{"id":6481,"date":"2026-10-19T09:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-faraldsfraedi-svava-dogg-jonsdottir\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T09:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T09:48:57","slug":"doktorsvorn-i-faraldsfraedi-svava-dogg-jonsdottir","status":"publish","type":"phd_defence","link":"https:\/\/phd.hi.is\/en\/doktorsvorn\/doktorsvorn-i-faraldsfraedi-svava-dogg-jonsdottir\/","title":{"rendered":"Doktorsv\u00f6rn \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i – Svava D\u00f6gg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir"},"content":{"rendered":"
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F\u00f6studaginn 30. jan\u00faar 2026 ver Svava D\u00f6gg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir doktorsritger\u00f0 s\u00edna \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 L\u00e6knadeild H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. Ritger\u00f0in ber heiti\u00f0: Kynfer\u00f0isleg \u00e1reitni og ofbeldi \u00ed starfs- og n\u00e1msumhverfi \u00e1 me\u00f0al \u00edslenskra kvenna: \u00c1fallasaga kvenna. Sexual violence in work and academic settings among women in Iceland: Cohort and registry-based studies<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Andm\u00e6lendur eru dr. Isabelle Niedhammer, s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingur vi\u00f0 French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (INSERM), og dr. Linda Magnusson Hanson, pr\u00f3fessor \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3lann \u00ed Stokkh\u00f3lmi.<\/p>\n

Umsj\u00f3narkennari og lei\u00f0beinandi var Arna Hauksd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor. Auk hennar s\u00e1tu \u00ed doktorsnefnd Unnur Anna Valdimarsd\u00f3ttir, pr\u00f3fessor, Thor Aspelund, pr\u00f3fessor, og \u00de\u00f3rhildur Halld\u00f3rsd\u00f3ttir, d\u00f3sent.<\/p>\n

Stef\u00e1n \u00de. Sigur\u00f0sson, pr\u00f3fessor og varadeildarforseti L\u00e6knadeildar, stj\u00f3rnar ath\u00f6fninni sem fer fram \u00ed H\u00e1t\u00ed\u00f0asal H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands og hefst kl. 9.00.<\/p>\n

\u00c1grip<\/strong><\/p>\n

Kynfer\u00f0isleg \u00e1reitni og ofbeldi \u00ed starfs- og n\u00e1msumhverfi eru alvarleg l\u00fd\u00f0heilsuvandam\u00e1l sem geta haft v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6k \u00e1hrif \u00e1 heilsu og starfsferil kvenna. \u00der\u00e1tt fyrir vaxandi \u00feekkingu \u00e1 algengi sl\u00edkra upplifana skortir enn \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0isranns\u00f3knir sem kanna \u00e1h\u00e6ttu\u00fe\u00e6tti og tengsl vi\u00f0 andlega og l\u00edkamlega heilsu. Markmi\u00f0 \u00feessarar ritger\u00f0ar var a\u00f0 kanna algengi kynfer\u00f0islegs ofbeldis \u00e1 vinnusta\u00f0 me\u00f0al \u00edslenskra kvenna, tengsl vi\u00f0 andleg og l\u00edkamleg einkenni, og tengsl vi\u00f0 \u00e1v\u00edsanir \u00e1 lyfse\u00f0ilsskyld lyf.<\/p>\n

Verkefni\u00f0 bygg\u00f0i \u00e1 sv\u00f6rum r\u00famlega 30.000 \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda \u00ed \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0isranns\u00f3kninni \u00c1fallasaga kvenna, framkv\u00e6mdri \u00e1 \u00cdslandi \u00e1 \u00e1runum 2018\u20132019. \u00de\u00e1tttakendur voru \u00edslenskar konur \u00e1 aldrinum 18\u201369 \u00e1ra sem sv\u00f6ru\u00f0u rafr\u00e6num spurningalista um l\u00fd\u00f0fr\u00e6\u00f0ileg einkenni, vinnua\u00f0st\u00e6\u00f0ur og heilsu.<\/p>\n

