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Anna Brydsten is an Associate Professor at the Department of Sociology, Umeå University, and a researcher in Social Work at Södertörn University. Her work focuses on labour market dynamics, working life, and retirement behaviors within a life course framework. She holds a Docent qualification and is affiliated with research groups studying health, well-being, and sociology of work.
Her research explores how unemployment impacts health across lifespans, intergenerational transmission of labour market trajectories, and regional disparities in youth employment patterns. Key themes include social stratification, mental health correlates of economic status, and policy implications for work-longevity strategies.
Current research projects (2021-2028) investigate strategies for improved work longevity, retirement work integration, and low-wage job escape mechanisms. She has led studies on contextual unemployment effects, pension preferences among public sector employees, and the longitudinal impacts of youth unemployment on adult health.
Awards: None explicitly listed in texts. Active grants include projects sponsored by Swedish Research Council and Formas (not detailed in provided text).
Lab affiliations: Sociology of Health & Well-Being group and Sociology of Work group at Umeå University. Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams analyzing functional somatic symptoms, intergenerational mobility, and public health policy.
