Oskari Lahtinen
Doctor of Psychology
polaht@utu.fi Assistentinkatu 7 Turku ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8589-5370 |
Areas of expertise
mindfulness, mindfulness apps, mindfulness-based interventions, digital intervention design and evaluation, self-compassion, social justice attitudes
mindfulness, mindfulness apps, mindfulness-based interventions, digital intervention design and evaluation, self-compassion, social justice attitudes
Research community or research topic
I design and evaluate apps that teach mindfulness and other self-regulation skills. I designed the Tita mindfulness app.
I design and evaluate apps that teach mindfulness and other self-regulation skills. I designed the Tita mindfulness app.
Biography
Research
Most of my research has involved digital mindfulness-based interventions and self-compassion. I also study mentalizing and social justice attitudes among other topics.
Teaching
Currently teaching intervention evaluation for INVEST graduate students, and occasionally psychology of mindfulness for psychology majors. Previously taught statistics for psychology majors.
Publications
- Patterns of mental health problems and resilience among immigrant and refugee adolescents: a latent profile analysis (2025)
- European journal of psychotraumatology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - A preliminary validation of PMQ-A four-factor questionnaire measuring parental mentalizing (2024)
- Frontiers in Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Cognitive, social, and mental health functions of refugee children - screening and supportive actions at school : a study protocol (2024)
- BMC Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Construction and validation of a scale for assessing critical social justice attitudes (2024)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effects of app-based mindfulness practice on the well-being of university students and staff (2023)
- Current Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on the well-being of upper secondary education students (2021) Lahtinen Oskari
(G5 Article dissertation ) - An Effectiveness Study of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Program for Upper Secondary Education Students (2020)
- Mindfulness
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Do narcissistic boys and girls differ in their aggression? (2020)
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The relationship between mindfulness meditation and well-being during 8 weeks of ecological momentary assessment (2020)
- Mindfulness
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Does self-compassion protect adolescents who are victimized or suffer from academic difficulties from depression? (2019)
- European Journal of Developmental Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Two is more valid than one, but is six even better? The factor structure of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) (2018)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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