Johanna Rantanen

Johanna Rantanen is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Jyväskylä's Faculty of Education and Psychology, Department of Psychology. She holds adjunct professorships in work and personality psychology and is a qualified supervisor/work counsellor. Her research and teaching focus on sustainable careers, adult development, work-life balance, meaningful work, and occupational well-being.

Her research explores how work-life balance, vocational meaning, and well-being impact individuals' psychosocial development and organizational/societal functionality. Key themes include:

• Sustainable career development across life stages
• Occupational well-being profiling and interventions
• Community-based approaches to meaningful work
• Career shocks and resilience in healthcare/social sectors

Recent publications (2023-2025) predominantly investigate occupational well-being using person-oriented and longitudinal methodologies, with strong emphasis on:

• Work-life balance measurement tools (e.g., Vocational Meaning Survey)
• Organizational resource optimization for employee well-being
• Pandemic impacts on remote work psychology
• Adolescent career value formation

She leads significant projects including:

• MEANWELL: Developing organizational models to enhance meaningful work as a well-being resource
• Career shocks in healthcare: Examining career sustainability under disruptive events
• SportEX: Investigating gender equality barriers in elite sports (transdisciplinary collaboration)