Niina Junttila
Professori (Kasvatuspsykologia), Dosentti (Kasvatuspsykologia ja tilastomenetelmä)
niina.junttila@utu.fi +358 29 450 3824 +358 50 476 6512 Assistentinkatu 5 Turku Office: 333 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9096-377X |
Areas of expertise
educational psychology; statistical methods; structural equation modeling; psychosocial well-being; socioemotional well-being; children, adolescents and families; loneliness; social relations; parenting self-efficacy.
educational psychology; statistical methods; structural equation modeling; psychosocial well-being; socioemotional well-being; children, adolescents and families; loneliness; social relations; parenting self-efficacy.
Research community or research topic
Right to Belong – Yksinäisyyden ja ostrakismin vähentäminen lapsuudessa ja nuoruudessa (R-to-B) www.righttobelong.fi
Right to Belong – Yksinäisyyden ja ostrakismin vähentäminen lapsuudessa ja nuoruudessa (R-to-B) www.righttobelong.fi
Research
Toimin konsortionjohtajana Right to Belong tutkimuskonsortiossa (STN 2022-2028), vastuullisena johtajana EDUCA lippulaivan TYn kasvatustieteen osahankkeessa (SA 2025-), Educa-doc tohtorinkoulutuspilotin (OKM 2024-2027) vastaavassa osuudessa sekä OKM-rahoitteisessa School to Belong -ohjelmassa (2021-2025). Olen mukana TYn monitieteisen Hyvän kasvun avaimet seuranta- ja syntymäkohorttitutkimuksen tieteellisessä johtoryhmässä sekä kansallisen Huomisen Suomi -syntymäkohorttitutkimuksen ohjausryhmässä.
Tutkimuksen yhteiskunnalliseen vuorovaikutukseen liittyen koordinoin eduskunnasta puheenjohdettua ja eri ministeriöiden (OKM, STM, SM) ja organisaatioiden (mm. THL, OPH, Kuntaliitto, Olympiakomitea, Itla) edustajista koostuvaa Osallistujien Suomi -ohjelman asiantuntijatyöryhmää. Lisäksi toimin mm. Valtionneuvoston kanslian nimeämänä Sosiaali- ja terveysministeriön Arviointi- ja avustusjaostossa.
Teaching
Publications 
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- Induced abortion has no psychological effect on early parental self-efficacy and psychological well-being: The Steps to the Healthy Development and Well-being of Children study (2020)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Parental Psychosocial Well-Being as a Predictor of the Social Competence of a Child (2020)
- Journal of Child and Family Studies
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Perceptual Discrepancy Profiles of Social Competence and Their Interrelations With Depressive Symptoms Among Early Adolescents (2020)
- Journal of Research on Adolescence
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Psychological behavior patterns and coping with menopausal symptoms among users and non-users of hormone replacement therapy in Finnish cohorts of women aged 52–56 years (2020)
- Maturitas
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effects of loneliness and social isolation on all-cause, injury, cancer, and CVD mortality in a cohort of middle-aged Finnish men. A prospective study (2020)
- Aging and Mental Health
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Turvapaikkaa hakevat ja paperittomat lapset sekä S2/R2 -opetus varhaiskasvatuksessa (2020) Niina Junttila, Charlotta Rehn, Kati Costiander, Tarja Kahiluoto, Kirsi Alila
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Enhancing Children´s and Adolescents´ Learning, Engagement and Well-Being in Schools via Well-Being in Schools-specialization program for teachers
(Poster abstract; 19th International Conference on Integrated Care, San Sebastian, 01-03 April 2019) (2019)- International Journal of Integrated Care
(Other publication) - Maternal influences on the glucocorticoid concentrations of human milk: The STEPS study (2019)
- Clinical Nutrition
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Nuorten yksinäisyys on yhteydessä lisääntyneeseen oireiluun ja lääkkeiden käyttöön (2019)
- Lääkärilehti
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Social and Emotional Loneliness: Longitudinal Stability, Interdependence, and Intergenerational Transmission Among Boys and Girls (2019)
- Family Relations
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Toddlers’ diurnal cortisol levels affected by out-of-home, center-based childcare and at-home, guardian-supervised childcare: comparison between different caregiving contexts (2019)
- European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Trajectories of maternal pre- and postnatal anxiety and depressive symptoms and infant fear: Moderation by infant sex (2019)
- Journal of Affective Disorders
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - An item response theory analysis of negative affect and defiant behavior in children with neurodevelopmental conditions
(Abstract from Nordic Child & Adolescent Psychiatric (NordCAP) Research Meeting August 30 - 31, 2018 Turku, Finland) (2018)- Scandinavian Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology
(Other publication) - Loneliness and friendships among eight-year-old children: Time-trends over a 24-year period (2018)
- Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Measuring adolescents’ social goals during lower secondary school (2018)
- Psychological Test and Assessment Modeling
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Parents' depression and loneliness during pregnancy and respiratory infections in the offspring: A prospective birth cohort study. (2018)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The courses of maternal and paternal depressive and anxiety symptoms during the prenatal period in the FinnBrain Birth Cohort study (2018)
- PLoS ONE
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Yksin yliopistokaupungissa: opiskelijoiden yksinäisyyskokemukset elämänkulun tutkimusperinteen näkökulmasta (2018)
- Nuorisotutkimus
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Discrepancies between self- and adult-perceptions of social competence in children with neuropsychiatric disorders (2017)
- Child: Care, Health and Development
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Adolescent loneliness and social anxiety as predictors of bullying victimisation (2016)
- International Journal of Adolescence and Youth
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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