Tomi Lintonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 6159998 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Tomi Lintonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Tomi |
| FAMILY NAME | Lintonen |
| SIGNATURE | LINTONEN T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3455-2439 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 16 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Towards more reliable gambling cost estimates, a population-based study with register-linkage
Methods commonly used in gambling cost studies yield higher estimates of gambling costs when arbitrary causality adjustment methods are used. Bayes theorem allows leveraging data on temporal patterns of gambling problems to estimate the plausible proportion where gambling is the precipitating factor for the experienced harm, rather than the other way around. Additionally, costs could be presented as Int$ per adult using the PPP exchange rate to f…
Methodologies and estimates of social costs of gambling
The definition and measurement of social costs has been debated in gambling literature. Predominant framings of gambling have depicted it as a leisure activity without significant costs other than those caused directly by problem gambling. This view has been recently challenged with a public health perspective, adopting a wider definition of social costs that span beyond issues related to treatment and crime. Definitional debates have resulted in…
The importance of co-produced, multi-method, independent scientific evidence in times of alternative truths and global policy debates
Drinking in the home
Who buys non-alcoholic beer in Finland? Sociodemographic characteristics and associations with regular beer purchases
Educated and affluent consumers have been the forerunners of non-alcoholic beer consumption in Finland. In order to promote the substitution of regular beer with non-alcoholic beer the shift towards lower-strength beverages should be facilitated across social strata
The relevance of macroeconomic conditions on concurrent and subsequent alcohol use – results from two Northern Swedish cohorts
Background: The aim of this study is to examine the relevance of macroeconomic conditions (boom vs. recession) and own labor market status on alcohol use in youth and midlife.Method: Two Northern Swedish cohorts, born in either 1965 (boom at age 21 years) or 1973 (recession at age 21 years), included all pupils attending the last grade of compulsory school in Luleå, in 1981 (n = 990) or 1989 (n = 686), respectively. Questionnaires were completed …
Alcohol expenditure in grocery stores and their associations with tobacco and food expenditures
Alcohol consumption is a significant cause of disease, death and social harm, and it clusters with smoking tobacco and an unhealthy diet. Using automatically registered retail data for research purposes is a novel approach, which is not subject to underreporting bias. Based on loyalty card data (LoCard) obtained by a major Finnish retailer holding a market share of 47%, we examined alcohol expenditure and their associations with food and tobacco …
Social relationships in adolescence and heavy episodic drinking from youth to midlife in Finland and Sweden — examining the role of individual, contextual and temporal factors
Micro and to a lesser extent macro level contexts are associated with heavy episodic drinking well into adulthood. The most relevant processes in the adolescent microsystem occur in family and peer settings. However, long-lasting protective or risk-raising effects between different settings and later HED were not found. Promoting good relationships across different contexts during adolescence may reduce the incidence of HED in adulthood
The gender gap in teenagers’ incomes. A 30-year trend in Finland 1983–2013
In this article, we examine the gender differences in disposable incomes of teenagers during a 30-year period 1983–2013, using large nationally representative survey data. Since the gender pay gap in working life has been rather persistent in Finland and the EU, it was necessary to see whether the gap persists in teenagers’ incomes as well. Although teenagers do not receive much income from work, they adapt to the structures of society during the…
Toward a typology of drinking occasions
Drinking occasions are important determinants of the quantity and effects of alcohol consumption. We examine the Finnish drinking culture by identifying a typology of typical autumn week's drinking occasions and by determining the central characteristics of drinking occasions that differentiate one occasion from another. The data come from the 2008 Finnish Drinking Habits Survey (n = 2725, response rate 73.6%) on a general population sample aged …
Seasonality in School Well-being
Mortality and causes of death among drugged drivers
