Peltonen K.

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The effect of teacher multicultural attitudes on self-efficacy and wellbeing at work
Teachers are pivotal in creating safe and efficacious learning environments for ethnic minority students. Research suggests that teachers’ multicultural attitudes, self-efficacy, and wellbeing at work may all play important roles in this endeavor. Using survey data on 433 teachers in Belgium, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, the present study used structural equation models to analyze the paths…
2024
De Haene L. Skovdal M. Andersen A.J. Jervelund S.S. Opaas M. Durbeej N. Szelei N. Sarkadi A. Kankaanpää R. Hilden P.K. Verelst A. Derluyn I. Osman F. Aalto S. Vänskä M. Soye E. Peltonen K. Spaas C. de Smet S.
United Kingdom English Formal education Norway Secondary education Primary education Sweden Surveys & questionnaire Denmark Belgium Finland Teachers and educational staff
The Role of the Finnish and Australian Universities in Achieving a Better and More Sustainable Future for All
This chapter adopts an international perspective and discusses the policies and activities that the universities both in Finland and in Australia have undertaken in order to strengthen and develop the prosperity for achieving a better and more sustainable future for all. Social responsibility is approached from the broad-based perspectives – especially how research and development (R&D) activities of universities can…
2020
Peltonen K. Väänänen I. Lierse S.
English Formal education Tertiary education Finland
Mental Health of Refugee and Non-refugee Migrant Young People in European Secondary Education: The Role of Family Separation, Daily Material Stress and Perceived Discrimination in Resettlement
While scholarly literature indicates that both refugee and non-refugee migrant young people display increased levels of psychosocial vulnerability, studies comparing the mental health of the two groups remain scarce. This study aims to further the existing evidence by examining refugee and non-refugee migrants’ mental health, in relation to their migration history and resettlement conditions. The mental health of 883 refugee…
2022
De Haene L. Skovdal M. Devlieger I. Jervelund S.S. Andersen A.J. Durbeej N. Opaas M. Sarkadi A. Colpin H. Kankaanpää R. Hilden P.K. Verelst A. Derluyn I. Osman F. Primdahl N.L. Aalto S. Soye E. Watters C. Peltonen K. Spaas C.
Caregivers Gender English Mental health & psychosocial well-being Racism & discrimination Secondary education
Effectiveness of Promotive and Preventive Psychosocial Interventions on Improving the Mental Health of Finnish-Born and Immigrant Adolescents
Background: Schools are considered natural environments in which to enhance students’ social–emotional skills and mental health in general, but they can be especially important for students with refugee and immigrant backgrounds. The current study tested the effectiveness of two school-based interventions in enhancing the mental health and wellbeing of adolescents of native, refugee, and immigrant backgrounds. It further analyzed the…
2022
De Wal Pastoor L. Punamäki R.-L. Kankaanpää R. Derluyn I. Aalto S. Vänskä M. Lepistö R. Soye E. Watters C. Peltonen K.
Teachers & educational staff Gender English Access & participation Resilience & adaptation Mental health & psychosocial well-being Racism & discrimination Intervention Socio-economic status Experimental & quasi-experimental study Surveys & questionnaire Finland Randomised control trial
Effectiveness of psychosocial school interventions in Finnish schools for refugee and immigrant children, “Refugees Well School” in Finland (RWS-FI): a protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial
Background: Schools are natural environments in which to enhance young people’s social and emotional skills, mental health, and contact between diverse groups, including students from refugee and immigrant backgrounds. A layered or tiered provision of services is recommended as it can be effective to meet the needs of war-affected adolescents who variably show mental health problems (such as posttraumatic stress…
2022
Punamäki R.-L. Kankaanpää R. Andersen A. Hilden P.K. Verelst A. Derluyn I. Aalto S. Vänskä M. Lepistö R. Soye E. Watters C. Peltonen K.
Integration & assimilation Caregivers Teachers & educational staff English Access & participation Resilience & adaptation Mental health & psychosocial well-being Intervention Experimental & quasi-experimental study Cognitive learning & development Finland Randomised control trial Socio-emotional learning & development