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Nina Hongell-Ekholm; Monica Londen; Åse Fagerlund – Cogent Education, 2024
Pressure on upper-secondary students to perform well is increasing at the same time as mental health problems are growing. At best, schools should be an arena for both academic work and the acquisition of life skills. The aim of this study was to explore the effects of a positive psychology intervention, named Study with Strength, on self-reported…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, High School Students, Adolescents, Mental Health
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Saarikallio, Suvi – Psychology of Music, 2011
Emotional self-regulation is acknowledged as one of the most important reasons for musical engagement at all ages. Yet there is little knowledge on how this self-regulatory use of music develops across the life span. A qualitative study was conducted to initially explore central processes and strategies of the emotional self-regulation during…
Descriptors: Music, Content Analysis, Emotional Development, Adults
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Salmela-Aro, Katariina; Kiuru, Noona; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – British Journal of Educational Psychology, 2008
Background: Transition from comprehensive school to later educational tracks is challenging for many adolescents. The present three-wave longitudinal study conducted in Finland considers this issue from the perspective of school burnout. Background: Transition from comprehensive school to later educational tracks is challenging for many…
Descriptors: Burnout, Academic Achievement, Adolescents, Foreign Countries
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Ronka, Anna; Oravala, Sanna; Pulkkinen, Lea – Journal of Adolescence, 2002
Study examines the mechanisms involved in turning-point experiences among individuals who had been exposed to several risk factors in childhood and adolescence. Results indicate that childhood experiences influence the content of turning points in adult life by shaping the direction of actual life paths. The quality of current life, however, has…
Descriptors: Adolescents, At Risk Persons, Children, Foreign Countries
Tirri, Kirsi; Pehkonen, Leila – 2000
This study explored the moral reasoning and scientific argumentation skills of 31 gifted Finnish adolescents participating in a science program at the University of Helsinki. Students were given the Defining Issues Test (DIT) to determine their level of moral reasoning and the Raven test to evaluate their scientific reasoning. The argumentation…
Descriptors: Abstract Reasoning, Academically Gifted, Adolescents, Case Studies
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Wright, Maijaliisa Rauste-von – Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1984
In a longitudinal study of socialization processes, 182 Finnish students were asked--at ages 15 and 18--about the importance of schooling. At both ages 164 subjects considered schooling had terminal/instrumental value. By age 18 differences in other variables formed a consistent pattern, suggestive of two different life orientations toward…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Education Work Relationship, Foreign Countries, Individual Development