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

2019

Available through Open Access

Reactions to a career-ending sport injury : Pekka Hirvonen, a professional ice hockey player

The Psychology of Sport and Performance Injury. Routledge.

Ruiz, Montse C.

Kaski, Satu

Frantsi, Päivi

Robazza, Claudio

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

Redefining habits and linking habits with other implicit processes

Psychology of Sport and Exercise.

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

Self-efficacy and enjoyment of physical activity in children : factorial validity of two pictorial scales

PeerJ.

Morano, Milena

Bortoli, Laura

Ruiz, Montse C.

Vitali, Francesca

Robazza, Claudio

Publication

2019

Self-regulation

Dictionary of sport psychology. Academic Press.

Robazza, Claudio

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

Self‐control and health‐related behaviour : The role of implicit self‐control, trait self‐control, and lay beliefs in self‐control

British Journal of Health Psychology.

Hagger, Martin S.

Gucciardi, Daniel F.

Turrell, Amelia S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

Social Competence and Moderate to Vigorous Physical Activity of School-Aged Children through a Creative Physical Education Intervention

Advances in Physical Education.

Gråstén, Arto

Kokkonen, Marja

Quay, John

Kokkonen, Juha

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

Student intention to engage in leisure-time physical activity : The interplay of task-involving climate, competence need satisfaction and psychobiosocial states in physical education

European Physical Education Review.

Battista, Rossana Di

Robazza, Claudio

Ruiz, Montse C.

Bertollo, Maurizio

Vitali, Francesca

Bortoli, Laura

Publication

2019

Terveyspsykologian ydin yksissä kansissa

Liikunta ja tiede.

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

The lived experience of rescuing people who have driven into floodwater : understanding challenges and identifying areas for providing support

Health Promotion Journal of Australia.

Keech, Jacob J.

Smith, Stephanie R.

Peden, Amy E.

Hagger, Martin

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

The Psychobiosocial States (PBS-S) Scale Factor : Structure and Reliability

European Journal of Psychological Assessment.

Ruiz, Montse C.

Robazza, Claudio

Tolvanen, Asko

Hanin, Juri

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

The role of social interaction during pre-performance routines : An individual zones of optimal functioning (IZOF) perspective

International Journal of Sport Psychology.

Middleton, Thierry R. F.

Seanor, Michelle

Schinke, Robert J.

Pedraza, Ismael

Ruiz, Montse C.

Robazza, Claudio

Publication

2019

Available through Open Access

The role of teachers’ controlling behaviour in physical education on adolescents’ health-related quality of life : test of a conditional process model

Educational Psychology.

Tilga, Henri

Hein, Vello

Koka, Andre

Hamilton, Kyra

Hagger, Martin

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