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Let's move it

Master's theses

  • Hagman, N. (2017). Let’s Move It -interventioon osallistuneiden opettajien kokemukset oppituntien aktivoimiseen vaikuttavista tekijöistä.
  • Köykkä, K. (2017). Is habit formation effective in making students’ sitting reduction a regular routine for vocational school teachers? Evaluating outcomes and habit formation processes in the Let’s Move It teacher intervention.
  • Heino, M. (2016). No use reasoning with adolescents? A randomised controlled trial comparing persuasive messages.
  • Nelimarkka, A. (2016). “Liikkuva ylipainoinen on parempi kuin liikkumaton laiha”: Liikuntaintervention vastaanoton laadullinen arviointi vähän liikkuvien nuorten haastatteluista.
  • Nummela, N. (2016). Persoonallisuuspiirteiden ja motivaation yhteys fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen ammattiin opiskelevilla.
  • Rehnström, K. (2015). Ennustaako järkeillyn käyttäytymisen lähestymistapa paikallaanoloa ja sen rajoittamista ammattiin opiskelevilla nuorilla?
  • Kostamo, K. (2014). Liikuntasuhteen muutokset keskiasteen opiskelijoiden kilpailukirjoituksissa.
  • Nurmi, J. (2014). Adolescents’ physical activity: The role of autonomous motivation and self-regulation techniques.
  • Muinonen, P. (2014). Onko itsekontrolli yhteydessä nuorten fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen? Itsekontrollin välittyminen suunnitellun toiminnan teorian kautta nuorten fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen.
  • Paajanen-Taube, K. (2014). Liikuntasuhteen muutokset keskiasteen opiskelijoiden kilpailukirjoituksissa.

Physical activity and sedentary lifestyle among adolescents in vocational schools: a behaviour change intervention trial

This intervention research project aims to develop and evaluate a school-based intervention to promote physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviours among vocational school adolescents. According to the UK Medical Research Council guidance for complex interventions, we began with an evidence synthesis phase (“Pre-phase”; 2012-13) to systematically review literature and gain insight in the target population using qualitative and quantitative research methods. The findings from this evidence synthesis phase as well as collaboration with stakeholders, experts and target group informed the development of the intervention (Phase I; 2013-14). In the spring 2014 we conducted a small-scale feasibility study to test acceptability and feasibility of central intervention components and other relevant features of the study (Exploratory trial, Phase II; 2014) before the main trial. Currently we are in the process of optimizing intervention content and trial procedures based on the evidence from the feasibility study. This coming winter we will proceed to a definitive cluster-randomized controlled trial to evaluate effectiveness and cost-effectiveness as well as mediating mechanisms of change (Phase III; 2014-17). The future dissemination of the intervention, if found effective, is already being planned with major actors in Finnish vocational education and teacher education.