Master's Theses 2023
Ten master's theses were completed at the Research Center during the year.
Pragga Bhattacharjee: The associations of parental screen time, nomophobia and social media self-control failure with preschool-aged children’s screentime: a cross-sectional study in Southern Finland. Lund University. Supervisors Benedict Oppong, Elina Engberg.
Olivia Dahllund: Gender and regional differences in subjective well-being of Swedish-speaking upper secondary school students. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Åse Fagerlund.
Michelle Gustafsson: Cortisol levels and subjective ill-being of Finnish-Swedish upper secondary school students and associations with school atmosphere. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Åse Fagerlund.
Siiri Lappalainen: Genetics of a novel form of progressive retinal atrophy in young Finnish Lapphunds. University of Helsinki. Supervisor: Hannes Lohi.
Helena Levonmaa: Senioritalo itsenäisen asumisen vaihtoehtona – Ikääntyneiden ihmisten kokemuksia senioritaloon muuttamisesta ja uuteen asumismuotoon sopeutumisesta. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Supervisor: Mikaela von Bonsdorff.
Olli-Jussi Makkonen: Vanhemman liikunta-aktiivisuuden ja sosioekonomisen aseman yhteydet 3–4-vuotiaan lapsen fyysisen kunnon arviointiin. University of Turku. Supervisors: Pasi Koski, Elina Engberg.
Sara Mikkonen: The genetic background of chondrodysplasia in Alaskan Malamutes. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Hannes Lohi, Julia Mikkonen.
Olubusola Peters: The association between long-term stress and macronutrient, energy and added sugars intake in preschool children in Finland. University of Helsinki: Supervisor Reetta Lehto, Henna Vepsäläinen.
Fanny Rostedt: Establishing methodology for the study of YB-3 functions during myoblast differentiation. University of Helsinki. Supervisors: Lydia Sagath, Katarina Pelin.
Lilja Öhman: Barns fysiska aktivitet, sömn och skärmtid i relation till familjens socioekonomiska ställning. En tvärsnittsstudie gjord på finska 3–4-åriga barn och deras föräldrar – SUNRISE Finland pilotstudie. University of Jyväskylä. Supervisors: Eero Haapala, Elina Engberg.