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The main objective of this Academy Research Fellow project (2022–2027) funded by the Research Council of Finland, is to examine the developmental and situational dynamics between students’ motivation, perfectionism, and academic well-being across upper secondary education, and to consider the role of student welfare in supporting students’ learning and well-being.
A four-year longitudinal data on the development of students’ motivation, perfectionism, and academic well-being will be collected and complemented with city- and school-level information on student welfare, and in-the-moment measures of students’ situational motivation and emotions (i.e., experience sampling data).
The theoretically integrative perspective and the project design enable us to uncover motivational dynamics that contribute to student well-being, both longitudinally and situationally. The knowledge and understanding yielded will be topical in the current societal situation and important for developing student welfare.
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News
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New research project: Making the grade but feeling exhausted
The aim of this Academy Research Fellow project is to examine the developmental dynamics of students' motivation, perfectionism, and well-being -
HS 21.9.2022 | Aihetta huoleen
Perfektionismi ei ole vain virheettömän suorituksen tavoittelua. Siihen kuuluu myös raskas huoli suoriutumisesta, ja juuri sen lisääntymisestä… -
Tutkimus: Lukiolaisten perfektionismi ja opiskeluhyvinvointi
Lukiolaisten kokemat paineet, hyvinvointi ja erityisesti opiskelu-uupumus ovat herättäneet viime aikoina paljon keskustelua ja huolta. On havaittu,… -
New study: Student engagement profiles and the role of support in general upper secondary education
This study examined student engagement profiles, their stability and change, and the role of perceived support in engagement. The general upper…
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PhD theses in preparation:
- Anna Kuusi, University of Eastern Finland: “Perfectionism, achievement striving, and study-related well-being during secondary education: Gender differences and developmental dynamics”
- Kukka-Maaria Polso, University of Helsinki: “Motivated to engage? The interplay of motivational development and behavioral engagement in adolescence”
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Master’s theses in preparation:
- Emmi Kujala, University of Eastern Finland: “Koetut oppimisvaikeudet sekä niiden yhteys opiskeluhyvinvointiin toisella asteella”
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Conference presentations:
- Tuominen, H., Rasa, E., Kujala, E., Viljaranta, J., & Niemivirta, M. (2023). School engagement and burnout profiles in upper secondary school: Associations with perceived learning difficulties. Paper to be presented at the Oppimis- ja oppimisvaikeustutkijatapaaminen, 5–6 October, Jyväskylä, Finland.
- Kuusi, A., Tuominen, H., & Niemivirta, M. (2023). Students’ perfectionism: Gender differences and development in upper secondary education. Paper presented at the 27th Conference of the JUnior REsearchers of EARLI, 20–21 August, Thessaloniki, Greece.
- Polso, K.-M., Tuominen, H., Ihantola, P., & Niemivirta, M. (2023). Networks and dynamics of secondary students’ momentary expectancies, values, costs, and engagement. Paper presented at the 27th Conference of the JUnior REsearchers of EARLI, 20–21 August, Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Doctoral Researchers
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Anna Kuusi
Doctoral ResearcherPhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education -
Henriikka Juntunen
Doctoral ResearcherPhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education
Supporting Staff
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Emmi Kujala
Research TraineePhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education -
Hanna Pulkkinen
Philosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education
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Jaana Viljaranta
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Anna Maria Rawlings
Postdoctoral ResearcherPhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education -
Fiia Söderholm
LecturerUniversity of Eastern Finland Teacher Training School, Rantakylä Teacher Training School, Classes 1-9 -
Markku Niemivirta
ProfessorPhilosophical Faculty, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education
Publications
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Student engagement profiles and the role of support in general upper secondary education
Söderholm, Fiia; Viljaranta, Jaana; Tuominen, Heta; Lappalainen, Kristiina; Holopainen, Leena. 2023. Learning and individual differences. 104: -
Tavoitteet ja huolet koronapandemian aikana: Perfektionistiset taipumukset opiskelustressin ja siitä selviämisen selittäjänä
Tuominen, Heta; Hirvonen, Riikka; Juntunen, Henriikka; Viljaranta, Jaana; Niemivirta, Markku. 2023. Kasvatus. 54: 5-22 -
Teachers’ work engagement and burnout profiles: Associations with sense of efficacy and interprofessional collaboration in school
Holmström, Anni; Tuominen, Heta; Laasanen, Miia; Veermans, Marjaana. 2023. Teaching and teacher education. 132: -
Feeling exhausted and isolated? The connections between university students’ remote teaching and learning experiences, motivation, and psychological well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic
Juntunen, Henriikka; Tuominen, Heta; Viljaranta, Jaana; Hirvonen, Riikka; Toom, Auli; Niemivirta, Markku. 2022. Educational psychology. 42: 1241-1262 -
Reciprocal effects of mathematics performance, school engagement and burnout during adolescence
Widlund, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Korhonen, Johan. 2022. British journal of educational psychology. 2023; 93: 183-197 -
Tutkijalta suoraan kuultua: Heta Tuominen, akatemiatutkija Itä-Suomen yliopistosta
Tuominen, Heta. 2022. Kasvatus. 53: 437–440 -
Yliopisto-opiskelijoiden motivaatioprofiilit koronapandemian aikana ja toiveet opetuksen toteuttamisesta jatkossa
Tuominen, Heta; Pikkarainen, Paavo; Hirvonen, Riikka; Juntunen, Henriikka; Viljaranta, Jaana; Niemivirta, Markku. 2022. Kasvatus. 53: 547-552 -
Kiinnostus ja kuormitus lukion matematiikan opinnoissa
Niemivirta, Markku; Pulkka, Antti-Tuomas; Rawlings, Anna Maria; Tapola, Anna; Tuominen, Heta. 2021. Psykologia. 56: 600-616 -
Täydellisyyteen pyrkimistä ja huolta omista suorituksista? Lukiolaisten perfektionismi ja opiskeluhyvinvointi
Tuominen, Heta; Kuusi, Anna; Pulkka, Antti-Tuomas; Tapola, Anna; Niemivirta, Markku. 2021. Kasvatus. 52: 209-222 -
Motivation across a transition: Changes in achievement goal orientations and academic well-being from elementary to secondary school
Tuominen, Heta; Niemivirta, Markku; Lonka, Kirsti; Salmela-Aro, Katariina. 2020. Learning and individual differences. 79: 101854