Hannu Lehti
Biographic Data
| ID | 4084886 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hannu Lehti |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hannu |
| FAMILY NAME | Lehti |
| SIGNATURE | LEHTI H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Turku |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7928-789X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 140 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Inter-Cohort Differences in Income over the Life Course
Income trajectories have diverged across birth cohorts in many Western countries, indicating that changing structural conditions may have altered income development over time. However, it is not well understood how inter-cohort variations in social and economic factors—such as education, labor markets, and welfare transfers—have shaped opportunities and constraints, contributing to inter-cohort income differences. Using total-population registers…
The role of gender in gene by family SES interactions – A twin study across four European countries
Studies of gene-by-family socioeconomic status (GxSES) interactions in educational outcomes have yielded mixed findings. Building on a socio-contextual perspective, this study emphasizes that genetic influences are shaped not only by family environments but also by broader social forces, including gender and institutional context. Prior sociogenetic research, for example, suggests that early school tracking may suppress genetic influences. Using …
The gender achievement gap in grades and standardised tests—what accounts for gender inequality
We studied the gender achievement gap in grades and standardised test scores in Finland, where the gender differences are largest among OECD countries. We compared the gender achievement gap in standardised test scores from PISA surveys and grades from high-quality school registers in literacy. Furthermore, we analysed how grades differ from standardised test scores by family background and students' SES composition of the schools. By using the B…
Children’s Perceived Economic Disadvantage and Social Relationships in School: Family Relationships as a Mediating Factor
We investigate how perceived economic disadvantage is associated with social relationships in school among children aged 9–14 years and the mediating effect of family relationships in the association. We measure economic disadvantage through both perceived financial concerns and the child’s estimate of the amount of money he or she has compared to friends. Social relationships are measured through the experience that teachers care and trust that …
Students’ Cultural and Economic Family Background and Duration of University Studies in Finland
Applying a Bourdieusian perspective, we investigate whether families' institutionalized cultural capital (parental education) and economic capital (family income) are associated with the duration of university studies in Finland.We use register data comprising 10,516 students enrolled in universities between 1999 and 2002 and Tobit modeling.The results do not entirely support our hypothesis Institutionalized cultural capital is not associated wit…
Parental background and daughters’ and sons’ educational outcomes – application of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis
This study uses Trivers-Willard hypothesis to explain the differences in daughters’ and sons’ educational outcomes by parental background. According to the Trivers-Willard hypothesis (TWH), parental support and investments for sons and daughters display an asymmetrical relationship according to parental status because of the different reproductive advantage of the sexes. It predicts that high-status parents support sons more than daughters, and l…
Family background and classroom belonging among adolescent students in Finland
We study whether a family’s economic situation and parental educational level are associated with classroom belonging among students in comprehensive secondary, upper secondary general and upper secondary vocational education in Finland. We also study whether there are educational-level differences in this possible association. We use survey data from the Finnish School Health Promotion study from 2017 (N = 114,528). We conduct random effect line…
Socioeconomic Background and Gene-Environment Interplay in Social Stratification across the Early Life Course
To what extent are differences in education, occupational standing, and income attributable to genes, and do genetic influences differ by parents' socioeconomic standing? When in a children's life course does parents' socioeconomic standing matter for genetic influences, and for which of the outcomes, fixed at the different stages of the attainment process, do they matter most? We studied these research questions using Finnish register-based data…
The heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on siblings’ educational outcomes
The literature on the intergenerational effects of unemployment has shown that unemployment has short-term negative effects on children’s schooling ambitions, performance and high school dropout rates. The long-term effects on children’s educational outcomes, however, are mixed. One potentially important limitation of previous studies has been that they have ignored the heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on children’s education. We st…
Tying the Extended Family Knot-Grandparents' Influence on Educational Achievement
