Publications

Publications of the project.

Scientific Articles

Haataja, E., Leppä, H., Huhtiniemi, M., Nedelec, R., Soini, T., Jaakkola, T., Niemelä, M., Tammelin, T. & Kantomaa, M. (2025). Social inequalities in the effects of school-based well-being interventions: a systematic review. European Journal of Public Health, Vol. 35, Issue 2, April 2025, 302-311.
Costigan, S., Gråsten, A., Huhtiniemi, M., Kolunsarka, I., Stodden, D. & Jaakkola, T. (2025). Developmental Patterns of Objectively Measured Motor Competence and Musculoskeletal Fitness among Finnish Adolescents. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 57(3), 572-578, March 2025.
Yun, S., Jaakkola, T., Huhtiniemi, M., Gråstén, A., Park, J., & Yli-Piipari, S. (2024). Psychological needs satisfaction in physical education predicts a positive development of motivation in early adolescence: A latent growth modeling study. European Physical Education Review, 31(2), 295-313.
Tikkanen, L., Anttila, H., Ulmanen, S., & Pyhältö, K. (2024). Peer relationships and study wellbeing: Upper secondary students’ experiences. Social Psychology of Education, 27(6), 3097-3117.
Kurkinen K., Kärkkäinen O., Lehto S.M., Luoma I., Kraav S.L., Kivimäki P., Therman S. & Tolmunen T. (2024)An exploratory study of metabolomics in endogenous and cannabis-use-associated psychotic-like experiences in adolescence. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Nov 7;14(1):466.
Syväoja H.J., Sneck S., Kukko T., Asunta P., Räsänen P., Viholainen H., Kulmala J., Hakonen H., Tammelin T.H. (2024). Effects of physically active maths lessons on children's maths performance and maths-related affective factors: Multi-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. Br J Educ Psychol. 2024 Sep;94(3):839-861.
Peltomäki, S., Pirttimaa, R., Jussila-Kreivi, T., Kantola, I., Pyhältö, K., & Kontu, E. (2024). Kehitysvammaisten lasten toiveet yksilöllisten tavoitteiden asettamiseksi: kolmen tiedonkeruumenetelmän arviointi. Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti, 2024(3).
Costigan, S., Gråsten, A., Huhtiniemi, M., Kolunsarka, I., Lubans, D.R. & Jaakkola, T. (2024). Longitudinal associations between cardiorespiratory fitness, muscular fitness, and anxiety in physical education among Finnish adolescents. Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.
Ulmanen, S., Tikkanen, L., & Pyhältö, K. (2024). Sense of Relatedness and Study Engagement as Mediators Between Students’ Peer support and Life Satisfaction. European Journal of Psychology of Education.
Haapala, E. A., Gråsten, A., Huhtiniemi, M., Ortega, F. B., Rantalainen, T., & Jaakkola, T. (2024). Trajectories of osteogenic physical activity in children and adolescents : a 3-year cohort study. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(5), 319-325.
Kolunsarka, I., Stodden, D., Gråstèn, A., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2024). The associations between organized sport participation and physical fitness and weight status development during adolescence. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 27(12), 863-868.
Barkoukis, V., Gråstén, A., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2024). Developmental relations of achievement goals and affect in physical education. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 75, Article 102700.
Yli-Pietilä, R., Pyhältö, K., Pietarinen, J., Toom, A., Kuusisto, A., & Soini, T. (2024). Early career teachers’ professional agency in the classroom and socio-contextual burnout: A cross-country comparison. International journal on studies in education, 6(3), 345-374.
Costigan S, Gråstén A, Huhtiniemi M, Kolunsarka I, Lubans DR, Jaakkola T. Longitudinal Associations Between Enjoyment of Physical Education, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, and Muscular Fitness Among Finnish Adolescents. Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2024 Jun;34(6):e14678.
Kasanen, M., Laukkanen, A., Niemistö, D., Tolvanen, A., Ortega, F., & Sääkslahti, A. (2024). Bidirectional Relationship Over Time Between Body Mass Index and Fundamental Movement Skill Domains Measured by a Process-Oriented Method in Childhood : A 3-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of Motor Learning and Development, Early online.
Meklin, E., Laukkanen, A., Niemistö, D., Kotkajuuri, J., Luukkainen, N.-M., & Sääkslahti, A. (2024). Early childhood physical activity parenting and sport club participation as predictors of perceived motor competence : a three-year longitudinal study. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy, Early online.
Niemistö, D. (2024). Ei ole yhtä ainoaa tapaa olla liikunnallinen : lapset omien liikuntakokemustensa sanoittajana. Tutkittua varhaiskasvatuksesta.
