Riikka Hirvonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2745955 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Riikka Hirvonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Riikka |
| FAMILY NAME | Hirvonen |
| SIGNATURE | HIRVONEN R |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5348-4801 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2017 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Perfectionistic profiles and well-being in general upper secondary education
We found four profiles: concerned, ambitious, perfectionists, and non-perfectionists. • Perfectionists, followed by concerned, displayed the most maladaptive well-being. • Perceived support was important for student engagement and well-being. • Profile differences varied depending on adequacy of support from family and friends. • Friends’ support showed the most prominent interactive effects with perfectionism. This study used a person-oriented a…
Friend influence and susceptibility to influence on emotions towards math
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Peer relationships during adolescence play an important role in shaping academic outcomes. The present study examined friend influences on emotions towards math, as well as the role of temperament in these influences. SAMPLE: The sample consisted of 350 Finnish students (mean age 13.29 years; 64% girls) who were involved in stable friendship dyads from fall to spring of Grade 7. METHODS: In this two-wave study, information on…
Dropout intentions in secondary education
INTRODUCTION: As early school leaving and dropping out from education pose a challenge for later life adjustment, it is important to identify antecedent factors for the risk of school dropout to tailor individual support for adolescents. Consequently, this study examines the role of adolescents' motivational beliefs and behaviors (i.e., success expectations, planning, and task-avoidance) as well as their temperament (i.e., extraversion/surgency, …
Adolescents' stress and depressive symptoms and their associations with psychological flexibility before educational transition
INTRODUCTION: Relatively little is known about individual differences in adolescent psychological flexibility and its associations with symptoms of stress and depression. This study examined different profiles of adolescent stress and depressive symptoms and their associations with developing psychological flexibility before the critical educational transition. METHODS: = 15.7 years, 57% female) who were assessed twice during the final grade of t…
The Role of Adolescents’ and Their Parents’ Temperament Types in Adolescents’ Academic Emotions
The Quality of Maternal Homework Involvement
Thus, we examined the quality of maternal homework involvement from both adolescents' and mothers' perspectives
The roles of teacher–student relationship quality and self-concept of ability in adolescents’ achievement emotions
This study examined to what extent teacher–student conflict and closeness, on the one hand, and students’ self-concepts of ability in literacy and mathematics, on the other, are related to students’ achievement emotions (enjoyment, anxiety and boredom) in mathematics and literacy among Finnish early adolescents ( N = 854). We also investigated the extent to which these associations are moderated by student temperament (surgency/extraversion, nega…
Associations of temperament types and gender of early adolescents and teachers with adolescents’ school well‐being
This study examined the role of temperament type and gender of adolescents and teachers in adolescents’ well‐being in school. The sample consisted of 677 Finnish students and 56 classroom teachers. Parents rated adolescent temperament and teachers rated their own temperament in autumn of Grade 6. Self‐reports of school well‐being among adolescents were obtained in autumn and the fall of Grade 6. The results showed that being a girl and having res…
The Youth Compass -the effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy program to promote adolescent mental health
Associations between Adolescents’ Interpersonal Relationships, School Well-being, and Academic Achievement during Educational Transitions
A youth’s ability to adapt during educational transitions has long-term, positive impacts on their academic achievement and mental health. Although supportive relationships with parents, peers, and teachers are protective factors associated with successful educational transitions, little is known about the reciprocal link between the quality of these interpersonal relationships and school well-being, with even less known about how these two const…
The role of academic buoyancy and emotions in students' learning-related expectations and behaviours in primary school
BackgroundAcademic buoyancy refers to students' ability to come through ordinary challenges they face in the academic context, and it can positively contribute to students' beliefs and behaviours in learning situations. Although buoyancy has been found to be related to positive academic outcomes, previous studies have not examined how buoyancy influences academic emotions in learning situations and how these emotions further affect students' lear…
Reducing Stress and Enhancing Academic Buoyancy among Adolescents Using a Brief Web-based Program Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy programs have rarely been used as preventive tools for alleviating stress and enhancing coping skills among adolescents. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a novel Finnish web- and mobile-delivered five-week intervention program called Youth COMPASS among a general sample of ninth-grade adolescents (n= 249, 49% females). The intervention group showed a small but significant decrease in over…
Cross-lagged relations between teacher and parent ratings of children's task avoidance and different literacy skills
BackgroundTask avoidance is a significant predictor of literacy skills. However, it remains unclear whether the relation between the two is reciprocal and whether it is affected by the type of literacy outcome, who is rating children's task avoidance, and the children's gender.AimThe purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the cross-lagged relations between teacher and parent ratings of children's task avoidance and different literacy s…
Associations between Adolescents’ Interpersonal Relationships, School Well-being, and Academic Achievement during Educational Transitions
A youth’s ability to adapt during educational transitions has long-term, positive impacts on their academic achievement and mental health. Although supportive relationships with parents, peers, and teachers are protective factors associated with successful educational transitions, little is known about the reciprocal link between the quality of these interpersonal relationships and school well-being, with even less known about how these two const…
Reducing Stress and Enhancing Academic Buoyancy among Adolescents Using a Brief Web-based Program Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy programs have rarely been used as preventive tools for alleviating stress and enhancing coping skills among adolescents. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a novel Finnish web- and mobile-delivered five-week intervention program called Youth COMPASS among a general sample of ninth-grade adolescents (n= 249, 49% females). The intervention group showed a small but significant decrease in over…
