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Despite the vast body of literature investigating the effects of childhood economic conditions, few studies have investigated the significance of the timing and extent of economic hardship experienced during childhood. This study utilised the 1987 Finnish Birth Cohort, which includes all 59,476 children born in Finland in 1987, to explore the impact of the timing of childhood economic hardship on subsequent well‐being, with a special emphasis on gender differences during three developmental stages. We examined the relationship between the timing and extent of childhood economic hardship and the following four subsequent adolescence and early adulthood outcomes: the cohort members' criminal convictions, early school leaving, psychiatric diagnoses, and social assistance (SA) recipiency in adulthood. We found a strong association between heavy receipt of SA during secondary school and the cohort members' early adulthood receipt of SA. Furthermore, early childhood economic hardship seemed to be especially detrimental for girls.

ABSTRACT
ObjectivesAim of the study is to investigate the incidence of youth mental health problems by merging two different types of datasets; a person register, the 1987 Finnish Birth Cohort and school level class room survey data, Finnish School Health Promotion study.
ApproachThe 1987 Finnish Birth Cohort is a longitudinal nationwide follow-up data including a complete census of children born in a single year 1987. Children have been followed subsequently over time from the prenatal period through the year 2012, using official registers collected by Finnish authorities. Register data includes forms of documentation of children's own and their parents' health status and social circumstances from the perinatal period into early adulthood.
Finnish School Health Promotion study is a cross-sectional classroom survey that has been carried out in the Finnish lower secondary schools nationally every other year since 1996. Depending on the geographical location of the school, half of the age group (born in 1987) voluntarily responded to the survey on their health and lifestyle habits in 8th grade (2002) and other half in 9th grade (2003).
The 1987 Birth Cohort data includes a unique numeric code regarding the school the cohort members attended in 2003. The Finnish School Health Promotion study dataset also includes the same unique school code from the year 2003 through which it's possible to merge datasets. The linked data can be analyzed both at school and municipality level.
ResultsThere were 59 476 children in the 1987 Finnish Birth Cohort, of whom 57 620 (96.9 %) had school code. School health survey was filled by 48 146 of the 1987 age group. There was positive correlation between self-reported help from home and F-diagnoses F40-F49 (correlation: 0.137, p-value: 0.011). Also self-reported depression score correlated with F-diagnoses F10-F19 (correlation: 0.152, p-value: 0.005) in municipality level.
ConclusionIt is possible to merge datasets from school level to an individual level register data. The merged big data offers new possibilities to study questions related to the prevalence of mental health problems. The new linked data can be further analyzed to hierarchical model.

Tässä tutkimuspuheenvuorossa kuvaamme ilmiöpöytäprosessia menetelmällisenä kokeiluna edistää tutkimuksen ja päätöksenteon vuorovaikutusta. Ilmiöpöytäprosessi on innovatiivinen tiedeviestinnän menetelmä monimutkaisen ilmiön haltuun ottamiseksi dialogin keinoin. Itsenäisyyden juhlavuoden lastensäätiö Itla järjesti syksyn 2021 ja kevään 2022 aikana kolme ilmiöpöytäkeskustelua, jotka käsittelivät perhetaustan ja koulutuksen yhteyksiä. Tavoitteemme oli syntetisoida ja välittää aiheen tutkimustietoa yhdistämällä ilmiöpöydistä saatua asiantuntijatietoa ja systemaattista tiedonhakua. Tarkastelemme tässä puheenvuorossa dialogin käsitettä ja tiedon selväksi tekemisen merkitystä tiedeviestinnän näkökulmasta sekä ilmiöpöytäprosessimenetelmän mahdollisuuksia, haasteita ja kehityskohtia. Keskustelemme siitä, miten tutkijat, ammattilaiset ja päättäjät voivat hyötyä dialogisesta prosessista ja miten ilmiöpohjainen lähestymistapa edistää tiedon jalostumista ja hyödyntämistä päätöksenteon tukena sekä lisää tiedonvaihtoa eri ryhmien välillä. Lopuksi pohdimme, miten ilmiöpöytäprosessi huomioi erilaiset tiedonintressit ilmiön diagnosoinnista sen ratkaisemiseen ja miten se tekee näkyväksi tutkimuksen ja käytännön vuoropuhelun puutteen. Tapaustutkimuksen keskeisenä löydöksenä ovat ammattilaisten, päätöksentekijöiden ja tutkijoiden ilmaisema halu avoimeen ja tasevertaiseen dialogiin yksisuuntaisten viestien sijaan sekä dialogisten kanavien puute ammattilaisten, tutkijoiden ja päättäjien välillä. Päätöksentekijöille dialogisten menetelmien käyttö, kuten ilmiöpöytäprosessi, tarjoaa syntetisoidun tutkimustiedon lisäksi mahdollisuuden rikastaa ymmärrystä kompleksisista ilmiöistä.

AbstractAdolescents growing up outside their birth homes are at major risk for multiple adversities in early adulthood, including low education and unemployment. The transition from out‐of‐home placement to independent living overlaps with the transition from school to work and higher education. However, the support during this critical phase is often inadequate. Adolescents ageing out of care are also more likely to have faced adversities in their birth families. Yet, the interplay between different risk factors and having aged out of care has gained little attention. This study aimed to assess known risk factors for low education and unstable employment and their interaction with ageing out of care, controlling for birth‐home‐related adversities. We assessed this topic using logistic and linear regression modelling based on the Finnish birth cohort 1987 (n = 59 476) registry. Our analysis showed that obtaining upper secondary and higher education was much less likely among those ageing out of care, and they had spent 52–80 fewer days annually in employment after graduation. Few interactions with other risk factors were, however, found. Efforts are needed to prevent inequalities in education and employment for those ageing out of care in the transition phase from school to work.