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

2000

Intervention for Children with Developmental Coordination Disorder

Annual Congress of European College of Sport Science. Research Reports on Sport and Health. University of Jyväskylä, Department of Biology of Physical Activity; Neuromuscular Research Center; Likes Research Center.

Cantell, Marja

Heikinaro-Johansson, Pilvikki

Numminen, Pirkko

Luukkonen, Eeva

Sääkslahti, Arja

Kooistra, Libbe

Lintunen, Taru

Larkin, Dawn

Publication

2000

Jyväskylän yliopiston hyvinvointiteknologia strategia

Liikunnan kehittämiskeskuksen julkaisusarja. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Suomi, Kimmo

Rajaniemi, Vesa

Hänninen, Sinikka

Alén, Markku

Era, Pertti

Lintunen, Taru

Keskinen, Kari

Suominen, Harri

Marin, Marjatta

Viitasalo, Jukka

Publication

2000

Available through Open Access

Liikkuvasta lapsesta liikunnalliseksi aikuiseksi - ja vanhukseksi

Liikunta ja tiede.

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Rantanen, Taina

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2000

Millainen rooli liikunnalla on minäkäsityksen kehittymisessä?

Haasteena huomisen hyvinvointi. Liikunnan ja kansanterveyden julkaisuja. Liikunnan ja kansanterveyden edistämissäätiö.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2000

Ryhmän tavoitteiden asettelussa pulmia?

Valmentaja.

Rovio, Esa

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2000

Self-Perceptions and Reported Exercise Activity and Intentions of Young Adolescent Students with Different Goal Profiles

Proceedings of the 5th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Research Reports on Sport and Health. Neuromuscular Research Center & Likes Research Center.

Lintunen, Taru

Välimaa, Raili

Tynjälä, Jorma

Kannas, Lasse

Villberg, Jari

Duda, Joan L.

Publication

2000

The continuity of phyiscal activityn- a retrospective and prospective study among older people.

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.

Hirvensalo, Mirja

Rantanen, Taina

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2000

The Development of Cohesion During One season among 15-yar-Old Ice Hockey Players

Proceedings of the 5th Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science. Research Reports on Sport and Health. Neuromuscular Research Center & Likes Research Center.

Rovio, Esa

Salmi, Olli

Kujala-Leinonen, Terhi

Kaija, Johanna

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

2000

Traits and emotions: A review of their structure and management

European Journal of Personality.

De Raad, Boele

Kokkonen, Marja

Publication

1999

A team-building program : an intervention study among young ice-hockey players

Nordic Sport Psychology Meeting. The Finnish Association of Sport Psychology.

Rovio, Esa

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

1999

Development of Self-Perceptions During the School Years

Psychology for Physical Educators. Human Kinetics.

Lintunen, Taru

Publication

1999

Emotion regulation strategies in relation to personality characteristics indicating low and high self-control of emotions

Personality and Individual Differences.

Kokkonen, Marja

Pulkkinen, Lea

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