Leena Paakkari
Biographic Data
| ID | 1499844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Leena Paakkari |
| GIVEN NAMES | Leena |
| FAMILY NAME | Paakkari |
| SIGNATURE | PAAKKARI L |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4130-9202 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Home factors for critical reading skills among parents of fourth, sixth, and eighth graders
Given the current flux of information of varying quality and trustworthiness, critical reading skills (e.g., evaluating, comparing, and integrating information and related sources) are needed from an early age. While there is evidence that many parents support their children’s basic reading skills by teaching decoding or by reading books with their children, it is less clear how critical reading skills are supported at home during later school ye…
The Role of Loneliness and Ostracism in Adolescents’ Psychological Well‐Being and Substance Use
INTRODUCTION: This study examined the role of loneliness (social and emotional) and ostracism in adolescents' psychological well-being (positive mental health and psychological symptoms) and substance use. Perceived teacher and family support and grade level were examined as moderators in these associations. METHODS: 15.91 years, 52.5% girls) completed a cross-sectional self-report survey in 2022. The data were analyzed using structural equation …
The role of the home in children’s critical reading skills development
This study aimed to identify the specific home environment factors that were judged to support or hinder the development of children’s critical reading skills. Using a Delphi method, 32 experts in Finland listed a set of home-related factors that can either hinder or support the development of children’s critical reading skills. The experts then evaluated and ranked the factors according to their perceived importance. A large set of home-related …
Health literacy as a social vaccine in the Covid-19 pandemic
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus in the coronavirus family, causing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Biomedical vaccines are key but alongside biomedical vaccines, a social vaccine can be similarly useful to prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2, if applied as a health promotion strategy. In order to slow down and control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, applying the social vaccine concept should be consid…
Associations between adolescents’ energy drink consumption frequency and several negative health indicators
Energy drink consumption, even infrequent, was associated with several negative health indicators, and the reporting of these increased with the frequency of energy drink consumption. The findings support the concerns of health authorities regarding the negative associations between energy drink consumption and health, even among persons as young as 13 years. There is evidence to support specific policy level actions, including restrictions on th…
Adolescents’ online communication and well-being
Both positive and negative associations were observed between online communication and well-being, depending on the target and content of the communication. The results indicate that online communication has benefits for adolescents who have more offline social life. Overall, one should ensure that the impact of interventions is proportionately greater for adolescents at the bottom end of the health gradient
Measuring Health Literacy in Basic Education in Finland
This paper describes the development of an objective curriculum- and performance-based health literacy (HL) measurement instrument to assess Finnish 9th graders' learning outcomes in the school subject termed Health Education (HE). There were four phases: (i) construction of the theoretical framework for the measurement, (ii) item generation, (iii) the field test ( n = 252), and (iv) item analysis and item selection for the main study, in which 3…
Problematic Social Media Use and Health among Adolescents
(1) Background: The use of social media has become an integral part of adolescents' daily lives. However, the intensive use of social media can develop into a health-threatening addiction, but unfavourable health consequences can occur even with less use. Social media user groups categorized as no-risk , moderate risk (of developing problematic behaviour), and problematic use were examined with reference to their prevalence, their associations wi…
Profiles of Internet Use and Health in Adolescence
(1) Background: Internet use has become an integral part of adolescents' daily lives. It is important to understand how adolescents use the internet, and how this use is associated with demographic factors and health from a person-oriented perspective. (2) Methods: The study applied the Finnish nationally representative HBSC data (persons aged 11, 13, and 15, n = 3408), descriptive observation, latent class analysis, and multinomial logistic regr…
Adolescent Health Literacy and Neighbourhood Features
The role of supportive environments on health, wellbeing, and longevity has been widely recognized. However, there is no strong empirical evidence on the association between health literacy (HL) as a particular health-related competence and neighbourhoods. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the association between the features of neighbourhoods and the level of HL competencies of young people from three countries (Czech Republic, Polan…