Cross-lagged relations between teacher and parent ratings of children's task avoidance and different literacy skills
BackgroundTask avoidance is a significant predictor of literacy skills. However, it remains unclear whether the relation between the two is reciprocal and whether it is affected by the type of literacy outcome, who is rating children's task avoidance, and the children's gender.AimThe purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the cross-lagged relations between teacher and parent ratings of children's task avoidance and different literacy s…
The role of academic buoyancy and emotions in students' learning-related expectations and behaviours in primary school
BackgroundAcademic buoyancy refers to students' ability to come through ordinary challenges they face in the academic context, and it can positively contribute to students' beliefs and behaviours in learning situations. Although buoyancy has been found to be related to positive academic outcomes, previous studies have not examined how buoyancy influences academic emotions in learning situations and how these emotions further affect students' lear…
Cross-lagged relations between teacher and parent ratings of children's task avoidance and different literacy skills
BackgroundTask avoidance is a significant predictor of literacy skills. However, it remains unclear whether the relation between the two is reciprocal and whether it is affected by the type of literacy outcome, who is rating children's task avoidance, and the children's gender.AimThe purpose of this longitudinal study was to examine the cross-lagged relations between teacher and parent ratings of children's task avoidance and different literacy s…
Reducing Stress and Enhancing Academic Buoyancy among Adolescents Using a Brief Web-based Program Based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Acceptance and commitment therapy programs have rarely been used as preventive tools for alleviating stress and enhancing coping skills among adolescents. This randomized controlled trial examined the efficacy of a novel Finnish web- and mobile-delivered five-week intervention program called Youth COMPASS among a general sample of ninth-grade adolescents (n= 249, 49% females). The intervention group showed a small but significant decrease in over…
Associations between Adolescents’ Interpersonal Relationships, School Well-being, and Academic Achievement during Educational Transitions
A youth’s ability to adapt during educational transitions has long-term, positive impacts on their academic achievement and mental health. Although supportive relationships with parents, peers, and teachers are protective factors associated with successful educational transitions, little is known about the reciprocal link between the quality of these interpersonal relationships and school well-being, with even less known about how these two const…
The role of academic buoyancy and emotions in students' learning-related expectations and behaviours in primary school
BackgroundAcademic buoyancy refers to students' ability to come through ordinary challenges they face in the academic context, and it can positively contribute to students' beliefs and behaviours in learning situations. Although buoyancy has been found to be related to positive academic outcomes, previous studies have not examined how buoyancy influences academic emotions in learning situations and how these emotions further affect students' lear…
The Role of Adolescents’ and Their Parents’ Temperament Types in Adolescents’ Academic Emotions
The Quality of Maternal Homework Involvement
Thus, we examined the quality of maternal homework involvement from both adolescents' and mothers' perspectives
The roles of teacher–student relationship quality and self-concept of ability in adolescents’ achievement emotions
This study examined to what extent teacher–student conflict and closeness, on the one hand, and students’ self-concepts of ability in literacy and mathematics, on the other, are related to students’ achievement emotions (enjoyment, anxiety and boredom) in mathematics and literacy among Finnish early adolescents ( N = 854). We also investigated the extent to which these associations are moderated by student temperament (surgency/extraversion, nega…
Associations of temperament types and gender of early adolescents and teachers with adolescents’ school well‐being
This study examined the role of temperament type and gender of adolescents and teachers in adolescents’ well‐being in school. The sample consisted of 677 Finnish students and 56 classroom teachers. Parents rated adolescent temperament and teachers rated their own temperament in autumn of Grade 6. Self‐reports of school well‐being among adolescents were obtained in autumn and the fall of Grade 6. The results showed that being a girl and having res…
The Youth Compass -the effectiveness of an online acceptance and commitment therapy program to promote adolescent mental health
Dropout intentions in secondary education
INTRODUCTION: As early school leaving and dropping out from education pose a challenge for later life adjustment, it is important to identify antecedent factors for the risk of school dropout to tailor individual support for adolescents. Consequently, this study examines the role of adolescents' motivational beliefs and behaviors (i.e., success expectations, planning, and task-avoidance) as well as their temperament (i.e., extraversion/surgency, …
Adolescents' stress and depressive symptoms and their associations with psychological flexibility before educational transition
INTRODUCTION: Relatively little is known about individual differences in adolescent psychological flexibility and its associations with symptoms of stress and depression. This study examined different profiles of adolescent stress and depressive symptoms and their associations with developing psychological flexibility before the critical educational transition. METHODS: = 15.7 years, 57% female) who were assessed twice during the final grade of t…
Friend influence and susceptibility to influence on emotions towards math
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Peer relationships during adolescence play an important role in shaping academic outcomes. The present study examined friend influences on emotions towards math, as well as the role of temperament in these influences. SAMPLE: The sample consisted of 350 Finnish students (mean age 13.29 years; 64% girls) who were involved in stable friendship dyads from fall to spring of Grade 7. METHODS: In this two-wave study, information on…
Perfectionistic profiles and well-being in general upper secondary education
We found four profiles: concerned, ambitious, perfectionists, and non-perfectionists. • Perfectionists, followed by concerned, displayed the most maladaptive well-being. • Perceived support was important for student engagement and well-being. • Profile differences varied depending on adequacy of support from family and friends. • Friends’ support showed the most prominent interactive effects with perfectionism. This study used a person-oriented a…
Psychology (12 works) · Developmental psychology (9 works) · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development (7 works) · Social Psychology (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (5 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (5 works) · Parental Involvement in Education (5 works) · Personality (5 works) · Temperament (5 works) · Anxiety (4 works)