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Neurocognitive deficits, academic difficulties and substance dependence among Finnish offenders : connections to recidivism and implications for rehabilitation
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-04-27)
Neurocognitive and academic deficits are frequent among male offenders and the prevalence of these disorders is known to be higher than in the general population. Also psychiatric disorders and substance dependence are ...
The choice is yours but it is politically tinged. The social correlates of political party preferences in Finland
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-04-18)
The present study investigates the significance of political party preferences in Finland by drawing upon two perspectives. Firstly, the research engages in the tradition of economic sociology, as one of its critical ...
The Role of kin in educational and status attainment
(Turun yliopisto, 2020-01-31)
One of the most robust findings of sociological research is that family background is associated with children’s status and educational attainment. A child with an advantageous family background is more likely to have a ...
On the ethical desirability of considerable life extension
(Turun yliopisto, 2019-11-15)
This thesis is a tool for evaluating the ethical desirability of considerable life extension. The discussion on the topic brings together metaphysical questions related to life and death as well as practical bioethical ...
The Role of maternal depressive and anxiety symptoms in maternal cognitive processing during pregnancy and infant attentional processing of emotional faces at the age of eight months - the FinnBrain birth cohort study
(Turun yliopisto, 2018-11-24)
Maternal pre- and postnatal depressive and anxiety symptoms are common. These symptoms of distress are known to adversely impact both maternal adaptations to motherhood as well as child development. Currently, little is ...
Effects of mobile phone electromagnetic field: behavioral and neurophysiological measurements
(Turun yliopisto, 2009-12-09)
Physical Attractiveness as a Signal of Biological Quality
(Turun yliopisto, 2014-06-17)
It has been commonly thought that standards of beauty are arbitrary cultural conventions that vary between cultures and time. In my thesis I found that it is not so. Instead, I show that attractiveness and preferred ...
Now you see me, now you don't: A study of the relationship between internet anonymity and Finnish young people
(Turun yliopisto, 2015-08-21)
Language-specific aspects of reading acquisition: the case of Russian
(Turun yliopisto, 2015-11-20)
We have investigated Russian children’s reading acquisition during an intermediate period in their development: after literacy onset, but before they have acquired well-developed decoding skills. The results of ...
School Bullies’ Quest for Power: Implications for Group Dynamics and Intervention
(Turun yliopisto, 2014-05-16)
Bullying is characterized by an inequality of power between perpetrator and target. Findings that bullies can be highly popular have helped redefine the old conception of the maladjusted school bully into a powerful ...