Raili Välimaa

Most-cited papers

1. Cross-national variation of gender differences in adolescent subjective health in Europe and North America.

   T. Torsheim, U. Ravens-Sieberer, J. Hetland, Raili Välimaa +2 more

   2006Social Science & Medicine (1967)218 citations

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2. Subjective health, symptom load and quality of life of children and adolescents in Europe

   U. Ravens-Sieberer, T. Torsheim, J. Hetland, W. Vollebergh +6 more

   2009International Journal of Public Health216 citations

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3. Prevalence of self‐reported chronic pain among adolescents: Evidence from 42 countries and regions

   I. Gobiņa, J. Villberg, Raili Välimaa, J. Tynjälä +7 more

   2018European Journal of Pain185 citations Open access

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4. Drinking motives and links to alcohol use in 13 European countries.

   E. Kuntsche, S. N. Gabhainn, C. Roberts, B. Windlin +13 more

   2014Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs165 citations Open access

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5. How young Europeans sleep.

   J. Tynjälä, L. Kannas, Raili Välimaa

   1993Health Education Research158 citations

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6. Screen-based activities and physical complaints among adolescents from the Nordic countries

   T. Torsheim, Lilly Eriksson, C. Schnohr, Fredrik Hansen +2 more

   2010BMC Public Health156 citations Open access

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7. Trends in self‐reported sleep problems, tiredness and related school performance among Finnish adolescents from 1984 to 2011

   E. Kronholm, Riikka Puusniekka, J. Jokela, J. Villberg +4 more

   2015Journal of Sleep Research132 citations

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8. Smoking trends among adolescents from 1990 to 2002 in ten European countries and Canada

   A. Hublet, D. de Bacquer, Raili Välimaa, E. Godeau +3 more

   2006BMC Public Health128 citations Open access

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9. Perceived sleep quality and its precursors in adolescents

   J. Tynjälä, L. Kannas, E. Levälahti, Raili Välimaa

   1999117 citations Open access

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10. Computer use, sleep duration and health symptoms: a cross-sectional study of 15-year olds in three countries

    Teija Nuutinen, E. Roos, C. Ray, J. Villberg +7 more

    2014International Journal of Public Health115 citations

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11. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Attempts to Lose Weight among Overweight and Non-overweight Adolescents: a Cross-national Survey

    Kristiina Ojala, C. Vereecken, Raili Välimaa, C. Currie +3 more

    107 citations

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12. Drinking motives mediate cultural differences but not gender differences in adolescent alcohol use.

    E. Kuntsche, Matthias Wicki, B. Windlin, C. Roberts +13 more

    2015Journal of Adolescent Health105 citations

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13. The Association between Loneliness, Mental Well-Being, and Self-Esteem among Adolescents in Four Nordic Countries

    N. Lyyra, E. Thorsteinsson, C. Eriksson, K. R. Madsen +3 more

    2021International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health91 citations Open access

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14. School Satisfaction and School Pressure in the WHO European Region and North America: An Analysis of Time Trends (2002-2018) and Patterns of Co-occurrence in 32 Countries.

    P. Löfstedt, I. García-Moya, M. Corell, Carmen Paniagua +5 more

    2020Journal of Adolescent Health88 citations Open access

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15. Does health literacy explain the link between structural stratifiers and adolescent health?

    L. Paakkari, M. Torppa, O. Paakkari, Raili Välimaa +2 more

    2019European Journal of Public Health80 citations

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16. Trends in health complaints from 2002 to 2010 in 34 countries and their association with health behaviours and social context factors at individual and macro-level.

    V. Ottová-Jordan, O. R. Smith, L. Augustine, I. Gobiņa +11 more

    2015European Journal of Public Health77 citations Open access

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17. Teacher Competencies in Health Education: Results of a Delphi Study

    S. Moynihan, L. Paakkari, Raili Välimaa, D. Jourdan +1 more

    2015PLoS ONE74 citations Open access

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18. Trends in self-rated health in European and North-American adolescents from 2002 to 2010 in 32 countries.

