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Tuominen Heta

Academy Research Fellow
Orcid -palvelun logo0000-0002-5629-375X

Description

Professor, Academy Research Fellow, University of Eastern Finland, School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education | Docent of Education, especially research on student motivation and well-being (UEF) | Docent of Educational Psychology (UH) | Editor-in-Chief, The Finnish Journal of Education (Kasvatus) | Motivation, Learning, and Well-Being research collective (molewe.net) My research links the study of motivation with well-being and explores both among children and young people. Currently, I examine the developmental and situational dynamics between students’ motivation, perfectionism, and well-being across upper secondary education, and the role of student welfare in supporting students' well-being.

Keywords

Educational psychology, Achievement goal orientation, Motivation, Learning, Perfectionism, Well-being, Task values, Longitudinal studies, Burnout, Engagement

Affiliations

University of Eastern Finland
Academy Research Fellow
Primary
School of Applied Educational Science and Teacher Education
2022 - present
Primary
Source: ORCID
University of Helsinki
University lecturer
Faculty of Educational Sciences
2018 - 2022
Source: ORCID
University of Turku
Collegium Researcher
Turku Institute for Advanced Studies
2019 - 2021
Source: ORCID
University of Helsinki
Postdoctoral researcher
Faculty of Educational Sciences
2015 - 2018
Source: ORCID
University of Helsinki
Source: ORCID

Education (2)

PhD
2012
University of Helsinki
MEd
2002
University of Helsinki

Publications (85)

2024
Developmental trajectories of school‐beginners' ability self‐concept, intrinsic value and performance in mathematics
DOI
10.1111/bjep.12655
2023
Tavoitteet ja huolet koronapandemian aikana: Perfektionistiset taipumukset opiskelustressin ja siitä selviämisen selittäjänä
DOI
10.33348/kvt.130129
Tavoitteet ja huolet koronapandemian aikana: Perfektionistiset taipumukset opiskelustressin ja siitä selviämisen selittäjänä
DOI
10.31234/osf.io/uxg38

Granted funding (3)

Making the grade but feeling exhausted? Developmental and situational dynamics of motivation, perfectionism, and academic well-being across secondary education
Research Council of Finland
2022 - 2027
Making the grade but feeling exhausted? Developmental and situational dynamics of motivation, perfectionism, and academic well-being across secondary education
Research Council of Finland
2022 - 2027
Will I learn? Will I succeed? Will I cope? Young people’s diverse motivational trajectories and their relations to educational paths and well-being
Academy of Finland
2015 - 2018

Activities and awards (2)

Academic qualification
Docent of Educational Psychology
University of Helsinki
2023 - present
International collaboration: No
Academic qualification
Docent of Education
University of Eastern Finland
2020 - present
International collaboration: No