Henrik Dobewall
Biographic Data
| ID | 98090 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Henrik Dobewall |
| GIVEN NAMES | Henrik |
| FAMILY NAME | Dobewall |
| SIGNATURE | DOBEWALL H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Tartu |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3515-2138 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 14 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 51 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 14 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Validation of the Finnish extra short five 30-item personality scale in a nationally representative sample
This study investigated validity of the Finnish version of the Extra Short Five self-report questionnaire (XS5), a short, 30-item scale measuring personality according to the Five Factor Model (FFM). It utilized a nationally representative sample of 1007 Finnish adults. We evaluated structural validity, internal consistency reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity. We also examined the presence of response…
Nature's Curriculum
Recent research has identified genes linked to educational attainment, but their effects on subsequent socioeconomic outcomes, particularly in egalitarian Nordic welfare states, remain largely unexplored. We analyze two genetically informed Finnish datasets, encompassing longitudinal register information on earnings, employment, unemployment, occupational status, and social assistance receipt (n = 31,622). We examine the role of a polygenic score…
The relationship of trait-like compassion with epigenetic aging
An association between higher compassion in 1997 and a less accelerated DNAmPhenoAge, which builds on previous work on phenotypic aging, approached statistical significance in a sex-adjusted model ( n = 1,030; b = -0.34; p = 0.050). Compassion in 1997 predicted less accelerated epigenetic aging over and above the control variables ( n = 843; b = -0.47; p = 0.016). There was no relationship between compassion in 2001 ( n = 1108/910) and any of the…
Does social disadvantage persist over generations due to an uneven distribution of mental health diagnoses? A longitudinal investigation of Finnish register data
Social disadvantages persist over generations, while the mechanisms behind the intergenerational transmission are not well understood. To fill this gap, first, we examine to what degree being diagnosed with a mental health disorder in adolescence mediate the transmission of social disadvantage. Second, we investigate whether the role of mental health varies for different outcomes. Third, we examine differences between disorder groups and gender. …
Bidirectional Relationship of Sleep with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
The long-term effects of sleep on adolescent psychosocial well-being are mostly unknown, although insufficient sleep has been associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties in cross-sectional studies. With a five-year follow-up of Finnish adolescents (Time 1: n = 8834; Mean age = 13 years, 51.1% female, Time 2: n = 5315, Mean age = 15 years, 51.6% female, Time 3: n = 3712; Mean age = 17 years; 50.2% female), the purpose of this longitudina…
Health and educational aspirations in adolescence
Our findings show that selection by health factors to different educational trajectories takes place at early teenage much before adolescents choose their educational track, thus supporting the health selection hypothesis in the creation of socioeconomic health inequalities. Our findings also show the importance of adolescence in this process. More studies are needed to reveal which measures would be effective in helping students with poor health…
Parent–child-relationship quality predicts offspring dispositional compassion in adulthood
Compassion is known to predict prosocial behavior and moral judgments related to harm. Despite the centrality of compassion to social life, factors predicting adulthood compassion are largely unknown. We examined whether qualities of parent-child-relationship, namely, emotional warmth and acceptance, predict offspring compassion decades later in adulthood. We used data from the prospective population-based Young Finns Study. Our sample included 2…
Does Contextual Change Affect Basic Human Values? A Dynamic Comparative Multilevel Analysis Across 32 European Countries
This article examines the relationship of stable contextual differences and contextual change with the endorsement of Schwartz’s (1992) two basic value dimensions—Openness-to-Change versus Conservation and Self-Enhancement versus Self-Transcendence. Using six waves of the European Social Survey, an extension of multilevel analysis is used which combines both a cross-national comparative and a dynamic analysis of values. The hierarchical data stru…
Cross-Cultural Psychology and the Rise of Academic Capitalism
Recently, several studies have investigated developments in academic language over the last four decades: An analysis of a large number of PubMed abstracts by Vinkers, Tijdink, and Otte showed a dramatic rise in use of positive words such as "innovative," "robust," "novel," and "unprecedented." In the field of psychology, Pritschet, Powell, and Horne found an increase in mentions of marginally significant statistical findings, and social psycholo…