A Comparative Study on Adolescents’ Health Literacy in Europe
(1) Background: There is a need for studies on population-level health literacy (HL) to identify the current state of HL within and between countries. We report comparative findings from 10 European countries (Austria, Belgium (Fl), Czechia, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Macedonia, Poland, and Slovakia) on adolescents' HL and its associations with gender, family affluence (FAS), and self-rated health (SRH). (2) Methods: Representative data …
Ethical underpinnings for the development of health literacy in schools
We reiterate the need for ethical questions to be consciously and systematically addressed from early on, beginning with intentions to promote health literacy even before these intentions are translated into action, within the political space where education meets public health and health promotion. We underline again the context of fluidity and dynamism, as new challenges emerge within pedagogies and curricula, especially in response to changing…
The development and alignment of pedagogical conceptions of health education
Ethical issues in the teaching and learning of health topics in schools
Health literacy as a learning outcome in schools
Purpose The aim of this paper is to define health literacy as a learning outcome in schools, and to describe the learning conditions that are relevant for targeting health literacy. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on theoretical and empirical educational literature, and also the experiences of the authors. Findings Health literacy is defined as consisting of five core components: theoretical knowledge, practical knowledge, critical th…
Student teachers' ways of experiencing the teaching of health education
The aim of this phenomenographic study was to identify student teachers’ ways of experiencing the teaching of health education, and to determine the aspects that are educationally critical in gaining a deeper understanding of the teaching. Qualitative data (written essays, semi‐structured interviews) were gathered twice during health education teacher training. Teaching was seen as transferring knowledge and skills, supporting the active processi…
Student teachers' ways of experiencing the objective of health education as a school subject
Student teachers' ways of experiencing the objective of health education as a school subject
The development and alignment of pedagogical conceptions of health education
Ethical issues in the teaching and learning of health topics in schools
Student teachers' ways of experiencing the teaching of health education
The aim of this phenomenographic study was to identify student teachers’ ways of experiencing the teaching of health education, and to determine the aspects that are educationally critical in gaining a deeper understanding of the teaching. Qualitative data (written essays, semi‐structured interviews) were gathered twice during health education teacher training. Teaching was seen as transferring knowledge and skills, supporting the active processi…
Student teachers' ways of experiencing the objective of health education as a school subject
Student teachers' ways of experiencing the teaching of health education
The aim of this phenomenographic study was to identify student teachers’ ways of experiencing the teaching of health education, and to determine the aspects that are educationally critical in gaining a deeper understanding of the teaching. Qualitative data (written essays, semi‐structured interviews) were gathered twice during health education teacher training. Teaching was seen as transferring knowledge and skills, supporting the active processi…
Health literacy as a learning outcome in schools
Purpose The aim of this paper is to define health literacy as a learning outcome in schools, and to describe the learning conditions that are relevant for targeting health literacy. Design/methodology/approach The paper draws on theoretical and empirical educational literature, and also the experiences of the authors. Findings Health literacy is defined as consisting of five core components: theoretical knowledge, practical knowledge, critical th…
Ethical issues in the teaching and learning of health topics in schools
The development and alignment of pedagogical conceptions of health education
Ethical underpinnings for the development of health literacy in schools
We reiterate the need for ethical questions to be consciously and systematically addressed from early on, beginning with intentions to promote health literacy even before these intentions are translated into action, within the political space where education meets public health and health promotion. We underline again the context of fluidity and dynamism, as new challenges emerge within pedagogies and curricula, especially in response to changing…
A Comparative Study on Adolescents’ Health Literacy in Europe
(1) Background: There is a need for studies on population-level health literacy (HL) to identify the current state of HL within and between countries. We report comparative findings from 10 European countries (Austria, Belgium (Fl), Czechia, England, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Macedonia, Poland, and Slovakia) on adolescents' HL and its associations with gender, family affluence (FAS), and self-rated health (SRH). (2) Methods: Representative data …
