Sami Kokko
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Active JYU affiliations
- University management and joint projects, Part-Time Teacher
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, Associate Professor
Previous, inactive or other affiliations
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), Senior Researcher, Inactive
- University management and joint projects (University of Jyväskylä), Part-Time Teacher, Ended
- University management and joint projects (University of Jyväskylä), Part-Time Teacher, Ended
- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences (University of Jyväskylä), Apulaisprofessori, Ended
Research interests
Dr. Kokko is a principle investigator of national Health Promoting Sports Club (HPSC) study and national school-aged physical activity behavior (SPA) study. HPSC is focusing on how sports clubs and coaches health promotion activity is associated with sports club participants physical activity, health behaviors and health. Results can be applied to develop the daily activities of youth sports clubs. SPA study gathers trend information on various variables related to physical activity of Finnish children and adolescents. The results offer valuable information where the actions to enhance PA should be directed.
Fields of science
Projects as Principal investigator
- Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa LIITU -tutkimus 2023-24
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa LIITU -tutkimus 2022-23
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Healthy Lifestyles to Boost Sustainable Growth (STYLE)
- Academy of Finland
- LIITU-tutkimuksen vuoden 2022 aineiston keruu ja sen valmistelu
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa 2020 - LIITU -tutkimus
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Diverging paths in physical activity and sports participation from adolescence to emerging adulthood: the Health Promoting Sports Club cohort study
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- CREATING MECHANISMS FOR CONTINUOUS IMPLEMENTATION OF THE SPORTS CLUB FOR HEALTH (SCFORH) GUIDELINES IN THE EUROPEAN UNION
- European Commission
- Lasten ja nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa - LIITU -tutkimus, vuoden 2020 aineiston keruun valmistelu ja monitoroinnin kehittäminen
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- LIITU -tutkimuksen 2014, 2016 ja 2018 aineistojen analysointi Liikkuva Koulu -ohjelman arvioinnin tueksi
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Healthy lifestyles to boost sustainable growth
- Academy of Finland
Projects as Team Member
- Future School of Comprehensive Well-Being (SCHOOLWELL)/ 2
- Jaakkola, Timo
- Academy of Finland