Taru Lintunen

Taru Lintunen

Professor, Emerita
Unit
Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences
Email
taru.lintunen@jyu.fi
Mobile
+358407532158
Fields of science
315 Sport and fitness sciences

Publications

Publication
2025

Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
Hankonen, Nelli
Haukkala, Ari
Palsola, Minttu
Heino, Matti Toivo Juhani
Sund, Reijo
Tokola, Kari
Absetz, Pilvikki
Araújo-Soares, Vera
Sniehotta, Falko F
Borodulin, Katja
Uutela, Antti
Lintunen, Taru
Vasankari, Tommi
Publication
2025

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Phipps, Daniel J.
Green, Weldon T.
Lintunen, Taru
Knittle, Keegan
Hagger, Martin S.
Publication
2025

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports.
Phipps, Daniel J.
Saarinen, Milla
Green, Weldon T.
Lintunen, Taru
Knittle, Keegan
Hagger, Martin S.
Publication
2025

Applied Psychology: Health and Well-Being.
Hintsa, Eleonoora
Hagger, Martin S.
Lintunen, Taru
Hamilton, Kyra
Knittle, Keegan
Publication
2024

JMIR Research Protocols.
Phipps, Daniel
Green, Weldon Thomas
Aho, Reetta
Kettunen, Eeva
Biddle, Stuart
Hamilton, Kyra
Laukkanen, Arto
Aunola, Kaisa
Chan, Derwin King
Hankonen, Nelli
Hassandra, Mary
Kärkkäinen, Tommi
Kykyri, Virpi-Liisa
Polet, Juho
Rhodes, Ryan
Ruiz, Montse C
Sääkslahti, Arja
Schneider, Jekaterina
Toivonen, Hanna-Mari
Lintunen, Taru
Hagger, Martin
Knittle, Keegan
Publication
2024

International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
Balla, Jessica
Polet, Juho
Kokko, Sami
Hirvensalo, Mirja
Vasankari, Tommi
Lintunen, Taru
Hagger, Martin S.
Publication
2024

Social Science and Medicine.
Griffith, Zoe M.
Polet, Juho
Lintunen, Taru
Hamilton, Kyra
Hagger, Martin S.
Publication
2023

Psychology and Health.
Aulbach, Matthias Burkard
Konttinen, Hanna
Gardner, Benjamin
Kujala, Emilia
Araujo-Soares, Vera
Sniehotta, Falko F.
Lintunen, Taru
Haukkala, Ari
Hankonen, Nelli
Publication
2023

ISOn Tanhuujat 1963-2023.
Lintunen, Taru
Publication
2023

Liikunta ja tiede.
Lintunen, Taru

Research groups

Research group

Behavior Change, Sport and Health Psychology

Our group conducts research into psychological factors that underlie health behaviors, performance and well-being outcomes. In addition, we develop theory and evidence-based interventions to improve these outcomes in practice.

Projects

Project

ProAct - A collaborative theory-based intervention to promote physical activity among sedentary parents and their children

Given links between physical activity in children and adults to better health and reduced disease risk, this project aims to test the efficacy of a behavioural intervention to increase physical activity participation in low-active children and their paren