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Finland
2023

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Psychology

D-Index
99
Citations
32278
World Ranking
657
National Ranking
2

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Psychology in Finland Leader Award

Overview

Jari-Erik Nurmi was affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research spanned fields within the social sciences, emphasizing psychology and education.

Their main areas of study included:

  • Social Sciences
  • Psychology

The scientist's work also encompassed several subfields of study, notably:

  • Education
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology

The primary research topics covered by Jari-Erik Nurmi involved:

  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Early Childhood Education and Development
  • Parental Involvement in Education

Nurmi published at least one recent paper titled Temperamentally inhibited children are at risk for poorer maths performance: self-concept as mediator in 2020. This study appeared in the journal Social Psychology of Education.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Nurmi included:

  • Jaana Viljaranta
  • Kaisa Aunola
  • Sari Mullola
  • Marjaana Luonua
  • Anne Tuomas

Their publications were primarily featured in the journal Social Psychology of Education.

Best Publications

  • How do adolescents see their future? A review of the development of future orientation and planning

    Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Developmental Dynamics of Math Performance From Preschool to Grade 2

    Kaisa Aunola;Esko Leskinen;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • The role of parenting styles in children's problem behavior.

    Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • School-Burnout Inventory (SBI) Reliability and Validity

    Katariina Salmela-Aro;Noona Kiuru;Esko Leskinen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Parenting styles and adolescents' achievement strategies.

    Kaisa Aunola;Håkan Stattin;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • The Association between Mathematical Word Problems and Reading Comprehension.

    Piia Maria Vilenius‐Tuohimaa;Kaisa Aunola;Jari‐Erik Nurmi

  • Age Differences in Adult Life Goals, Concerns, and Their Temporal Extension: A Life Course Approach to Future-oriented Motivation

    Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Changes in Stress Perception and Coping During Adolescence: The Role of Situational and Personal Factors

    Inge Seiffge-Krenke;Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Change in Newcomers' Supervisor Support and Socialization Outcomes After Organizational Entry

    Markku Jokisaari;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Socialization and Self‐Development: Channeling, Selection, Adjustment, and Reflection

    Jari‐Erik Nurmi

  • Adolescent Development in an Age-graded Context: The Role of Personal Beliefs, Goals, and Strategies in the Tackling of Developmental Tasks and Standards:

    Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Sense of coherence and health: evidence from two cross-lagged longitudinal samples.

    Mika Kivimäki;Taru Feldt;Jussi Vahtera;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • The role of parental expectations and students' motivational profiles for educational aspirations

    Rebecca Lazarides;Jaana Viljaranta;Kaisa Aunola;Laura Pesu

  • Psychosocial characteristics of women and their partners fearing vaginal childbirth.

    Terhi Saisto;Katariina Salmela-Aro;Jari-Erik Nurmi;Erja Halmesmäki

  • A randomized controlled trial of intervention in fear of childbirth.

    Terhi Saisto;Katariina Salmela-Aro;Katariina Salmela-Aro;Jari-Erik Nurmi;Jari-Erik Nurmi;Teija Könönen;Teija Könönen

  • Transition to formal schooling: Do transition practices matter for academic performance?☆

    Annarilla Ahtola;Gintautas Silinskas;Pirjo-Liisa Poikonen;Marita Kontoniemi

  • DEVELOPMENT OF ORIENTATION TO THE FUTURE DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE: A FOUR-YEAR LONGITUDINAL STUDY AND TWO CROSS-SECTIONAL COMPARISONS

    Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • A Validation of the Classroom Assessment Scoring System in Finnish Kindergartens

    Eija Pakarinen;Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen;Anna-Maija Poikkeus;Noona Kiuru

  • Personal Goals During Emerging Adulthood: A 10-Year Follow Up

    Katariina Salmela-Aro;Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Students’ characteristics and teacher–child relationships in instruction: A meta-analysis

    Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Friendship moderates prospective associations between social isolation and adjustment problems in young children

    Brett Laursen;William M. Bukowski;Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kaisa Aunola
Kaisa Aunola University of Jyväskylä
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen University of Jyväskylä
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Katariina Salmela-Aro University of Helsinki
Anna-Maija Poikkeus
Anna-Maija Poikkeus University of Jyväskylä
Noona Kiuru
Noona Kiuru University of Jyväskylä
Pekka Niemi
Pekka Niemi University of Turku
Asko Tolvanen
Asko Tolvanen University of Jyväskylä
Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä
Brett Laursen
Brett Laursen Florida Atlantic University
Shmuel Shulman
Shmuel Shulman Bar-Ilan University

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