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

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

Publication

2018

Available through Open Access

User expectations, use experiences and continued adoption of a mobile secure communication application

Mediterranean Conference on Information Systems. MCIS.

Kari, Tuomas

Makkonen, Markus

Frank, Lauri

Kettunen, Eeva

Publication

2017

A brief intervention to increase physical activity behavior among adolescents using mental simulations and action planning

Psychology, Health and Medicine.

Koka, Andre

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2017

A qualitative study exploring health perceptions and factors influencing participation in health behaviors in colorectal cancer survivors

Psycho-Oncology.

Hardcastle, Sarah J.

Maxwell-Smith, Chloe

Zeps, Nik

Platell, Cameron

O'Connor, Moira

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2017

A Randomised Controlled Trial to Test the Effectiveness of Planning Strategies to Improve Medication Adherence in Patients with Cardiovascular Disease

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-being.

Meslot, Carine

Gauchet, Aurélie

Hagger, Martin

Chatzisarantis, Nikos

Lehmann, Audrey

Allenet, Benoît

Publication

2017

Available through Open Access

Activity Trackers Influencing Motivation and Awareness: Study Among Fitness Centre Members

Bled eConference. University of Maribor Press.

Kettunen, Eeva

Kari, Tuomas

Hassandra, Mary

Critchley, Will

Doğan, Umut

Publication

2017

Available through Open Access

An mHealth App for Supporting Quitters to Manage Cigarette Cravings With Short Bouts of Physical Activity: A Randomized Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study

JMIR Mhealth Uhealth.

Hassandra, Mary

Lintunen, Taru

Hagger, Martin

Heikkinen, Risto

Vanhala, Mauno

Kettunen, Tarja

Publication

2017

Child Sun Safety: Application of an Integrated Behavior Change Model

Health Psychology.

Hamilton, Kyra

Kirkpatrick, Aaron

Rebar, Amands

Hagger, Martin

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