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 University 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

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

Publication

2004

Available through Open Access

Metaphoric Description and Individualized Emotion Profiling of Performance States in Top Karate Athletes

Journal of Applied Sport Psychology.

Ruiz, Montse C.

Hanin, Yuri L.

Publication

2004

Neuroottisuus ja mustasukkaisuus parisuhteen laadun heikentäjinä

Psykologia.

Suomalainen, S.

Kokkonen, Marja

Pulkkinen, Lea

Publication

2004

Ryhmän kiinteys - haitallistako? Toimintatutkimus juniorijääkiekkojoukkueessa

Liikunta & Tiede.

Rovio, Esa

Eskola, Jari

Klemola, Ulla

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2004

Screening and counseling for exercise and mobility in older people.

Gerontologia (lehti).

Leinonen, Raija

Heikkinen, Eino

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Lintunen, Taru

Rasinaho, Minna

Sakari-Rantala, Ritva

Kallinen, M.

Rantanen, Taina

Publication

2004

Sosioemotionaalisia taitoja kehittävä opintojakso liikunnan aineenopettajakoulutuksessa

Liikunta & Tiede.

Klemola, Ulla

Heikinaro-Johansson, Pilvikki

Lintunen, Taru

Rovio, Esa

Publication

2004

Tunne- ja vuorovaikutustaidot liikunnassa

Opetushallitus.

Lintunen, Taru

Kuusela, Marjo

Klemola, Ulla

Publication

2004

Tunteiden säätelyn siirtyminen vanhemmilta lapsille lapsilähtöisen vanhemmuuden välityksellä

Psykologia.

Tirkkonen, Anni

Kokkonen, Marja

Pulkkinen, Lea

Publication

2004

Tunteita pulpetille - sosioemotionaalinen oppiminen tukee hyvinvointia

Liikunta ja tiede.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2003

An intervention with a group of figure skaters using ratio-emotive-therapy (RET) technique

R. Stelter (ED.) New Approaches to Exercise and Sport Psychology - Theories, Methods, and Applications. XIth European Congress of Sport Psychology - Proceedings. FEPSAC / UNiversity of Copenhagen.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2003

Differences in motivational orientation, exercise activity, perceived competence, sedentary lifestyle, and psychosocial well-being between participants in different sport events among Finnish 11- to 15-year old students

R. Stelter (ED.) New Approaches to Exercise and Sport Psychology - Theories, Methods, and Applications. XIth European Congress of Sport Psychology - Proceedings. FEPSAC / UNiversity of Copenhagen.

Lintunen, Taru

Ojala, Kristiina

Välimaa, Raili

Tynjälä, Jorma

Kannas, Lasse

Jeroen, Meganck

Yves, Vanden Auweele

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