Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Overview

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

Members

Research group

Group leaders

Members

Grant researcher, conducting grant-funded research

Eeva Kettunen

Postdoctoral Researcher

Eleonoora Hintsa Figueiredo

Grant researcher, post-graduate study right

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

Mary Hassandra

Associate Professor, Title of Docent

University of Thessaly

Publications

Publication

2021

Mindfulness and Emotions in Sport

Feelings in Sport. Routledge.

Fink, Cristina

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2021

Motivational and Self-Regulatory Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Consumption

The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption. Palgrave Macmillan.

Cooke, Richard

Conroy, Dominic

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2021

Nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa : LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia 2020

Valtion liikuntaneuvoston julkaisuja. Opetus- ja kulttuuriministeriö; Valtion liikuntaneuvosto.

Kokko, Sami

Hämylä, Riikka

Martin, Leena

Rinta-Antila, Katja

Villberg, Jari

Simonsen, Nina

Husu, Pauliina

Jussila, Anne-Mari

Vasankari, Tommi

Ng, Kwok

Suomi, Kimmo

Tokola, Kari

Vähä-Ypyä, Henri

Mononen, Kaisu

Blomqvist, Minna

Koski, Pasi

Kyllönen, Miika

Laakso, Nina

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Polet, Juho

Laukkanen, Arto

Lintunen, Taru

Palomäki, Sanna

Lyyra, Nelli

Heikinaro-Johansson, Pilvikki

Kallio, Jouni

Hakonen, Harto

Tammelin, Tuija

Siekkinen, Kirsti

Rajala, Katja

Kämppi, Katariina

Meklin, Elina

Huotari, Pertti

Parkkari, Jari

Leppänen, Mari

Laine, Antti

Matilainen, Pertti

Paasio, Hanna

Roos, Eva

Asunta, Piritta

Lindeman, Anni

Rintala, Pauli

Salasuo, Mikko

Karhulahti, Matti

Koskimaa, Raine

Paakkari, Leena

Paakkari, Olli

Tynjälä, Jorma

Ojala, Kristiina

Välimaa, Raili

Publication

2021

Physical Education Teachers’ Perceived Sexual and Physical Violence and Work-related Stress

Journal of School Violence.

Gråstén, Arto

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

2021

Predicting school students’ physical activity intentions in leisure-time and school recess contexts : testing an integrated model based on self-determination theory and theory of planned behavior

PLoS ONE.

Pasi, Heidi

Lintunen, Taru

Leskinen, Esko

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2021

Predictors of In‐School and Out‐of‐School Sport Injury Prevention : A Test of The Trans‐Contextual Model

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

Lee, Alfred S.Y.

Standage, Martyn

Hagger, Martin S.

Chan, Derwin K.C.

Publication

2021

Predictors of school students’ leisure-time physical activity : An extended trans-contextual model using Bayesian path analysis

PLoS ONE.

Polet, Juho

Schneider, Jekaterina

Hassandra, Mary

Lintunen, Taru

Laukkanen, Arto

Hankonen, Nelli

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Tammelin, Tuija H.

Hamilton, Kyra

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2021

Promoting Scientific Integrity through Open Science in Health Psychology : Results of the Synergy Expert Meeting of the European Health Psychology Society

Health Psychology Review.

Kwasnicka, Dominika

ten Hoor, Gill A.

van Dongen, Anne

Gruszczyńska, Ewa

Hagger, Martin S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Hankonen, Nelli

Heino, Matti Toivo Juhani

Kotzur, Marie

Noone, Chris

Rothman, Alexander J.

Toomey, Elaine

Warner, Lisa Marie

Kok, Gerjo

Peters, Gjalt-Jorn

Luszczynska, Aleksandra

Publication

2021

Proposing a new approach to funding behavioural interventions using iterative methods

Psychology and Health.

Kwasnicka, Dominika

ten Hoor, Gill A.

Hekler, Eric

Hagger, Martin S.

Kok, Gerjo

Publication

2021

Psychobiosocial Experiences in Sport : Development and Initial Validation of a Semantic Differential Scale

Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Robazza, Claudio

Montse, Ruiz C.

Bortoli, Laura

Publication

2021

Psychological correlates of physical activity and exercise preferences in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan cancer survivors

Psycho-Oncology.

Maxwell-Smith, Chloe

Hagger, Martin S.

Kane, Robert

Cohen, Paul A.

Tan, Jason

Platell, Cameron

Makin, Gregory Bryan

Saunders, Christobel

Nightingale, Sophie

Lynch, Craig

Sardelic, Frank

McCormick, Jacob

Hardcastle, Sarah J.

Publication

2021

Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol : Visions for the Future

The Palgrave Handbook of Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol Consumption. Palgrave Macmillan.

Davies, Emma Louise

Conroy, Dominic

Hagger, Martin S.

de Visser, Richard O.

Cooke, Richard

Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Research group description

Early Detection of Mental Health Issues among Finnish Athletes

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

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

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

Head Impacts in Finnish Elite Women's Football

Grit in Competitive Sport

Perfectionism in Competitive Sports

BEQAH: Between Quantum Algorithms and Hardware

Research group

Group leaders

Members

Fanny Brandstack

Will Critchley

Lasse Eini

Malin Ekholm

Weldon Green

Konsta Kuusinen

Hanna Lahti-Renkola

Inna Syrykh

External members

Kyra Hamilton

Mary Hassandra

Publications

Mindfulness and Emotions in Sport

Motivational and Self-Regulatory Interventions to Reduce Alcohol Consumption

Nuorten liikuntakäyttäytyminen Suomessa : LIITU-tutkimuksen tuloksia 2020

Physical Education Teachers’ Perceived Sexual and Physical Violence and Work-related Stress

Predicting school students’ physical activity intentions in leisure-time and school recess contexts : testing an integrated model based on self-determination theory and theory of planned behavior

Predictors of In‐School and Out‐of‐School Sport Injury Prevention : A Test of The Trans‐Contextual Model

Predictors of school students’ leisure-time physical activity : An extended trans-contextual model using Bayesian path analysis

Promoting Scientific Integrity through Open Science in Health Psychology : Results of the Synergy Expert Meeting of the European Health Psychology Society

Proposing a new approach to funding behavioural interventions using iterative methods

Psychobiosocial Experiences in Sport : Development and Initial Validation of a Semantic Differential Scale

Psychological correlates of physical activity and exercise preferences in metropolitan and nonmetropolitan cancer survivors

Psychological Perspectives on Alcohol : Visions for the Future

Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Research group description

Related projects

Early Detection of Mental Health Issues among Finnish Athletes

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

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

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

Head Impacts in Finnish Elite Women's Football

Grit in Competitive Sport

Perfectionism in Competitive Sports

BEQAH: Between Quantum Algorithms and Hardware

Research group

Group leaders

Members

Fanny Brandstack

Will Critchley

Lasse Eini

Malin Ekholm

Weldon Green

Konsta Kuusinen

Hanna Lahti-Renkola

Inna Syrykh

External members

Kyra Hamilton

Mary Hassandra

Publications