Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Perustiedot

Tutkimuksen painoala

Liikunta, terveys ja hyvinvointi

Tutkimusalueet

Käyttäytymisen muutos, hyvinvointi ja terveys elämänkulussa

Tiedekunta

Liikuntatieteellinen tiedekunta

Tutkimusryhmän kuvaus

Ryhmämme tutkii terveyskäyttäytymisen, suorituskyvyn ja hyvinvoinnin taustalla olevia psykologisia tekijöitä. Lisäksi kehitämme, arvioimme ja toteutamme teoria- ja näyttöön perustuvia interventioita näiden tulosten parantamiseksi käytännössä.

Ajankohtaista

Hankkeet

Hankkeet

Hanke

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).

Hanke

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

Hanke

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

Hanke

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).

Hanke

Head Impacts in Finnish Elite Women's Football

Kuvaus kuvaus kuvaus

Hanke

Grit in Competitive Sport

Explores grit’s role in athletes’ motivation and long-term goal pursuit.

Hanke

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.

Hanke

BEQAH: Between Quantum Algorithms and Hardware

Project BEQAH

Jäsenet

Tutkimusryhmä

Tutkimusryhmän vetäjät

Keegan Knittle

Apulaisprofessori (Associate Professor)

Montse Ruiz Cerezo

Yliopistonlehtori

Martin Hagger

Professori

Jäsenet

Taru Lintunen

Professori, Emerita

Daniel Phipps

Yliopistotutkija

Juuso Jussila

Apurahatutkija, apurahalla tutkimusta tekevä

Marja Kokkonen

Vanhempi yliopistonlehtori

Ella Hellsten

Väitöskirjatutkija

Eleonoora Hintsa Figueiredo

Apurahatutkija, jatko-opinto-oikeus

Tuija Hyyrynen

Väitöskirjatutkija

Hanna-Mari Toivonen

Yliopistonopettaja

Sanna Turakka

Tohtorikoulutettava

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

Ulkoiset jäsenet

Kyra Hamilton

Professor, Title of Docent

Griffith University

Avautuu uuteen ikkunaan

Mary Hassandra

Associate Professor, Title of Docent

University of Thessaly

Julkaisut

Julkaisut

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Social cognition pathways linking socio-demographic and individual-level factors to energy drink consumption in undergraduates

Psychology and Health.

Phipps, D. J.

Puupponen, M.

Browning, N.

Hamilton, K.

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Socio‐Structural Factors as Predictors of Parents' Intentions to Enrol Their Children in Swimming Lessons

Health Promotion Journal of Australia.

Hamilton, Kyra

Peden, Amy E.

Smith, Stephanie R.

Keech, Jacob J.

Phipps, Daniel J.

Hagger, Martin S.

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

The effect of gender and social support on student-athlete and regular student burnout trajectories across lower secondary school

Learning and Individual Differences.

Saarinen, Milla

Phipps, Daniel J.

Kuokkanen, Joni

Widlund, Anna

Bentzen, Marte

Romar, Jan Erik

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

The effects of interventions on sedentary behaviour among people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis informing the 2025 update of the EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammato..

EULAR Rheumatology Open.

Rausch, Osthoff Anne-Kathrin

Juhl, Carsten

Brodin, Nina

Orlinov, Denislav

Knittle, Keegan

Thomsen, Tanja

Metsios, George

Schoones, Jan W.

Ferreira, Ricardo

Vlieland, Theodora P. M. Vliet

Niedermann, Karin

Publication

2026

The Importance of Community Involvement in Research When Seeking to Attain Global Perspectives

Navigating the Globally Evolving Field of Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology. Routledge.

Devonport, Tracey J.

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

The Role of Affective Experiences and Exercise Motivation as Predictors of Physical Activity Intentions Among Individuals With Overweight and Obesity

Obesity Science & Practice.

Hellsten, Ella

Knittle, Keegan

Driuchina, Anastasiia

Harjunen, Hannele

Pekkala, Satu

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Theory of reasoned goal pursuit applied to compliance with a medical directive

Psychology, Health and Medicine.

Hamilton, K.

Phipps, D. J.

Mac, T. N.

Ajzen, I.

Publication

2026

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Validation of the finnish version of the sports grit scale (SGS) and its associations with psychobiosocial states among competitive athletes

Sport Sciences for Health.

Brandstack, Fanny

Gernigon, Christophe

Forsblom, Kim

Robazza, Claudio

Ruiz, Montse C.

Publication

2025

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Alcohol and Aquatic Activity : Young Males' Perceptions of Risk and Social Identity Through the Lived Experience

Health Promotion Journal of Australia.

Smith, Stephanie R.

Sas, Sabryna V.

Keech, Jacob J.

Peden, Amy E.

Hagger, Martin S.

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2025

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

An environmental scan of messages promoting compliance behaviour for a medical directive in COVID-19

Health Marketing Quarterly.

Mac, Thi Nhung

Phipps, Daniel J.

Cassimatis, Mandy

Hamilton, Kyra

Publication

2025

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

App-Based Physical Activity Intervention Among Women With Prior Hypertensive Pregnancy Disorder

JAMA Network Open.

Kókai, Lili L.

Ó Ceallaigh, Diarmaid

Wijtzes, Anne I.

Roeters van Lennep, Jeanine E.

Duvekot, Johannes J.

Hagger, Martin S.

Cawley, John

Burdorf, Alex

Rohde, Kirsten I. M.

van Kippersluis, Hans

Publication

2025

Saatavilla Open Access kautta

Basic psychological needs satisfaction, coping functions, and emotional experiences in competitive athletes : a multi-states theory perspective

Scientific Reports.

Robazza, Claudio

Vitali, Francesca

Bortoli, Laura

Ruiz, Montse C.

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