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The main objective of this Making the Grade but Feeling Exhausted (WELL2) 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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Kasvatuksen opiskeluhuolto-teemanumero on ilmestynyt!
Teemanumeroon on koottu kattavasti opiskeluhuoltoa ja hyvinvointia tarkastelevaa tuoretta tutkimustietoa ja ajankohtaisia puheenvuoroja. -
Heta Tuominen appointed as Professor of Educational Science
Research into motivation and well-being can provide ways to shape the learning environment in a less performance-oriented direction. -
UEF announces the 2024 Communicator of the Year Awards
The Communicator of the Year Award of the Philosophical Faculty was presented to the Motivation, Learning and Well-being Research Collective, MoLeWe. -
Self-critical perfectionism gnaws on students’ well-being already in lower secondary school
A new study among ninth-graders identified four perfectionistic profiles with varying associations with students’ psychological well-being. The…
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Doctoral Researchers
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Anna Kuusi
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Henriikka Juntunen
Doctoral ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty
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Jaana Viljaranta
ProfessorSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Riikka Hirvonen
Senior ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Fiia Söderholm
University LecturerSchool of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Philosophical Faculty -
Anna Maria Rawlings
Postdoctoral ResearcherSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty -
Markku Niemivirta
ProfessorSchool of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education, Philosophical Faculty
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Motivaation, hyvinvoinnin ja yksilöllistymisen väliset yhteydet ammatillisessa koulutuksessa
Lännenmäki, Minna; Tuominen, Heta; Ihantola, Petri. 2025. Ammattikasvatuksen aikakauskirja. [Online first 2025-06-17]: 1-20 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Opiskeluhuolto nuorten hyvinvointia tukemassa
Tuominen, Heta. 2025. Kasvatus. 56: 269–270 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
Oppilaiden kouluinnon ja -uupumuksen profiilit: Erot oppimisen itsesäätelyn minäpystyvyydessä ja moniammatillisessa hyvinvoinnin tuessa
Holmström, Anni; Tuominen, Heta; Laasanen, Miia; Veermans, Marjaana. 2025. Kasvatus. 56: 362-379 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Within-Year Stability and Changes in Adolescents’ Cross-Domain Motivational Profiles: Predictions on Academic Achievement and Educational Choices
Polso, Kukka-Maaria; Tuominen, Heta; Ihantola, Petri; Niemivirta, Markku. 2025. Journal of educational psychology. 117: 960-979 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Growth trajectories of self-concept and interest in mathematics and language – Individual differences and cross-domain relations
Widlund, Anna; Niemivirta, Markku; Tuominen, Heta; Korhonen, Johan. 2024. Learning and instruction. 91: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Lower secondary students' perfectionistic profiles: Stability, transitions, and connections with well-being
Kuusi, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Widlund, Anna; Korhonen, Johan; Niemivirta, Markku. 2024. Learning and individual differences. 110: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Motivational Profiles in Mathematics - Stability and Links with Educational and Emotional Outcomes
Widlund, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Korhonen, Johan. 2024. Contemporary educational psychology. 76: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Opiskeluhuolto sote-uudistuksen jälkeen
Tuominen, Heta; Huttunen, Rauno. 2024. Kasvatus. 55: 111–112 B1 Non-refereed journal articles -
The development of exhaustion, cynicism, and inadequacy in general upper secondary education: perceived and received support, student engagement, and gender as predictors
Söderholm, Fiia; Viljaranta, Jaana; Hirvonen, Riikka; Tuominen, Heta; Lappalainen, Kristiina; Holopainen, Leena. 2024. Scandinavian journal of educational research. [EPub ahead of print 24 Oct 2024]: 1-17 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Developmental trajectories of school-beginners' ability self-concept, intrinsic value and performance in mathematics
Niemivirta, Markku; Tapola, Anna; Tuominen, Heta; Viljaranta, Jaana. 2023. British journal of educational psychology. 2024; 94: 441-459 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research