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Direct linkNurmi, Jari-Erik; Silinskas, Gintautas; Kiuru, Noona; Pakarinen, Eija; Turunen, Tiina; Siekkinen, Martti; Tolvanen, Asko; Poikkeus, Anna-Maija; Lerkkanen, Marja-Kristiina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2018
This cross-lagged longitudinal study examines the evocative impact of a child's psychological adjustment on teachers' affective response and instructional support for a child, and the influence this support and response has on the child's subsequent adjustment. A hundred and seventeen Finnish teachers self-rated the instructional support they…
Descriptors: Student Adjustment, Psychological Patterns, Affective Behavior, Responses
Vasalampi, Kati; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Jokisaari, Markku; Salmela-Aro, Katariina – European Journal of Psychology of Education, 2012
This study investigated the extent to which autonomous motivation, effort and progress relating to current educational goals predict success in dealing with the challenging transition to university. Our study included two measurement points: (1) before the entrance examination, at which point participants (n = 280) documented ratings of their…
Descriptors: Archives, Student Motivation, College Students, Self Determination
Kiuru, Noona; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Aunola, Kaisa; Salmela-Aro, Katariina – International Journal of Behavioral Development, 2009
This study investigated whether the members of adolescents' peer groups are similar in terms of their school adjustment and whether this homogeneity varies according to peer group type and gender. A total of 1262 peer group members who had recently moved to post-comprehensive education filled in questionnaires measuring their academic achievement,…
Descriptors: Females, Academic Achievement, Peer Relationship, Adolescents
Maatta, Sami; Nurmi, Jari-Erik; Stattin, Hakan – Journal of Research on Adolescence, 2007
This study set out to identify the kinds of achievement orientations that adolescents show, and to examine the kinds of antecedents and consequences the use of a particular orientation has. The participants were 734 Swedish adolescents (335 boys and 399 girls) who filled in questionnaires measuring their achievement beliefs and behaviors,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Swedish, Questionnaires, Multivariate Analysis
Laursen, Brett; Bukowski, William M.; Aunola, Kaisa; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Child Development, 2007
This longitudinal study investigated prospective links between social isolation and adjustment problems among 166 (77 girls, 89 boys) Finnish children ages 7 to 9. Peer nominations for social engagement and self-reports of internalizing and externalizing problems were collected in the spring of the 1st and 2nd grade. Friendship moderated…
Descriptors: Grade 2, Grade 1, Friendship, Social Isolation
Kiuru, Noona; Aunola, Kaisa; Vuori, Jukka; Nurmi, Jari-Erik – Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2007
The present study investigated to what extent the members of adolescents' peer groups share similar educational expectations, and to what extent overall and school-related adjustment are associated with these expectations. Three hundred and ninety-four ninth-graders facing the transition to secondary education filled in questionnaires measuring…
Descriptors: Learning Problems, Negative Attitudes, Academic Achievement, Academic Aspiration
