Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
I work as Senior University Lecturer in Social Psychology at the Faculty of Social Sciences. I teach courses on quantitative research methods and social psychology (e.g. Attitudes, Motivation and Behaviour; Developing Behaviour Change Interventions) particularly in Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes in Social Research. I am a steering group member of Master's Programme in Human Nutrition and Food-Related Behaviour.
My research focuses on social psychology of eating and health, including behaviour change and the role of psychosocial factors in sociodemographic disparities in diet quality and health. This work is based on large-scale prospective survey and intervention studies, and conducted in collaboration with national and international research groups. Currently, I co-lead Consumers and Society work package in the Leg4Life (Legumes for Sustainable Food System and Healthy Life) project in which we examine how to promote legume use and production in the entire food chain.
Education/Academic qualification
Title of Docent (Social Psychology), Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 16 Jun 2014
Social Psychology, Doctor of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 13 Mar 2012
Social Psychology, Master of Social Sciences, University of Helsinki
Award Date: 11 Apr 2007
Fields of Science
- 5144 Social psychology
- 5141 Sociology
- 515 Psychology
- Health psychology
- 3143 Nutrition
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Enabled to eat more plant proteins? Capabilities, opportunities, and motivations related to increasing pulse and pulse-based product consumption across consumer groups
Kuosmanen, S., Korhonen, K., Pajari, A.-M. & Konttinen, H., May 2025, In: Food Quality and Preference. 126, 14 p., 105388.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Social support and online interaction and their links to psychosocial well-being among Nordic adolescents: Integrating variable-centered and person-centered approaches
Gustafsson, J., Jasinskaja-Lahti, I., Konttinen, H., Simonsen, N., Löfstedt, P. & Lyyra, N., Mar 2025, In: Journal of Research on Adolescence. 35, 1, 22 p., e13058.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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The impact of supplementing traditional risk information with polygenic risk score concerning type 2 diabetes and coronary heart disease on health behavior: a randomized controlled trial
Halmesvaara, O., Lonna, M., Kääriäinen, H., Perola, M., Kristiansson, K. & Konttinen, H., 26 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Community Genetics. 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Are educational aspirations associated with susceptibility to smoking, e-cigarette use, and smokeless tobacco use in adolescence?
Ollila, H., Konttinen, H., Ruokolainen, O. & Karvonen, S., 1 Oct 2024, In: European Journal of Public Health. 34, 5, p. 962-969 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Barriers and attitudes mediating the associations between values and consumption of plant-based meat alternatives
Lehto, E., Korhonen, K. & Konttinen, H., 2024.Research output: Conference materials › Abstract › peer-review
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Leg4Life: Legumes for sustainable food system and healthy life
Pajari, A.-M. (Principal Investigator), Piironen, V. (Co-Principal Investigator), Vanhatalo, A. (Participant), Simojoki, A. (Participant), Jouppila, K. (Participant), Kariluoto, S. (Participant), Päivärinta, E. (Participant), Konttinen, H. (Participant), Hyytiäinen, K. (Participant), Lombardini (former Lombardini-Riipinen), C. (Participant), Lamminen, M. (Participant), Alakukku, L. (Participant), Chamlagain, B. (Participant), Coda, R. (Participant), Ertbjerg, P. (Participant), Edelmann, M. (Participant), Halmemies-Beauchet-Filleau, A. (Participant), Itkonen, S. (Participant), Katina, K. (Participant), Knaapila, A. (Participant), Kokkonen, T. (Participant), Kuoppala, K. (Participant), Lampi, A.-M. (Participant), Mäkelä, P. (Participant), Nurmi, V. (Participant), Ramos-Diaz, J. M. (Participant), Salonen, A. (Participant), Sandell, M. (Participant), Sihvonen, M. (Participant), Sontag-Strohm, T. (Participant), Stoddard, F. (Participant), Tenkanen, M. (Participant) & Varmanen, P. (Project manager)
01/06/2019 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research project
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Everyday life after bariatric surgery
Konttinen, H. (Project manager)
01/01/2021 → 31/12/2023
Project: Other funder
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DAQI: Depression and anxiety in young adults: a quasi-experimental trial and web-based treatment intervention to reduce sickness absence and work disability
Kouvonen, A. (Principal Investigator), Lahti, J. (Participant), Harkko, J. (Participant), Pietiläinen, O. (Participant), Mänty, M. (Participant), Nordquist, H. (Participant), Rahkonen, O. (Participant), Lallukka, T. (Participant), Konttinen, H. (Participant) & Heinonen, N. A. (Participant)
01/09/2019 → 31/08/2021
Project: Research project
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Psychosocial determinants of eating behaviour, weight management and quality of life – Personalized approaches to promoting healthy eating
Konttinen, H. (Principal Investigator)
01/09/2017 → 31/08/2022
Project: Research project
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The role of psychosocial and genetic factors in the long-term dietary and weight changes
Konttinen, H. (Project manager)
01/09/2013 → 31/08/2016
Project: Research project
Prizes
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EHPS Early Career Award 2016, European Health Psychology Society (EHPS)
Konttinen, H. (Recipient), 23 Aug 2016
Prize: Prizes and awards
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Young Investigator Award in Public Health 2015, European Association for the Study of Obesity (EASO)
Konttinen, H. (Recipient), 6 May 2015
Prize: Prizes and awards
Activities
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Preschool children’s sedentary behavior: The role of individual characteristics, home and preschool settings, and socioeconomic status
Haukkala, A. (Supervisor) & Konttinen, H. (Supervisor)
9 Jun 2020Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Theoretical and methodological approaches in research on food-related behaviour –opintojakson (HNFB-231) järjestäminen ja opetus (Mari Niva, Hanna Konttinen), syksy 2019.
Niva, M. (Teacher) & Konttinen, H. (Teacher)
2019 → …Activity: Other activity types › Types for other activities - External teaching and subject coordination
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Lay perspectives on risks of common diseases and secondary findings of genome sequencing
Haukkala, A. (Supervisor) & Konttinen, H. (Supervisor)
15 Jun 2019Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Radboud University Nijmegen
Konttinen, H. (Visiting researcher)
26 Feb 2018 → 8 Apr 2018Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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31st annual conference of the European Health Psychology Society
Haukkala, A. H. (Speaker: Presenter), Konttinen, H. M. (Speaker: Presenter), Männistö, S. (Speaker: Presenter) & Jousilahti, P. (Speaker: Presenter)
30 Aug 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
Press/Media
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Podcast interview (EUFIC) at European Congress on Obesity 2015
01/01/2015
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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