Sanna Markkula

Sanna Markkula works as a Project Researcher at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Jyväskylä. Her research focuses on career shocks in healthcare and social services, work meaningfulness interventions (MEANWELL project), and mindfulness-based approaches to burnout prevention.

• Current Projects:
  • Career Shocks in Social and Healthcare Careers
  • MEANWELL: Meaningful Work as a Source of Well-being

Her work explores:

• Mechanisms of burnout interventions
• Career sustainability frameworks
• Tripartite negotiation models for career shocks
• Psychological flexibility in organizational contexts

Recent publications examine longitudinal effects of mindfulness interventions, mediation pathways in burnout reduction, and tools for vocational meaning assessment.

Her research has been published in:

• Jyväskylän yliopisto
• JYU Reports
• Työn tuuli
• Edward Elgar Publishing
• Hallinnon tutkimus
• Journal of Contextual Behavioral Science
• International Journal of Stress Management
• Mindfulness