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Kaisa Aunola is affiliated with the University of Jyväskylä in Finland. Their research primarily spans psychology and social sciences, with a concentration in clinical psychology, social psychology, education, developmental and educational psychology, and experimental and cognitive psychology.

The main topics in Aunola's work reflect diverse aspects of psychological development and education. These include:

  • Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
  • Perfectionism, Procrastination, Anxiety Studies
  • Motivation and Self-Concept in Sports
  • Sport Psychology and Performance
  • Attachment and Relationship Dynamics
  • Education, Achievement, and Giftedness
  • Parental Involvement in Education

Aunola has published extensively, with recent papers covering topics such as parental burnout, teacher-student relationships, self-concept of ability, and school burnout. Notable recent publications include:

  • "Parental Burnout Around the Globe: a 42-Country Study", 2021, Affective Science
  • "The roles of teacher-student relationship quality and self-concept of ability in adolescents' achievement emotions: temperament as a moderator", 2020, European Journal of Psychology of Education
  • "Validity of the Finnish version of the Parental Burnout Assessment (PBA)", 2020, Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
  • "Early Antecedents of School Burnout in Upper Secondary Education: A Five-year Longitudinal Study", 2020, Journal of Youth and Adolescence
  • "15 Years of Parental Burnout Research: Systematic Review and Agenda", 2023, Current Directions in Psychological Science

The frequent collaboration network includes:

  • Matilda Sorkkila
  • Tatiana V. Ryba
  • Asko Tolvanen
  • Isabelle Roskam
  • Moïra Mikolajczak

Aunola has contributed multiple works to prominent publication venues, among them:

  • JYX
  • Psychology of Sport and Exercise
  • Learning and Individual Differences
  • The Family Journal
  • Current Psychology

Best Publications

  • 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

  • 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

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

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

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

    Rebecca Lazarides;Jaana Viljaranta;Kaisa Aunola;Laura Pesu

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

    Katariina Salmela-Aro;Kaisa Aunola;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

  • Development of reading skills among preschool and primary school pupils

    Ulla Leppänen;Pekka Niemi;Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Developmental dynamics between mathematical performance, task motivation, and teachers' goals during the transition to primary school.

    Kaisa. Aunola;Esko. Leskinen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Peer Group Influence and Selection in Adolescents' School Burnout: A Longitudinal Study

    Noona Kiuru;Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi;Esko Leskinen

  • Adolescents' achievement strategies, school adjustment, and externalizing and internalizing problem behaviors

    Kaisa Aunola;Håkan Stattin;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Cognitive predictors of single-digit and procedural calculation skills and their covariation with reading skill.

    Tuire Koponen;Kaisa Aunola;Timo Ahonen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Maternal affection moderates the impact of psychological control on a child's mathematical performance.

    Kaisa Aunola;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Letter knowledge predicts Grade 4 reading fluency and reading comprehension

    Ulla Leppänen;Kaisa Aunola;Pekka Niemi;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Task-motivation during the first school years: A person-oriented approach to longitudinal data

    Jari-Erik Nurmi;Kaisa Aunola

  • Parental Burnout Around the Globe: a 42-Country Study

    Isabelle Roskam;Joyce Aguiar;Ege Akgun;Gizem Arikan

  • Three methods for studying developmental change: A case of reading skills and self‐concept

    Kaisa Aunola;Esko Leskinen;Tiina Onatsu-Arvilommi;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Development of individual differences in reading : Results from longitudinal studies in english and finnish

    Rauno Parrila;Kaisa Aunola;Esko Leskinen;Jari-Erik Nurmi

  • Job resources and flow at work: Modelling the relationship via latent growth curve and mixture model methodology

    Anne Mäkikangas;Arnold B. Bakker;Kaisa Aunola;Evangelia Demerouti;Evangelia Demerouti

  • Linguistic and Spatial Skills Predict Early Arithmetic Development via Counting Sequence Knowledge

    Xiao Zhang;Tuire Koponen;Pekka Räsänen;Kaisa Aunola

Frequent Co-Authors

Jari-Erik Nurmi
Jari-Erik Nurmi University of Jyväskylä
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen
Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen University of Jyväskylä
Noona Kiuru
Noona Kiuru University of Jyväskylä
Tatiana V. Ryba
Tatiana V. Ryba University of Jyväskylä
Asko Tolvanen
Asko Tolvanen University of Jyväskylä
Anna-Maija Poikkeus
Anna-Maija Poikkeus University of Jyväskylä
Katariina Salmela-Aro
Katariina Salmela-Aro University of Helsinki
Timo Ahonen
Timo Ahonen University of Jyväskylä
Pekka Niemi
Pekka Niemi University of Turku
Brett Laursen
Brett Laursen Florida Atlantic University

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