BACKGROUND: Studying drugged drivers gives complementary information about mortality of drug users, which mainly has been studied among opioid abusers. The aim of this study was to analyse mortality rates and causes of death among drivers under the influence of drugs (DUID) in Finland and compare them with the general Finnish population during 1993-2006. METHODS: Register data from 5832 DUID suspects apprehended by the police were studied, with a…
Sexual behavior and drinking style among teenagers
In this large-scale study, we examined the relationship between an adolescent's sexual behavior and drinking style. Three aspects of sexual risk-taking were included: early activity, unprotected sexual intercourse and having sex with multiple partners. A distinction was made between different drinking styles, i.e. alcohol drinking and drunkenness-related drinking. Cross-sectional school survey data from the School Health Promotion Study was colle…
Theory-based survey analysis of well-being in secondary schools in Finland
Frameworks concerning school health and well-being, like the Health Promoting School and the Coordinated School Health Programme, have been available for some time. However, the indicators of well-being studies and the comprehensive frameworks have not met. The main aim of the present study was to test the use of the theoretically based School Well-being Profile to clarify the aspects of well-being in schools and to test if the Profile could be u…
Internet addiction? Potentially problematic use of the Internet in a population of 12–18 year-old adolescents
On-line surveys indicate harmful excessive use of the Internet resulting in psychosocial problems (Internet addiction). Population studies are scarce, particularly on adolescents who are a vulnerable group in the middle of their personality development.The prevalence of features suggesting harmful use of the Internet is studied in a representative sample of 12–18 year-old Finns (N = 7292) in a postal survey in 2001. Criteria were tailored analogo…
Adolescent Alcohol Beverage Type Choices Reflect Their Substance Use Patterns and Attitudes
The gender gap in teenagers’ incomes. A 30-year trend in Finland 1983–2013
In this article, we examine the gender differences in disposable incomes of teenagers during a 30-year period 1983–2013, using large nationally representative survey data. Since the gender pay gap in working life has been rather persistent in Finland and the EU, it was necessary to see whether the gap persists in teenagers’ incomes as well. Although teenagers do not receive much income from work, they adapt to the structures of society during the…
Seasonality in School Well-being
Mortality and causes of death among drugged drivers
BACKGROUND: Studying drugged drivers gives complementary information about mortality of drug users, which mainly has been studied among opioid abusers. The aim of this study was to analyse mortality rates and causes of death among drivers under the influence of drugs (DUID) in Finland and compare them with the general Finnish population during 1993-2006. METHODS: Register data from 5832 DUID suspects apprehended by the police were studied, with a…
Adolescent Alcohol Beverage Type Choices Reflect Their Substance Use Patterns and Attitudes
Internet addiction? Potentially problematic use of the Internet in a population of 12–18 year-old adolescents
On-line surveys indicate harmful excessive use of the Internet resulting in psychosocial problems (Internet addiction). Population studies are scarce, particularly on adolescents who are a vulnerable group in the middle of their personality development.The prevalence of features suggesting harmful use of the Internet is studied in a representative sample of 12–18 year-old Finns (N = 7292) in a postal survey in 2001. Criteria were tailored analogo…
Theory-based survey analysis of well-being in secondary schools in Finland
Frameworks concerning school health and well-being, like the Health Promoting School and the Coordinated School Health Programme, have been available for some time. However, the indicators of well-being studies and the comprehensive frameworks have not met. The main aim of the present study was to test the use of the theoretically based School Well-being Profile to clarify the aspects of well-being in schools and to test if the Profile could be u…
Sexual behavior and drinking style among teenagers
In this large-scale study, we examined the relationship between an adolescent's sexual behavior and drinking style. Three aspects of sexual risk-taking were included: early activity, unprotected sexual intercourse and having sex with multiple partners. A distinction was made between different drinking styles, i.e. alcohol drinking and drunkenness-related drinking. Cross-sectional school survey data from the School Health Promotion Study was colle…
Mortality and causes of death among drugged drivers
