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Tuija Aro; Reeta Neittaanmäki; Elisa Korhonen; Heli Riihimäki; Minna Torppa – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2024
The present study examined whether learning disabilities (LD) in reading and/or math (i.e., reading disability [RD], math disability [MD], and RD+MD) co-occur with other diagnoses. The data comprised a clinical sample (n = 430) with LD identified in childhood and a sample of matched controls (n = 2,140). Their medical diagnoses (according to the…
Descriptors: Comorbidity, Learning Disabilities, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Mental Disorders
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Sampo Seppä; Sanna Huikari; Marko Korhonen; Tanja Nordström; Tuula Hurtig; Anu-Helmi Halt – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the associations of ADHD and ODD symptoms in adolescence with occupational outcomes and incomes in adulthood within the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (NFBC1986). Method: ADHD symptoms were evaluated at ages 15 to 16 years using the Strengths and Weaknesses of ADHD symptoms and Normal…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Behavior Disorders, Adolescents
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Palmu, Iines R.; Määttä, Sami J.; Närhi, Vesa M.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2023
This longitudinal study examined how two externalising behaviour problems, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and conduct disorder (CDs), are associated over time with low motivation (MAS), and how these problems effect academic performance. In our cross-lagged analysis, we found reciprocal effects between ADHD symptoms and MAS…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Academic Achievement, Prediction
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Heinonen, M. H.; Pihlaja, P. M. E. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2020
The aim of this study was to discover what kind of perceptions young children in need of social, emotional, and behavioural support have about themselves. The interest was especially in social and emotional self-perceptions. For this study, ten children attending Finnish early childhood education and care were interviewed in spring 2016 and the…
Descriptors: Young Children, Interpersonal Competence, Self Concept, Early Childhood Education
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Onnela, Anna; Hurtig, Tuula; Ebeling, Hanna – Health Education Journal, 2021
Objective: Adolescence is a vulnerable age for emerging mental health problems, but also a time at which the foundations for a healthy lifestyle are established. Attitudes towards mental health problems and the ability to recognise them can be affected at this age. The aim of this study was to describe a psychoeducative intervention aimed at…
Descriptors: Psychoeducational Methods, Adolescent Development, Social Bias, Mental Disorders
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Palmu, Iines R.; Närhi, Vesa M.; Savolainen, Hannu K. – Emotional & Behavioural Difficulties, 2018
The current study examined the over-time association between externalizing behaviour problems and academic performance during school transition in a cross-lagged design. The main focus was to reveal whether the externalizing behaviour composite and its components separately, including symptoms of CD and ADHD, differ in their relationship with…
Descriptors: Behavior Problems, Student Behavior, Academic Achievement, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Kivirauma, Joel; Jahnukainen, Markku – Behavioral Disorders, 2001
A study examined the employment status of 28 Finnish young men about 10 years after leaving classes for students with social maladjustment. Twelve were unemployed, 14 were working, one was in prison and one was receiving a disability pension. Twenty-six of the men had a positive attitude toward work. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Employment, Employment Patterns
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Santtila, Pekka; Sandnabba, Kenneth N.; Wannas, Malin; Krook, Katja – Early Child Development and Care, 2005
The purpose of the present research was to explore the sexual behavior of children in Finnish daycare centers in order to identify subsets of homogeneous behaviors. The aim was also to explore effects of moderating factors, such as negative life events and behavioral disturbances, on the presence of variables within these subsets. A representative…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Young Children, Sexuality, Stress Variables
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Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Rasanen, Eila; Henttonen, Irmeli – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1999
A follow-up investigation studied bullying among 1,268 Finnish children aged 8 and 12 and measured the persistence of this behavior. Males outnumbered females at both time points among bullies, bully-victims, and victims. Children who were bully-victims were most commonly found to be involved in bullying 4 years later. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Bullying, Children, Followup Studies
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Sourander, Andre; Helstela, Leila; Helenius, Hans; Piha, Jorma – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 2000
An 8-year longitudinal study examined bullying and victimization of 580 Finnish youth at ages 8 and 16. Children completed self-reports and were also evaluated by parents and teachers. Findings indicated that both bullying and victimization at age 16 were associated with a wide range of psychological problems at ages 8 and 16 and with referral to…
Descriptors: Behavior Disorders, Bullying, Elementary Secondary Education, Emotional Disturbances
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Sourander, Andre; Jensen, Peter; Davies, Mark; Niemela, Solja; Elonheimo, Henrik; Ristkari, Terja; Helenius, Hans; Sillanmaki, Lauri; Piha, Jorma; Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Tamminen, Tuula; Moilanen, Irma; Almqvist, Fredrik – Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2007
Objective: To study associations between comorbid psychopathology and long-term outcomes in a large birth cohort sample from age 8 to early adulthood. Method: The sample included long-term outcome data on 2,556 Finnish boys born in 1981. The aim was to study the impact of early childhood psychopathology types (externalizing versus internalizing…
Descriptors: Emotional Problems, Intervention, Emotional Disturbances, Criminals
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Sourander, Andre – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A study examined the traumatic events and behavior symptoms of 46 unaccompanied refugee minors waiting for placement in an asylum center in Finland. The children had experienced numerous losses, separations, persecution, and threats. About half were functioning within clinical or borderline range. Younger children had more severe psychiatric…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Behavior Disorders, Children, Emotional Disturbances
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Sipila, Jorma – Youth and Society, 1985
Presents a model of deviant behavior at three levels: the community, the social network, and the individual. Also presents results of a study, conducted in Finland, of regional differences in deviant adolescent behavior. Reports that although the model proved incompatible with part of the empirical material, it was on the whole viable. (KH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Behavior, Adolescents, Behavior Disorders, Behavior Standards
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Kumpulainen, Kirsti; Rasanen, Eila; Henttonen, Irmeli; Almqvist, Fredrik; Kresanov, Kaija; And Others – Child Abuse & Neglect: The International Journal, 1998
A study assessed bullying and psychological disturbance among 5,813 elementary children in Finland. More boys than girls were found to be involved in bullying, and children involved in bullying, especially children who both bullied and were bullied, were psychologically disturbed. Bully victims were most likely to be referred for psychiatric…
Descriptors: Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Behavior Disorders, Bullying
Jahnukainen, Markku – 1998
This study followed up on the life-courses of 23 former special education students with emotional and behavioral disabilities from a comprehensive school to further education, work, and adulthood. The students attended special classes for pupils with emotional and behavioral difficulties in a small town in southern Finland in 1985-1987. The…
Descriptors: Adults, Behavior Disorders, Case Studies, Children
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