Tuominen Heta
Academy Research Fellow
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
Motivation, Well-being, Task values, Burnout, Engagement, Educational psychology, Achievement goal orientation, Learning, Perfectionism, Longitudinal studies
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)
2023
Tavoitteet ja huolet koronapandemian aikana: Perfektionistiset taipumukset opiskelustressin ja siitä selviämisen selittäjänä
Growth Trajectories of Self-Concept and Interest in Mathematics and Language – Individual Differences and Cross-Domain Relations
University Students’ Motivational Profiles, their Stability, and Connections with Perfectionism and Well-being: Latent Transition Approach
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
2015 - 2018
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
International collaboration: No
Academic qualification
Docent of Education
University of Eastern Finland
2020
International collaboration: No