Matti Rimpelä
Biographic Data
| ID | 1264029 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Matti Rimpelä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Matti |
| FAMILY NAME | Rimpelä |
| SIGNATURE | RIMPELÄ M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Helsinki |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 15 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 15 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1984 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Self-reported depression is increasing among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents – repeated cross-sectional surveys from Finland from 2000 to 2011
The largest increases in prevalence of severe depression are seen among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents. This suggests that inequalities in mental health may become an increasing concern
Associates of obesity and weight dissatisfaction among Finnish adolescents
Objective: We investigated behavioural and socio-economic factors associated with obesity and weight dissatisfaction among Finnish adolescents. Design: A total of 60252 Finnish adolescents aged 14 to 16 years filled in a questionnaire about their health, health behaviour and socio-economic background. Food choices were obtained by using a short food-frequency questionnaire. Obesity was defined as a weight at least 120% of the sex- and height-spec…
Early puberty is associated with mental health problems in middle adolescence
Risk of Postpartum Induced Abortion in Finland: A Register-Based Study
The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that contraceptive practice is less effective postpartum, suggesting room for improvement in postpartum contraceptive counseling in Finland
Bullying at school—an indicator of adolescents at risk for mental disorders
Bullying, depression, and suicidal ideation in Finnish adolescents: School survey
Objective: To assess the relation between being bullied or being a bully at school, depression, and severe suicidal ideation. Design: A school based survey of health, health behaviour, and behaviour in school which included questions about bullying and the Beck depression inventory, which includes items asking about suicidal ideation. Setting: Secondary schools in two regions of Finland. Participants: 16410 adolescents aged 14-16. Results: There …
Health related lifestyle in adolescence predicts adult educational level: A longitudinal study from Finland
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative importance of perceived health and health related lifestyle in adolescence in the production of educational differences. DESIGN: A longitudinal study: survey data from 1981 and 1985 linked with Educational Registry data from 1993. SETTING: The whole of Finland. PARTICIPANTS: A representative sample of 4761, 16 and 18 year olds. The follow up rate was 82%. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The outcome variable was th…
Health status: Does it predict choice in further education
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To study the significance of a young person's health to his or her choice of further education at age 16. DESIGN--A cross sectional population survey SETTING--The whole of Finland. PARTICIPANTS--A representative sample of 2977 Finnish 16 year olds. The response rate was 83%. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--The three outcome variables reflected successive steps on the way to educational success: school attendance after the completi…
Bar coding--a functional tool in survey research
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to assess the value of bar coding, together with developed microcomputer programs, as a tool to speed up mailing and handling of return responses of a survey where over 4000 adolescents received a mailed questionnaire. DESIGN--Bar codes were used for displaying the identification number of a questionnaire, as well as each response alternative and number of the question. These bar codes were read by a wand, a handhold …
Oral health promotion among Finnish adolescents between 1977 and 1989
In Finland a national, comprehensive preventive oriented oral health programme was implemented in 1972. Oral health habits and services as well as their development were followed in the Juvenile Health Habit Study programme between 1977 and 1989. Postal questionnaires were sent to 12–18 year old Finns every second year from 1977. The response rates of the nationally representative samples were 79–88%. The most recent questionnaire was answered by…
Menstrual pain, health and behaviour in girls
Coffee drinking among Finnish youth
Health behaviour in schoolchildren A WHO cross-national survey: A presentation of philosophy, methods and selected results of the first survey
“Health Behaviour in Schoolchildren. A WHO Cross-National Survey” was started by researchers from three European countries. Presently, more than 10 countries within the European region of WHO are accepted as members of the project. The study is oriented towards behavioural and social science, and its basic philosophy is described as a lifestyle approach. In the first part of this article, differences between traditional epidemiological research a…
Social epidemiology of the experience of threat of war among finnish youth
Attendance pattern and continuity of dental care of finnish adults over a 5 year period
Early puberty is associated with mental health problems in middle adolescence
Health related lifestyle in adolescence predicts adult educational level: A longitudinal study from Finland
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative importance of perceived health and health related lifestyle in adolescence in the production of educational differences. DESIGN: A longitudinal study: survey data from 1981 and 1985 linked with Educational Registry data from 1993. SETTING: The whole of Finland. PARTICIPANTS: A representative sample of 4761, 16 and 18 year olds. The follow up rate was 82%. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The outcome variable was th…
