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Academy of Finland

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The main objective of this Academy Research Fellow project (2022–2027) funded by the Academy 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,…
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Publications
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Täydellisyyteen pyrkimistä ja huolta omista suorituksista? Lukiolaisten perfektionismi ja opiskeluhyvinvointi
Tuominen, Heta; Kuusi, Anna; Pulkka, Antti-Tuomas; Tapola, Anna; Niemivirta, Markku. Kasvatus 52 2: 209-222. 2021 -
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. Learning and individual differences 79: 101854. 2020 -
Striving for Success but at What Cost? Subject-Specific Achievement Goal Orientation Profiles, Perceived Cost, and Academic Well-Being
Tuominen, Heta; Juntunen, Henriikka; Niemivirta, Markku. Frontiers in psychology 11: 557445. 2020