Only-Child vs. Multi-Child Families Bingkun zhang Anxiety starts young Preschoolers are in a rapid phase of development. Their emotions fluctuate more than adults’, and stress or conflict can more easily trigger anxiety. Anxiety ranges from worry and unease to fear or even intense fear, sometimes accompanied by bodily tension like a racing heart or tummy ...
Kirsi Peltonen, Mariikka Whiteman Ilmastonmuutoksen vaikutukset näkyvät monin tavoin siellä, missä ihmiset elävät jo valmiiksi hauraissa olosuhteissa. Afrikassa yleistyvät kuivuudet ja sään ääri-ilmiöt uhkaavat ruoan riittävyyttä ja heikentävät samalla miljoonien pakolaisten ja siirtolaisten hyvinvointia. Nakivalen pakolaisasutus on Ugandan toiseksi suurin pakolaisleirialue. Siellä elää yli 216 000 ihmistä 79:ssä kylässä. Ihmiset ovat menettäneet kotinsa konflikteja paetessaan ja ...
Sanni Aalto Finland is often celebrated for having one of the best education systems in the world. But behind the headlines, not every child is benefiting equally. Studies show that children from immigrant and refugee backgrounds face an achievement gap compared to their native peers (Dunlavy et al., 2020). According to the latest PISA 2022 results, ...
Jessica Nisén The Nordic countries tend to be seen as forerunners in promoting gender equality, which has been facilitated by the provision of comprehensive family policies in these countries. Such policies include job-protected and income-compensated family leave, universal access to affordable and publicly subsidised childcare to enable mothers and fathers to return to full-time work ...
Heta Pöyliö & Patricia McMullin Formal adult education can advance gender equality by boosting female employment and addressing women’s labor market disadvantages. Policies supporting adult education and work-family balance can help mothers overcome barriers to pursuing their learning goals. In order for the Finnish economy to maintain a sustainable labour force, the opportunities to adapt ...
Prakash Khanal Parental mental health is crucial in shaping children’s emotional well-being and resilience. Understanding this association is vital for fostering healthy environments where children can thrive despite various challenges. Prior research consistently demonstrates that the mental health of parents significantly impacts their children’s mental health (van Dijk et al., 2021; Dachew et al., 2023; ...
Essi-Lotta Tenhunen Transferring a victim of school bullying to a new school is often a debated practice in public discourse, raising questions such as, “Why should the victim have to switch schools?” and “Shouldn’t the bully be required to change schools?” Although these are reasonable questions, the simple answer is that, in most cases, the ...
Sarah Malamut INVEST blog 14/2020 Peer victimization – being targeted with aggression by one’s peers – is a serious problem for children and adolescents. In particular, peer victimization is related to social, behavioral, and emotional difficulties (e.g., Card & Hodges, 2008). This is why it is important to have a comprehensive understanding of which youth ...
Sanna Herkama & Juuso RepoTranslation Anna Murgo INVEST Blog 7/2020 INVEST Psychology and KiVa Programme research team at the University of Turku offered Finnish KiVa schools an extraordinary corona survey to be filled in 4-13 May 2020. The survey was available for all grades of comprehensive school (grades 1-9 meaning 7-16 years of age) and ...
Jessica Trach INVEST Blog 3/2020 It is important for children to feel safe at school so that they can learn the essential academic and social skills needed to become healthy and productive members of society. Several decades of research on school bullying has shown that experiencing peer victimization during childhood adversely impacts children’s current well-being, ...
