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 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

2018

Available through Open Access

Initial validation of the Psychobiosocial States in Physical Education (PBS-SPE) scale

Frontiers in Psychology.

Bortoli, Laura

Vitali, Francesca

Battista, Rossana Di

Ruiz, Montse C.

Robazza, Claudio

Publication

2018

Motivational predictors of students' participation in out-of-school learning activities and academic attainment in science : An application of the trans-contextual model using Bayesian path analysis

Learning and Individual Differences.

Hagger, Martin

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with lifejacket wear in adults and children: A systematic literature review

PLoS ONE.

Peden, Amy E.

Demant, Daniel

Hagger, Martin

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Predicting fruit and vegetable consumption in long-haul heavy goods vehicle drivers : application of a multi-theory, dual-phase model and the contribution of past behaviour

Appetite.

Brown, D.J.

Hagger, Martin

Morrissey, S.

Hamilton, K.

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Promoting influenza prevention for elderly people in Hong Kong using health action process approach : study protocol

BMC Public Health.

Zhang, Chun-Qing

Zhang, Ru

Chung, Pak-Kwong

Duan, Yanping

Lau, Joseph Tak fai

Chan, Derwin King Chung

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2018

Psychological effects of belonging to a Facebook weight management group in overweight and obese adults : Results of a randomised controlled trial

Health and Social Care in the Community.

Jane, Monica

Foster, Jonathan

Hagger, Martin

Ho, Suleen

Kane, Robert

Pal, Sebely

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Psychophysiological responses of junior orienteers under competitive pressure

PLoS ONE.

Robazza, Claudio

Izzicupo, Pascal

D'Amico, Maria Angela

Ghinassi, Barbara

Crippa, Maria Chiara

Cecco, Vincenzo Di

Ruiz, Montse C.

Bortoli, Laura

Baldassarre, Angela Di

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Reflective and Impulsive Processes Underlying Saving Behavior and the Additional Roles of Self-Control and Habit

Journal of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Economics.

Allom, Vanessa

Mullan, Barbara Ann

Monds, Lauren

Orbell, Sheina

Hamilton, Kyra

Rebar, Amanda L.

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

Seksuaalivähemmistöjen häirintä joukkueessa tai liikuntaryhmässä : henkisen pahoinvoinnin näkökulma

Liikunta ja tiede.

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

The Influence of University Students’ Stress Mindsets on Health and Performance Outcomes

Annals of Behavioral Medicine.

Keech, Jacob J.

Hagger, Martin

O’Callaghan, Frances V.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

The process by which perceived autonomy support predicts motivation, intention, and behavior for seasonal influenza prevention in Hong Kong older adults

BMC Public Health.

Chung, Pak-Kwong

Zhang, Chun-Qing

Liu, Jing-Dong

Chan, Derwin King-Chung

Si, Gangyan

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

The reasoned action approach applied to health behavior : Role of past behavior and tests of some key moderators using meta-analytic structural equation modeling

Social Science and Medicine.

Hagger, Martin

Polet, Juho

Lintunen, Taru

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