Area of research
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health · Developmental and Educational Psychology
Research interest
Research interests include Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet, Nutritional Studies and Diet, Children's Physical and Motor Development, and Research in Social Sciences.
DAGIS Salo cohort profile: a longitudinal and cross-sectional study to identify environmental and individual factors linked to health behaviours, recovery from stress, weight and learning outcomes among Finnish schoolchildren.
Overprotective parenting and preschoolers' physical activity and screen time: cross-sectional findings from the DAGIS survey.
Sosiodemografisten tekijöiden yhteydet 3- ja 4-vuotiaiden lasten painoindeksiin ja vyötärö-pituussuhteeseen
Burdens of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease attributable to sugar-sweetened beverages in 184 countries
Can the Unit Size Predict Outcomes? Testing for Informativeness in Three-Level Designs.
Measurement properties of the SUNRISE Study Parent Questionnaire for assessing sleep and sleep-related family practices.
Vegetable-Related Parenting Practices, Parenting Style and Preschoolers' Vegetable Consumption: Cross-Sectional Associations and the Moderating Role of Parenting Style.
Intake of sugar sweetened beverages among children and adolescents in 185 countries between 1990 and 2018: population based study.
Comparison of actigraphy-measured and parent-reported sleep in association with weight status among preschool children.
The sleep and activity database for the early years (SADEY) study: design and methods.
Association of the timing of evening eating with BMI <i>Z</i>-score and waist-to-height ratio among preschool-aged children in Finland.
A tendency toward evening chronotype associates with less healthy diet among preschoolers: cross-sectional findings from the DAGIS study.
Food consumption and nutrient intake of Finnish preschool children according to parental educational level.
Sociodemographic factors, parental mental health and movement behaviours in the early years: the SUNRISE Finland study protocol.
How energy balance-related behaviours, temperament, stress and overweight associate: a cross-sectional study of Finnish preschoolers.
Incident type 2 diabetes attributable to suboptimal diet in 184 countries
Sugar-sweetened beverage intakes among adults between 1990 and 2018 in 185 countries
Children’s and adolescents’ rising animal-source food intakes in 1990–2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity
Associations between socioeconomic status, home food availability, parental role-modeling, and children's fruit and vegetable consumption: a mediation analysis.
Children's and adolescents' rising animal-source food intakes in 1990-2018 were impacted by age, region, parental education and urbanicity.
The role of parental congruence in pre-school children's screen time, moderated by parental education.
Associations of dietary patterns with common infections and antibiotic use among Finnish preschoolers.
Role of early childhood educators' demographic characteristics and perceived work environment in implementation of a preschool health promotion intervention.
Child temperament is associated with energy intake and its day-to-day variability among preschoolers-Results from a cross-sectional DAGIS study.
Mitä DAGIS-tutkimus kertoo päiväkoti-ikäisten suomalaislasten terveydestä ja hyvinvoinnista?
Global dietary quality in 185 countries from 1990 to 2018 show wide differences by nation, age, education, and urbanicity
Comparing estimates of physical activity in children across different cut‐points and the associations with weight status
Body Mass Index, Physical Activity, and Body Image in Adolescents.
Sustainability analysis of Finnish pre-schoolers' diet based on targets of the EAT-Lancet reference diet.
Comparing estimates of physical activity in children across different cut-points and the associations with weight status.