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Direct linkRasmus Mannerström; Anne Haarala-Muhonen; Anna Parpala; Telle Hailikari; Katariina Salmela-Aro – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2024
Research suggests that the reported increase in student mental health issues such as study burnout might be related to students' identity problems and their motivations for undertaking higher education. The present study added to this line of research by investigating the associations between identity profiles, motives for attending university and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Self Concept, Burnout
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
Melinda Hutchesson; Megan Whatnall; Sasha Fenton; Lee Ashton; Amanda Patterson; Jordan Smith; Mitch J. Duncan; Frances Kay-Lambkin; Tracy Burrows – Journal of American College Health, 2025
Objective: To evaluate the association between health behaviors with mental health among tertiary education students. Methods: Six databases were searched until September 2021 for prospective cohort studies evaluating the association between health behavior(s) (dietary intake, physical activity, sedentary behavior, alcohol intake, sleep, smoking…
Descriptors: College Students, Mental Health, Health Behavior, Eating Habits
Mervi Vänskä; Samuli Kangaslampi; Jallu Lindblom; Raija-Leena Punamäki; Mirva Heikkilä; Lotta Heikkilä; Aila Tiitinen; Marjo Flykt – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2024
To better understand the role of neuroendocrinological regulation in adolescent mental health, stress reactivity needs to be analyzed through both the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis. Accordingly, this study examined how adolescents' internalizing and externalizing mental health symptoms are…
Descriptors: Mental Health, Metabolism, Physiology, Late Adolescents
Padilla-Walker, Laura M.; Van der Graaff, Jolien; Workman, Katey; Carlo, Gustavo; Branje, Susan; Carrizales, Alexia; Gerbino, Maria; Gülseven, Zehra; Hawk, Skyler T.; Luengo Kanacri, Paula; Mesurado, Belén; Samper-García, Paula; Shen, Yuh-Ling; Taylor, Laura K.; Trach, Jessica; van Zalk, Maarten H. W.; Žukauskiene, Rita – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2022
Evidence suggests an impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on mental health, particularly among emerging adults. However, theories on altruism born of suffering or adversarial growth suggest that we might also see prosocial behavior as a function of the pandemic, which may protect against mental health challenges. Because cultural values are central in…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Mental Health, Prosocial Behavior, Cultural Influences
Repo, Saara; Elovainio, Marko; Pyörälä, Eeva; Iriarte-Lüttjohann, Mónica; Tuominen, Tiina; Härkönen, Tiina; Gluschkoff, Kia; Paunio, Tiina – Advances in Health Sciences Education, 2022
We investigated the short- and long-term effects of two different evidence-based mindfulness training on students' stress and well-being. A randomised controlled trial with three measurement points (baseline, post-intervention, and 4 months post-intervention) was conducted among undergraduate students of medicine, dentistry, psychology, and…
Descriptors: Undergraduate Students, Foreign Countries, Stress Variables, Well Being
Tuija Aro; Ahmet Bilal Özbek; Minna Torppa – Annals of Dyslexia, 2024
We studied the associations between childhood-identified learning disabilities and adult-age mental health and whether adult-age reading and math skills, coping styles, or resilience influenced the associations. The participants were 159 Finnish adults (60.4% males). Of them, 48 (30%) had a reading disability (RD), 22 (14%) had a math disability…
Descriptors: Adults, Foreign Countries, Learning Disabilities, Intelligence Quotient
Brandolin, Francesca; Lappalainen, Päivi; Gorinelli, Simone; Muotka, Joona; Räsänen, Panajiota; Lappalainen, Raimo – British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, 2023
The mental health of international students has become a concern, as they face high levels of psychological distress. We designed a five-week acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) workshop with two additional individual assessment meetings. The intervention aimed at helping international students attending a Finnish university to reduce their…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Mental Health, Foreign Students, Stress Variables
Syrjämäki, Marja; Reunamo, Jyrki; Pesonen, Henri; Pirttimaa, Raija; Kontu, Elina – European Journal of Special Needs Education, 2023
Research on the involvement of autistic children in daily activities in inclusive early childhood education is scarce. In Finland, all children, including autistic children, under the age of seven (before basic education) are entitled to participate in early childhood education and care. Children also attend compulsory, free-of-charge pre-primary…
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Young Children, Early Childhood Education, Child Care Centers
Heidi Kesanto-Jokipolvi; Piia Seppänen; Satu Koivuhovi; Mari Siipola; Reija Autio; Arja Rimpelä – Journal of School Health, 2024
Background: The origin of inequalities in health outcomes has been explained by health selection and social causation models. Health selection processes operate particularly at school age. We study, if student allocation to teaching groups with aptitude tests (selective vs general class) differentiates adolescents by health behaviors and mental…
Descriptors: Health Behavior, Mental Health, Aptitude Tests, Grouping (Instructional Purposes)
Repo, Juuso; Herkama, Sanna; Yanagida, Takuya; Salmivalli, Christina – European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 2023
The study investigated a developmentally sensitive group, emerging adults going through a critical post-secondary educational transition in tandem with the first wave of the COVID pandemic in Finland. The participants (n = 330) were surveyed initially during their first year in secondary education, and again during the pandemic, right after their…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Adjustment (to Environment), COVID-19, Pandemics
Elsner, Tahli L.; Krysinska, Karolina; Andriessen, Karl – School Psychology International, 2022
Experiencing bereavement due to the death of a close person is rife in the lives of young people. This review aimed to investigate how bereavement affects educational outcomes of students at various educational levels and what factors may be involved in moderating these outcomes. The systemic review was conducted according to the PRISMA guidelines…
Descriptors: Grief, Death, Barriers, Academic Achievement
Jääskeläinen, Tuula – Policy Futures in Education, 2020
Hate speech has become a growing topic of discussion and debate on a global scale, especially as advances in the internet transform communication on many levels. Among scholars, hate speech has been defined as any form of expression -- for example by means of speech, images, videos or online activity -- that has the capacity to increase hatred…
Descriptors: Antisocial Behavior, Art Education, Minority Groups, Freedom of Speech
Lahti, Mari; Korhonen, Joonas; Sakellari, Evanthia; Notara, Venetia; Lagiou, Areti; Istomina, Natalja; Grubliauskiene, Jurate; Makutiene, Monika; Šukyte, Daiva; Erjavec, Karmen; Petrova, Gergana; Lalova, Valentina; Ivanova, Svetla; Laaksonen, Camilla – Health Education Journal, 2023
Background: The mental health of school-age children is of growing concern in many countries. School professionals require the competences and methods to intervene effectively to promote mental health in schools. Objective: The objective of this study was to describe school professionals' perceptions of the competences needed and effective methods…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Elementary School Students, Mental Health, Elementary School Teachers
Hamadi, Layla; Fletcher, Helen K. – Journal of Intellectual Disabilities, 2021
Attachment difficulties are associated with a range of adverse outcomes in mental health, and people with intellectual disabilities (IDs) may be at greater risk of experiencing difficulties in their attachment relationships. This review critically evaluated recent research measuring the prevalence of attachment difficulties in people with ID.…
Descriptors: Intellectual Disability, At Risk Persons, Adults, Adolescents
