Anna Reetta Rönkä
Biographic Data
| ID | 6162285 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Anna Reetta Rönkä |
| GIVEN NAMES | Anna Reetta |
| FAMILY NAME | Rönkä |
| SIGNATURE | RÖNKÄ A R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Oulu |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3261-6788 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 9 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Strengthening networks in Arctic health research and education through mentorship and collaboration
held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 26-28 May 2024. The meeting brought together 31 participants from across the Arctic, including Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, students, and health professionals. The aim was to enhance collaboration among circumpolar health networks and to develop a mentorship program supporting young scholars. Sessions included mapping exercises, regional health updates, and discussions on ethics, education, collabor…
Intersectional Gender Equality Challenges – A Review of Gender Equality Research Conducted in Fennoscandian Arctic Academia
Context-specific GE knowledge is essential for epistemic contribution, nuanced understanding, and practical GE work in the Arctic HEIs. However, there is a shortage of research regarding gender equality (GE) in these institutions. We explored GE in HEI, and conducted a review on the Scopus database focusing on GE research done in the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The aim is to explore the produced GE research in an HEI context c…
Tracing a Hundred Years of Secrets” Finnish Adoptees’ Search for Birth Families Through DNA Testing
From Birth to Death, From Beginning to End”
Research participants are vital for the success of a birth cohort study. Despite their scientific importance and large participant numbers, research on participant experience in birth cohort studies is scarce. This study explores participant experience, its different dimensions and meaning of the experience for the participants’ lives. The data comes from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. In total, 49 semi-structured interviews were conduct…
Associations between cohort study participation and self-reported health and well-being
AIM: The aim of this study was to explore whether active participation in a longitudinal birth cohort study is associated with study participants' health behaviour and well-being. METHODS: The subjects of this study were part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. The follow-up data were collected through clinical examinations and questionnaires when the cohort members were 1, 14, 31 and 46 years old. In this study, cohort participation activ…
Associations between school liking, loneliness and social relations among adolescents
School is an important social environment, but it can also be a devastating place for those who experience loneliness, are bullied or have problematic social relations. These negative experiences might be associated with school dislike, which in turn can negatively affect pupil’s motivation, academic success and overall well-being. This study examined the associations between school liking with self-reports of experiences of loneliness and social…
Experience of loneliness among adolescent girls and boys
When an individual's socio-emotional needs are not being adequately met, the subjective and negative feeling of loneliness occurs. Study assessed the experiences of loneliness of 16-year-olds in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n=7014). Most (70.4%) adolescents reported not feeling lonely, 26.4% reported feeling somewhat and 3.2% reported feeling very lonely. Girls reported more loneliness than boys. Multinomial logistic regression was emp…
Neoliberalisations in Finnish forestry
Neoliberalisations in Finnish forestry
Experience of loneliness among adolescent girls and boys
When an individual's socio-emotional needs are not being adequately met, the subjective and negative feeling of loneliness occurs. Study assessed the experiences of loneliness of 16-year-olds in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n=7014). Most (70.4%) adolescents reported not feeling lonely, 26.4% reported feeling somewhat and 3.2% reported feeling very lonely. Girls reported more loneliness than boys. Multinomial logistic regression was emp…
Tracing a Hundred Years of Secrets” Finnish Adoptees’ Search for Birth Families Through DNA Testing
Associations between cohort study participation and self-reported health and well-being
AIM: The aim of this study was to explore whether active participation in a longitudinal birth cohort study is associated with study participants' health behaviour and well-being. METHODS: The subjects of this study were part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. The follow-up data were collected through clinical examinations and questionnaires when the cohort members were 1, 14, 31 and 46 years old. In this study, cohort participation activ…
Neoliberalisations in Finnish forestry
Experience of loneliness among adolescent girls and boys
When an individual's socio-emotional needs are not being adequately met, the subjective and negative feeling of loneliness occurs. Study assessed the experiences of loneliness of 16-year-olds in the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1986 (n=7014). Most (70.4%) adolescents reported not feeling lonely, 26.4% reported feeling somewhat and 3.2% reported feeling very lonely. Girls reported more loneliness than boys. Multinomial logistic regression was emp…
Associations between school liking, loneliness and social relations among adolescents
School is an important social environment, but it can also be a devastating place for those who experience loneliness, are bullied or have problematic social relations. These negative experiences might be associated with school dislike, which in turn can negatively affect pupil’s motivation, academic success and overall well-being. This study examined the associations between school liking with self-reports of experiences of loneliness and social…
From Birth to Death, From Beginning to End”
Research participants are vital for the success of a birth cohort study. Despite their scientific importance and large participant numbers, research on participant experience in birth cohort studies is scarce. This study explores participant experience, its different dimensions and meaning of the experience for the participants’ lives. The data comes from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. In total, 49 semi-structured interviews were conduct…
Associations between cohort study participation and self-reported health and well-being
AIM: The aim of this study was to explore whether active participation in a longitudinal birth cohort study is associated with study participants' health behaviour and well-being. METHODS: The subjects of this study were part of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966. The follow-up data were collected through clinical examinations and questionnaires when the cohort members were 1, 14, 31 and 46 years old. In this study, cohort participation activ…
Intersectional Gender Equality Challenges – A Review of Gender Equality Research Conducted in Fennoscandian Arctic Academia
Context-specific GE knowledge is essential for epistemic contribution, nuanced understanding, and practical GE work in the Arctic HEIs. However, there is a shortage of research regarding gender equality (GE) in these institutions. We explored GE in HEI, and conducted a review on the Scopus database focusing on GE research done in the Nordic countries of Norway, Sweden and Finland. The aim is to explore the produced GE research in an HEI context c…
Tracing a Hundred Years of Secrets” Finnish Adoptees’ Search for Birth Families Through DNA Testing
Strengthening networks in Arctic health research and education through mentorship and collaboration
held in Copenhagen, Denmark, from 26-28 May 2024. The meeting brought together 31 participants from across the Arctic, including Indigenous and non-Indigenous researchers, students, and health professionals. The aim was to enhance collaboration among circumpolar health networks and to develop a mentorship program supporting young scholars. Sessions included mapping exercises, regional health updates, and discussions on ethics, education, collabor…
Developmental psychology (4 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Health disparities and outcomes (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Cohort (2 works) · Feeling (2 works) · Loneliness (2 works) · Longitudinal study (2 works) · Political science (2 works)