Problematic Social Media Use and Health among Adolescents
(1) Background: The use of social media has become an integral part of adolescents' daily lives. However, the intensive use of social media can develop into a health-threatening addiction, but unfavourable health consequences can occur even with less use. Social media user groups categorized as no-risk , moderate risk (of developing problematic behaviour), and problematic use were examined with reference to their prevalence, their associations wi…
Profiles of Internet Use and Health in Adolescence
(1) Background: Internet use has become an integral part of adolescents' daily lives. It is important to understand how adolescents use the internet, and how this use is associated with demographic factors and health from a person-oriented perspective. (2) Methods: The study applied the Finnish nationally representative HBSC data (persons aged 11, 13, and 15, n = 3408), descriptive observation, latent class analysis, and multinomial logistic regr…
Adolescent Health Literacy and Neighbourhood Features
The role of supportive environments on health, wellbeing, and longevity has been widely recognized. However, there is no strong empirical evidence on the association between health literacy (HL) as a particular health-related competence and neighbourhoods. Therefore, the aim of the study was to assess the association between the features of neighbourhoods and the level of HL competencies of young people from three countries (Czech Republic, Polan…
Adolescents’ online communication and well-being
Both positive and negative associations were observed between online communication and well-being, depending on the target and content of the communication. The results indicate that online communication has benefits for adolescents who have more offline social life. Overall, one should ensure that the impact of interventions is proportionately greater for adolescents at the bottom end of the health gradient
Measuring Health Literacy in Basic Education in Finland
This paper describes the development of an objective curriculum- and performance-based health literacy (HL) measurement instrument to assess Finnish 9th graders' learning outcomes in the school subject termed Health Education (HE). There were four phases: (i) construction of the theoretical framework for the measurement, (ii) item generation, (iii) the field test ( n = 252), and (iv) item analysis and item selection for the main study, in which 3…
Health literacy as a social vaccine in the Covid-19 pandemic
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a novel virus in the coronavirus family, causing the coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Biomedical vaccines are key but alongside biomedical vaccines, a social vaccine can be similarly useful to prevent infection from SARS-CoV-2, if applied as a health promotion strategy. In order to slow down and control the spread of SARS-CoV-2, applying the social vaccine concept should be consid…
Associations between adolescents’ energy drink consumption frequency and several negative health indicators
Energy drink consumption, even infrequent, was associated with several negative health indicators, and the reporting of these increased with the frequency of energy drink consumption. The findings support the concerns of health authorities regarding the negative associations between energy drink consumption and health, even among persons as young as 13 years. There is evidence to support specific policy level actions, including restrictions on th…
The role of the home in children’s critical reading skills development
This study aimed to identify the specific home environment factors that were judged to support or hinder the development of children’s critical reading skills. Using a Delphi method, 32 experts in Finland listed a set of home-related factors that can either hinder or support the development of children’s critical reading skills. The experts then evaluated and ranked the factors according to their perceived importance. A large set of home-related …
Home factors for critical reading skills among parents of fourth, sixth, and eighth graders
Given the current flux of information of varying quality and trustworthiness, critical reading skills (e.g., evaluating, comparing, and integrating information and related sources) are needed from an early age. While there is evidence that many parents support their children’s basic reading skills by teaching decoding or by reading books with their children, it is less clear how critical reading skills are supported at home during later school ye…
The Role of Loneliness and Ostracism in Adolescents’ Psychological Well‐Being and Substance Use
INTRODUCTION: This study examined the role of loneliness (social and emotional) and ostracism in adolescents' psychological well-being (positive mental health and psychological symptoms) and substance use. Perceived teacher and family support and grade level were examined as moderators in these associations. METHODS: 15.91 years, 52.5% girls) completed a cross-sectional self-report survey in 2022. The data were analyzed using structural equation …
Psychology (12 works) · Medicine (11 works) · Pedagogy (9 works) · Health care (7 works) · Health literacy (7 works) · School Health and Nursing Education (7 works) · Literacy (6 works) · Mathematics education (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Developmental psychology (5 works)