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Sakari Lemola

Researcher at Bielefeld University

Publications -  102
Citations -  3551

Sakari Lemola is an academic researcher from Bielefeld University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Slow-wave sleep. The author has an hindex of 29, co-authored 87 publications receiving 2796 citations. Previous affiliations of Sakari Lemola include University of Helsinki & University of Basel.

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Adolescents' exercise and physical activity are associated with mental toughness

TL;DR: In this article, the authors compared the mental toughness of adolescents and young adults with self-reported exercise, physical activity and recommended levels of physical activity, and found that participants who fulfilled current physical activity recommendations also reported elevated mental toughness scores compared to those who did not.
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Habitual computer game playing at night is related to depressive symptoms

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors investigated whether the amount and circadian time of habitual computer game playing were related to depressive symptoms in adolescents and young adults and found that playing at night may involve short, irregular, and disturbed sleep as well as misalignment of the circadian rhythm.
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Maternal adjustment five months after birth : the impact of the subjective experience of childbirth and emotional support from the partner

TL;DR: The direct influence of emotional partner support is stronger regarding symptoms of depression and hyperarousal than regarding avoidance and intrusive thoughts, and no direct association between intranatal physical discomfort/labour pain and later maternal adjustment could be found.
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Prenatal Origins of Poor Sleep in Children

TL;DR: Poor sleep in children may have prenatal origins, and possible mechanisms include alcohol consumption during pregnancy and other conditions associated with small body size at birth.
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Sleep quantity, quality and optimism in children.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors tested the relationship of objectively measured sleep quantity and quality with positive characteristics of the child, such as optimism, self-esteem and social competence, by measuring sleep duration, sleep latency and sleep efficiency.