List of works - Sami Kokko

20 years of health promotion research in the Nordic countries: Health, wellbeing and physical activity.

scientific article published in February 2018

A review of settings-based health promotion with applications to sports clubs

scientific article published on 30 June 2013

Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents

scientific article published on 6 June 2022

Acute and overuse injuries among sports club members and non-members: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

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Associations Between Physical Activity and Perceived School Performance of Young Adolescents in Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Countries

scientific article published on 03 June 2020

Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

scientific article

Clusters of adolescent physical activity tracker patterns and its associations with physical activity behaviours in Finland and Ireland: A cross-sectional study

scientific article published on 14 June 2020

Coaches’ Health Promotion Activity and Substance Use in Youth Sports

scientific article

Coaches’ perceptions of French sports clubs: Health-promotion activities, aims and coach motivation

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Device-based physical activity levels among Finnish adolescents with functional limitations

scientific article published on 14 September 2018

Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?

scientific article

Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? A comparison across six European countries

scientific article published on 12 July 2018

Educational and family-related determinants of organized sports participation patterns from adolescence to emerging adulthood: A four-year follow-up study

scientific article published on 5 September 2022

Emerging Settings

scientific article published in 2022

Evolution of the Settings-Based Approach

scientific article published in 2022

Factors associated with body size perception among adolescent goal-oriented sports participants and non-participants: a cross-sectional Finnish study

Finnish late adolescents' physical activity during COVID-19 spring 2020 lockdown

scientific article published in December 2021

Guidelines for youth sports clubs to develop, implement, and assess health promotion within its activities

scientific article

Haemoglobin, iron status and lung function of adolescents participating in organised sports in the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club Study

scientific article published on 03 September 2020

Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs: Can We Talk About a Setting-Based Approach? A Systematic Mapping Review

scientific article published on 22 February 2019

Health Promotion in Sport Coaching: Coaches and Young Male Athletes' Evaluations on the Health Promotion Activity of Coaches

scientific article

Health Promotion in Sports Settings

scientific article published in 2022

Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

scientific article

Health literacy and participation in sports club activities among adolescents

scientific article

Health promotion activities of sports clubs and coaches, and health and health behaviours in youth participating in sports clubs: the Health Promoting Sports Club study.

scientific article published on 10 September 2015

Health promotion guidance activity of youth sports clubs

scientific article

Health promotion profile of youth sports clubs in Finland: club officials' and coaches' perceptions

scientific article published on 10 January 2009

Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children

scientific article published on 18 June 2020

Leisure-time physical activity and participation in organized sports: Changes from 1985 to 2014 in Finland and Norway

scientific article published on 29 April 2019

Liikuntavajeen luontopohjaiset ratkaisut ja ongelmat

scientific article

Low back and neck and shoulder pain in members and non-members of adolescents' sports clubs: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

scientific article

Measurement of Physical Fitness and 24/7 Physical Activity, Standing, Sedentary Behavior, and Time in Bed in Working-Age Finns: Study Protocol for FINFIT 2021

scientific article published on 13 January 2022

Measuring Health Promotion in Sports Club Settings: A Modified Delphi Study

scientific article published on 09 December 2019

Menstrual dysfunction and body weight dissatisfactionamongFinnish young athletes and non-athletes

scientific article published on 26 September 2020

Multi-Dimensional Interacting Constraints on Physical Activity Behaviours in the Finnish Population

scientific article published on 31 May 2016

Musculoskeletal examination in young athletes and non-athletes: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study.

scientific article

Organized Sport Participation and Physical Activity Levels among Adolescents with Functional Limitations.

scientific article

Ownership and Use of Commercial Physical Activity Trackers Among Finnish Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study

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

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Physical Activity, Screen Time and Sleep among Youth Participating and Non-Participating in Organized Sports—The Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) Study

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Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Time in Bed Among Finnish Adults Measured 24/7 by Triaxial Accelerometry

scientific article

Physical activity from adolescence to young adulthood: patterns of change, and their associations with activity domains and sedentary time

scientific article

Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers

scientific article published on 5 August 2022

Piecing the puzzle together: case studies of international research in health-promoting sports clubs.

scientific article

Population physical activity legacy from major sports events: The contribution of behavior change science

Predicting Adolescents' Physical Activity Intentions: Testing an Integrated Social Cognition Model

Prevalence of adolescent physical activity-related injuries in sports, leisure time, and school: the National Physical Activity Behaviour Study for children and Adolescents

scientific article published on 15 February 2018

Promoting health in everyday settings: opportunities and challenges

scientific article published on 01 November 2014

Resting Electrocardiogram and Blood Pressure in Young Endurance and Non-Endurance Athletes and Non-Athletes

scientific article published on 05 November 2020

Resting electrocardiogram and blood pressure in young athletes and nonathletes: A 4‐year follow‐up

scientific article published on 7 March 2022

Results From Finland's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

scientific article

Results from Finland's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article published on 01 November 2018

Results from Finland’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

scientific article

Sport as a Vehicle for Health Promotion (and More)

scientific article

Sports clubs as settings for health promotion: fundamentals and an overview to research

scientific article

Test-retest reliability of adolescents' self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers

scientific article

The associations between adolescents’ sports club participation and dietary habits

scientific article

The desired learning outcomes of school-based nutrition/physical activity health education

scientific article

The health promoting sports club in Finland--a challenge for the settings-based approach

scientific article published on 09 May 2006

Theoretical Grounds and Practical Principles of the Settings-Based Approach

scientific article published in 2022

Training Volume and Intensity of Physical Activity among Young Athletes: The Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) Study

scientific article

Unravelling the rationalities of childhood cycling promotion

scientific article published in June 2022

Young People in the Social World of Physical Activities: Meanings and Barriers

scientific article published on 30 April 2022

List of works by Sami Kokko

20 years of health promotion research in the Nordic countries: Health, wellbeing and physical activity.

