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Beattie, M. & Kiuru, N. (2026). Teenage loneliness: Insights for families and communities. Child and Family blog.
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Abdulhamed, R., Beattie, M., Hietajärvi, L., & Lonka, K. (2026). Trends of Psychosocial Wellbeing and their Links with the School Context: A Population-Based Study Among Majority Population and Immigrant-Origin Adolescents. Child Indicators Research.
Salin, V. B., Repo, E., Tunkkari, M., Hämäläinen, T., Lappalainen, P., & Kiuru, N. (2026). The role of temperament in adolescent loneliness: Psychological flexibility as a protective factor. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Abdulhamed, R., Motti-Stefanidi, F., Hietajärvi, L., Salmela-Aro, K., Klemetti, R., & Lonka, K. (2026). Mental health and school adaptation among immigrant, refugee, and non-immigrant adolescents. Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 104, 101954.
Tervahartiala, K., Kataja, E-L., Perasto, L., Junttila, N., Pajulo, M., Karlsson, H., Kiuru, N., Nolvi, S., Karlsson, L. & Korja, R. (2026). Associations between Maternal Cumulative Psychological Distress and Child Subsequent Social Competence: The Role of Early Childhood Education and Care and Social Networks. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Kortesluoma, S., Tervahartiala, K., Perasto, L., Pulli, E. P., Mustonen, P., Zangrandi, M. M., Korja, R., Deater-Deckard, K., Karlsson, H., Carter, A. S., Lukkarinen, M., Junttila, N., & Karlsson, L. (2026). Associations between cumulative family environmental stress exposures and hair cortisol concentrations among 2.5- and 5-year-olds with different social competences. Hormones and Behavior, 177.
Muhonen, H., Sulkanen, M., Salo, A.-E. & Ala-Suutari, M. (2026). Encouraging children’s voices in early childhood education and care: Types of dialogic interaction based on photo elicitation. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 57.
Goldman, N., Alemdar, M., Megges, H., Matsumoto, N., Schoenmakers, E., van den Berg, P., Lasgaard, M., Christiansen, J., Junttila, N., Goldman, A., Draxl, D., El-Osta, A. & Qualter, P. (2026). National policy responses to address loneliness: A global scoping review of 194 WHO member states. Health Policy, 165.
Salo, A.-E., Valtonen, V., Kajamies, A. & Vauras, M. (2025). Teachers’ obligations to address threats to students’ well-being in Finland: educational and legal insights into preservice teachers’ conceptions. Education in the North, 32(3) pp.39-59.
Jormanainen, A., Kalttila, K., Hämäläinen, T., Lappalainen, P., Tunkkari, M., & Kiuru, N. (2025). The role of psychological inflexibility in adolescents’ loneliness: school friendship quality as a mediator. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology.
Salo, A.-E., Upadyaya, K., Kalland, M., Hyttinen, S., Salmela-Aro, K., & Lerkkanen, M.-K. (2026). Teacher observations of loneliness and ostracism among five-year-olds: Associations with social–emotional functioning, vocabulary, and language background. Early Childhood Research Quarterly.
Kortesluoma, S., Tervahartiala, K., Perasto, L., Pulli, E. P., Mustonen, P., Morgese Zangrandi, M., Korja, R., Deater-Deckard, K., Karlsson, H., Carter, A. S., Lukkarinen, M., Junttila, N. & Karlsson, L. (2025). Associations between cumulative family environmental stress exposures and hair cortisol concentrations among 2.5- and 5-year-olds with different social competences. Hormones and Behavior, 177.
Peltola, M. J., Biro, S., Huffmeijer, R., Sinisalo, H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & van IJzendoorn, M. H. (2025). Exploring associations between infant attachment, maternal sensitivity and attention to maternal emotion expressions. Developmental Science, 28(5), e70057.
Read, S., Kiuru, N., Helenius, J., Junttila, N., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2025). Is social connectedness still in decline after the Covid-19 pandemic? Cohort trends in secondary school students in Finland between 2017 and 2023. BMC Psychology, 13.
Alanko, K., Söderberg, P., Lagerström, M., Laakso, M.-J., & Junttila, N. (2025). The Association Between Social Outsiderhood and School Absence is Mediated by Internalizing Symptoms. School Mental Health.