Health status: Does it predict choice in further education
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To study the significance of a young person's health to his or her choice of further education at age 16. DESIGN--A cross sectional population survey SETTING--The whole of Finland. PARTICIPANTS--A representative sample of 2977 Finnish 16 year olds. The response rate was 83%. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--The three outcome variables reflected successive steps on the way to educational success: school attendance after the completi…
Risk of Postpartum Induced Abortion in Finland: A Register-Based Study
The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that contraceptive practice is less effective postpartum, suggesting room for improvement in postpartum contraceptive counseling in Finland
Menstrual pain, health and behaviour in girls
Social epidemiology of the experience of threat of war among finnish youth
Attendance pattern and continuity of dental care of finnish adults over a 5 year period
Social epidemiology of the experience of threat of war among finnish youth
Health behaviour in schoolchildren A WHO cross-national survey: A presentation of philosophy, methods and selected results of the first survey
“Health Behaviour in Schoolchildren. A WHO Cross-National Survey” was started by researchers from three European countries. Presently, more than 10 countries within the European region of WHO are accepted as members of the project. The study is oriented towards behavioural and social science, and its basic philosophy is described as a lifestyle approach. In the first part of this article, differences between traditional epidemiological research a…
Coffee drinking among Finnish youth
Menstrual pain, health and behaviour in girls
Oral health promotion among Finnish adolescents between 1977 and 1989
In Finland a national, comprehensive preventive oriented oral health programme was implemented in 1972. Oral health habits and services as well as their development were followed in the Juvenile Health Habit Study programme between 1977 and 1989. Postal questionnaires were sent to 12–18 year old Finns every second year from 1977. The response rates of the nationally representative samples were 79–88%. The most recent questionnaire was answered by…
Bar coding--a functional tool in survey research
STUDY OBJECTIVE--The aim was to assess the value of bar coding, together with developed microcomputer programs, as a tool to speed up mailing and handling of return responses of a survey where over 4000 adolescents received a mailed questionnaire. DESIGN--Bar codes were used for displaying the identification number of a questionnaire, as well as each response alternative and number of the question. These bar codes were read by a wand, a handhold …
Health status: Does it predict choice in further education
STUDY OBJECTIVE--To study the significance of a young person's health to his or her choice of further education at age 16. DESIGN--A cross sectional population survey SETTING--The whole of Finland. PARTICIPANTS--A representative sample of 2977 Finnish 16 year olds. The response rate was 83%. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS--The three outcome variables reflected successive steps on the way to educational success: school attendance after the completi…
Health related lifestyle in adolescence predicts adult educational level: A longitudinal study from Finland
OBJECTIVE: To assess the relative importance of perceived health and health related lifestyle in adolescence in the production of educational differences. DESIGN: A longitudinal study: survey data from 1981 and 1985 linked with Educational Registry data from 1993. SETTING: The whole of Finland. PARTICIPANTS: A representative sample of 4761, 16 and 18 year olds. The follow up rate was 82%. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The outcome variable was th…
Bullying, depression, and suicidal ideation in Finnish adolescents: School survey
Objective: To assess the relation between being bullied or being a bully at school, depression, and severe suicidal ideation. Design: A school based survey of health, health behaviour, and behaviour in school which included questions about bullying and the Beck depression inventory, which includes items asking about suicidal ideation. Setting: Secondary schools in two regions of Finland. Participants: 16410 adolescents aged 14-16. Results: There …
Bullying at school—an indicator of adolescents at risk for mental disorders
Risk of Postpartum Induced Abortion in Finland: A Register-Based Study
The findings are consistent with the hypothesis that contraceptive practice is less effective postpartum, suggesting room for improvement in postpartum contraceptive counseling in Finland
Associates of obesity and weight dissatisfaction among Finnish adolescents
Objective: We investigated behavioural and socio-economic factors associated with obesity and weight dissatisfaction among Finnish adolescents. Design: A total of 60252 Finnish adolescents aged 14 to 16 years filled in a questionnaire about their health, health behaviour and socio-economic background. Food choices were obtained by using a short food-frequency questionnaire. Obesity was defined as a weight at least 120% of the sex- and height-spec…
Early puberty is associated with mental health problems in middle adolescence
Self-reported depression is increasing among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents – repeated cross-sectional surveys from Finland from 2000 to 2011
The largest increases in prevalence of severe depression are seen among socio-economically disadvantaged adolescents. This suggests that inequalities in mental health may become an increasing concern
Medicine (15 works) · Psychology (9 works) · Environmental health (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Gerontology (5 works) · Demography (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Clinical Psychology (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Gerontology (3 works)