Mirja Hirvensalo

ORCID link: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4841-2250

No active affiliation

Research interests

My latest research project is 'The role of physical activity in healthy behavior'- study project. It is a part of the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study, that is one of the largest follow-up studies from childhood to adulthood in the world.

Fields of science

315 Sport and fitness sciences (Medical and Health sciences)
516 Educational sciences (Social sciences)

Projects as Principal investigator

Development of Assesment knowledge in physical and health education
- Ministry of Education and Culture
01/08/2018-31/05/2021
The role of fysical acivity in healthy behavior
- Ministry of Education and Culture
01/04/2016-31/12/2018

Projects as Team Member

Development of active transport and sport participation from childhood to adulthood and their intergenerational transmission
- - Salin, Kasper
- Ministry of Education and Culture
01/04/2020-31/12/2023

Publications and other outputs

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Associations of active commuting to school in childhood and physical activity in adulthood (2023) Kaseva, Kaisa; et al.; A1; OA
In memoriam: Risto Telama : ensimmäinen Suomessa väitellyt liikuntatieteiden tohtori (2023) Laakso, Lauri; et al.; D1; OA
Merkittävä liikunnanopettajakoulutuksen kehittäjä ja liikuntakasvatuksen tutkija (2023) Laakso, Lauri; et al.; D1; OA
Parenthood and changes in physical activity from early adulthood to mid‐life among Finnish adults (2023) Palomäki, Sanna; et al.; A1; OA
Predicting Adolescents’ Physical Activity Intentions : Testing an Integrated Social Cognition Model (2023) Balla, Jessica; et al.; A1; OA
Associations of parental physical activity trajectories with offspring's physical activity patterns from childhood to middle adulthood : The Young Finns Study (2022) Yang, Xiaolin; et al.; A1; OA
Health Education Teachers’ Assessment Conceptions and Practices : Identifying Assessment Profiles (2022) Paakkari, Olli; et al.; A1; OA
Liikunta (2022) Hirvensalo, Mirja; et al.; D2; 978-952-360-301-1
Longitudinal associations between parental and offspring’s leisure‐time physical activity : The Young Finns Study (2022) Yang, Xiaolin; et al.; A1; OA
Mistä liikunnan arvosanat muodostuvat? : liikunnanopettajien käsityksiä arvioinnin kriteereistä ja haasteista perusopetuksessa (2022) Palomäki, Sanna; et al.; A1; OA
Older Physical Education Teachers’ Wellbeing at Work and Its Challenges (2022) Lipponen, Henry; et al.; A1; OA
Organized Youth Sports Trajectories and Adult Health Outcomes : The Young Finns Study (2022) Yang, Xiaolin; et al.; A1; OA
The reliability and validity of the sport engagement instrument in the Finnish dual career context (2022) Kuokkanen, Joni; et al.; A1; OA
The Role of Parental Support and the Students’ Opinions in Active Finnish Physical Education Homework (2022) Kääpä, Mari; et al.; A1; OA
Toward adjustment profiles for lower secondary student-athletes in the Finnish dual career context : A mixed-methods approach (2022) Kuokkanen, Joni; et al.; A1; OA