Laivuori, M., Toom, A., Tikkanen, L., & Pyhältö, K. (2024). Examining Finnish teachers' professional agency in the professional community in curriculum reform. Journal for the Study of Education and Development, 47(4), 875-906.
Laukkanen, A., Niemistö, D., & Sääkslahti, A. (2024). Kestävän liikuntainnostuksen juurilla. Liito : Liikunnan ja terveystiedon opettaja, 28(2), 14-15.
Luukkainen, N., Laukkanen, A., Niemistö, D., Kotkajuuri, J., Meklin, E., & Sääkslahti, A. (2024). Longitudinal relationship between organised and non‐organised physical activities and overall physical activity in children aged 3–11 years. European Journal of Sport Science, 24(8), 1197-1206.
Kasanen, M., Sääkslahti, A., Niemistö, D., Tolvanen, A., Luukkainen, N.-M., Meklin, E., & Laukkanen, A. (2024). Process- and Product-Oriented Fundamental Movement Skills in Early Childhood as Predictors of Later Health-Related Fitness. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 56(9), 1722-1731.
Karjalainen, E., Niemelä, M., Hakko, H., Wahlberg, K. E., & Räsänen, S. (2024). The Finnish Adoptive Family Study of Schizophrenia: differences in somatic diseases and conditions between adoptees with high or low genetic risk for schizophrenia spectrum disorders. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry, 78(4), 312–318.
Penttilä, S., Niemelä, M., Hakko, H. et al. Child- and parent-related determinants for out-of-home care in a nationwide population with neurodevelopmental disorders: a register-based Finnish birth cohort 1997 study. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 33, 3459–3470 (2024).
Ulmanen, S., Hirvonen, M., Tattersall, P., Ristikari, T., Kuo, V., Virta, P., Jurvanen, T., & Niemelä, M. (2023). Description of Crowdsourcing and AI-Based Tool for Knowledge Management and Systems Change in Public Services. International journal on management of innovation & technology.
Yli-Pietilä, R., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J. & Pyhältö, K. (2023). Primary school teachers’ sense of professional agency and inadequacy in teacher–student interaction. Teacher Development.
Pyhältö, K. (2023). Kasvatuksen tulevaisuus? Kasvatus, 54 (4), 309-310.
Kolunsarka, I., Gråstèn, A., Stodden, D., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2023). Impact of Motor Competence Profiles on Adolescents’ Physical Activity and Cardiorespiratory Fitness across Four Years. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 55(9), 1610-1619.
Yli-Pietilä, R., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J. & Pyhältö, K. (2023). How is students' well-being related to their class teacher's professional agency in primary school? European Journal of Psychology of Education.
Choudhary P, … Kantomaa M, Felix JF, Sebert S. Maternal educational attainment in pregnancy and epigenome-wide DNA methylation changes in the offspring from birth until adolescence. Mol Psychiatry 2023; Dec 5.
Soini, T., Pietarinen, J., Ulmanen, S., Anttila, H. & Pyhältö, K. (2023). Primary and lower secondary students’ learning agency and social support. Frontline Learning Research, 11(2), 49-77.
Allemand, L., Niemelä, M., Merikukka, M., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2023). The "Let's Talk about Children" intervention in a Finnish school context: fidelity, parents' experiences, and perceived benefits. Frontiers in Psychology, 14, Article 1183704.
Ulmanen, S., Rautanen, P., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J. & Pyhältö, K. (2023). How do teacher support trajectories influence primary and lower-secondary school students’ study well-being. Frontiers of Psychology, vol 14.
Gråstén, A., Wang J., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2023). Accelerometer-based physical activity in need satisfaction profiles of schoolchildren: A 3-year follow-up. European Physical Education Review, 29(3), 405-420.
Gråstén, A., Wang. J, Huhtiniemi, M. & Jaakkola, T. (2023). Stability and Transitions of School Aged Children’s Need Satisfaction Profiles in Physical Education. Asian Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology, 3(2), 74-81.
Yli-Pietilä, R., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J., & Pyhältö, K. (2023). Profiles of teacher’s professional agency in the classroom across time. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
Sullanmaa, J., Pyhältö, K., Pietarinen, J., & Soini, T. (2023). Teacher agency in the professional community and association with burnout: a longitudinal person-centred approach. Research Papers in Education.
Nilivaara, P. & Soini, T. (2023). Alternative futures of Finnish comprehensive school. Policy Futures in Education.
Hiilamo, A., Keski-Säntti, M., Räsänen, S., Niemelä, M., Lallukka, T., & Ristikari, T. (2023). Contribution of parental health to the subsequent social assistance entry of the family with children: a nationwide register-linked birth cohort study in Finland. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 77(4), 224–229.
