Fredrik Snellman

Biographic Data

ID891780
NAMEFredrik Snellman
GIVEN NAMESFredrik
FAMILY NAMESnellman
SIGNATURESNELLMAN F
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Helsinki
ORCID0000-0003-3452-3953
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS5
TOTAL CITATIONS3
AUTHOR COUNT5
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2013
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2021
H-INDEX1

  • Changes in active ageing in a Nordic regional context

    Open AccessFredrica Nyqvist, Mikael Nygård et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of Social…2021Cited by: 1References: 7

    The study examined changes in active ageing among 65/66‐ and 75/76‐year‐olds in northern Sweden and western Finland. Data were retrieved from a repeated cross‐sectional survey conducted in 2005 and 2016. Logistic regression was used to estimate the probability of ageing actively in terms of employment, social and political participation, confidence in healthcare, economic situation, self‐rated health and social contacts. The results showed no sig…

  • Substance Use Disorders and Covid-19

    Open AccessWossenseged Birhane Jemberie, Jennifer Stewart Williams et al.ARTICLEFrontiers in Psychiatry2020

    COVID-19 shocked health and economic systems leaving millions of people without employment and safety nets. The pandemic disproportionately affects people with substance use disorders (SUDs) due to the collision between SUDs and COVID-19. Comorbidities and risk environments for SUDs are likely risk factors for COVID-19. The pandemic, in turn, diminishes resources that people with SUD need for their recovery and well-being. This article presents a…

  • The (non)politicisation of age discrimination in Finland and Sweden

    Open AccessMikael Nygård, Fredrik SnellmanARTICLEInternational Journal of…2014References: 16

    Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the politicisation of age discrimination in relation to the enactment of anti-discrimination legislation in Finland and Sweden in the early-2000s. By showing how politicians constructed the meaning of age discrimination, it seeks to highlight the drivers of country variation in terms of the implementation of directives from the European Union (EU). Design/methodology/approach – The paper uses a co…

  • Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudes

    Open AccessFredrik Snellman, Mikael Nygård et al.ARTICLENordic Journal of Social Research2013

    This study aims to access and explore tendencies in the conceptualization of age discrimination and the perceived attitudes towards older people in regions of Finland and Sweden. The analysis draws on GERDA survey data (GErontological Regional DAtabase), a repeated cross-sectional study in which data was collected in 2005 and 2010. The results indicate that the conceptions of age discrimination are changing in a positive direction, which is contr…

  • Conceptions and tendencies of age discrimination and attitudes towards older people in selected regions in Finland and Sweden

    Open AccessFredrik Snellman, Mikael Nygård et al.ARTICLENordic Journal of Social Research2013Cited by: 2References: 27

    This study aims to access and explore tendencies in the conceptualization of age discrimination and the perceived attitudes towards older people in regions of Finland and Sweden. The analysis draws on GERDA survey data (GErontological Regional DAtabase), a repeated cross-sectional study in which data was collected in 2005 and 2010. The results indicate that the conceptions of age discrimination are changing in a positive direction, which is contr…