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Overview

Asko Tolvanen is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a focus on developmental and educational psychology, education, social psychology, clinical psychology, and public health, environmental and occupational health.

The main topics of Asko Tolvanen's work encompass motivation and self-concept in sports, physical activity and health, obesity, physical activity and diet, reading and literacy development, behavioral health and interventions, sport psychology and performance, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Tolvanen include:

  • The Association between Loneliness, Mental Well-Being, and Self-Esteem among Adolescents in Four Nordic Countries (2021, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • Validity of the Finnish version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA) (2020, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology)
  • Leisure-Time and Occupational Physical Activity Associates Differently with Epigenetic Aging (2020, Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise)
  • The role of adolescent lifestyle habits in biological aging: A prospective twin study (2022, eLife)
  • Students' agency profiles in relation to student-perceived teaching practices in university courses (2020, International Journal of Educational Research)

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tolvanen include Kaisa Aunola, Anna-Maija Poikkeus, Minna Torppa, Jaakko Kaprio, and Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen.

Tolvanen has published extensively in various academic venues. The most frequent publication outlets are:

  • Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
  • Developmental Psychology
  • Learning and Individual Differences
  • PsycTESTS Dataset
  • International Journal of Educational Research

Best Publications

  • The Construct Validity of the Utrecht Work Engagement Scale: Multisample and Longitudinal Evidence

    Piia Seppälä;Saija Mauno;Taru Feldt;Jari Hakanen

  • Very early phonological and language skills: estimating individual risk of reading disability

    Anne Puolakanaho;Timo Ahonen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund

  • Computer-Assisted Remedial Reading Intervention for School Beginners at Risk for Reading Disability

    Nina L. Saine;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Timo Ahonen;Asko Tolvanen

  • Children's engagement during digital game-based learning of reading: The effects of time, rewards, and challenge

    Miia Ronimus;Janne Kujala;Asko Tolvanen;Heikki Lyytinen

  • An online guided ACT intervention for enhancing the psychological wellbeing of university students: A randomized controlled clinical trial.

    Panajiota Räsänen;Päivi Lappalainen;Joona Muotka;Asko Tolvanen

  • Trajectories of Reading Development: A Follow-up From Birth to School Age of Children With and Without Risk for Dyslexia

    Heikki Lyytinen;Jane Erskine;Asko Tolvanen;Minna Torppa

  • Reading development subtypes and their early characteristics

    Minna Torppa;Asko Tolvanen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Kenneth Eklund

  • Distinct trajectories of physical activity and related factors during the life course in the general population: a systematic review.

    Irinja Lounassalo;Kasper Salin;Anna Kankaanpää;Mirja Hirvensalo

  • Developmental Links of Very Early Phonological and Language Skills to Second Grade Reading Outcomes: Strong to Accuracy but Only Minor to Fluency

    Anne Puolakanaho;Timo Ahonen;Mikko Aro;Kenneth Eklund

  • Heritability of maximal isometric muscle strength in older female twins.

    Kristina Tiainen;Sarianna Sipilä;Markku Alen;Eino Heikkinen

  • Achievement strategies during university studies predict early career burnout and engagement

    Katariina Salmela-Aro;Asko Tolvanen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • ACT Internet-based vs face-to-face? A randomized controlled trial of two ways to deliver Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for depressive symptoms: An 18-month follow-up

    Päivi Lappalainen;Anna Granlund;Sari Siltanen;Suvi Ahonen

  • Burnout, work engagement and workaholism among highly educated employees : Profiles, antecedents and outcomes

    Hely Innanen;Asko Tolvanen;Katariina Salmela-Aro

  • Child’s Difficult Temperament and Mothers’ Parenting Styles

    Johanna Laukkanen;Ulriika Ojansuu;Asko Tolvanen;Saija Alatupa

  • Reading comprehension, word reading and spelling as predictors of school achievement and choice of secondary education

    Hannu Savolainen;Timo Ahonen;Mikko Aro;Asko Tolvanen

  • The Associations between Ethical Organizational Culture, Burnout, and Engagement: A Multilevel Study

    Mari Huhtala;Mari Huhtala;Asko Tolvanen;Saija Mauno;Saija Mauno;Taru Feldt

  • Leisure Reading (But Not Any Kind) and Reading Comprehension Support Each Other—A Longitudinal Study Across Grades 1 and 9

    Minna Torppa;Pekka Niemi;Kati Vasalampi;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen

  • Personal stigma and use of mental health services among people with depression in a general population in Finland

    Esa Aromaa;Asko Tolvanen;Jyrki Tuulari;Kristian Wahlbeck

  • Early motor development and later language and reading skills in children at risk of familial dyslexia.

    Helena Viholainen;Timo Ahonen;Paula Lyytinen;Marja Cantell

  • Associations between personality traits and psychological well-being across time in middle adulthood

    Katja Kokko;Asko Tolvanen;Lea Pulkkinen

  • Web-based acceptance and commitment therapy for depressive symptoms with minimal support: a randomized controlled trial.

    Päivi Lappalainen;Sitwat Langrial;Harri Oinas-Kukkonen;Asko Tolvanen

Frequent Co-Authors

Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä
Heikki Lyytinen
Heikki Lyytinen University of Jyväskylä
Taru Feldt
Taru Feldt University of Jyväskylä
Kaisa Aunola
Kaisa Aunola University of Jyväskylä
Jari-Erik Nurmi
Jari-Erik Nurmi University of Jyväskylä
Ulla Kinnunen
Ulla Kinnunen Tampere University
Anna-Maija Poikkeus
Anna-Maija Poikkeus University of Jyväskylä
Saija Mauno
Saija Mauno Tampere University
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen University of Jyväskylä
Raimo Lappalainen
Raimo Lappalainen University of Jyväskylä

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