R Säljö (Eds.), Förskolan och barns utveckling: Grundbok för förskollärare. Andra reviderade upplagan.(pp. 77-92). Malmö: Gleerups
Syed, M., Eriksson, P. L., ��é��, A., Hwang, C. P., & Lamb, M. E. (2020). Developmental Psychology, 56(4), 815-832.
Larsson, H., Eriksson, P. L., & ��é��, A. (2020). “It’s a new chapter now”: Identity, 20(1), 37-57.
Eriksson, P. L. (2020). Developing into early adulthood: The role of identity and personality [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Eriksson, P. L. (2019). Identity and personality development with a focus on early adulthood [Licentiate thesis]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Kling, J. (2019). Being at home in one’s body, Body image in light of identity development [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Gyberg, F. (2019). Identity: Understanding aspects of process, content, and structure in context [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��. http://hdl.handle.net/2077/61799
Gyberg, F., ��é��, A., & Syed, M. (2019). Identity, 19(4), 330-346.
Hwang, P., & Nilsson, B. (2019) Utvecklingspsykologi (fjärde reviderade upplagan). Natur & Kultur: Stockholm.
Kling, J., Wängqvist, M., & ��é��, A. (2018). Body Image, 24, 102-110.
Hwang, C.P., & ��é��, A. Barns psykologiska utveckling från nyfödd till skola. Pramling, N., Lindgren, A-L.& Säljö, R. (2017). Förskolan och barns utveckling: Grundbok för förskollärare. Malmö: Gleerups.
Gyberg, F., & ��é��, A. (2017). Identity: An international journal of theory and research, 17(4), 239-252.
Wängqvist. M., Carlsson, J., van der Lee, M. & ��é��, A. (2016). Identity: An International Journal of Theory and Research, 16(1), 24-44.
Carlsson, J., Wängqvist, M., & ��é��, A. (2016). Journal of Adolescence, 47, 220-229.
Gyberg, F. (2016). Identity development in context, An Integrated Approach in Understanding Aspects of Ethnicity and Gender [Licentiate thesis]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Carlsson, J. (2015). Evolving identities: Contents and processes of identity development among people in their late twenties. [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Wängqvist, M., Lamb, M. E., ��é��, A., & Hwang, C. P. (2015).
Carlsson, J. (2013). Identity in the late twenties [Licentiate thesis]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Wängqvist, M. (2013). That's how people grow up: Identity Formation in Emerging Adulthood [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Wängqvist, M. (2010). To be whatever you want to be, you still need to know what it is: Identity Development in Emerging Adulthood [Licentiate thesis]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Podromidis, M. (1995). Aggression and Noncompliance among Swedish Children in Centre-based Care, Family Day Care, and Home Care [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.
Broberg, A. (1989). Child care and early development; A longitudinal study of child care, and its effects on child development [Doctoral dissertation]. Department of Psychology, University 91̽��.

Research group

Research project/group

Developmental psychology

Last modified

18 March 2025