Tiina Turunen

Tiina Turunen is a Senior Researcher at the INVEST Research Flagship Centre, University of Turku, Finland. Her work centers on child and adolescent psychosocial development, particularly in the domains of bullying, victimization, mental health, and intervention effectiveness. She collaborates extensively with leading researchers in developmental psychology and school-based prevention programs.

Her research interests include child and adolescent psychology, bullying and peer victimization, mental health, resilience, anti-bullying interventions, parental mentalizing, and psychosocial adjustment. She investigates how factors like empathy, peer status, national context, and intervention design influence bullying behaviors and outcomes.

The recent publications show a consistent focus on understanding the psychological mechanisms behind bullying perpetration and victimization, evaluating the effectiveness of programs like KiVa, and identifying subtypes of aggressors and resilient profiles among youth. Her work often employs advanced statistical methods such as latent profile and class analyses.

While no formal awards are listed in the provided text, her frequent publication in high-impact journals indicates strong scholarly recognition. She has contributed to research on intervention failures, defending behaviors, and cross-national patterns of victimization.

Tiina Turunen actively collaborates on research projects related to school psychology and adolescent development. Her work is integral to the INVEST Research Flagship Centre’s mission of promoting well-being through interdisciplinary science.