Where is the Location of 'Health' in the Human Values System? Evidence from Estonia
A comparison of self-other agreement in personal values versus the Big Five personality traits
Common and Unique Features of Schwartz’s and Inglehart’s Value Theories at the Country and Individual Levels
This article examines commonalities and differences in the value theories proposed by Ronald Inglehart and Shalom Schwartz. A systematic review of previous findings was conducted. Then, we showed, with a joint multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis, that Schwartz’s Embeddedness versus Autonomy dimension tends to lie at the diagonal of the Inglehart Cultural Map of the World, suggesting that in order to be autonomous/open, individuals need to hav…
Self-Other Agreement in Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Does life satisfaction change with age? A comparison of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Sweden
Common and Unique Features of Schwartz’s and Inglehart’s Value Theories at the Country and Individual Levels
This article examines commonalities and differences in the value theories proposed by Ronald Inglehart and Shalom Schwartz. A systematic review of previous findings was conducted. Then, we showed, with a joint multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis, that Schwartz’s Embeddedness versus Autonomy dimension tends to lie at the diagonal of the Inglehart Cultural Map of the World, suggesting that in order to be autonomous/open, individuals need to hav…
A comparison of self-other agreement in personal values versus the Big Five personality traits
Does life satisfaction change with age? A comparison of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Sweden
Bidirectional Relationship of Sleep with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
The long-term effects of sleep on adolescent psychosocial well-being are mostly unknown, although insufficient sleep has been associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties in cross-sectional studies. With a five-year follow-up of Finnish adolescents (Time 1: n = 8834; Mean age = 13 years, 51.1% female, Time 2: n = 5315, Mean age = 15 years, 51.6% female, Time 3: n = 3712; Mean age = 17 years; 50.2% female), the purpose of this longitudina…
Self-Other Agreement in Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
Does Contextual Change Affect Basic Human Values? A Dynamic Comparative Multilevel Analysis Across 32 European Countries
This article examines the relationship of stable contextual differences and contextual change with the endorsement of Schwartz’s (1992) two basic value dimensions—Openness-to-Change versus Conservation and Self-Enhancement versus Self-Transcendence. Using six waves of the European Social Survey, an extension of multilevel analysis is used which combines both a cross-national comparative and a dynamic analysis of values. The hierarchical data stru…
Parent–child-relationship quality predicts offspring dispositional compassion in adulthood
Compassion is known to predict prosocial behavior and moral judgments related to harm. Despite the centrality of compassion to social life, factors predicting adulthood compassion are largely unknown. We examined whether qualities of parent-child-relationship, namely, emotional warmth and acceptance, predict offspring compassion decades later in adulthood. We used data from the prospective population-based Young Finns Study. Our sample included 2…
Does social disadvantage persist over generations due to an uneven distribution of mental health diagnoses? A longitudinal investigation of Finnish register data
Social disadvantages persist over generations, while the mechanisms behind the intergenerational transmission are not well understood. To fill this gap, first, we examine to what degree being diagnosed with a mental health disorder in adolescence mediate the transmission of social disadvantage. Second, we investigate whether the role of mental health varies for different outcomes. Third, we examine differences between disorder groups and gender. …
Where is the Location of 'Health' in the Human Values System? Evidence from Estonia
Does life satisfaction change with age? A comparison of Estonia, Finland, Latvia, and Sweden
Self-Other Agreement in Happiness and Life-Satisfaction
A comparison of self-other agreement in personal values versus the Big Five personality traits
Common and Unique Features of Schwartz’s and Inglehart’s Value Theories at the Country and Individual Levels
This article examines commonalities and differences in the value theories proposed by Ronald Inglehart and Shalom Schwartz. A systematic review of previous findings was conducted. Then, we showed, with a joint multidimensional scaling (MDS) analysis, that Schwartz’s Embeddedness versus Autonomy dimension tends to lie at the diagonal of the Inglehart Cultural Map of the World, suggesting that in order to be autonomous/open, individuals need to hav…
