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

2014

Available through Open Access

Interactive effects of emotions on performance: An exploratory study in elite skeet shooters

Revista de Psicología del Deporte.

Ruiz, Montse C.

Juri, Hanin

Publication

2014

Lasten ja nuorten liikuntatutkimus 2000-2012 : katsauksen antina kokonaiskuva ja katvealueiden kartta.

Liikunta ja tiede.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2014

Liikuntatuntien psykologinen turvallisuus ja motivaatioilmasto alakoululaisten tyttöjen ja poikien silmin

Liikunta ja tiede.

Ruokonen, Juha

Kokkonen, Marja

Kokkonen, Juha

Publication

2014

Available through Open Access

Psychometric characteristics of the Spanish version of the Sport Imagery Questionnaire

Psicothema.

Ruiz, Montse C.

P., Watt Anthony

Publication

2014

Available through Open Access

Recess physical activity and school-related social factors in Finnish primary and lower secondary schools: cross-sectional associations

BMC Public Health.

Haapala, Henna

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Laine, Kaarlo

Laakso, Lauri

Hakonen, Harto

Kankaanpää, Anna

Lintunen, Taru

Tammelin, Tuija

Publication

2014

Available through Open Access

Sertifikaatti kertoo koulutuksesta ja pätevyydestä

Liikunta ja tiede.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2014

Sosiaalinen ja psyykkinen toimintakyky uudessa liikunnan opetussuunnitelmassa

Liito : Liikunnan ja terveystiedon opettaja.

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

2014

Available through Open Access

The trans-contextual model of motivation : an integrated multi-theory model to explain the processes of motivational transfer across context

Studies in sport, physical education and health. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Hagger, Martin

Publication

2013

Koululiikuntaan liittyvät suoriutumisuskomukset ja arvostukset liikunnan arvosanan selittäjinä

Kasvatus, Suomen kasvatustieteellinen aikakauskirja.

Kokkonen, Juha

Kokkonen, Marja

Yli-Piipari, Sami

Publication

2013

Liikunta tunne- ja ihmissuhdetaitojen opettamisen välineenä

Liikuntapedagogiikka. PS-kustannus.

Kokkonen, Marja

Klemola, Ulla

Publication

2013

Liikuntaympäristö innostavaksi tunne- ja vuorovaikutusosaamisella

Liikunta ja tiede.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2013

Available through Open Access

Revisiting Gordon’s Teacher Effectiveness Training: An Intervention Study on Teachers’ Social and Emotional Learning

Electronic Journal of Research in Educational Psychology.

Talvio, Markus

Lonka, Kirsti

Komulainen, Erkki

Kuusela, Marjo

Lintunen, Taru

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