Laura Kestilä
Biographic Data
| ID | 4226751 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Laura Kestilä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Laura |
| FAMILY NAME | Kestilä |
| SIGNATURE | KESTILÄ L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 10 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 6 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Parental social disadvantage as a determinant of welfare reliance among young adults before and after the Great Recession
We investigate the association between parental social disadvantage and later welfare reliance among their children during entry to adulthood. We ask whether this association changed after the onset of the Great Recession. We use Finnish register-based data, studying young adults aged 18–22 in the years 2003–2012. Parental disadvantage is measured as low education, low income, unemployment and social assistance receipt when the children were at t…
Accumulated Disadvantage over the Lower Secondary School Years in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland
Accumulated disadvantage (AD) is conceptualised here as an agglomeration of unfavourable or prejudicial conditions which in adolescence may compromise the progress to further education or future life chances. There are several theories on AD, suggesting, e.g., (1) an increase of AD by age and (2) trajectories (previous disadvantage predicts later disadvantage). Social pathways theory suggests that (3) a third factor (e.g., socioeconomic position,…
Parental education and adolescent health problems due to violence, self-harm and substance use: What is the role of parental health problems
BACKGROUND: Adolescent health problems are more prevalent in families with low socioeconomic position, but few studies have assessed the role of parental health in this association. This study examines the extent to which parental health problems, particularly those related to high-risk health behaviour, might explain the association between parental education and adolescent health problems due to violence, self-harm and substance use. METHODS: W…
Who Needs the Sociology of Health and Illness? A New Agenda for Responsive and Interdisciplinary Sociology of Health and Medicine
Health and medicine are key areas of sociological specialization, but in the face of rapid global challenges, they are changing. The need for change is becoming more and more urgent and the relevance of some of the traditional approaches, frameworks and theoretical perspectives should be evaluated. The aim of this article is to reflect on this issue and to explore what could be done in response to scientific and societal developments. We argue th…
The contribution of childhood circumstances, current circumstances and health behaviour to educational health differences in early adulthood
To develop means for avoiding undesirable trajectories along which poor health and health differences develop, it is necessary to understand the pathways to health inequalities and know how to improve the living conditions of families with children
Employee, Partner, and Mother: Woman's Three Roles and Their Implications for Health
A large number of Western women today occupy the roles of an employee, a partner, and a mother. The three life spheres may spell contradictory expectations, demands, and rewards. The aim of this article is to examine self-rated health (SRH) and psychological distress of Finnish women aged 30 to 49 years. In addition to the number of roles the respondent occupies, the quality and the characteristics of each role are analyzed. The employee role is …
Employee, Partner, and Mother: Woman's Three Roles and Their Implications for Health
A large number of Western women today occupy the roles of an employee, a partner, and a mother. The three life spheres may spell contradictory expectations, demands, and rewards. The aim of this article is to examine self-rated health (SRH) and psychological distress of Finnish women aged 30 to 49 years. In addition to the number of roles the respondent occupies, the quality and the characteristics of each role are analyzed. The employee role is …
Parental education and adolescent health problems due to violence, self-harm and substance use: What is the role of parental health problems
BACKGROUND: Adolescent health problems are more prevalent in families with low socioeconomic position, but few studies have assessed the role of parental health in this association. This study examines the extent to which parental health problems, particularly those related to high-risk health behaviour, might explain the association between parental education and adolescent health problems due to violence, self-harm and substance use. METHODS: W…
Who Needs the Sociology of Health and Illness? A New Agenda for Responsive and Interdisciplinary Sociology of Health and Medicine
Health and medicine are key areas of sociological specialization, but in the face of rapid global challenges, they are changing. The need for change is becoming more and more urgent and the relevance of some of the traditional approaches, frameworks and theoretical perspectives should be evaluated. The aim of this article is to reflect on this issue and to explore what could be done in response to scientific and societal developments. We argue th…
The contribution of childhood circumstances, current circumstances and health behaviour to educational health differences in early adulthood
To develop means for avoiding undesirable trajectories along which poor health and health differences develop, it is necessary to understand the pathways to health inequalities and know how to improve the living conditions of families with children
Employee, Partner, and Mother: Woman's Three Roles and Their Implications for Health
A large number of Western women today occupy the roles of an employee, a partner, and a mother. The three life spheres may spell contradictory expectations, demands, and rewards. The aim of this article is to examine self-rated health (SRH) and psychological distress of Finnish women aged 30 to 49 years. In addition to the number of roles the respondent occupies, the quality and the characteristics of each role are analyzed. The employee role is …
Who Needs the Sociology of Health and Illness? A New Agenda for Responsive and Interdisciplinary Sociology of Health and Medicine
Health and medicine are key areas of sociological specialization, but in the face of rapid global challenges, they are changing. The need for change is becoming more and more urgent and the relevance of some of the traditional approaches, frameworks and theoretical perspectives should be evaluated. The aim of this article is to reflect on this issue and to explore what could be done in response to scientific and societal developments. We argue th…
Parental education and adolescent health problems due to violence, self-harm and substance use: What is the role of parental health problems
BACKGROUND: Adolescent health problems are more prevalent in families with low socioeconomic position, but few studies have assessed the role of parental health in this association. This study examines the extent to which parental health problems, particularly those related to high-risk health behaviour, might explain the association between parental education and adolescent health problems due to violence, self-harm and substance use. METHODS: W…
Accumulated Disadvantage over the Lower Secondary School Years in Helsinki Metropolitan Area, Finland
Accumulated disadvantage (AD) is conceptualised here as an agglomeration of unfavourable or prejudicial conditions which in adolescence may compromise the progress to further education or future life chances. There are several theories on AD, suggesting, e.g., (1) an increase of AD by age and (2) trajectories (previous disadvantage predicts later disadvantage). Social pathways theory suggests that (3) a third factor (e.g., socioeconomic position,…
Parental social disadvantage as a determinant of welfare reliance among young adults before and after the Great Recession
We investigate the association between parental social disadvantage and later welfare reliance among their children during entry to adulthood. We ask whether this association changed after the onset of the Great Recession. We use Finnish register-based data, studying young adults aged 18–22 in the years 2003–2012. Parental disadvantage is measured as low education, low income, unemployment and social assistance receipt when the children were at t…
Health disparities and outcomes (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Developmental psychology (2 works) · Disadvantage (2 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Economics (2 works)