Does Contextual Change Affect Basic Human Values? A Dynamic Comparative Multilevel Analysis Across 32 European Countries
This article examines the relationship of stable contextual differences and contextual change with the endorsement of Schwartz’s (1992) two basic value dimensions—Openness-to-Change versus Conservation and Self-Enhancement versus Self-Transcendence. Using six waves of the European Social Survey, an extension of multilevel analysis is used which combines both a cross-national comparative and a dynamic analysis of values. The hierarchical data stru…
Cross-Cultural Psychology and the Rise of Academic Capitalism
Recently, several studies have investigated developments in academic language over the last four decades: An analysis of a large number of PubMed abstracts by Vinkers, Tijdink, and Otte showed a dramatic rise in use of positive words such as "innovative," "robust," "novel," and "unprecedented." In the field of psychology, Pritschet, Powell, and Horne found an increase in mentions of marginally significant statistical findings, and social psycholo…
Where is the Location of 'Health' in the Human Values System? Evidence from Estonia
Health and educational aspirations in adolescence
Our findings show that selection by health factors to different educational trajectories takes place at early teenage much before adolescents choose their educational track, thus supporting the health selection hypothesis in the creation of socioeconomic health inequalities. Our findings also show the importance of adolescence in this process. More studies are needed to reveal which measures would be effective in helping students with poor health…
Parent–child-relationship quality predicts offspring dispositional compassion in adulthood
Compassion is known to predict prosocial behavior and moral judgments related to harm. Despite the centrality of compassion to social life, factors predicting adulthood compassion are largely unknown. We examined whether qualities of parent-child-relationship, namely, emotional warmth and acceptance, predict offspring compassion decades later in adulthood. We used data from the prospective population-based Young Finns Study. Our sample included 2…
Bidirectional Relationship of Sleep with Emotional and Behavioral Difficulties
The long-term effects of sleep on adolescent psychosocial well-being are mostly unknown, although insufficient sleep has been associated with emotional and behavioral difficulties in cross-sectional studies. With a five-year follow-up of Finnish adolescents (Time 1: n = 8834; Mean age = 13 years, 51.1% female, Time 2: n = 5315, Mean age = 15 years, 51.6% female, Time 3: n = 3712; Mean age = 17 years; 50.2% female), the purpose of this longitudina…
The relationship of trait-like compassion with epigenetic aging
An association between higher compassion in 1997 and a less accelerated DNAmPhenoAge, which builds on previous work on phenotypic aging, approached statistical significance in a sex-adjusted model ( n = 1,030; b = -0.34; p = 0.050). Compassion in 1997 predicted less accelerated epigenetic aging over and above the control variables ( n = 843; b = -0.47; p = 0.016). There was no relationship between compassion in 2001 ( n = 1108/910) and any of the…
Does social disadvantage persist over generations due to an uneven distribution of mental health diagnoses? A longitudinal investigation of Finnish register data
Social disadvantages persist over generations, while the mechanisms behind the intergenerational transmission are not well understood. To fill this gap, first, we examine to what degree being diagnosed with a mental health disorder in adolescence mediate the transmission of social disadvantage. Second, we investigate whether the role of mental health varies for different outcomes. Third, we examine differences between disorder groups and gender. …
Validation of the Finnish extra short five 30-item personality scale in a nationally representative sample
This study investigated validity of the Finnish version of the Extra Short Five self-report questionnaire (XS5), a short, 30-item scale measuring personality according to the Five Factor Model (FFM). It utilized a nationally representative sample of 1007 Finnish adults. We evaluated structural validity, internal consistency reliability, convergent and discriminant validity, and criterion-related validity. We also examined the presence of response…
Nature's Curriculum
Recent research has identified genes linked to educational attainment, but their effects on subsequent socioeconomic outcomes, particularly in egalitarian Nordic welfare states, remain largely unexplored. We analyze two genetically informed Finnish datasets, encompassing longitudinal register information on earnings, employment, unemployment, occupational status, and social assistance receipt (n = 31,622). We examine the role of a polygenic score…
Psychology (11 works) · Medicine (6 works) · Social Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Cultural Differences and Values (5 works) · Political science (5 works) · Population (5 works) · Clinical Psychology (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Developmental psychology (4 works)