Arja Sääkslahti

2.6k total citations
101 papers, 1.9k citations indexed

About

Arja Sääkslahti is a scholar working on Developmental and Educational Psychology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. According to data from OpenAlex, Arja Sääkslahti has authored 101 papers receiving a total of 1.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 73 papers in Developmental and Educational Psychology, 47 papers in Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health and 28 papers in Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. Recurrent topics in Arja Sääkslahti's work include Children's Physical and Motor Development (69 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (28 papers). Arja Sääkslahti is often cited by papers focused on Children's Physical and Motor Development (69 papers), Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet (42 papers) and Infant Development and Preterm Care (28 papers). Arja Sääkslahti collaborates with scholars based in Finland, Australia and United Kingdom. Arja Sääkslahti's co-authors include Susanna Iivonen, Taija Finni, Arto Laukkanen, Marita Poskiparta, Anette Mehtälä, Arto J. Pesola, Anthony Watt, Jorma Viikari, Marja Cantell and Elisa Korhonen and has published in prestigious journals such as SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología, PLoS ONE and Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise.

In The Last Decade

Arja Sääkslahti

85 papers receiving 1.8k citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name h Career Trend Papers Cites
Arja Sääkslahti Finland 23 1.3k 716 485 378 348 101 1.9k
Spyridoula Vazou United States 23 1.3k 1.0× 688 1.0× 161 0.3× 271 0.7× 315 0.9× 54 2.0k
Kristine De Martelaer Belgium 20 848 0.7× 323 0.5× 319 0.7× 233 0.6× 421 1.2× 97 1.6k
Lawrence Foweather United Kingdom 20 876 0.7× 513 0.7× 217 0.4× 202 0.5× 289 0.8× 77 1.3k
Ryan M. Hulteen Australia 16 881 0.7× 336 0.5× 203 0.4× 235 0.6× 419 1.2× 27 1.5k
Sanne L. C. Veldman Australia 14 916 0.7× 384 0.5× 429 0.9× 337 0.9× 321 0.9× 29 1.4k
Kristen E. Cohen Australia 13 923 0.7× 350 0.5× 224 0.5× 211 0.6× 337 1.0× 18 1.2k
Eric van Beurden Australia 17 2.1k 1.6× 863 1.2× 608 1.3× 429 1.1× 819 2.4× 43 2.7k
Jodie A. Stearns Canada 14 988 0.8× 1.2k 1.7× 378 0.8× 404 1.1× 254 0.7× 32 1.9k
Maria Teresa Cattuzzo Brazil 15 975 0.8× 357 0.5× 260 0.5× 218 0.6× 271 0.8× 56 1.2k
Samuel K. Lai Australia 9 734 0.6× 484 0.7× 252 0.5× 168 0.4× 278 0.8× 13 1.2k

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Fields of papers citing papers by Arja Sääkslahti

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Arja Sääkslahti

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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
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Costa, Aldo M., Kristine De Martelaer, Eva D’Hondt, et al.. (2025). Translation and Face Validity of the Portuguese Version of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 13(3). 802–816.
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Laukkanen, Arto, et al.. (2024). Longitudinal relationship between organised and non‐organised physical activities and overall physical activity in children aged 3–11 years. European Journal of Sport Science. 24(8). 1197–1206. 1 indexed citations
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Sääkslahti, Arja, et al.. (2024). Process- and Product-Oriented Fundamental Movement Skills in Early Childhood as Predictors of Later Health-Related Fitness. Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise. 56(9). 1722–1731. 3 indexed citations
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Huhtiniemi, Mikko, Arja Sääkslahti, Asko Tolvanen, David R. Lubans, & Timo Jaakkola. (2023). A scalable school‐based intervention to increase early adolescents' motor competence and health‐related fitness. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(10). 2046–2057. 6 indexed citations
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Barnett, Lisa M., et al.. (2023). Perceived motor competence in early childhood predicts perceived and actual motor competence in middle childhood. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 33(10). 2025–2038. 9 indexed citations
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Laukkanen, Arto, et al.. (2023). Do Fundamental Movement Skill Domains in Early Childhood Predict Engagement in Physical Activity of Varied Intensities Later at School Age? A 3-Year Longitudinal Study. Journal of Motor Learning and Development. 11(3). 424–443. 2 indexed citations
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Martelaer, Kristine De, Arja Sääkslahti, Lisa M. Barnett, et al.. (2022). Face and Content Validity of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence in Young Children. Children. 10(1). 2–2. 4 indexed citations
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Haapala, Eero A., et al.. (2022). Associations between physical activity, motor skills, executive functions and early numeracy in preschoolers. European Journal of Sport Science. 23(7). 1385–1393. 9 indexed citations
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Barnett, Lisa M., et al.. (2021). What factors relate to three profiles of perception of motor competence in young children?. Journal of Sports Sciences. 40(2). 215–225. 4 indexed citations
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Mehtälä, Anette, Jari Villberg, Minna Blomqvist, et al.. (2020). Individual- and environmental-related correlates of moderate-to-vigorous physical activity in 11-, 13-, and 15-year-old Finnish children. PLoS ONE. 15(6). e0234686–e0234686. 15 indexed citations
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Martelaer, Kristine De, et al.. (2020). Testing Manual of the Pictorial Scale of Perceived Water Competence (PSPWC). Open Repository and Bibliography (University of Liège). 1 indexed citations
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Huhtiniemi, Mikko, Kasper Salin, Arja Sääkslahti, et al.. (2020). Finnish students’ enjoyment and anxiety levels during fitness testing classes. Physical Education and Sport Pedagogy. 26(1). 1–15. 20 indexed citations
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Finni, Taija, et al.. (2019). Environmental Correlates of Motor Competence in Children—The Skilled Kids Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(11). 1989–1989. 64 indexed citations
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Barnett, Lisa M., et al.. (2019). Socioecological correlates of perceived motor competence in 5‐ to 7‐year‐old Finnish children. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 29(5). 753–765. 33 indexed citations
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Gao, Ying, Timo Rantalainen, Arto J. Pesola, et al.. (2018). Children’s physical activity and sedentary time compared using assessments of accelerometry counts and muscle activity level. PeerJ. 6. e5437–e5437. 16 indexed citations
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Iivonen, Susanna, Arja Sääkslahti, & Arto Laukkanen. (2015). A review of studies using the Körperkoordinationstest für Kinder (KTK). SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 8(2). 18–36. 39 indexed citations
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Villberg, Jari, et al.. (2013). 3-4 -vuotiaiden lasten fyysinen aktiivisuus päiväkodissa eri vuodenaikoina sekä varhaiskasvattajan kannustuksen yhteys lasten fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen. SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología. 1 indexed citations
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Sääkslahti, Arja, et al.. (2012). Internetin keskustelupalstalla kirjoitetaan koululiikunnasta : "Ja kaikki näkee, kun sä yrität". Phytopathology. 89(12). 1240–56.
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Huotari, Pertti, Arja Sääkslahti, & Anthony Watt. (2009). ASSOCIATIONS BETWEEN THE SELF-ESTIMATED AND ACTUAL PHYSICAL FITNESS SCORES OF FINNISH GRADE 6 STUDENTS. Facta Universitatis Series Physical Education and Sport. 7(1). 27–36. 14 indexed citations
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Sääkslahti, Arja. (2005). Liikuntaintervention vaikutus 3-7-vuotiaiden lasten fyysiseen aktiivisuuteen ja motorisiin taitoihin sekä fyysisen aktiivisuuden yhteys sydän- ja verisuonitautien riskitekijöihin. Jyväskylä University Digital Archive (University of Jyväskylä). 3 indexed citations

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