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Overview

Seppo E. Iso-Ahola is affiliated with the University of Maryland, College Park in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on psychology, with contributions spanning several subfields including social psychology, general decision sciences, sociology and political science, atomic and molecular physics and optics, as well as developmental and educational psychology.

Iso-Ahola's work covers diverse topics such as decision-making and behavioral economics, recreation and leisure management, sport and mega-event impacts, psychological well-being and life satisfaction, quantum mechanics, paranormal experiences and beliefs, and sport psychology and performance.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Leisure and meaning in life" (2023) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Replication and the Establishment of Scientific Truth" (2020) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Toward a theory of conscious-nonconscious processing and getting hard (and easy) things done in everyday life." (2021) published in Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice
  • "A theory of the skill-performance relationship" (2024) published in Frontiers in Psychology
  • "Science of psychological phenomena and their testing." (2024) published in American Psychologist

Iso-Ahola frequently publishes in Frontiers in Psychology, with four articles appearing there, as well as contributions to American Psychologist, Psychology of Consciousness Theory Research and Practice, and Medical Research Archives.

The scientist collaborates with other researchers in the field, including Roy F. Baumeister.

Best Publications

  • Toward a social psychological theory of tourism motivation: A rejoinder

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • The Social Psychology of Leisure and Recreation

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Psychological nature of leisure and tourism experience

    Roger C. Mannell;Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Leisure and health: the role of social support and self-determination.

    Denis Coleman;Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Sightseeing tourists' motivation and satisfaction

    Elizabeth L. Dunn Ross;Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Leisure-Related Social Support and Self-Determination as Buffers of Stress-Illness Relationship

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Chun J. Park

  • Perceptions of Boredom in Leisure: Conceptualization, Reliability and Validity of the Leisure Boredom Scale

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Ellen Weissinger

  • Adolescent substance abuse and leisure boredom.

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Edward D. Crowley

  • Towards a social psychology of recreational travel.

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Starting, Ceasing, and Replacing Leisure Activities over the Life-Span

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Edgar Jackson;Elaine Dunn

  • The dynamics of leisure motivation: the effects of outcome on leisure needs.

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Jon R. Allen

  • Basic dimensions of definitions of leisure.

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Leisure and Boredom

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Ellen Weissinger

  • Social and psychological constraints on leisure.

    S. E. Iso-Ahola;R. C. Mannell;M.G. Wade

  • Psychology of Sports: A Social Psychological Approach

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Bradley Douglas Hatfield

  • A psychological analysis of leisure and health

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • Enhancing a sense of independence and psychological well-being among the elderly: A field experiment.

    Mark S. Searle;Michael J. Mahon;Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Heather Adam

  • Social psychological perspectives on leisure and recreation

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola

  • A theory of substitutability of leisure behavior.

    Seppo E. Iso‐Ahola

  • Psychological Momentum: Why Success Breeds Success:

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Charles O. Dotson

  • Toward a Theory of Exercise Motivation.

    Seppo E. Iso-Ahola;Brian St. Clair

Frequent Co-Authors

Bradley D. Hatfield
Bradley D. Hatfield University of Maryland, College Park
Roger C. Mannell
Roger C. Mannell University of Waterloo
Douglas A. Kleiber
Douglas A. Kleiber University of Georgia

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