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

2005

Group as an Autonomy Supporting Environment – a Case Example

Promoting Health and Performance for Life. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology 15-19.8.2005. International Society of Sport Psychology.

Salmi, Olli

Rovio, Esa

Nikander, Antti

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2005

Increasing Psychological Safety in a Group

Promoting Health and Performance for Life. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology. International Society of Sport Psychology.

Lintunen, Taru

Rovio, Esa

Salmi, Olli

Gould, Daniel

Publication

2005

More responsibility to players – an action research of soccer coaching for boys aged 17-19 years

Promoting Health and Performance for Life. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology 15-19.8.2005. International Society of Sport Psychology.

Nikander, Antti

Lintunen, Taru

Rovio, Esa

Salmi, Olli

Publication

2005

Recommendations for and warnings against physical activity given to older people by health care professionals.

Preventine Medicine.

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Heikkinen, Eino

Lintunen, Taru

Rantanen, Taina

Publication

2005

The associations of emotion regulation and dysregulation with the metabolic syndrome factor

Journal of Psychosomatic Research.

Kinnunen, Marja-Liisa

Kokkonen, Marja

Kaprio, Jaakko

Pulkkinen, Lea

Publication

2005

Tunnetaitojen opetus sopii kouluun.

Helsingin Sanomat.

Lintunen, Taru

Kannas, Lasse

Publication

2005

Use of Active Listening as a Booster for Performance in Physical Education – A Qualitative Case Study

Promoting Health and Performance for Life. Proceedings of the 11th World Congress of Sport Psychology 15-19.8.2005. International Society of Sport Psychology.

Kuusela, Marjo

Lintunen, Taru

Rovio, Esa

Publication

2004

Available through Open Access

Anger and optimal performance in karate: An application of the IZOF mode

Jyväskylä studies in education, psychology and social research. University of Jyväskylä.

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2004

Available through Open Access

Athletes' Self Perceptions of Optimal States in Karate : An Application of the IZOF Model

Revista de Psicologia del Deporte.

Montse C. Ruiz

Yuri L. Hanin

Publication

2004

Children’s help seeking and impulsivity

Learning and Individual Differences.

Puustinen, Minna

Kokkonen, Marja

Tolvanen, Asko

Pulkkinen, Lea

Publication

2004

Experiences of the course in social and emotional skills in P.E. teacher training

Proceedings of the Pre-Olympic Congress in Thessaloniki 6.-11.8.2004.

Klemola, Ulla

Lintunen, Taru

Heikinaro-Johansson, Pilvikki

Kuusela, Marjo

Publication

2004

Available through Open Access

Idiosyncratic description of anger states in skilled Spanish karate athletes : an application of the IZOF model

Revista de Psicologia del Deporte.

Ruiz, Montse

Hanin, Yuri

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