BACKGROUND: Studying drugged drivers gives complementary information about mortality of drug users, which mainly has been studied among opioid abusers. The aim of this study was to analyse mortality rates and causes of death among drivers under the influence of drugs (DUID) in Finland and compare them with the general Finnish population during 1993-2006. METHODS: Register data from 5832 DUID suspects apprehended by the police were studied, with a…
Toward a typology of drinking occasions
Drinking occasions are important determinants of the quantity and effects of alcohol consumption. We examine the Finnish drinking culture by identifying a typology of typical autumn week's drinking occasions and by determining the central characteristics of drinking occasions that differentiate one occasion from another. The data come from the 2008 Finnish Drinking Habits Survey (n = 2725, response rate 73.6%) on a general population sample aged …
Seasonality in School Well-being
The gender gap in teenagers’ incomes. A 30-year trend in Finland 1983–2013
In this article, we examine the gender differences in disposable incomes of teenagers during a 30-year period 1983–2013, using large nationally representative survey data. Since the gender pay gap in working life has been rather persistent in Finland and the EU, it was necessary to see whether the gap persists in teenagers’ incomes as well. Although teenagers do not receive much income from work, they adapt to the structures of society during the…
Social relationships in adolescence and heavy episodic drinking from youth to midlife in Finland and Sweden — examining the role of individual, contextual and temporal factors
Micro and to a lesser extent macro level contexts are associated with heavy episodic drinking well into adulthood. The most relevant processes in the adolescent microsystem occur in family and peer settings. However, long-lasting protective or risk-raising effects between different settings and later HED were not found. Promoting good relationships across different contexts during adolescence may reduce the incidence of HED in adulthood
Alcohol expenditure in grocery stores and their associations with tobacco and food expenditures
Alcohol consumption is a significant cause of disease, death and social harm, and it clusters with smoking tobacco and an unhealthy diet. Using automatically registered retail data for research purposes is a novel approach, which is not subject to underreporting bias. Based on loyalty card data (LoCard) obtained by a major Finnish retailer holding a market share of 47%, we examined alcohol expenditure and their associations with food and tobacco …
The relevance of macroeconomic conditions on concurrent and subsequent alcohol use – results from two Northern Swedish cohorts
Background: The aim of this study is to examine the relevance of macroeconomic conditions (boom vs. recession) and own labor market status on alcohol use in youth and midlife.Method: Two Northern Swedish cohorts, born in either 1965 (boom at age 21 years) or 1973 (recession at age 21 years), included all pupils attending the last grade of compulsory school in Luleå, in 1981 (n = 990) or 1989 (n = 686), respectively. Questionnaires were completed …
Drinking in the home
Who buys non-alcoholic beer in Finland? Sociodemographic characteristics and associations with regular beer purchases
Educated and affluent consumers have been the forerunners of non-alcoholic beer consumption in Finland. In order to promote the substitution of regular beer with non-alcoholic beer the shift towards lower-strength beverages should be facilitated across social strata
The importance of co-produced, multi-method, independent scientific evidence in times of alternative truths and global policy debates
Towards more reliable gambling cost estimates, a population-based study with register-linkage
Methods commonly used in gambling cost studies yield higher estimates of gambling costs when arbitrary causality adjustment methods are used. Bayes theorem allows leveraging data on temporal patterns of gambling problems to estimate the plausible proportion where gambling is the precipitating factor for the experienced harm, rather than the other way around. Additionally, costs could be presented as Int$ per adult using the PPP exchange rate to f…
Methodologies and estimates of social costs of gambling
The definition and measurement of social costs has been debated in gambling literature. Predominant framings of gambling have depicted it as a leisure activity without significant costs other than those caused directly by problem gambling. This view has been recently challenged with a public health perspective, adopting a wider definition of social costs that span beyond issues related to treatment and crime. Definitional debates have resulted in…
Medicine (12 works) · Psychology (11 works) · Environmental health (10 works) · Demography (7 works) · Population (7 works) · Public health (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works) · Alcohol Consumption and Health Effects (4 works)