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• Social Integration Through Sport in a Cross-Cultural Setting : Stories from Refugees Living in Central Finland 

  Moyo, Langa (2018)

  Finland has rapidly become a desirable and popular destination for migrants and refugees seeking a better life fleeing from factors of societal discrimination, inequalities and oppressive regimes. In the advent of the ...

• Leisure activity patterns and their associations with overweight: A prospective study among adolescents 

  Lajunen, Hanna-Reetta; Keski-Rahkonen, Anna; Pulkkinen, Lea; Rose, Richard J.; Rissanen, Aila; Kaprio, Jaakko (Elsevier, 2009)

  We examined longitudinal associations between individual leisure activities (television viewing, video viewing, computer games, listening to music, board games, musical instrument playing, reading, arts, crafts, socializing, ...

• Longitudinal Leisure Activity Profiles and Their Associations with Recovery Experiences and Job Performance 

  Bloom, Jessica de; Rantanen, Johanna; Tement, Sara; Kinnunen, Ulla (Taylor & Francis, 2018)

  We aimed to identify longitudinal leisure activity profiles among working adults and their links to recovery experiences and job performance. Leisure activities, recovery experiences, and job performance were investigated ...

• Does level of leisure time physical activity, in a sample of patients with depression, predict health care utilization over a subsequent 5-year period? Findings from a Finnish cohort study 

  Raatikainen, Ilkka; Vanhala, Mauno; Mäntyselkä, Pekka; Heinonen, Ari; Koponen, Hannu; Kautiainen, Hannu; Korniloff, Katariina (Elsevier, 2018)

  Objectives The main aim of this study was to investigate the association between leisure time physical activity (LTPA) and health care utilization (HCU) and furthermore, socio-demographic and clinical factors according ...

• Neighborhood Walkability, Walking Difficulties, and Participation in Leisure Activities Among Older People : A Cross-Sectional Study and 4-Year Follow-Up of a Subsample 

  Tuomola, Essi-Mari; Keskinen, Kirsi E.; Viljanen, Anne; Rantanen, Taina; Portegijs, Erja (SAGE Publications, 2023)

  Objectives: To study cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between objectively assessed neighborhood walkability, walking difficulties, and participation in leisure activities among older people. Methods: Self-reported ...