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Maternal Affection Moderates the Associations Between Parenting Stress and Early Adolescents’ Externalizing and Internalizing Behavior
2019
The present study investigated the role of parenting stress in early adolescents’ externalizing and internalizing behavior and, particularly, the moderating effect of maternal affection on these associations. The data of 992 early adolescents ([Formula: see text]; 454 girls) and their mothers during the transition from primary school to lower secondary school were analyzed. The results showed that when maternal affection was low, parenting stress was not related to the changes in early adolescents’ externalizing or internalizing behavior. In contrast, when maternal affection was high, low parenting stress related to a decrease and high parenting stress to an increase in such behavior. The …
"Ku talvella ei paista aurinko ni pittää syyä salaattia ni siitä saa vitamiineja": 5. ja 9. luokkalaisten ruokatottumukset, ruokavalinnat ja tiedonlä…
2016
Koljonen, Eveliina. 2016. ”Ku talvella ei paista aurinko ni pittää syyä salaattia ni siitä saa vitamiineja”. 5. ja 9. luokkalaisten ruokatottumukset, ruokavalinnat ja tiedonlähteet. Kasvatustieteen ja terveystiedon pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Kasvatustieteiden laitos. Terveystieteiden laitos. 109 sivua. Tämä tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli kuvata yleisesti nuorten ruokatottumuksia sekä vertailla 5. ja 9. luokkalaisten sekä tyttöjen ja poikien välisiä eroja. Lisäksi tutkimus pyrki selvittämään, millaisia asioita nuoret kokevat merkityksellisiksi ruokavalinnoissaan, mitä lähteitä nuoret käyttävät etsiessään tietoa ravitsemuksesta sekä pitävätkö he käyttämiään lähteitä luotettavi…
Lukutaidon ja laskutaidon heikkoudet ja niiden päällekkäistyminen alakoulussa
2017
Ahtola, Emilia. 2017. Lukutaidon ja laskutaidon heikkoudet ja niiden päällekkäistyminen alakoulussa. Kasvatustieteen pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Opettajankoulutuslaitos. 53 sivua. Tässä tutkimuksessa tarkastelun kohteena olivat luku- ja laskutaidon heikkoudet ja niiden päällekkäistyminen alakoulun aikana luokilla 2, 3 ja 4. Tavoitteena oli selvittää, missä määrin 4. luokalla tunnistetut oppilaiden (n = 1873) lukemisen ja laskutaidon heikkoudet päällekkäistyivät ja missä määrin päällekkäistyvissä ja yksin esiintyvissä heikkouksissa ilmeni pysyvyyttä. Neljännen luokan luku- ja laskutaidon testitulosten perusteella muodostettiin seuraavat neljä alaryhmää: vähintään ikätasoinen …
Sokean ja vaikeasti heikkonäköisen lapsen koulunaloitusvalmiudet : taitojen ja tuen tarpeen arviointi
2017
Tässä laadullisessa tutkimuksessa on kehitetty menetelmä, jonka avulla sokeiden ja vaikeasti heikkonäköisten esiopetusikäisten lasten taitoja ja tuen tarpeita voidaan arvioida ja seurata. Menetelmän avulla voidaan siirtää tietoa lapsen siirtyessä esiopetuksesta kouluun. Menetelmässä huomioidaan sokean ja vaikeasti heikkonäköisen lapsen kehityksen erityispiirteet. Menetelmälle annettiin nimeksi SoLa kohderyhmän, sokeiden ja vaikeasti heikkonäköisten lasten mukaan. Menetelmän kehittämistä varten koottiin tietoa sokeiden ja vaikeasti heikkonäköisten lasten kehitystä koskevasta kirjallisuudesta, Suomessa käytössä olevista esiopetusikäisten lasten arviointimenetelmistä ja näkövammaisten lasten e…
Physical activity during pregnancy and early childhood from the perspective of gestational diabetes risk and children's body composition
2017
This study investigated the factors associated with self-reported leisure-time physical activity excluding household activities (LTPAexHH) among women at risk for gestational diabetes (GDM), change in self-reported LTPA including household activities (LTPAinHH) from pre-pregnancy to 7-year follow-up as well as the influence of risk for GDM on their children’s physical activity (PA) and body composition. The association between maternal and child PA, and associations of PA with body composition and physical fitness in preschoolers were also studied. A sample of 399 pregnant women at risk for GDM was examined in a cohort study, and 199 mother-child dyads were assessed in cross-sectional and l…
Response to computer-assisted intervention in children most at risk for mathematics difficulties
2015
Evidence of an association between poor early number skills and a high risk for later difficulties in mathematics manifests a need for both early identification of risk and effective prevention of difficulties. However, only a few theory-based assessment and progress monitoring tools, and intervention methods are avail able for this purpose in Finnish pre-primary education. This thesis aimed to examine to what extent a theory-based computer-assisted intervention method (GraphoGame Math, GGM) can support early number skills development in children (67-year-olds) most at risk for mathematics difficulties (MD; defined as performance below the 10th percentile). The specific aims were threefold…
The effects of motor skill and physical activity interventions on preschoolers' cognitive and academic skills: A systematic review
2022
The present systematic review aimed to investigate the methodological quality and the effects of fundamental motor skills and physical activity interventions on cognitive and academic skills in typically developing 3 to 7-year-old children. The review was conducted and reported in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) statement. A literature search was carried out in April 2020 using seven electronic databases. The methodological quality of the studies was assessed with the Effective Public Health Practice Project (EPHPP) Quality Assessment Tool. Cohen's d effect size calculations and post hoc power analyses were conducted for the in…
Associations between physical activity, motor skills, executive functions and early numeracy in preschoolers
2022
We investigated direct and indirect cross-sectional associations of physical activity, fundamental motor skills, executive functions, and early numeracy in preschoolers. The participants were 214 preschoolers aged three to five years. Time spent in moderate and vigorous physical activity was measured by hip-worn accelerometers and fundamental motor skills using the tasks assessing locomotor, object control, and stability skills. Inhibition/switching and working memory/updating, as components of executive functions, were assessed by computerized tests and a standardized test was used to assess early numeracy. Path analyses were used to examine direct and indirect associations between the con…
Development of accelerometer-based light to vigorous physical activity in fitness profiles of school-aged children.
2021
This study examined the developmental trajectories of light (LPA) and moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) in fitness profiles derived from motor competence, perceived motor competence, health-related fitness, and MVPA behaviour. Locomotor, stability, and object-control skills, muscular and cardiovascular fitness, and physical activity were assessed in 510 (girls 285, boys 225) Finnish school-aged children (Mage = 11.26 ± .33 years) over three years. Physical activity was measured using hip-mounted accelerometers. Fitness profiles were identified using latent profile analysis and the development of physical activity levels across four assessments was analysed with latent growth cur…
Parental Teaching of Reading and Spelling Across the Transition From Kindergarten to Grade 1
2021
We investigated the longitudinal links between parental teaching of reading and spelling and children’s word reading and spelling skills. Data of 244 Lithuanian parent–child dyads were analyzed, who were followed across three time points: end of kindergarten (T1; Mage = 6.88; 116 girls), beginning of Grade 1 (T2), and end of Grade 1 (T3). The children’s word reading and spelling skills were tested, and the parents answered questionnaires on the frequency with which they taught their children reading and spelling. Overall, the results showed that the parents were responsive to their children’s skill levels across the domains of reading and spelling and across time (i.e., the transition from …