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Konopkina, K., Hirvaskoski, H., Hietanen, J. K. & Saarimäki, H. (2025). Multicomponent approach reveals differences in affective responses among children and adolescents. Sci Rep 15, 10179.

Saarimäki, H., Nummenmaa, L., Volynets, S., Santavirta, S., Aksiuto, A., Sams, M., Jääskeläinen, I.P. & Lahnakoski, J. M. (2025). Cerebral Topographies of Perceived and Felt Emotions. Imaging Neuroscience.

Ollas-Skogster, D., Korja, R., Yada, A., Mainela-Arnold, E., Karlsson, H., Bridgett, D. J., Rautakoski, P., Karlsson, L. & Nolvi, S. (2025). Maternal Emotional Availability Supports Child Communicative Development Regardless of Child Temperament—Findings From the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study. Infancy, 30(1).

Abdulhamed, R., Hietajärvi, L., Klemetti, R., & Lonka, K. (2025). A Whole-population comparative study of the school experience and its association with depressive symptoms among immigrant origin and native preadolescents. Psychology in the Schools.

Kaarakainen, S.-S., Helenius, J., & Laakso, M. (2025). Exploring Loneliness Among Young People: Thematic Analysis of Loneliness Experiences on Finnish YouthNet Discussion Forum. Youth & Society, 0(0).

Luotola, A., Korja, R., Leppänen, J., Yada, A., Eskola, E., Häikiö, T., Lahtela, H., Holmberg, E., Nordenswan, E., Nolvi, S., Karlsson, H., Karlsson, L., & Kataja, E.-L. (2024). Reciprocal relationships between a child’s engagement with faces and mother–child interaction at 8, 30, and 60 months. Developmental Psychology.

Valtonen, V. (2024). Children’s agency in Finnish schools: How the pupil’s right to be heard is regulated by the Basic Education Act. Teoksessa H. Eklund, V. Enkvist, S. Hallsén (toim.), Barnet i skolan: Om rättigheter, aktörskap och tillgänglighet (p. 125-143). IfU – Institutet för utbildningsrätt nr 9.

Mondolin, V., Karlsson, H., Perasto, L., Tuulari, J., Karlsson, L., Kataja, E.-L. (2024). Understanding Resilience in Parents: Longitudinal Examination of Trait Resilience, Stressful Life Events, and Psychological Distress Symptoms—Insights From the FinnBrain Study. Stress and Helath, 40(6).

Isosävi, S., Westerlund-Cook, S. Riekki, T., Airo, ., Grym, K., Henttonen, T., Krogell, J., Kurttila, T., Oinonen, P., Ruismäki, M. & Stolt, S. (2024). Traumatietoisuuden merkitys ja mahdolliset esteet raskaus-, synnytys- ja vauva-ajan palveluissa. Terveyden ja hyvinvoinnin laitos THL.

Sarvimäki, M., Silliman, M., Sahlström, E. & Nurkka, N. (2024). Pienituloisten perheiden lapset joutuvat kiusatuksi muita useammin. Karvi, Tiivistelmät 4:2024.

Virmasalo, I., Kaarakainen, S.-S., & Kyösti, A. (2024). Nuorten näkemyksiä yksinäisyyden ratkaisuista. Kasvun tuki -aikakauslehti, 4(2).

Beattie, M., Kiuru, N., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2024). Belongingness to groups, adolescent loneliness trajectories, and their consequences. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 0(0).

Abdulhamed, R., Hietajärvi, L., Skogberg, N., Klemetti, R. & Lonka, K. (2024). Sense of belongingness, discrimination, and mental health: Associations and buffering effects of sense of belonging on mental health among Finnish native and immigrant-origin youth. International Journal of Intercultural Relations.

Meskanen, E., Peltonen, S., Lyyra, N., Sorkkila, M., Kokko, S. & Kiuru, N. (2024). Toisen asteen opiskelijoiden yksinäisyyden kokemukset koronapandemian poikkeusolojen aikana. Oppimisen ja oppimisvaikeuksien erityislehti NMI-Bulletin, 34(2), 10-34.

Read, S., Salmela-Aro, K., Kiuru, N., Helenius, J., & Junttila, N. (2024). The cohort trends of social connectedness in secondary school students in Finland between 2017 and 2021. PloS ONE. 19(10).

Abdulhamed, R., Lonka, K. (2024). Acculturation Orientations Among Immigrant-Origin Youth: How is Acculturation Associated with Self-Esteem, Sense of Belonging, and Discrimination? Int. Migration & Integration.

