Markus Jokela

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Supervisor for doctoral programme

Doctoral Programme in Population Health and Human Behaviour
Doctoral Programme in Education, Schooling, and Learning

Fields of Science

515 Psychology
3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health

Inflammation and specific symptoms of depression
Jokela, M., Virtanen, M., Batty, G. D. & Kivimäki, M., 1 Jan 2016, In: JAMA Psychiatry. 73, 1, p. 87-88 2 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific
Association of metabolically healthy obesity with depressive symptoms: pooled analysis of eight studies
Jokela, M., Hamer, M., Singh-Manoux, A., Batty, G. D. & Kivimaki, M., Aug 2014, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 19, 8, p. 910-914 5 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Are Neighborhood Health Associations Causal? A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study With Repeated Measurements
Jokela, M., 15 Oct 2014, In: American Journal of Epidemiology. 180, 8, p. 776-784 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Geographically varying associations between personality and life satisfaction in the London metropolitan area
Jokela, M., Bleidorn, W., Lamb, M. E., Gosling, S. D. & Rentfrow, P. J., 20 Jan 2015, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 112, 3, p. 725-730 6 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Ageing and the prevalence and treatment of mental health problems
Jokela, M., Batty, G. D. & Kivimäki, M., Oct 2013, In: Psychological Medicine. 43, 10, p. 2037-2045 9 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review

1 Active
4 Finished

NetResilie: Social networks, fertility and wellbeing in ageing populations: Building demographic resilience in Finland (NetResilience)
Jokela, M. (Project manager), Helminen, V. (Participant), Miettinen, M. S. (Participant) & Soini, E. (Participant)
Suomen Akatemia Projektilaskutus
01/10/2024 → 30/09/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
FTProWell: Finnish Novice Teachers' Professional Wellbeing and Continuance in the Occupation: Developmental Pathways and Underlying Mechanisms with Individual and Environmental Resources
Mullola, S. (Project manager), Lavonen, J. (Principal Investigator), Elovainio, M. (Principal Investigator), Brooks-Gunn, J. (Principal Investigator), Jokela, M. (Principal Investigator), Hakulinen, C. (Principal Investigator), Hintsanen, M. (Principal Investigator) & Keltikangas-Järvinen, L. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2016 → 31/08/2019
Project: Research project
Selective migration and neighborhood effects
Jokela, M. (Project manager)
Unknown funder
01/01/2012 → 31/12/2017
Project: Research project
Genes, environments, and individual decisions in fertility behavior
Jokela, M. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2010 → 31/12/2012
Project: Research project
Reproductive behavior in contemporary societies
Jokela, M. (Project manager)
Unknown funder
01/05/2009 → 31/12/2011
Project: Research project

Honorary Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK, 2008-
Jokela, M. (Recipient), 2008
Prize: Prizes and awards
Recipient of an annual award for an exceptionally meritorious Ph.D. thesis at the University of Helsinki, Finland, 2007
Jokela, M. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prizes and awards
Recipient of an annual Ph.D. thesis award of the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2007
Jokela, M. (Recipient), 2007
Prize: Prizes and awards
Recipient of the Young Researcher Award for Early Career Contribution, Finnish Psychology University Network (PsykoNet), 2010
Jokela, M. (Recipient), 18 Aug 2010
Prize: Prizes and awards

10 Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
3 Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
2 Public Talks
2 Membership or other role in national/international committee, council, board
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- 1 Editor of research journal
- 1 Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)

Tieteiden talon Tieteiden yö
Jokela, M. (Speaker: Chair), Elsilä, L. (Speaker: Presenter), Kähönen, J. V. (Speaker: Presenter), Lehtinen, M. (Speaker: Presenter) & Mustamo, A. (Speaker: Presenter)
22 Jan 2026
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Public Talks
Intergenerational transmission of fertility in Finland: the associations of full and half-siblings with fertility behavior
Berg, V. E. (Supervisor) & Jokela, M. (Supervisor)
1 Apr 2016 → 30 Apr 2019
Activity: Examination types › Supervision of other thesis (Master's, Licentiate)
European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association Annual Conference
Jokela, M. (Chair of organizing committee)
29 Mar 2015 → 1 Apr 2015
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
26th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference
Määttänen, I. E. (Poster Presentation) & Jokela, M. (Poster Presentation)
30 Jul 2014 → 2 Aug 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

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XXII BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN ETHOLOGY
Määttänen, I. E. (Poster Presentation) & Jokela, M. (Poster Presentation)
5 Aug 2014 → 9 Aug 2014
Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars

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Anxiety disorder symptoms are more common among those with left-wing political views in Great Britain
Jokela, M.
19/08/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Study suggests parental warmth protects troubled teens from psychopathic features and antisocial behavior
Jokela, M.
14/04/2021
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Study claims beautiful women are more likely to give birth to girls
Jokela, M.
17/12/2017
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
Younger cohorts of conscripts are increasingly sociable
Jokela, M.
06/06/2017
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
This study claims beautiful women are more likely to give birth to girls
Jokela, M.
14/04/2017
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media

Markus Jokela

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Supervisor for doctoral programme

Fields of Science

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

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Inflammation and specific symptoms of depression

Association of metabolically healthy obesity with depressive symptoms: pooled analysis of eight studies

Are Neighborhood Health Associations Causal? A 10-Year Prospective Cohort Study With Repeated Measurements

Geographically varying associations between personality and life satisfaction in the London metropolitan area

Ageing and the prevalence and treatment of mental health problems

NetResilie: Social networks, fertility and wellbeing in ageing populations: Building demographic resilience in Finland (NetResilience)

FTProWell: Finnish Novice Teachers' Professional Wellbeing and Continuance in the Occupation: Developmental Pathways and Underlying Mechanisms with Individual and Environmental Resources

Selective migration and neighborhood effects

Genes, environments, and individual decisions in fertility behavior

Reproductive behavior in contemporary societies

Honorary Research Associate, Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College London, UK, 2008-

Recipient of an annual award for an exceptionally meritorious Ph.D. thesis at the University of Helsinki, Finland, 2007

Recipient of an annual Ph.D. thesis award of the Faculty of Behavioral Sciences, University of Helsinki, Finland, 2007

Recipient of the Young Researcher Award for Early Career Contribution, Finnish Psychology University Network (PsykoNet), 2010

Tieteiden talon Tieteiden yö

Intergenerational transmission of fertility in Finland: the associations of full and half-siblings with fertility behavior

European Human Behaviour and Evolution Association Annual Conference

26th Annual Human Behavior and Evolution Society Conference

XXII BIENNIAL INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON HUMAN ETHOLOGY

Anxiety disorder symptoms are more common among those with left-wing political views in Great Britain

Study suggests parental warmth protects troubled teens from psychopathic features and antisocial behavior

Study claims beautiful women are more likely to give birth to girls

Younger cohorts of conscripts are increasingly sociable

This study claims beautiful women are more likely to give birth to girls

Markus Jokela

Personal profile

Supervisor for doctoral programme

Fields of Science

Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years

Research output

Projects

Prizes

Activities

Press/Media