Tunkkari, M., Virtanen, T., Kiuru, N., & Vasalampi, K. (2025). Outcomes of developmental trajectories of school absences among adolescents. International Journal of Behavioral Development.
Tunkkari, M., Kiuru, N., Junttila, N., Paakkari L., & Lyyra, N. (2025). The Role of Loneliness and Ostracism in Adolescents’ Psychological Well-Being and Substance Use: Family and Teacher Support as Moderators. Journal of Adolescence.
Muhonen, H., Pakarinen, E., & Lerkkanen M.-K. (2025). Is teachers’ professional vision visible in the classroom? Exploring the links between teachers’ knowledge-based reasoning and observed classroom interactions. Learning and Instruction, 100.
Hämäläinen, T., Kaipainen, K., Keinonen, K., Muotka, J., Räsänen, P., & Kiuru, N. (2025). Bidirectional Associations Between Adolescents’ Weekly Variation and Selection of Behavior, Well-Being, and Social Support During a Brief ACT-Based Internet Intervention. Cognitive Therapy and Research.
Tunkkari, M., Kiuru, N., Virtanen, T., & Vasalampi, K. (2025). Antecedents of developmental trajectories of school absences among adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research, 1–14.
Gustafsson, J., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Konttinen, H., Simonsen, N., Löfstedt, P., & Lyyra, N. (2025). Social support and online interaction and their links to psychosocial well-being among Nordic adolescents: Integrating variable-centered and person-centered approaches. Journal of research on adolescence: the official journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence, 35(1), e13058.
Aarø, L. E., Smith, O. R., Damsgaard, M. T., Fismen, A.-S., Knapstad, M., Lyyra, N., Samdal, O., Thorsteinsson, E. B., & Eriksson, C. (2025). Four scales measuring mental wellbeing in the Nordic countries : do they tell the same story? Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 23, Article 23.
Tunkkari, M., Kiuru, N., Virtanen, T., & Vasalampi, K. (2025). Antecedents of developmental trajectories of school absences among adolescents. Scandinavian Journal of Educational Research.
Hämäläinen, T., Lappalainen, P., Langrial, S.U., Lappalainen, R., & Kiuru, N. (2025). Mechanisms of change in an online acceptance and commitment therapy intervention for insomnia. Scientific Reports, 15.
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, 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 Health, 40(6).
Isosävi, S., Westerlund-Cook, S., Riekki, T., Airo, R., 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.
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.
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 childhood. Family 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 nations. Developmental Psychology, 60(5), 916–941.
Ulmanen, S., Hirvonen, M., Tattersall, P., Ristikari, T., Kuo, V., Virta, P., … & Niemelä, M. (2024). Description of crowdsourcing and AI-based tool for knowledge management and systems change in public services. International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management 21(4).
Hiilamo, A., Luotonen, N., Mäkinen, L., & Ristikari, T. (2024). Adult outcomes by parental, school and postcode aggregated income in childhood—A descriptive analysis of the cohorts 1981–1989 in Finland. PLoS One 20(7).
Huttunen, I., Upadyaya, K., & Salmela-Aro, K. (2024). Longitudinal associations between adolescents’ social-emotional skills, school engagement, and school burnout. Learning and Individual Differences, 115.
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.
Muhonen, H., Pakarinen, E., Rasku-Puttonen, H., Poikkeus, A-M., Siekkinen, M., & Lerkkanen, M. K. (2024). Empowered, Strained, or Stable : Teachers’ Experiences of Occupational Well-Being During the Two-Year Pre-Primary Education Trial in Finland. Early Education and Development, 36.
Muhonen, H., Sulkanen, M., Alasuutari, M., & Lerkkanen, M. K. (2024). Investigating educational dialogue : Variations of dialogue amount and quality among different subjects between early primary and secondary school classrooms. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction, 45.
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., Scheinin, N. M., Perasto, L., Kataja, E.-L., Tervahartiala, K., Tuulari, J. J., Coimbra, B., Carter, A. S., 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 preterm. European Journal of Developmental Psychology, 21(2), 155–170.
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.