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Anna Kuusi

Anna Kuusi

Doctoral Researcher

School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty

[email protected] | +358 50 326 5792

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My research interests are in motivation, perfectionism, and well-being outcomes. My dissertation focuses on connections and developmental dynamics between secondary students’ perfectionism and well-being (academic and more general), and the role of perceived support. Hopefully the findings of this project will contribute to our understanding of the role that perfectionistic tendencies play in students’ well-being.

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  • Kuusi, A., Hirvonen, R., Niemivirta, M., & Tuominen, H. (2025). Perfectionistic profiles and well-being in general upper secondary education: The moderating role of perceived support. International Journal of Educational Research, 134, Article 102769. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijer.2025.102769
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., Widlund, A., Korhonen, J., & Niemivirta, M. (2024). Lower secondary students’ perfectionistic profiles: Stability, transitions, and connections with well-being. Learning and Individual Differences, 110, 102419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lindif.2024.102419
  • Tuominen, H., Kuusi, A., Pulkka, A.-T., Tapola, A., & Niemivirta, M. (2021). Täydellisyyteen pyrkimistä ja huolta omista suorituksista? Lukiolaisten perfektionismi ja opiskeluhyvinvointi [Striving for perfection and worrying about one’s performances? Perfectionism and academic well-being in general upper secondary school]. Kasvatus [The Finnish Journal of Education], 52 (2), 209–222. https://journal.fi/kasvatus/article/view/111445

Preprints

  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., Widlund, A., Korhonen, J., & Niemivirta, M. (2023).  Adolescents’ perfectionistic profiles: Stability, transitions, and connections with well-being. Preprint in PsyArXiv. https://psyarxiv.com/52pb6
  • Kuusi, A., Hirvonen, R., Niemivirta, M., & Tuominen, H. (under review). Perfectionistic profiles and well-being in general upper secondary education: The moderating role of perceived support. Preprint in PsyArxiv: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/zyt7k_v2

Conference presentations

  • Kuusi, A., Hirvonen, R., Niemivirta, M., & Tuominen, H. (2025). Perfectionistic profiles, well-being, and perceived support in general upper secondary education. Paper was presented at Terveyspsykologian päivät, 6–7. February 2025, Helsinki.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., & Niemivirta, M. (2024). Perfectionistic profiles, well-being, and perceived support in general upper secondary education. Paper was presented at the International Conference on Motivation (ICM) 2024, 28-30 August, Bern, Switzerland.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., & Niemivirta, M. (2023). Perfectionism in general and in vocational upper secondary education: School track and gender differences. Paper was presented at the conference of the Finnish Educational Research Association (FERA), 23.-24. November, Åbo Akademi, Vaasa, Finland.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H. & Niemivirta, M. (2023). Students’ perfectionism: Gender differences and development in upper secondary education. Roundtable paper was presented at the pre-conference of the Junior Researchers of EARLI (JURE), 20-21 August 2023, Thessaloniki, Greece.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., Widlund, A., Korhonen, J., & Niemivirta, M. (2022). Sukupuolierot nuorten perfektionistisissa taipumuksissa ja perfektionismiprofiileissa [Gender differences in adolescent’s perfectionist tendencies and in perfectionistic profiles]. Paper was presented at the conference of the Finnish Educational Research Association (FERA), 24-25 November, University of Oulu, Finland.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., Widlund, A., Korhonen, J., Ihantola, P. & Niemivirta, M. (2022). Students’ perfectionistic profiles: Stability, change, and connections with well-being. Paper was presented (hybrid session) at the International Conference on Motivation (ICM) 2022, SIG8meetsSIG16, 24-26 August, Dresden, Germany.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., Widlund, A., Korhonen, J., Ihantola, P. & Niemivirta, M. (2021). Nuorten perfektionismiprofiilit: pysyvyys ja muutokset yhdeksännen luokan aikana [Adolescents’ perfectionistic profiles: Stability and change during the 9th grade]. Paper was presented (online) at the conference of the Finnish Educational Research Association (FERA), 25-26 November, University of Jyväskylä, Finland.
  • Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., Ihantola, P. & Niemivirta, M. (2021). Perfectionism, achievement striving, and study-related well-being during upper secondary education. Roundtable paper was presented (online) at the pre-conference of the Junior Researchers of EARLI (JURE), 18-20 August 2021.

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adolescents burnout educational science motivation perfectionism student engagement student well-being well-being

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