    F. Cavallo, P. Dalmasso, V. Ottová-Jordan, F. Brooks +5 more

    2015European Journal of Public Health69 citations Open access

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19. Trends in life satisfaction in European and North-American adolescents from 2002 to 2010 in over 30 countries.

    F. Cavallo, P. Dalmasso, V. Ottová-Jordan, F. Brooks +5 more

    2015European Journal of Public Health68 citations Open access

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20. Cross-country comparisons of trends in adolescent psychosomatic symptoms – a Rasch analysis of HBSC data from four Nordic countries

    C. Hagquist, P. Due, T. Torsheim, Raili Välimaa

    2019Health and Quality of Life Outcomes66 citations Open access

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21. How Comprehensive School Students Perceive their Psychosocial School Environment

    Ilona Haapasalo, Raili Välimaa, L. Kannas

    201063 citations Open access

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22. Factors associated with perceived health among 12-year-old school children. Relevance of physical exercise and sense of coherence

    Päivi-Leena Honkinen, S. Suominen, Raili Välimaa, H. Helenius +1 more

    2005Scandinavian Journal of Public Health63 citations

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23. Loneliness and subjective health complaints among school-aged children

    N. Lyyra, Raili Välimaa, J. Tynjälä

    2018Scandinavian Journal of Public Health61 citations Open access

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24. Trends in multiple recurrent health complaints in 15-year-olds in 35 countries in Europe, North America and Israel from 1994 to 2010.

    V. Ottová-Jordan, O. R. Smith, I. Gobiņa, J. Mazur +8 more

    2015European Journal of Public Health60 citations Open access

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25. The Role of Individual- and Macro-Level Social Determinants on Young Adolescents’ Psychosomatic Complaints

    V. Ottova, M. Erhart, W. Vollebergh, G. Kökönyei +9 more

    201259 citations

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26. Trends in high life satisfaction among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014

    P. Due, C. Eriksson, T. Torsheim, Thomas Potrebny +5 more

    2019Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research55 citations Open access

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27. The cross-national measurement invariance of the health literacy for school-aged children (HLSAC) instrument.

    O. Paakkari, M. Torppa, Z. Boberová, Raili Välimaa +4 more

    2018European Journal of Public Health54 citations Open access

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28. The medicine use and corresponding subjective health complaints among adolescents, a cross‐national survey

    I. Gobiņa, Raili Välimaa, J. Tynjälä, J. Villberg +6 more

    2011Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety48 citations

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29. Overweight Adolescents' Self-Perceived Weight and Weight Control Behaviour: HBSC Study in Finland 1994–2010

    Kristiina Ojala, J. Tynjälä, Raili Välimaa, J. Villberg +1 more

    2012Journal of Obesity44 citations Open access

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30. Koulukokemusten kansainvälistä vertailua 2010 sekä muutokset Suomessa ja Pohjoismaissa 1994-2010 : WHO-koululaistutkimus (HBSC-study)

    K. Kämppi, Raili Välimaa, Kristiina Ojala, J. Tynjälä +3 more

    201239 citations

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31. Energy Drink Consumption Among Finnish Adolescents: Prevalence, Associated Background Factors, Individual Resources, and Family Factors

    M. Puupponen, J. Tynjälä, A. Tolvanen, Raili Välimaa +1 more

    2021International Journal of Public Health34 citations Open access

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32. Loneliness, subjective health complaints, and medicine use among Finnish adolescents 2006–2018

    N. Lyyra, N. Junttila, J. Tynjälä, J. Villberg +1 more

    2022Scandinavian Journal of Public Health32 citations Open access

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33. Socioeconomic differences in the use of alcohol and drunkenness in adolescents: Trends in the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study in Finland 1990–2014

    Yang Liu, T. Lintonen, J. Tynjälä, J. Villberg +3 more

    2018Scandinavian Journal of Public Health30 citations Open access

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34. Self‐reported recurrent pain and medicine use behaviours among 15‐year olds: Results from the international study