A review of settings-based health promotion with applications to sports clubs

Accelerometer-Measured Physical Activity Levels and Patterns Vary in an Age- and Sex-Dependent Fashion among Finnish Children and Adolescents

Acute and overuse injuries among sports club members and non-members: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

Associations Between Physical Activity and Perceived School Performance of Young Adolescents in Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Countries

Clusters of Adolescent Physical Activity Tracker Patterns and Their Associations With Physical Activity Behaviors in Finland and Ireland: Cross-Sectional Study (Preprint)

Clusters of adolescent physical activity tracker patterns and its associations with physical activity behaviours in Finland and Ireland: A cross-sectional study

Coaches’ Health Promotion Activity and Substance Use in Youth Sports

Coaches’ perceptions of French sports clubs: Health-promotion activities, aims and coach motivation

Device-based physical activity levels among Finnish adolescents with functional limitations

Do adolescents with long-term illnesses and disabilities have increased risks of sports related injuries?

Does sports club participation contribute to physical activity among children and adolescents? A comparison across six European countries

Educational and family-related determinants of organized sports participation patterns from adolescence to emerging adulthood: A four-year follow-up study

Emerging Settings

Evolution of the Settings-Based Approach

Factors associated with body size perception among adolescent goal-oriented sports participants and non-participants: a cross-sectional Finnish study

Finnish late adolescents' physical activity during COVID-19 spring 2020 lockdown

Guidelines for youth sports clubs to develop, implement, and assess health promotion within its activities

Haemoglobin, iron status and lung function of adolescents participating in organised sports in the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club Study

Health Promotion Interventions in Sports Clubs: Can We Talk About a Setting-Based Approach? A Systematic Mapping Review

Health Promotion in Sport Coaching: Coaches and Young Male Athletes' Evaluations on the Health Promotion Activity of Coaches

Health Promotion in Sports Settings

Health benefits of different sport disciplines for adults: systematic review of observational and intervention studies with meta-analysis

Health literacy and participation in sports club activities among adolescents

Health promotion activities of sports clubs and coaches, and health and health behaviours in youth participating in sports clubs: the Health Promoting Sports Club study.

Health promotion guidance activity of youth sports clubs

Health promotion profile of youth sports clubs in Finland: club officials' and coaches' perceptions

Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children

Leisure-time physical activity and participation in organized sports: Changes from 1985 to 2014 in Finland and Norway

Liikuntavajeen luontopohjaiset ratkaisut ja ongelmat

Low back and neck and shoulder pain in members and non-members of adolescents' sports clubs: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study

Measurement of Physical Fitness and 24/7 Physical Activity, Standing, Sedentary Behavior, and Time in Bed in Working-Age Finns: Study Protocol for FINFIT 2021

Measuring Health Promotion in Sports Club Settings: A Modified Delphi Study

Menstrual dysfunction and body weight dissatisfactionamongFinnish young athletes and non-athletes

Multi-Dimensional Interacting Constraints on Physical Activity Behaviours in the Finnish Population

Musculoskeletal examination in young athletes and non-athletes: the Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) study.

Organized Sport Participation and Physical Activity Levels among Adolescents with Functional Limitations.

Ownership and Use of Commercial Physical Activity Trackers Among Finnish Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study

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

Physical Activity, Screen Time and Sleep among Youth Participating and Non-Participating in Organized Sports—The Finnish Health Promoting Sports Club (FHPSC) Study

Physical Activity, Sedentary Behavior, and Time in Bed Among Finnish Adults Measured 24/7 by Triaxial Accelerometry

Physical activity from adolescence to young adulthood: patterns of change, and their associations with activity domains and sedentary time

Physical activity measured by accelerometry among adolescents participating in sports clubs and non-participating peers

Piecing the puzzle together: case studies of international research in health-promoting sports clubs.

Population physical activity legacy from major sports events: The contribution of behavior change science

Predicting Adolescents' Physical Activity Intentions: Testing an Integrated Social Cognition Model

Prevalence of adolescent physical activity-related injuries in sports, leisure time, and school: the National Physical Activity Behaviour Study for children and Adolescents

Promoting health in everyday settings: opportunities and challenges

Resting Electrocardiogram and Blood Pressure in Young Endurance and Non-Endurance Athletes and Non-Athletes

Resting electrocardiogram and blood pressure in young athletes and nonathletes: A 4‐year follow‐up

Results From Finland's 2016 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth.

Results from Finland's 2018 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Results from Finland’s 2014 Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth

Sport as a Vehicle for Health Promotion (and More)

Sports clubs as settings for health promotion: fundamentals and an overview to research

Test-retest reliability of adolescents' self-reported physical activity item in two consecutive surveys

Test-retest reliability of survey items on ownership and use of physical activity trackers

The associations between adolescents’ sports club participation and dietary habits

The desired learning outcomes of school-based nutrition/physical activity health education

The health promoting sports club in Finland--a challenge for the settings-based approach

Theoretical Grounds and Practical Principles of the Settings-Based Approach

Training Volume and Intensity of Physical Activity among Young Athletes: The Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) Study

Unravelling the rationalities of childhood cycling promotion

Young People in the Social World of Physical Activities: Meanings and Barriers