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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- 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) - Initiation and exclusivity of breastfeeding: association with mothers' and fathers' prenatal and postnatal depression and marital distress (2016)
- Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Lääkkeitä yksinäisyyteen (2016)
- Sic! : lääketietoa Fimeasta
(D1 Article in a professional journal) - Lasten ja nuorten yksinäisyys (2016) Yksinäisten Suomi Niina Junttila
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Mothers' and fathers' prenatal representations in relation to marital distress and depressive symptoms (2016)
- Infant Mental Health Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The effect of relational continuity of care in maternity and child health clinics on parenting self-efficacy of mothers and fathers with loneliness and depressive symptoms (2016)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - The Portrayal of Lonely Finnish People (2016) The Correlates of Loneliness Niina Junttila, Pamela Zoe Topalli, Sakari Kainulainen, Juho Saari
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Yksinäisyyden ulottuvuudet (2016) Yksinäisten Suomi Niina Junttila
(A3 Refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - Intercorrelations and developmental pathways of mothers' and fathers' loneliness during pregnancy, infancy and toddlerhood - STEPS study (2015)
- Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Kavereita nolla (2015) Niina Junttila
(E2 Popularised book ) - Mapping the lonely landscape - Assessing loneliness and its consequences (2015)
- The Open Psychology Journal
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Measuring Multidimensional Parental Self-Efficacy of Mothers and Fathers of Children Ages 1.5 and 3 Years (2015)
- Family Relations
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)
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