Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Description of research and teaching
Dr Junlin Yu is an Academy Research Fellow at the University of Helsinki. His research centres on motivation in educational settings, with a particular focus on growth mindset, achievement goals, and the impact of gender. Currently, he leads a Finnish Research Council-funded project on creating classroom contexts that foster students' growth mindset (2023-27). Before joining the University of Helsinki, he received his PhD and MPhil from the University of Cambridge, where he studied as a Cambridge Trust Scholar.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Cambridge
Fields of Science
- 516 Educational sciences
- 515 Psychology
International and National Collaboration
Publications and projects within past five years.
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Momentary achievement goal profiles: Associations with instructional activities, interest, and anxiety
Yu, J., Järvinen, J. & Salmela-Aro, K., Feb 2025, In: Learning and Instruction. 95, 10 p., 102037.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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School principals’ job burnout and job satisfaction in Finland: The impact of work–family conflict, role conflict, and sense of community
Fang, Y., Yu, J., Toyama, H. & Salmela-Aro, K., 15 Apr 2025, In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership. p. 1-22 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Growth mindset
Upadyaya, K. (Editor) & Yu, J., 2024Research output: Non-textual form › Digital or Visual Products › Scientific
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Mindset profiles of secondary school students: Associations with academic achievement, motivation and school burnout symptoms
Altikulaç, S., Janssen, T., Yu, J., Nieuwenhuis, S. & van Atteveldt, N., Mar 2024, In: British Journal of Educational Psychology. 94, 3, p. 738-758 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Social and dimensional comparisons of achievement in multifaceted task value formation among adolescents
Olive, K., Yu, J., Vinni-Laakso, J. & Salmela-Aro, K., 2024, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 115, 12 p., 102534.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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EDUCA: Education for the Future
Salmela-Aro, K. (Project manager), Carpelan, R. (Participant), Elomaa, M. (Participant), Hatjasalo, E. R. (Participant), Heikkinen, K.-M. E. (Participant), Heikonen, L. (Participant), Heinimäki, O.-P. (Participant), Heinimäki, O.-P. (Participant), Hietajärvi, L. (Participant), Hotulainen, R. (Participant), Huotilainen, M. (Participant), Hyyppä, I. M. (Participant), Irani Ouchbolagh, F. (Participant), Irani Ouchbolagh, F. (Participant), Jahnukainen, M. (Participant), Järvinen, J. (Participant), Kalland, M. (Participant), Kallioniemi, A. (Participant), Ketonen, E. E. (Participant), Kostilainen, K. (Participant), Kulmala, S. M. (Participant), Kämper, E. O. O. (Participant), Lahtero, T. J. (Participant), Laine, T. (Participant), Laine, A. (Participant), Li, P.-H. (Participant), Lindfors, T. (Participant), Lintuvuori, M. (Participant), Maaranen, K. (Participant), Martikainen, S. (Participant), Mäkinen, J. A. I. (Participant), Nuutila, K. (Participant), Ruutu, P. P. (Participant), Saarikoski, J. M. (Participant), Stenberg, K. (Participant), Toyama, H. (Participant), Toyama, H. (Participant), Upadyaya, K. M. (Participant), Uusitalo, R. (Participant), Vilhunen, E. (Participant), Vinni-Laakso, J. (Participant), Virtanen, P. (Participant) & Yu, J. (Participant)
01/01/2024 → 30/04/2028
Project: Research Council of Finland: Finnish Flagship Programme
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Crafting learning environments to cultivate students' growth mindset
Yu, J. (Principal Investigator) & Gale, J. (Participant)
01/09/2023 → 31/08/2027
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Research Fellow
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TeensGoGreen - Emotional, cognitive, behavioral and social consequences of climate change for youth development
Salmela-Aro, K. (Project manager), Veijonaho, S. (Participant) & Yu, J. (Participant)
01/09/2021 → 31/08/2026
Project: Research Council of Finland: Academy Professor
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RESCUE: Resilientti koulu ja koulutus
Salmela-Aro, K. (Project manager), Elomaa, M. (Participant), Heinimäki, O.-P. (Participant), Huttunen, I. E. (Participant), Knight, C. M. (Participant), Muta, S.-M. (Participant), Riudavets, M. (Participant), Salonen, R. (Participant), Toyama, H. (Participant) & Yu, J. (Participant)
SUOMEN AKATEMIA Vähäkylä Leena
01/09/2021 → 31/12/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Strategic Research Council funding (SRC)
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ClimComp: Ilmastonmuutoksen tehokkaan hillinnän ja sopeutumisen kompetenssien oppiminen koulutusjärjestelmässä
Salmela-Aro, K. (Project manager), Brax, A. (Participant), Fang, Y. (Participant), Ferber, K. A. (Participant), Gale, J. (Participant), Hilgar, A. (Participant), Hyttinen, S. (Participant), Irani Ouchbolagh, F. (Participant), Järvinen, J. (Participant), Li, P.-H. (Participant), Muta, S.-M. (Participant), Olive, K. (Participant), Ronkainen, I. A. (Participant), Sortheix, F. (Participant), Tang, X. (Participant), Taurinen, J. J. V. (Participant), Upadyaya, K. M. (Participant), Veijonaho, S. (Participant), Vesterinen, V.-M. (Participant), Vilhunen, E. (Participant) & Yu, J. (Participant)
01/02/2021 → 30/11/2024
Project: Research Council of Finland: Targeted Academy Project
Activities
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Evaluation of doctoral thesis
Yu, J. (Pre-examiner)
2025Activity: Examination types › Pre-examiner of doctoral thesis
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Supervision of doctoral thesis
Yu, J. (Supervisor)
2025 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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University College Dublin
Yu, J. (Visiting researcher)
11 Nov 2024 → 29 Nov 2024Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Supervision of doctoral thesis
Yu, J. (Supervisor)
2024 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
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Supervision of doctoral thesis
Yu, J. (Co-supervisor)
2022 → …Activity: Examination types › Supervisor or co-supervisor of doctoral thesis
Press/Media
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Tough guys get worse grades; Research shows that boys who defy male stereotypes tend to do better in GCSEs
24/09/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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Gender Stereotypes Are Affecting Our Kids’ Performance At School
11/09/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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Academic achievement is influenced by how pupils 'do' gender at school
30/07/2020 → 01/08/2020
7 items of Media coverage
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Teenagers Who Defy Gender Stereotypes Do Better In GCSEs - Cambridge University Study
31/07/2020
1 item of Media coverage
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