Saana
Myllyntausta
University Lecturer, Psychology
PhD
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Areas of expertise
Sleep
sleep research
work stressors, retirement
ageing
accelerometer
longitudinal research
Biography
MA, psychology, University of Turku 2016
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Turku 2020
Teaching
I teach quantitative research methods and statitsics as well as sleep-related topics to students of psychology and speech-language pathology.
Research
I work as a university lecturer in the field of psyhology at the Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology of University of Turku. In my research, I examine sleep among older employees. In my PhD thesis, I examined changes in sleep during the transition to retirement.
Publications
Why do men extend their employment beyond pensionable age more often than women? a cohort study (2022)
European Journal of Ageing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Changes in life satisfaction during the transition to retirement: findings from the FIREA cohort study (2022)
European Journal of Ageing
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Persistence of sleep difficulties for over 16 years amongst 66,948 working-aged adults (2021)
PLoS ONE
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Daytime fatigue as a predictor for subsequent retirement among older New Zealand workers (2021)
SLEEP HEALTH
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Association of changes in lifestyle with changes in sleep difficulties: an analysis of 38 400 participants over a 16-year follow-up (2021)
BMJ Open
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Psychological Distress During the Retirement Transition and the Role of Psychosocial Working Conditions and Social Living Environment (2021)
Journals of Gerontology, Series B
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Shift work, work time control, and informal caregiving as risk factors for sleep disturbances in an ageing municipal workforce (2021)
Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health
(A1 Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä lehdessä )
Internal consistency and factor structure of Jenkins Sleep Scale: cross-sectional cohort study among 80 000 adults (2021)
BMJ Open
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Components of Stress and Their Associations with Sleep Problems: A Cohort Study of Older Employees (2021)
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))
Sleep tracking of a commercially available smart ring and smartwatch against medical-grade actigraphy in everyday settings: instrument validation study (2020)
JMIR mHealth and uHealth
(Vertaisarvioitu alkuperäisartikkeli tai data-artikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä (A1))