Adolescents with poorly controlled type 1 diabetes : psychological flexibility is associated with the glycemic control, quality of life and depressiv…

2021

This study investigates the role of psychological flexibility in relation to glycaemic control (HbA1c) and quality of life among adolescents with poorly-controlled diabetes. Adolescents (n = 65, aged 12–16 years) completed the Children and Adolescents Mindfulness Measure (CAMM), the Diabetes Acceptance and Action Scale for Children and Adolescents (DAAS), the Depression Scale (RBDI), and the Health-Related Quality of Life Scale (KINDL-R). HbA1c values were collected from medical records. A higher level of psychological flexibility was associated with better glycaemic control, better quality of life, and lower levels of depressive and anxiety symptoms. Mediation analysis showed that diabetes…

Magis : maaginen seikkailu : tehtävävihko

2021

Magis : maaginen seikkailu : opettajan työkirja

2021

Magis-mobiilipelin tavoitteena on hyödyntää tarinallisen pelin maailmaa hyvinvointitaitojen tukemisessa. Pelin kehittämistyössä on keskitytty erityisesti huolehtimaan pelin soveltuvuudesta kouluympäristöön. Opas kuvaa tiiviissä muodossa Magis-pelin taustalla olevat keskeiset periaatteeta ja esittää valmiin suunnitelman pelin peluuttamiseen kokonaisen luokan kanssa. Pelin kehityksen parissa on työskennellyt monitieteellinen työryhmä koostuen psykollgian, mielenterveystyön, kasvatusalan ja pelinkehittämisen ammattilaisia. nonPeerReviewed

Changes in Mindfulness Facets and Psychological Flexibility Associated with Changes in Depressive Symptoms in a Brief Acceptance and Value Based Inte…

2018

To Help or Not to Help? Prosocial Behavior, Its Association With Well-Being, and Predictors of Prosocial Behavior During the Coronavirus Disease Pand…

2022

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic fundamentally disrupted humans’ social life and behavior. Public health measures may have inadvertently impacted how people care for each other. This study investigated prosocial behavior, its association well-being, and predictors of prosocial behavior during the first COVID-19 pandemic lockdown and sought to understand whether region-specific differences exist. Participants (N = 9,496) from eight regions clustering multiple countries around the world responded to a cross-sectional online-survey investigating the psychological consequences of the first upsurge of lockdowns in spring 2020. Prosocial behavior was reported to occur frequently. Multi…