Eskola, E., Kataja, E.-L., Hyönä, J., Hakanen, H., Nolvi, S., Häikiö, T., Pelto, J., Karlsson, H., Karlsson, L., Korja. R. (2024). Lower maternal emotional availability is related to increased attention toward fearful faces during infancy. Infant Behavior and Development, 74.

Abdulhamed, R. & Beattie, M. (2024). The link between teacher–student relations and sense of school belonging is not equal for all: The moderating role of immigrant status. Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology, 34(6).

Lindstedt, J., Ahlqvist-Björkroth, S., Junttila, N. & Korja, R. (2024). Latent profiles of dyadic parent–child interaction and associations with triadic family interaction in early childhoodFamily Relations.

Putnam, S. P., Sehic, E., French, B. F., Gartstein, M. A., Lira Luttges, B., & 486 Additional Partners in the Global Temperament Project. (2024). The Global Temperament Project: Parent-reported temperament in infants, toddlers, and children from 59 nationsDevelopmental Psychology, 60(5), 916–941.

Puolakanaho, A., Kaipainen, K., Keinonen, K., Lappalainen, P., Lappalainen, R. & Kiuru, N. (2024). Factors anticipating adolescents’ dropout from the online ACT during the COVID-19 pandemic. Child & Family Behavior Therapy.

Steenberghs, N., Lavrijsen, J., Kiuru, N., & Verschueren, K. (2024). Peer influences on (dis)engagement in early adolescence: The role of friendship, social status, and academic status. Journal of Youth and Adolescence.

Tunkkari, M., Hirvonen, R., Vasalampi, K. & Kiuru, N. (2024). Bidirectional associations between parental homework involvement, adolescent academic motivation, and school well-being during educational transitions. Journal of Family Psychology.

Salo, A.-E. & Kajamies, A. (2024). Teacher candidates’ preparedness to address diverse situations that can threaten pupils’ well-being. Teaching and Teacher Education, 140.

Kiuru, N., Salmela-Aro, K., Laursen, B., Beattie, M., Vasalampi, K., Tunkkari, M., & Junttila, N. (2024). Profiles of loneliness and ostracism during adolescence: Consequences, antecedents, and protective factors. Child Psychiatry & Human Development.

Mustonen P., Kortesluoma S., M. Scheinin N., Perasto L., Kataja E.-L., Tervahartiala K., J. Tuulari J., Coimbra B., S.Carter A., Rodrigues A. J., Sousa N., Paavonen E. J., Korja R., Karlsson H.,& Karlsson L. (2024). Negative associations between maternal prenatal haircortisol and child socioemotional problems. Psychoneuroendocrinology 162.

Salomäki, S., Junttila, N., Setänen, S., Rautava, P., Huhtala, M., Leppänen, M., … Korja, R. (2023). Longitudinal associations between parental early psychological distress and children’s emotional and behavioural problems during early childhood and self-reported social functioning in 11-year-old children born very pretermEuropean Journal of Developmental Psychology21(2), 155–170.

Salomäki, S., Junttila, N., Setänen, S., Rautava, P., Huhtala, M., Leppänen, M., Lehtonen L. & Korja, R. (2023). Longitudinal associations between parental early psychological distress and children’s emotional and behavioural problems during early childhood and self-reported social functioning in 11-year-old children born very preterm. European Journal of Developmental Psychology.

Eskola, E., Kataja, E.-L., Hyönä, J., Nolvi, S., Häikiö, T., Carter, A.-S., Karlsson, H., Karlsson, L. & Korja, R. (2023). Higher attention bias for fear at 8 months of age is associated with better socioemotional competencies during toddlerhood. Infant Behavior and Development, 71.

Tervahartiala K., Nolvi, S., Kataja, E.-L., Seppälä, M., Autere, T.-A., Hakanen, H., Karlsson, H., Carter, A., Karlsson, L. & Korja, R. (2023). Childcare context and socio-emotional development in toddlers – a quantitative report from the FinnBrain Birth Cohort Study, Finland. European Early Childhood Education Research Journal.

Tervahartiala, K., Perasto L., Kortesluoma, S., Korja, R., Karlsson, H., Nolvi, S. & Karlsson, L. (2023). Latent profile analysis of diurnal cortisol patterns at the ages of 2, 3.5, and 5 years: Associations with childcare setting, child individual characteristics, and maternal distress. Psychoneuroendocrinology 156.

Jaruseviciute, V., Silinskas, G., & Kiuru, N. (2023). Socioemotional functioning across the transition to lower secondary school: The role of temperament and relationships with mothers and teachers. Journal of Research on Adolescence, 00, 1–21.

Stenvall, E., Kurki, M., & Virtanen, P. (2023). Is there a place for children in the making of public policy? Insights from the research evidenceJournal of Childhood, Education & Society, 4(1), 16–28.

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