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View article: Unemployment during life can lead to metabolic syndrome in adult age. A 40-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort
Unemployment during life can lead to metabolic syndrome in adult age. A 40-year follow-up of the Northern Swedish Cohort Open
Little is known about the physiological outcomes of unemployment during life. The aim of this study is to analyse if exposure to unemployment during different age periods can lead to metabolic syndrome (MetS) in middle-aged men and women. …
View article: How do labour market conditions explain the development of mental health over the life-course? A conceptual integration of the ecological model with life-course epidemiology in an integrative review of results from the Northern Swedish Cohort
How do labour market conditions explain the development of mental health over the life-course? A conceptual integration of the ecological model with life-course epidemiology in an integrative review of results from the Northern Swedish Cohort Open
Background The aim of this study was to contribute to the theoretical development within the field of labour market effects on mental health during life by integrating Bronfenbrenner’s ecological model with mainly earlier theoretical work …
View article: Active labour market policies in emerging adulthood may act as a protective factor against future depressiveness: an analysis of the long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in the Northern Swedish Cohort
Active labour market policies in emerging adulthood may act as a protective factor against future depressiveness: an analysis of the long-term trajectories of depressive symptoms in the Northern Swedish Cohort Open
Introduction Drawing upon the framework of life course epidemiology, this study aligns with research on the mental health consequences of significant social transitions during early adulthood. The focus is on the variation in initial labou…
View article: Psychosocial conditions during school-age as determinants of long-term labour market attachment: a study of the Northern Swedish Cohort from the 1980s to the 2020s
Psychosocial conditions during school-age as determinants of long-term labour market attachment: a study of the Northern Swedish Cohort from the 1980s to the 2020s Open
View article: Why does youth unemployment lead to scarring of depressive symptoms in adulthood? The importance of early adulthood drinking
Why does youth unemployment lead to scarring of depressive symptoms in adulthood? The importance of early adulthood drinking Open
Aim: The aim of the paper is to analyse if alcohol consumption could explain the scarring effect of youth unemployment on later depressive symptoms. Methods: The analyses are based on the 24-year follow-up of school leavers in a municipali…
View article: Risk factors in adolescence as predictors of trajectories of somatic symptoms over 27 years
Risk factors in adolescence as predictors of trajectories of somatic symptoms over 27 years Open
Background Somatic symptoms among adolescents are common, yet little is known about long-term trajectories of somatic symptoms and the factors in adolescence that shape them. We examined individual, family and school-based factors at age 1…
View article: Educational level and the use of mental health services, psychotropic medication and psychotherapy among adults with a history of physician diagnosed mental disorders
Educational level and the use of mental health services, psychotropic medication and psychotherapy among adults with a history of physician diagnosed mental disorders Open
Background: The prevalence of mental disorders is increased among people of low socioeconomic status or educational level, but it remains unclear whether their access to treatment matches their increased need. Aims: Our objective was to ex…
View article: Impact of Conservation Policies on Households’ Deforestation Decisions in Protected and Open-Access Forests: Cases of Moribane Forest Reserve and Serra Chôa, Mozambique
Impact of Conservation Policies on Households’ Deforestation Decisions in Protected and Open-Access Forests: Cases of Moribane Forest Reserve and Serra Chôa, Mozambique Open
Tropical deforestation is considered a global priority due to its environmental, social, and economic impacts at international, national, and household levels. Conservation policies constitute one of the pathways to reverse this scenario. …
View article: Effects of rehabilitative psychotherapy on labour market success: Evaluation of a nationwide programme
Effects of rehabilitative psychotherapy on labour market success: Evaluation of a nationwide programme Open
Aims: Psychotherapy is a widely used treatment for mental disorders, but whether it also improves employment and other labour market outcomes remains inconclusive. This study examined the effectiveness of a nationwide subsidized psychother…
View article: Multiple adverse childhood experiences and asthma onset in adulthood: Role of adulthood risk factors as mediators
Multiple adverse childhood experiences and asthma onset in adulthood: Role of adulthood risk factors as mediators Open
Exposure to multiple ACEs increased the risk of asthma in adulthood. Adulthood risk factors of asthma mediated a significant proportion of the effect of ACEs on the risk of asthma onset.
View article: Practices of development assistance and climate change mitigation in reshaping the Mozambican REDD+ strategy
Practices of development assistance and climate change mitigation in reshaping the Mozambican REDD+ strategy Open
This paper studies how the practices of climate change governance and development assistance have reshaped the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) process in Mozambique. We look at how the original goals of …
View article: Assessing tolerance for wildlife: human-elephant conflict in Chimanimani, Mozambique
Assessing tolerance for wildlife: human-elephant conflict in Chimanimani, Mozambique Open
Human–elephant conflict (HEC) is a common problem for rural populations in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent studies have shown that willingness to tolerate wildlife is largely a function of perceived risks and benefits, but most technical assess…
View article: Are the Early Leavers the Lucky Ones?