In present-day western societies grandparents and grandchildren have longer years of shared lifetime than ever before. We investigate whether children with more grandparent resources have a higher probability of achieving the general secondary degree compared with children with fewer resources, or whether shared life time with grandparents increases the probability of achieving the general secondary degree. We use high-quality Finnish Census Pane…
Resource Compensation from the Extended Family: Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles in Finland and the United States
The majority of studies on social and educational mobility neglect the role of the extended family. We argue that this misses important ways in which extended family members may help compensate disadvantage in children’s immediate family. Moreover, existing studies on extended family members have focused on grandparents, with only a couple of studies considering aunts and uncles. We examine the role of both grandparents’ and aunts and uncles’ res…
Parental education, class and income over early life course and children's achievement
Parental education, class and income over early life course and children's achievement
Resource Compensation from the Extended Family: Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles in Finland and the United States
The majority of studies on social and educational mobility neglect the role of the extended family. We argue that this misses important ways in which extended family members may help compensate disadvantage in children’s immediate family. Moreover, existing studies on extended family members have focused on grandparents, with only a couple of studies considering aunts and uncles. We examine the role of both grandparents’ and aunts and uncles’ res…
Socioeconomic Background and Gene-Environment Interplay in Social Stratification across the Early Life Course
To what extent are differences in education, occupational standing, and income attributable to genes, and do genetic influences differ by parents' socioeconomic standing? When in a children's life course does parents' socioeconomic standing matter for genetic influences, and for which of the outcomes, fixed at the different stages of the attainment process, do they matter most? We studied these research questions using Finnish register-based data…
The heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on siblings’ educational outcomes
The literature on the intergenerational effects of unemployment has shown that unemployment has short-term negative effects on children’s schooling ambitions, performance and high school dropout rates. The long-term effects on children’s educational outcomes, however, are mixed. One potentially important limitation of previous studies has been that they have ignored the heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on children’s education. We st…
Tying the Extended Family Knot-Grandparents' Influence on Educational Achievement
In present-day western societies grandparents and grandchildren have longer years of shared lifetime than ever before. We investigate whether children with more grandparent resources have a higher probability of achieving the general secondary degree compared with children with fewer resources, or whether shared life time with grandparents increases the probability of achieving the general secondary degree. We use high-quality Finnish Census Pane…
Children’s Perceived Economic Disadvantage and Social Relationships in School: Family Relationships as a Mediating Factor
We investigate how perceived economic disadvantage is associated with social relationships in school among children aged 9–14 years and the mediating effect of family relationships in the association. We measure economic disadvantage through both perceived financial concerns and the child’s estimate of the amount of money he or she has compared to friends. Social relationships are measured through the experience that teachers care and trust that …
Students’ Cultural and Economic Family Background and Duration of University Studies in Finland
Applying a Bourdieusian perspective, we investigate whether families' institutionalized cultural capital (parental education) and economic capital (family income) are associated with the duration of university studies in Finland.We use register data comprising 10,516 students enrolled in universities between 1999 and 2002 and Tobit modeling.The results do not entirely support our hypothesis Institutionalized cultural capital is not associated wit…
Family background and classroom belonging among adolescent students in Finland
We study whether a family’s economic situation and parental educational level are associated with classroom belonging among students in comprehensive secondary, upper secondary general and upper secondary vocational education in Finland. We also study whether there are educational-level differences in this possible association. We use survey data from the Finnish School Health Promotion study from 2017 (N = 114,528). We conduct random effect line…
Parental education, class and income over early life course and children's achievement
Resource Compensation from the Extended Family: Grandparents, Aunts, and Uncles in Finland and the United States
The majority of studies on social and educational mobility neglect the role of the extended family. We argue that this misses important ways in which extended family members may help compensate disadvantage in children’s immediate family. Moreover, existing studies on extended family members have focused on grandparents, with only a couple of studies considering aunts and uncles. We examine the role of both grandparents’ and aunts and uncles’ res…
The heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on siblings’ educational outcomes