    I. Gobiņa, J. Villberg, A. Villerusa, Raili Välimaa +9 more

    2015European Journal of Pain29 citations Open access

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35. Associations between adolescents’ energy drink consumption frequency and several negative health indicators

    M. Puupponen, J. Tynjälä, Raili Välimaa, L. Paakkari

    2023BMC Public Health28 citations Open access

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36. Forms of Bullying and Associations Between School Perceptions and Being Bullied Among Finnish Secondary School Students Aged 13 and 15

    Ilona Markkanen, Raili Välimaa, L. Kannas

    201927 citations Open access

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37. Towards enhancing research on adolescent positive mental health

    C. Eriksson, A. Arnarsson, M. T. Damsgaard, P. Löfstedt +6 more

    2019Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research27 citations Open access

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38. Is physical activity associated with low-risk health behaviours among 15-year-old adolescents in Finland?

    M. Vuori, L. Kannas, J. Villberg, S. A. Kristiina Ojala +2 more

    2012Scandinavian Journal of Public Health27 citations Open access

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39. Different drinking motives, different adverse consequences? Evidence among adolescents from 10 European countries

    Matthias Wicki, E. Kuntsche, Yvonne Eichenberger, K. Aasvee +10 more

    2017Drug and Alcohol Review26 citations

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40. Physical activity of children with and without long-term illness or disability.

    P. Rintala, Raili Välimaa, J. Tynjälä, W. Boyce +3 more

    2011Journal of Physical Activity and Health26 citations

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41. Emotional health of Canadian and Finnish students with disabilities or chronic conditions.

    W. Boyce, Diane Davies, Sudha R. Raman, J. Tynjälä +4 more

    2009International journal of rehabilitation research. Internationale Zeitschrift fur Rehabilitationsforschung. Revue internationale de recherches de readaptation26 citations

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42. Physical Activity Trends of Finnish Adolescents With Long-Term Illnesses or Disabilities From 2002-2014.

    K. Ng, P. Rintala, J. Tynjälä, Raili Välimaa +3 more

    2016Journal of Physical Activity and Health23 citations Open access

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43. Finnish pupils’ perceptions of health education as a school subject

    Tuula Aira, Raili Välimaa, L. Paakkari, J. Villberg +1 more

    2014Global Health Promotion23 citations

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44. Trends in perceived school stress among adolescents in five Nordic countries 2002–2014

    P. Löfstedt, C. Eriksson, Thomas Potrebny, Raili Välimaa +6 more

    2019Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research19 citations Open access

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45. Trends in excellent self-rated health among adolescents: A comparative Nordic study

    Thomas Potrebny, T. Torsheim, P. Due, Raili Välimaa +2 more

    2019Nordisk välfärdsforskning | Nordic Welfare Research18 citations Open access

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46. Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa : LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia 2018

    S. Kokko, L. Martin, P. Husu, J. Villberg +39 more

    201917 citations

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47. Associations between Students’ Perceptions of the Psychosocial School Environment and Indicators of Subjective Health in Finnish Comprehensive Schools

    Ilona Markkanen, Raili Välimaa, L. Kannas

    2019Children & society17 citations Open access

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48. Health asset profiles and health indicators among 13- and 15-year-old adolescents

    L. Paakkari, M. Torppa, Raili Välimaa, J. Villberg +2 more

    2019International Journal of Public Health17 citations Open access

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49. Minority status and perceived health: a comparative study of Finnish- and Swedish-speaking schoolchildren in Finland

    S. Suominen, Raili Välimaa, J. Tynjälä, L. Kannas

    2000Scandinavian Journal of Public Health17 citations

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50. Semantics bias in cross-national comparative analyses: is it good or bad to have “fair” health?

    C. Schnohr, I. Gobiņa, T. Santos, J. Mazur +9 more

    2016Health and Quality of Life Outcomes16 citations Open access

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