Jaana Minkkinen

Master of Social Sciences (M.Soc.Sc.), social psychology, University of Tampere, 2005

Doctor of Social Sciences (Dr. Soc. Sci.), social psychology, University of Tampere, 2015

Adjunct professor (title of Docent), special field Well-Being Research in Children and Adolescents, University of Eastern Finland, 2020

Present work tasks: 

Postdoctoral researcher in the project "Managing new intensified job demands through self-regulative resources: A large-scale study across occupations and age groups (IJDFIN)" (Academy of Finland, 2017–2021).

Supervision of quantitative methods on psychology 

School psychology, work psychology, well-being theory, health behavior, comparative research, quantitative methods (e.g. structural equation modelling, longitudinal models)

A theoretical article: Minkkinen, J. (2013). The Structural Model of Child Well-being. Child Indicators Research, 6 (3), 547–558, doi: 10.1007/s12187-013-9178-6. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201404291364

Thesis: Minkkinen, J. (2015). Lapsen hyvinvointimalli: lasten emotionaalinen hyvinvointi ja sosiaaliset suhteet alakoulussa. Tampere: Tampere University Press. (Acta Universitatis Tamperensis 2063.) http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-44-9822-0

Nowadays I am working with themes of job demands and employees' well-being as a postdoctoral researcher in the project "Managing new intensified job demands through self-regulative resources: A large-scale study across occupations and age groups (IJDFIN)" (Academy of Finland, 2017–2021).

Faculty of Social Sciences (Psychology)

Well-being at work, child well-being, school well-being, psychological complaints, social support, health behavior, well-being theory

After doctoral dissertation since 2015 I have been working as a postdoctoral researcher at research projects funded by Academy of Finland in health sciences and work psychology in Tampere University.

Ellonen, N., Minkkinen, J., Kaakinen, M., Suonpää, K., Miller, B. L., & Oksanen, A. (2020). Does parental control moderate the effect of low self-control on adolescent offline and online delinquency? Justice Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418825.2020.1738526

Minkkinen, J., Mauno, S., Feldt, T., Tsupari, H., Auvinen, E., & Huhtala, M. (2019). Uhkaako työn intensiivistyminen työhyvinvointia? Intensiivistymisen yhteys työuupumukseen opetus- ja tutkimustyössä. Psykologia, 54 (04), 255–301. 

Mauno, S., Minkkinen, J., & Auvinen, E. (2019). Nakertaako työn intensiivisyys työssä suoriutumista ja työn merkityksellisyyttä? Vertaileva tutkimus eri ammattialoilla. Hallinnon tutkimus, 38(4). http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202001311712

Mauno, S.,Kubicek, B., Feldt, T., & Minkkinen, J. (in print). Intensified Job Demands and Job Performance: Does SOC Strategy Use Make a Difference? Industrial Health. https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/65930?locale-attribute=en

Minkkinen, J., Kinnunen, J. M., Karvonen, S., R. Hotulainen, Lindfors, P., & Rimpelä A. (2019). Low schoolwork engagement and schoolwork difficulties predict smoking in adolescence. European Journal of Public Health, 29(1), 44–49. doi:10.1093/eurpub/cky179

Kinnunen, J. M., Ollila, H., Minkkinen, J., Lindfors, P., & Rimpelä A. (2019). Nicotine matters in predicting subsequent smoking after e-cigarette experimentation: A longitudinal study among Finnish adolescents. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 15(2), 305. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15020305

Mauno, S., Minkkinen, J., Tsupari, H., Huhtala, M., and Feldt, T. (2019). Do Older Employees Suffer More from Work Intensification and Other Intensified Job Demands? Evidence from Upper White-Collar Workers. Scandinavian Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology, 4(1): 3, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.16993/sjwop.60 

Mauno, S., Kubicek, B., Minkkinen, J., & Korunka, C. (2019). Antecedents of intensified job demands: Evidence from Austria. Employee Relations, 41(4), 694–707. https://doi.org/10.1108/ER-04-2018-0094.

Lindfors, P., Minkkinen, J., Katainen, A., & Rimpelä A. (2019). Do maternal knowledge and paternal knowledge of children’s whereabouts buffer differently against alcohol use? A longitudinal study among Finnish boys and girls. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 194, 351–357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.10.025 

Minkkinen, J., Hotulainen, R., Kinnunen, J., & Rimpelä A. (2018). Conduct problems, schoolwork difficulties and being bullied: A follow-up among Finnish adolescents. International Journal of School & Educational Psychology. DOI: 10.1080/21683603.2018.1551819

Minkkinen, J., R. Hotulainen, & Rimpelä A. (2018). Maahanmuuttajataustaisten nuorten psykososiaalinen oireilu Helsingin metropolialueella. Psykologia, 53 (02-03), 91–109.

