Hanna Vehmas
Biographic Data
| ID | 4151518 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Hanna Vehmas |
| GIVEN NAMES | Hanna |
| FAMILY NAME | Vehmas |
| SIGNATURE | VEHMAS H |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Jyväskylä |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3694-3011 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 8 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2015 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity programmes
Workplace health enhancing physical activity (HEPA) programmes are associated with physical activity promotion and reduction of sedentary time among employees. Whilst the workplace is often considered an appropriate setting for such programmes, however, ethical and implementation challenges remain. Furthermore, debate still exists concerning programme rationale, efficacy, effectiveness, and impact. In 2024, 24 researchers from twelve countries co…
Management of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability
Does local leadership promote the acquisition and utilisation of sport-related knowledge? Attitudes of Finnish municipality politicians and administrators in sports decision-making
In their decision-making, municipalities increasingly face the challenge of creating value through the transfer of knowledge resources. While local decision-makers are responsible for sport-related decision-making, a much-debated question is whether sport-related knowledge is acquired and utilised throughout the decision-making hierarchy. Building on Max Weber’s bureaucratic notions of rational-legal authority and other research, it is hypothesis…
Sociodemographic Correlates of Parental Co-Participation in Digital Media Use and Physical Play of Preschool-Age Children
Young children's digital media use and physical activity have gained attention in recent research. Parental co-participation has a major impact on children's health consequences. This study addressed a gap in the research by investigating daily parental co-participation in children's digital media use and physical play, using the family ecological model theoretical framework. The participants in this nationally representative cross-sectional stud…
Social integration of Ethiopian and Eritrean women in Switzerland through informal sport settings
This study investigated the role of informal sport settings (i.e. self-organised and non-voluntary sports clubs) in the social integration of Ethiopian and Eritrean women into Swiss society. Social integration seen as a multidimensional, interdependent process between the interaction of social bond, bridge and links; and two-way interaction between the migrant and local community. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus group di…
The Private Sport Sector in Europe
Glocal’ processes in peripheral football countries
The aim of this article is to increase the understanding of the global and local contexts in football by finding out what social, cultural and economic dimensions seem to characterize ‘periphery’ football. This study applies figurational sociological perspective, which is applicable to the research on globalization processes and sport. The sources utilized are publications on the history and sociology of football as well as interviews with footba…
Social integration of Ethiopian and Eritrean women in Switzerland through informal sport settings
This study investigated the role of informal sport settings (i.e. self-organised and non-voluntary sports clubs) in the social integration of Ethiopian and Eritrean women into Swiss society. Social integration seen as a multidimensional, interdependent process between the interaction of social bond, bridge and links; and two-way interaction between the migrant and local community. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus group di…
Glocal’ processes in peripheral football countries
The aim of this article is to increase the understanding of the global and local contexts in football by finding out what social, cultural and economic dimensions seem to characterize ‘periphery’ football. This study applies figurational sociological perspective, which is applicable to the research on globalization processes and sport. The sources utilized are publications on the history and sociology of football as well as interviews with footba…
Glocal’ processes in peripheral football countries
The aim of this article is to increase the understanding of the global and local contexts in football by finding out what social, cultural and economic dimensions seem to characterize ‘periphery’ football. This study applies figurational sociological perspective, which is applicable to the research on globalization processes and sport. The sources utilized are publications on the history and sociology of football as well as interviews with footba…
The Private Sport Sector in Europe
Sociodemographic Correlates of Parental Co-Participation in Digital Media Use and Physical Play of Preschool-Age Children
Young children's digital media use and physical activity have gained attention in recent research. Parental co-participation has a major impact on children's health consequences. This study addressed a gap in the research by investigating daily parental co-participation in children's digital media use and physical play, using the family ecological model theoretical framework. The participants in this nationally representative cross-sectional stud…
Social integration of Ethiopian and Eritrean women in Switzerland through informal sport settings
This study investigated the role of informal sport settings (i.e. self-organised and non-voluntary sports clubs) in the social integration of Ethiopian and Eritrean women into Swiss society. Social integration seen as a multidimensional, interdependent process between the interaction of social bond, bridge and links; and two-way interaction between the migrant and local community. Thematic analysis of semi-structured interviews and focus group di…
Management of Sport Organizations at the Crossroad of Responsibility and Sustainability
Does local leadership promote the acquisition and utilisation of sport-related knowledge? Attitudes of Finnish municipality politicians and administrators in sports decision-making
In their decision-making, municipalities increasingly face the challenge of creating value through the transfer of knowledge resources. While local decision-makers are responsible for sport-related decision-making, a much-debated question is whether sport-related knowledge is acquired and utilised throughout the decision-making hierarchy. Building on Max Weber’s bureaucratic notions of rational-legal authority and other research, it is hypothesis…
Copenhagen consensus statements on workplace health enhancing physical activity programmes
Workplace health enhancing physical activity (HEPA) programmes are associated with physical activity promotion and reduction of sedentary time among employees. Whilst the workplace is often considered an appropriate setting for such programmes, however, ethical and implementation challenges remain. Furthermore, debate still exists concerning programme rationale, efficacy, effectiveness, and impact. In 2024, 24 researchers from twelve countries co…
Political science (7 works) · Sport and Mega-Event Impacts (5 works) · Business (4 works) · Public relations (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Sports, Gender, and Society (3 works) · Law (2 works) · Medicine (2 works) · Physical activity (2 works) · Physical Education and Pedagogy (2 works)