Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Overview

Research group type

Core fields of research

Physical activity, health and wellbeing

Research areas

Behaviour change, health, and well-being across the lifespan

Faculty

Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences

Research group description

Our group conducts research into psychological factors that underlie health behaviors, performance and well-being outcomes. In addition, we develop, evaluate and implement theory and evidence-based interventions to improve these outcomes in practice. Further details are forthcoming...

Current

Projects

Related projects

Project

Early Detection of Mental Health Issues among Finnish Athletes

Screening mental health risks among Finnish athletes with translated Brunel Mood Scale (BRUMS), referred to as the Finnish Mood Scale (FIMS).

Project

ProAct - A collaborative theory-based intervention to promote physical activity among sedentary parents and their children

Given links between physical activity in children and adults to better health and reduced disease risk, this project aims to test the efficacy of a behavioural intervention to increase physical activity participation in low-active children and their paren

Project

Better Health at Home – Optimized Human-Centered Care of Predialysis and Home Dialysis Patients (BOC)

Research project to optimize patient journeys in care for chronic kidney disease and home dialysis

Project

Lifestyle and Physical Activity as Part of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment (ELO - Elintavat ja liikkuminen osana uniapnean hoitoa)

Research project investigating effects of lifestyle interventions on obstructive sleep apnea, led by Finnish Lung Health Association (Filha ry).

Project

Head Impacts in Finnish Elite Women's Football

Kuvaus kuvaus kuvaus

Project

Grit in Competitive Sport

Explores grit’s role in athletes’ motivation and long-term goal pursuit.

Project

Perfectionism in Competitive Sports

This project aims to examine how perfectionism related variables are linked to psychological distress and if self-compassion can have a moderating role in mental health of athletes.

Project

BEQAH: Between Quantum Algorithms and Hardware

Project BEQAH

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Keegan Knittle

Associate professor

Montse Ruiz Cerezo

Senior Lecturer

Martin Hagger

Professor

Members

Taru Lintunen

Professor, Emerita

Daniel Phipps

Senior Researcher

Juuso Jussila

Grant researcher, conducting grant-funded research

Eeva Kettunen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Marja Kokkonen

Senior University Lecturer

Ella Hellsten

Doctoral Researcher

Eleonoora Hintsa Figueiredo

Grant researcher, post-graduate study right

Tuija Hyyrynen

Doctoral Researcher

Hanna-Mari Toivonen

University Teacher

Sanna Turakka

Doctoral Student

Fanny Brandstack

PhD Student

JYU

Will Critchley

PhD Student

JYU

Lasse Eini

PhD Student

JYU

Malin Ekholm

PhD Student

University of Helsinki

Weldon Green

PhD Student

JYU

Konsta Kuusinen

PhD Student

JYU

Hanna Lahti-Renkola

PhD Student

JYU

Inna Syrykh

PhD Student

JYU

External members

Kyra Hamilton

Professor, Title of Docent

Griffith University

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Mary Hassandra

Associate Professor, Title of Docent

University of Thessaly

Publications

Publications

Publication

2023

Available through Open Access

Self-enactable techniques to influence basic psychological needs and regulatory styles within self-determination theory : An expert opinion study

Acta Psychologica.

Knittle, Keegan

Fidrich, Christin

Hankonen, Nelli

Publication

2023

Available through Open Access

The Effects of Instructional Self-Talk on Quiet-Eye Duration and Golf-Putting Performance

Sport Psychologist.

Sarig, Yonatan

Ruiz, Montse C.

Hatzigeorgiadis, Antonis

Tenenbaum, Gershon

Publication

2023

Available through Open Access

The mediating role of behavioural automaticity and intention on past to future bootcamp attendance

Australian psychologist.

Sas, Sabryna

Phipps, Daniel J.

Hagger, Martin S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2023

Available through Open Access

Young children’s motivations and social cognitions toward swimming : Testing direct and moderation effects of sport competence in two large-scale studies

Journal of Sports Sciences.

Chan, Derwin King Chung

Lee, Alfred Sing Yeung

Tang, Tracy Chor Wai

Leung, Kiko

Chung, Joan Sau Kwan

Hagger, Martin S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

“Just Existing Is Activism” : Transgender Experiences in Martial Arts

Sociology of Sport Journal.

Kavoura, Anna

Channon, Alex

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

“The Best Laid Plans” : Do Individual Differences in Planfulness Moderate Effects of Implementation Intention Interventions?

Behavioral Sciences.

Sas, Sabryna V.

Hamilton, Kyra

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

A qualitative study of pre-service teachers’ experienced benefits and concerns of using motivational interaction in practice after a training course

Humanities and Social Sciences Communications.

Renko, Elina

Koski-Jännes, Anja

Absetz, Pilvikki

Lintunen, Taru

Hankonen, Nelli

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Application of the trans-contextual model to predict change in leisure time physical activity

Psychology and Health.

Kalajas-Tilga, Hanna

Hein, Vello

Koka, Andre

Tilga, Henri

Raudsepp, Lennart

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Associations between Teacher- and Student-directed Sexual and Physical Violence in Physical Education

Journal of Interpersonal Violence.

Gråsten, Arto

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Brief Remote Intervention to Manage Food Cravings and Emotions during the COVID-19 Pandemic : A Pilot Study

Frontiers in Psychology.

Devonport, Tracey

Chen-Wilson, Chao-Hwa (Josephine)

Nicholls, Wendy

Robazza, Claudio

Cagas, Jonathan Y.

Fernández-Montalvo, Javier

Choi, Youngjun

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2022

Available through Open Access

Can my personal trainer be digital? : experiences of digital coaching supporting physical activity and exercise

JYU dissertations.

Kettunen, Eeva

Publication

2022

Determinants of Virtual Exercise Equipment Use : An Integrated Model Investigation

Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Kaushal, Navin

Berlin, Kathy

Hagger, Martin S.

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