Um \u00feri\u00f0jungur \u00fe\u00e1tttakenda haf\u00f0i einhvern t\u00edma or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir kynfer\u00f0islegri \u00e1reitni e\u00f0a ofbeldi \u00e1 vinnusta\u00f0, og hluti \u00feeirra upplif\u00f0i sl\u00edkt \u00ed n\u00faverandi starfi. Sl\u00edk reynsla var algengari me\u00f0al ungra kvenna, kvenna \u00ed vaktavinnu og \u00ed tilteknum atvinnugeirum, auk \u00feess sem samkynhneig\u00f0ar og tv\u00edkynhneig\u00f0ar konur voru oftar \u00fatsettar. Kynfer\u00f0islegt ofbeldi \u00e1 vinnusta\u00f0 tengdist verri andlegri og l\u00edkamlegri heilsu, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al einkennum \u00feunglyndis, kv\u00ed\u00f0a, svefnvandam\u00e1lum og auknum veikindafjarvistum. \u00deegar sko\u00f0a\u00f0ar voru uppl\u00fdsingar um lyfja\u00e1v\u00edsanir sem l\u00e1gu fyrir \u00e1 \u00e1runum eftir \u00fe\u00e1ttt\u00f6ku \u00ed ranns\u00f3kninni kom \u00ed lj\u00f3s a\u00f0 konur sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u or\u00f0i\u00f0 fyrir sl\u00edkri reynslu voru l\u00edklegri til a\u00f0 hefja me\u00f0fer\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00feunglyndislyfjum, kv\u00ed\u00f0astillandi-\/svefn-\/ r\u00f3andi lyfjum og verkjalyfjum. \u00deessi tengsl ur\u00f0u \u00fe\u00f3 veikari \u00feegar teki\u00f0 var tillit til \u00e1falla \u00ed \u00e6sku.<\/p>\n

Kynfer\u00f0islegt ofbeldi \u00e1 vinnusta\u00f0 er algengt me\u00f0al \u00edslenskra kvenna og tengist fj\u00f6lbreyttum heilsufarsvandam\u00e1lum og \u00e1v\u00edsunum \u00e1 lyfse\u00f0ilsskyld lyf. Ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0urnar undirstrika mikilv\u00e6gi stefnum\u00f3tunar og a\u00f0ger\u00f0a til a\u00f0 koma \u00ed veg fyrir ofbeldi \u00e1 vinnust\u00f6\u00f0um og b\u00e6ta \u00f6ryggi og heilsu kvenna.<\/p>\n

Abstract<\/strong><\/p>\n

Workplace sexual violence is a serious public health concern for women and has been associated with wide-ranging health and occupational consequences. Despite growing knowledge about the prevalence of such experiences, population-based studies examining risk factors and associations with mental and physical health outcomes remain limited. The aim of this thesis was to examine the prevalence of workplace sexual violence among Icelandic women, its associations with mental and physical health symptoms, and its relationship with prescribed medications.<\/p>\n

The project was based on responses from more than 30,000 participants in the Stress-And-Gene-Analysis (SAGA) cohort, a population-based study conducted in Iceland in 2018\u20132019. Participants were Icelandic women aged 18\u201369 years who completed an online questionnaire on demographics, working conditions, and health.<\/p>\n

Approximately one third of participants reported having experienced sexual harassment or violence in the workplace at some point, and a proportion reported such experiences in their current job. These experiences were more common among young women, women working shifts, and those working in certain work sectors. Lesbian and bisexual women were also more likely to report exposure. Workplace sexual violence was associated with poorer mental and physical health, including symptoms of depression and anxiety, sleep problems, and increased sickness absence. When examining information on prescription data recorded in the years following participation in the study, women who had experienced workplace sexual violence were more likely to initiate treatment with antidepressants, anxiolytics\/hypnotics\/sedatives, and analgesics. These associations became weaker after accounting for childhood adversities.<\/p>\n

Workplace sexual violence is common among Icelandic women and is associated with a wide range of adverse health outcomes and medication prescriptions. The findings underscore the importance of policy development and targeted interventions to prevent violence in the workplace and to improve women\u2019s safety and health.<\/p>\n

Um doktorsefni\u00f0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Svava D\u00f6gg J\u00f3nsd\u00f3ttir er f\u00e6dd \u00e1ri\u00f0 1987 \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk. H\u00fan lauk B.Sc.-gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed s\u00e1lfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 2015 og M.A.S.-gr\u00e1\u00f0u \u00ed hagn\u00fdtri t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 2019, b\u00e1\u00f0um vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands. H\u00fan h\u00f3f doktorsn\u00e1m \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1ri\u00f0 2020. Samhli\u00f0a n\u00e1minu gegndi h\u00fan formennsku \u00ed FEDON, f\u00e9lagi doktorsnema og n\u00fddoktora vi\u00f0 H\u00e1sk\u00f3la \u00cdslands, \u00e1 \u00e1runum 2023\u20132025, og var \u00fear \u00e1 undan fulltr\u00fai doktorsnema \u00ed St\u00fadentar\u00e1\u00f0i 2022\u20132023. Svava sinnti einnig kennslu og a\u00f0sto\u00f0arkennslu \u00ed faraldsfr\u00e6\u00f0i og t\u00f6lfr\u00e6\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00e1runum 2020\u20132023 og lei\u00f0beindi dipl\u00f3manema \u00ed GR\u00d3-GEST-pr\u00f3gramminu (Gender Equality Studies and Training Programme) \u00e1ri\u00f0 2021. 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