Anna Kuusi
Doctoral Researcher
School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty
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My research interests are in motivation, perfectionism, and academic more general well-being outcomes. My dissertation focuses on connections and developmental dynamics between secondary students’ perfectionism and well-being, 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.
Research groups
Projects
Publications
- 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.