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Elisa Poskiparta

Elisa Poskiparta

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Psychology

D-Index
31
Citations
5953
World Ranking
11110
National Ranking
85

Overview

Elisa Poskiparta is affiliated with the University of Turku in Finland. Their research spans the fields of psychology and social sciences, with a particular focus on social psychology and education. Poskiparta's work also delves into developmental and educational psychology as well as safety research.

The primary topics covered in Poskiparta's research include bullying, victimization, and aggression; behavioral and psychological studies; youth development and social support; child development and digital technology; and education discipline and inequality. This multidisciplinary approach situates their work at the intersection of psychological development and social dynamics within educational settings.

Recent publications by Elisa Poskiparta illustrate these interests. Key papers include:

  • "Facilitators and Barriers to the Sustainability of a School-Based Bullying Prevention Program," 2022, Prevention Science
  • "Longitudinal associations between poor reading skills, bullying and victimization across the transition from elementary to middle school," 2021, PLoS ONE
  • "Benefits of training in linguistic awareness dissipate by grade 3?," 2020, Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society

These publications address various aspects of bullying prevention, educational challenges connected to reading skills, and the development of linguistic awareness among children.

Elisa Poskiparta has collaborated with several researchers, frequently co-authoring papers with:

  • Tiina Turunen
  • Christina Salmivalli
  • Pekka Niemi
  • Sanna Herkama
  • Mari Kontio

Poskiparta's research has appeared in multiple respected venues. Notable publication outlets include:

  • Prevention Science
  • PLoS ONE
  • Psychology the Journal of the Hellenic Psychological Society

Best Publications

  • A large-scale evaluation of the KiVa antibullying program: grades 4-6.

    Antti Kärnä;Marinus Voeten;Todd D. Little;Elisa Poskiparta

  • Bystanders Matter: Associations Between Reinforcing, Defending, and the Frequency of Bullying Behavior in Classrooms

    Christina Salmivalli;Marinus Voeten;Elisa Poskiparta

  • Counteracting bullying in Finland: The KiVa program and its effects on different forms of being bullied

    Christina Salmivalli;Antti Kärnä;Elisa Poskiparta

  • Vulnerable Children in Varying Classroom Contexts: Bystanders' Behaviors Moderate the Effects of Risk Factors on Victimization

    Antti Kärnä;Marinus Voeten;Elisa Poskiparta;Christina Salmivalli

  • Learning difficulties, social intelligence, and self-concept: connections to bully-victim problems.

    Ari Kaukiainen;Christina Salmivalli;Kirsti Lagerspetz;Milla Tamminen

  • Effectiveness of the KiVa Antibullying Program: Grades 1-3 and 7-9

    Antti Kärnä;Marinus Voeten;Todd D. Little;Erkki Alanen

  • Going to scale: A nonrandomized nationwide trial of the KiVa Antibullying Program for Grades 1-9

    Antti Kärnä;Marinus Voeten;Todd D. Little;Elisa Poskiparta

  • Development of and Relationship Between Phonological and Motivational Processes and Naming Speed in Predicting Word Recognition in Grade 1

    Janne Lepola;Elisa Poskiparta;Eero Laakkonen;Pekka Niemi

  • Motivational-emotional vulnerability and difficulties in learning to read and spell.

    Elisa Poskiparta;Pekka Niemi;Pekka Niemi;Janne Lepola;Annarilla Ahtola

  • Tackling acute cases of school bullying in the KiVa anti-bullying program: a comparison of two approaches.

    Claire F. Garandeau;Elisa Poskiparta;Christina Salmivalli

  • Positive teacher and peer relations combine to predict primary school students' academic skill development.

    Noona Kiuru;Kaisa Aunola;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Eija Pakarinen

  • Who Benefits From Training in Linguistic Awareness in the First Grade, and What Components Show Training Effects?

    Elisa Poskiparta;Pekka Niemi;Marja Vauras

  • From Peer Putdowns to Peer Support: A Th eoretical Model and How It Translated into a National Anti-Bullying Program

    Christina Salmivalli;Antti Kärnä;Elisa Poskiparta

  • Predicting Writing Skill Development with Word Recognition and Preschool Readiness Skills.

    Hanna S. Maki;Marinus J. M. Voeten;Marja M. S. Vauras;Elisa H. Poskiparta

  • School Bullies' Intention to Change Behavior Following Teacher Interventions: Effects of Empathy Arousal, Condemning of Bullying, and Blaming of the Perpetrator.

    Claire F. Garandeau;Annina Vartio;Elisa Poskiparta;Christina Salmivalli

  • The KiVa antibullying curriculum and outcome: does fidelity matter?

    Anne Haataja;Marinus Voeten;Aaron Jacob Boulton;Annarilla Ahtola

  • Social Competence Among 6-year-old Children and Classroom Instructional Support and Teacher Stress

    Martti Siekkinen;Eija Pakarinen;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus

  • The Implementation and Effectiveness of the KiVa Antibullying Program in Finland

    Christina Salmivalli;Christina Salmivalli;Elisa Poskiparta;Annarilla Ahtola;Anne Haataja

  • Cortical sequence of word perception in beginning readers.

    Tiina Parviainen;Päivi Helenius;Elisa Poskiparta;Pekka Niemi

  • Precursors of reading skill from infancy to first grade in Finnish: Continuity and change in a highly inflected language

    Maarit Silvén;Elisa Poskiparta;Pekka Niemi;Marinus J.M. Voeten

Frequent Co-Authors

Christina Salmivalli
Christina Salmivalli University of Turku
Pekka Niemi
Pekka Niemi University of Turku
Jari-Erik Nurmi
Jari-Erik Nurmi University of Jyväskylä
Marinus Voeten
Marinus Voeten Radboud University
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen University of Jyväskylä
Anna-Maija Poikkeus
Anna-Maija Poikkeus University of Jyväskylä
Noona Kiuru
Noona Kiuru University of Jyväskylä
Todd D. Little
Todd D. Little Texas Tech University
Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä
Jukka Hyönä
Jukka Hyönä University of Turku

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