Sullanmaa, J., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J. & Pyhältö, K. (2023). The Interrelation between teachers’ sense of professional agency and perceived professional recognition: five-year follow-up study of Finnish teachers. Teachers and Teaching. Theory and Practice.
Kantomaa MT, Tolvanen M, Halonen M, Svanes C, Järvelin M-R, Sebert S. (2023) Influence of farm environment on asthma during the life course: a population-based birth cohort study in Northern Finland. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2023; 20: 2128
Pyhältö, K. (2023). Suomalainen (perus)koulutus kriisissä? Kasvatus, 54(1), 3-4.
Marjamaa, K., Järvenoja, H., & Pyhältö, K. (2023). Characteristics of social support experienced by differently engaged student teachers. Teachers and Teaching, 29(4), 345-368.
Hiilamo, A., Keski-Säntti, M., Niemelä, M., & Ristikari, T. (2023, January 18). The increasing association between child poverty and children in out-of-home care - an ecological longitudinal analysis of Finnish municipalities in the period 1992-2021.
Tikkanen, L., Anttila, H., Pyhältö, K., Soini, T. & Pietarinen, J. (2022). The role of empathy between peers in upper secondary students’ study engagement and burnout. Frontiers in Psychology (section Educational Psychology). 13:978546.
Ulmanen, S., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J., & Pyhältö, K. (2022). Development of students’ social support profiles and their association with students’ study wellbeing. Developmental Psychology. Advance online publication.
Hamal, M., Kekkonen, V., Kraav, S-L., Kivimäki, P., Rissanen, M-L., Hintikka, J. & Tolmunen, T. (2023). Depression and dissociation mediate the association between bullying victimization and self-cutting. Nordic Journal of Psychiatry.
Juntunen, A., Määttä, S., Könönen, M., Kallioniemi, E., Niskanen, E., Kaarre, O., Kivimäki, P., Vanninen, R., Tolmunen, T., Ferreri, F. & Kekkonen, V. (2023). Cortical thickness is inversely associated with transcranial magnetic stimulation-evoked N45 potential among young adults whose heavy drinking began in adolescence. Alcohol, Clinical & Experimental research.
Kurkinen, K., Kärkkäinen, O., Lehto, S.M., Luoma, I., Kraav, S-L., Kivimäki, P., Nieminen, A.I., Sarnola, K., Therman, S. & Tolmunen, T. (2023). The associations between metaolic profiles and sexual and physical abuse in depressed adolescent psychiatric outpatients: an exploratory pilot study. European Journal of Psychotraumatology. Vol. 14, no. 1.
Rautanen, P., Soini, T., Pietarinen, J. & Pyhältö, K. (2022). Dynamics between perceived social support and study engagement among primary school students: A three-year longitudinal survey. Social Psychology of Education. 25, 1481-1505
Sullanmaa, J., Pietarinen, J., Lipponen, L., Soini, T., & Pyhältö, K. (2022). The Interrelationship between Pre-primary and Early Primary School Teachers’ Learning in the Professional Community and Burnout: a Person-centered Approach. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 30(6), 930-948.
Timonen, J., Niemelä, M., Hakko, H., Alakokkare, A. & Räsänen, S. (2022). Social leisure time activities as a mediating link between self-reported psychological symptoms in adolescence and psychiatric morbidity by young adulthood: the Northern Finland 1986 Birth Cohort study. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
Gråstén, A., Kolunsarka, I., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2022). Developmental associations of actual motor competence and perceived physical competence with health-related fitness in schoolchildren over a four-year follow-up. Psychology of Sport and Exercise, 63, Article
Gråstén, A., Huhtiniemi, M., Kolunsarka, I., & Jaakkola, T. (2022). Developmental associations of accelerometer measured moderate-to-vigorous physical activity and sedentary time with cardiorespiratory fitness in schoolchildren. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 25(11), 884-889.
Kolunsarka, I., Gråstén, A., Huhtiniemi, M. & Jaakkola, T. (2022). Actual and Perceived Motor competence, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Physical Activity and Weight Status in Schoolchildren: A Latent Transition Analysis. Journal of Motor Learning and Development 10(3), 449-468.
Gråstén, A., Huhtiniemi, M., & Jaakkola, T. (2022). Developmental Trajectories of Actual and Perceived Motor Competence in School-Aged Children: A Three-Year Follow-Up Study. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise 54(6), 1020-1027.
Yli-Piipari, S., Gråstén, A., Huhtiniemi, M., Salin, K., Hakonen, H., & Jaakkola, T. (2022). One Year Stability of Physical Education -centered Physical Literacy Indicators on Objectively Measured Physical Activity. European Physical Education Review 28(2), 361-379