Are the Early Leavers the Lucky Ones? Open
According to previous studies, major workforce downsizings are commonly preceded by increased employee turnover due to ‘early leavers’. There is a common belief that early leavers are winners in terms of re-employment. This seven-year foll…
View article: Locked in permanent employment – longitudinal associations with depressive and functional somatic symptoms
Locked in permanent employment – longitudinal associations with depressive and functional somatic symptoms Open
Background. Rapidly changing industrial structures evidently increase individuals’ perceptions of not being in the preferred job, and also being ‘locked’ in the current post. The research on longitudinal associations of such locked-in situ…
View article: Locked in permanent employment – longitudinal associations with depressive and functional somatic symptoms
Locked in permanent employment – longitudinal associations with depressive and functional somatic symptoms Open
Background Rapidly changing industrial structures evidently increase individuals’ perceptions of not being in the preferred job, and also being ‘locked’ in the current post. The research on longitudinal associations of such locked-in situa…
View article: The relevance of macroeconomic conditions on concurrent and subsequent alcohol use – results from two Northern Swedish cohorts
The relevance of macroeconomic conditions on concurrent and subsequent alcohol use – results from two Northern Swedish cohorts Open
ackground: 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 …
View article: Operating Model for Case Company On-The-Job Training Using the TWI-Approach
Operating Model for Case Company On-The-Job Training Using the TWI-Approach Open
Tämän työn tarkoituksena oli tutkia Training Within Industry metodin soveltamista kohde yritykseen. Työ aloitettiin tutustumalla kirjalliseen tietoon ja sen jälkeen haastattelun kautta luotiin nykytila-analyysi. Analyysin ja kirjallisuuden…
View article: Making conservation sustainable under unfavourable conditions: the case of Chimanimani National Reserve, Mozambique
Making conservation sustainable under unfavourable conditions: the case of Chimanimani National Reserve, Mozambique Open
Based on a case study from the Chimanimani National Reserve in Mozambique, this article analyses to what extent different types of operational practices can contribute to the sustainability of protected areas in relatively unfavourable ext…
View article: The Importance of Financial Recession for Mental Health among Students: Short- and Long-Term Analyses from An Ecosocial Perspective
The Importance of Financial Recession for Mental Health among Students: Short- and Long-Term Analyses from An Ecosocial Perspective Open
Background and aim Referring to the ecosocial theory and utilising the ‘natural experiment’ setting provided by the global recession at the beginning of 1990s, the aim of our study was to analyse the short- and long-term associations betwe…
View article: Co-occurrence of depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms: trajectories from adolescence to midlife using group-based joint trajectory analysis
Co-occurrence of depressive, anxiety, and somatic symptoms: trajectories from adolescence to midlife using group-based joint trajectory analysis Open
View article: Työn menetys työuran loppuvaiheessa : Tutkimus 45–60-vuotiaana rakennemuutoksessa työnsä menettäneiden työllisyysurista ja riskistä päätyä työttömäksi tai työvoiman ulkopuolelle
Työn menetys työuran loppuvaiheessa : Tutkimus 45–60-vuotiaana rakennemuutoksessa työnsä menettäneiden työllisyysurista ja riskistä päätyä työttömäksi tai työvoiman ulkopuolelle Open
View article: Sickness absence in a re-employment program as a predictor of labor market attachment among long-term unemployed individuals: A 6-year cohort study in Finland
Sickness absence in a re-employment program as a predictor of labor market attachment among long-term unemployed individuals: A 6-year cohort study in Finland Open
Objectives We examined whether sickness absence during participation in a state subsidized re-employment program among long-term unemployed people was associated with subsequent labor market attachment. Methods We linked 18 944 long-term u…
View article: Identification of Depression and Screening for Work Disabilities among Long-Term Unemployed People
Identification of Depression and Screening for Work Disabilities among Long-Term Unemployed People Open
The study explores whether clinical screening targeted at work disabilities among long-term unemployed people reveals eligible individuals for a disability pension and the importance of depression in granting the disability pensions. A tot…
View article: Intention and practice in environmental governance : Integrated Landscape Approach & REDD
Intention and practice in environmental governance : Integrated Landscape Approach & REDD Open
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View article: Associations between unemployment and heavy episodic drinking from adolescence to midlife in Sweden and Finland
Associations between unemployment and heavy episodic drinking from adolescence to midlife in Sweden and Finland Open
Our results suggest that heavy drinkers are more likely to experience unemployment in subsequent years. The associations from HED to unemployment seem to exist through the life course from adolescence to midlife. More emphasis should be pu…
View article: Identification of major depressive disorder among the long-term unemployed
Identification of major depressive disorder among the long-term unemployed Open
View article: Unemployment and heavy episodic drinking from adolescence to midlife in Sweden and Finland
Unemployment and heavy episodic drinking from adolescence to midlife in Sweden and Finland Open
View article: Change in β2-agonist use after severe life events in adults with asthma: A population-based cohort study
Change in β2-agonist use after severe life events in adults with asthma: A population-based cohort study Open
An increase in β2-agonist usage after severe life events suggests that stressful experiences may worsen asthma symptoms.
View article: Time of Displacement as a Predictor of Re-employment
Time of Displacement as a Predictor of Re-employment Open
Previous studies addressing plant closures suggest that the reemployment of workers varies according to the economic cycle at the time of displacement. However, there are few studies on the selectivity of labor demand and reemployment in t…
View article: Joustavan huomisen varjossa?
Joustavan huomisen varjossa? Open