Katarina Alanko

- Senior Research Fellow,
- Doctoral Researcher
Turku Research Institute for Learning Analytics (Faculty of Science)

katarina.alanko@utu.fi

Publications

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A scoping review of the research on school absences and return to school (2026)
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
Laurén-Knuutila, Tiina-Reetta; Salminen, Jaanet; Junttila, Niina; Alanko, Katarina
(A2 Refereed review article in a scientific journal )
Associations of somatic and internalising symptoms with school absences: a national survey from Finland (2026)
- BMJ Public Health
Melander, Katja; Alanko, Katarina; Engblom, Janne; Ranta, Klaus; Laine, Merja K.; Kosola, Silja
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Exploring the Mediating Role of Social Media and Gaming in the Relationship between Adolescents’ Feelings of Loneliness, Ostracism and Internalizing and Externalizing symptoms (2026)
- Child Psychiatry and Human Development
Bruneel, Steven; Sjöblom, Jeremia; Lagerström, Martin; Alanko, Katarina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Koulupoissaolo-ongelmat masentuneilla kouluikäisillä nuorilla (2026)
- Psykologia
Tenho Emilia; Myllyntausta Saana; Alanko Katarina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Structural validation of a brief, multidimensional measure of psychological flexibility and inflexibility in adolescence (2026)
- BMC Psychology
Langenskiöld, Jakob; Räsänen, Pekka; Adhikary, Prince Das; Salmela, Rosa; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Alanko, Katarina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Beyond performance: Emotions before and after semi-high-stakes mathematics testing among school-aged students (2025)
- British Journal of Educational Psychology
Kyynäräinen, Reetta; Holopainen, Santeri; Metsämuuronen, Jari; Bin Qushem, Umar; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Alanko, Katarina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Feasibility of a revised version of the Back2School intervention: a transdiagnostic cognitive-behavioral intervention for school attendance problems (2025)
- Nordic Psychology
Langenskiöld, Jakob; Thastum, Mikael; Alanko, Katarina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Network analysis of school absence: central symptoms and their functions (2025)
- Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Alanko, Katarina; Heyne, David; Lagerström, Martin; Knollman, Martin
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
The Association Between Social Outsiderhood and School Absence is Mediated by Internalizing Symptoms (2025)
- School Mental Health
Alanko, Katarina; Söderberg, Patrik; Lagerström, Martin; Laakso, Mikko-Jussi; Junttila, Niina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
Validation of an instrument for understanding school absence: the Swedish version of the adapted school refusal assessment scale-revised (2025)
- BMC Psychology
Strömbeck, Johan; Heyne, David; Ferrer-Wreder, Laura; Alanko, Katarina
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)