Lindfors, P., Minkkinen, J., Rimpelä A., & R. Hotulainen (2018). Family and school social capital, school burnout and academic achievement: a multilevel longitudinal analysis among Finnish pupils. International Journal of Adolescence and Youth, 23(3), 368–381. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02673843.2017.1389758

Kinnunen, J. M., Ollila, H., Minkkinen, J., Lindfors, P., & Rimpelä, A. (2018). A longitudinal study of predictors for adolescent electronic cigarette experimentation and comparison with conventional smoking. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15, 305. doi:10.3390/ijerph15020305

Oksanen, A., Kaakinen, M., Minkkinen, J., Räsänen, P., Enjolras, B., & Steen-Johnsen, K. (2018). Perceived societal fear and online hate after the November 2015 Paris attacks. Terrorism and Political Violence.https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2018.1442329

Finell, E., Tolvanen, A., Pekkanen, J., Minkkinen, J., Ståhl, T., & Rimpelä, A. (2018). Psychosocial problems, indoor air-related symptoms and perceived indoor air quality among students in schools without indoor air problems: A longitudinal study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 15(7), 1947.

Minkkinen, J., Oksanen A., Kaakinen M., Keipi T. & Räsänen P. (2017). Victimization and exposure to pro-self-harm and pro-suicide websites: a cross-national study. Suicide and Life-Threatening Behavior, 47(1), 14–26. DOI: 10.1111/sltb.12258. 

Minkkinen, J., Lindfors, P., Kinnunen, J., Finell, E., Vainikainen, M-P., Karvonen, S., & Rimpelä A. (2017). Health as a predictor of students’ academic achievement: a 3-level longitudinal study of Finnish adolescents. Journal of School Health, 87(12), 902–910.

Minkkinen, J., Oksanen A. (2017). The Role of Sleep, School Lunch, and Relationships for School Enjoyment. Health Behavior and Policy Review, 4(1), 13-23. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14485/HBPR.4.1.2

Salmela-Aro, J. K, Reed, S., Minkkinen, J., Kinnunen, J., & Rimpelä A. (2017). Immigrant status, gender, and school burnout in Finnish lower secondary school students: A longitudinal study. International Journal of Behavioral Development, 1–12. DOI: 10.1177/0165025417690264.

Kaakinen, M., Räsänen, P., Näsi, M., Minkkinen, J., Keipi, T., & Oksanen, A. (2017). Social Capital and Online Hate Production: A Four Country Survey. Crime, Law and Social Change. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10611-017-9764-5.

Minkkinen, J., Oksanen A., Näsi M., Keipi T., Kaakinen M. & Räsänen P. (2016). Does social belonging to primary groups protect young people from the effects of pro-suicide sites? A comparative study of four countries. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention 37(1), 31–41. DOI: 10.1027/0227-5910/a000356 http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201612162856.

Oksanen, A., Näsi, M., Minkkinen, J., Keipi, T., Kaakinen, M., & Räsänen, P. (2016). Young people who access harm-advocating online content: A Four-country survey. Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberspace,10(2). DOI: 10.5817/CP2016-2-6. http://www.cyberpsychology.eu/view.php?cisloclanku=2016061701. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201612082766.

Minkkinen, J. (2014). Associations between school-related factors and depressive symptoms among children: A comparative study, Finland and Norway. School Psychology International (5), 463–474. DOI: 10.1177/0143034313511008. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201505121410

Minkkinen, J. (2013). The Structural Model of Child Well-being. Child Indicators Research, 6 (3), 547–558, doi: 10.1007/s12187-013-9178-6. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201404291364

Alasoini, T., Aho S., Minkkinen J. & Mäkiaho A. (2013). Organisaatioiden ja työn dynamiikka Suomessa – MEADOW-tutkimuksen välituloksia. Työpoliittinen aikakauskirja 4/2013.

Minkkinen, J. (2011). Opettaja ja lapsen hyvinvointi. Teoksessa Marko Salonen & Atte Oksanen (toim.) Toiminnallisia loukkuja. Tampere: Tampere University Press, 63–87. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:uta-3-830 

Opinnäytteet Thesis

Minkkinen, J. (2015). Lapsen hyvinvointimalli: lasten emotionaalinen hyvinvointi ja sosiaaliset suhteet alakoulussa. Tampere: Tampere University Press. (Acta Universitatis Tamperensis 2063.) http://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-951-44-9822-0