The literature on the intergenerational effects of unemployment has shown that unemployment has short-term negative effects on children’s schooling ambitions, performance and high school dropout rates. The long-term effects on children’s educational outcomes, however, are mixed. One potentially important limitation of previous studies has been that they have ignored the heterogeneous effects of parental unemployment on children’s education. We st…
Tying the Extended Family Knot-Grandparents' Influence on Educational Achievement
In present-day western societies grandparents and grandchildren have longer years of shared lifetime than ever before. We investigate whether children with more grandparent resources have a higher probability of achieving the general secondary degree compared with children with fewer resources, or whether shared life time with grandparents increases the probability of achieving the general secondary degree. We use high-quality Finnish Census Pane…
Family background and classroom belonging among adolescent students in Finland
We study whether a family’s economic situation and parental educational level are associated with classroom belonging among students in comprehensive secondary, upper secondary general and upper secondary vocational education in Finland. We also study whether there are educational-level differences in this possible association. We use survey data from the Finnish School Health Promotion study from 2017 (N = 114,528). We conduct random effect line…
Socioeconomic Background and Gene-Environment Interplay in Social Stratification across the Early Life Course
To what extent are differences in education, occupational standing, and income attributable to genes, and do genetic influences differ by parents' socioeconomic standing? When in a children's life course does parents' socioeconomic standing matter for genetic influences, and for which of the outcomes, fixed at the different stages of the attainment process, do they matter most? We studied these research questions using Finnish register-based data…
Parental background and daughters’ and sons’ educational outcomes – application of the Trivers-Willard hypothesis
This study uses Trivers-Willard hypothesis to explain the differences in daughters’ and sons’ educational outcomes by parental background. According to the Trivers-Willard hypothesis (TWH), parental support and investments for sons and daughters display an asymmetrical relationship according to parental status because of the different reproductive advantage of the sexes. It predicts that high-status parents support sons more than daughters, and l…
The gender achievement gap in grades and standardised tests—what accounts for gender inequality
We studied the gender achievement gap in grades and standardised test scores in Finland, where the gender differences are largest among OECD countries. We compared the gender achievement gap in standardised test scores from PISA surveys and grades from high-quality school registers in literacy. Furthermore, we analysed how grades differ from standardised test scores by family background and students' SES composition of the schools. By using the B…
Children’s Perceived Economic Disadvantage and Social Relationships in School: Family Relationships as a Mediating Factor
We investigate how perceived economic disadvantage is associated with social relationships in school among children aged 9–14 years and the mediating effect of family relationships in the association. We measure economic disadvantage through both perceived financial concerns and the child’s estimate of the amount of money he or she has compared to friends. Social relationships are measured through the experience that teachers care and trust that …
Students’ Cultural and Economic Family Background and Duration of University Studies in Finland
Applying a Bourdieusian perspective, we investigate whether families' institutionalized cultural capital (parental education) and economic capital (family income) are associated with the duration of university studies in Finland.We use register data comprising 10,516 students enrolled in universities between 1999 and 2002 and Tobit modeling.The results do not entirely support our hypothesis Institutionalized cultural capital is not associated wit…
Inter-Cohort Differences in Income over the Life Course
Income trajectories have diverged across birth cohorts in many Western countries, indicating that changing structural conditions may have altered income development over time. However, it is not well understood how inter-cohort variations in social and economic factors—such as education, labor markets, and welfare transfers—have shaped opportunities and constraints, contributing to inter-cohort income differences. Using total-population registers…
The role of gender in gene by family SES interactions – A twin study across four European countries
Studies of gene-by-family socioeconomic status (GxSES) interactions in educational outcomes have yielded mixed findings. Building on a socio-contextual perspective, this study emphasizes that genetic influences are shaped not only by family environments but also by broader social forces, including gender and institutional context. Prior sociogenetic research, for example, suggests that early school tracking may suppress genetic influences. Using …
Psychology (10 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Intergenerational and Educational Inequality Studies (8 works) · Demography (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Sociology (7 works) · Economics (6 works) · Socioeconomic status (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Demographic economics (4 works)