Max Bergström

About

Max Bergström is a PhD Student in sports at the Department of Sociology and Political Science (ISS). The position consists of research work, teaching and supervision. Bergström is associated with the research groups Skills and performance development in sports and school (SPDSS)

The research project explores talent development environments in women´s ice hockey:

https://www.ntnu.edu/iss/talent-development-environments-in-womens-ice-hockey

Research

Research areas:

Dual Careers, Female Athletes, Lifelong Participation in Physical activity, Talent Development

Research Group: Skill and Performance Development in Sports and School (SPDSS)

Publications

PEER REVIEWED ARTICLES:

2025

Bergström, M, Høigaard, R., Aspvik, N.P. & Sæther, S.A. (2025)"You’re the reason I breathe and the weight on my chest": A snapshot of Scandinavian elite female ice hockey players´ dual career experiences. (Submitted, Sport in Society)
Bergström, M, Høigaard, R., Aspvik, N.P. & Sæther, S.A. (2025) "It´s unrealistic": Experiences of Swedish Elite Female Ice Hockey Players Considering Parenthood. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living, 7:1548261.
Bergström, M., Mehus, I., Aspvik, N. P., Høigaard, R., & Sæther, S. A. (2025). ‘Same sport, different game’: male and female junior Norwegian national ice hockey players’ perceptions of their talent development environments. Sport in Society, 1–18.

2024

Mehus, I., Martindale, R., Andronikos, G., Aspvik, N.P., Bergström, M. & Sæther, S A. (2024) Comparing female and male talent environments of age specific national teams in handball and ice hockey in Norway. European Journal of Sport Sciences.
Bergström, M., Okkenhaug, I., Høigaard, R. & Sæther, S.A. (2024). Aldersbestemte landslagsspillere i håndball sin opplevelse av eget utviklingsmiljø. Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, 15, 131-152
Bergström, M., Solli, G.S., Sandbakk, Ø., McGawley, K. & Sæther, S.A. (2024) Finding the optimal balance: Father-athlete challenges facing elite Nordic skiers. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living.

2023

Bergström, M., Sæther, S.A., Solli, G.S. & McGawley, K. (2023) Tick-tock goes the biological clock: Mother-athlete challenges facing elite Scandinavian cross-country skiers. Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal.
Bergström, M, Rosvold, M. & Sæther, S.A. (2023) “I hardly have a problem [...] I have my period quite rarely too” Female football players and their coaches’ perceptions of barriers to communication on menstrual cycle. Frontiers in Sports and Active Living

2022

Bergström, M. Solli, G.S. Sandbakk, Ø, & Sæther, S.A. (2022) "Mission impossible"? How a successful female cross-country skier managed a dual career as a professional athlete and medical student: a case study. Scandinavian Sport Studies Forum, 57-83.

2021

Höök, M., Bergström, M., Sæther, S.A. & McGawley, K. (2021) "Do elite sport first, get your period back later." Are barriers to communcation hindering female athlete? International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, 12075.
Bergström, M., Jong, M. & Sæther, S.A. (2021) Orienteering from cradle to grave – how a sport could offer lifelong participation. Social Sciences, 10 (5), 146.

CONFERENCES

Bergström, M., Høigaard, R., Aspvik, N.P. & Sæther, S.A. (2025b). "It´s unrealistic": Experiences of Swedish Elite Female Ice Hockey Players Considering Parenthood. Hockey Meeting, Laval University, Québec City, 31 May-3 June 2025.
Bergström, M., Solli, G.S., Sandbakk, Ø., McGawley, K., & Sæther, S.A. Finding the optimal balance: Father-athlete challenges facing elite Nordic skiers. Nordic Winter Sport Conference, Meråker, 17-19 april. 2024
Bergström, M, Rosvold, M. & Sæther, S.A. (2022) “I hardly have a problem [...] I have my period quite rarely too” Female football players and their coaches’ thoughts on how the knowledge and communication on menstrual cycle impact their development as footballers. NTNU Idrett forskningskonferanse, Trondheim, 1 dec. 2022
Bergström M., Sæther S.A., Solli G.S. & McGawley K. (2022) Tick-tock goes the biological clock: Mother-athlete dilemmas facing elite Scandinavian cross-country skiers. Nordic Winter Sport Conference, Östersund, 3-4 oct. 22
Höök, M., Bergström, M., Sӕther, S.A. & McGawley, K. (2021) Focus-group discussions of the female hormonal cycle as tool for increasing knowledge and communication among elite endurance athletes and their coaches. WOMEN IN SPORT & EXERCISE CONFERENCE 2021 (Virtual event).