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

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 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

2020

Available through Open Access

Physical Activity in Peri‐Urban Communities : Testing Intentional and Implicit Processes within an Ecological Framework

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.

Olson, Jenny L.

Ireland, Michael J.

March, Sonja

Biddle, Stuart J.

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Predicting change in middle school students’ leisure-time physical activity participation : A prospective test of the trans-contextual model

Journal of Applied Social Psychology.

Polet, Juho

Lintunen, Taru

Schneider, Jekaterina

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Predicting Hand Washing and Sleep Hygiene Behaviors among College Students : Test of an Integrated Social-Cognition Model

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Zhang, Chun-Qing

Fang, Rongyu

Zhang, Ru

Hagger, Martin S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Predicting limiting ‘free sugar’ consumption using an integrated model of health behavior

Appetite.

Phipps, Daniel J.

Hagger, Martin S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Predicting Social Distancing Intention and Behavior During the COVID-19 Pandemic : An Integrated Social Cognition Model

Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Hagger, Martin S

Smith, Stephanie R

Keech, Jacob J

Moyers, Susette A

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Psychobiosocial States as Mediators of the Effects of Basic Psychological Need Satisfaction on Burnout Symptoms in Youth Sport

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Morano, Milena

Bortoli, Laura

Ruiz, Montse C.

Robazza, Claudio

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Psychological and behavioural factors of unintentional doping : a preliminary systematic review

International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Chan, Derwin King Chung

Tang, Tracy C. W.

Gucciardi, Daniel F.

Ntoumanis, Nikos

Dimmock, James A.

Donovan, Robert J.

Hardcastle, Sarah J.

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Psychological processes of ACL-patients' post-surgery rehabilitation : A prospective test of an integrated theoretical model

Social Science and Medicine.

Lee, Alfred S.Y.

Yung, Patrick Shu-Hang

Mok, Kam-Ming

Hagger, Martin S.

Chan, Derwin K.C.

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Reasoned and implicit processes in heavy episodic drinking : An integrated dual‐process model

British Journal of Health Psychology.

Hamilton, Kyra

Gibbs, Isabelle

Keech, Jacob J.

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Reciprocal relations between autonomous motivation from self-determination theory and social cognition constructs from the theory of planned behavior : a cross-lagged panel design in sport injury prevention

Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Chan, Derwin King Chung

Zhang, Lei

Lee, Alfred Sing Yeung

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Social Cognition and Socioecological Predictors of Home-Based Physical Activity Intentions, Planning, and Habits during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Behavioral Sciences.

Kaushal, Navin

Keith, NiCole

Aguiñaga, Susan

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2020

Available through Open Access

Syrjimätön ja yhdenvertainen opetusviestintä

Liito : Liikunnan ja terveystiedon opettaja.

Kokkonen, Marja

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