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Biography
I work as an Associate Professor and Academy Research Fellow at the department of special education. My research interests include students' academic well-being and motivation, with a particular focus on individual developmental trajectories of school well-being (i.e., school engagement and burnout) and mathematics motivation (expectancies, value-beliefs, costs). I am also interested in both the developmental and situational dynamics between school well-being, math motivation, academic performance, and educational aspirations. In my current project, I utilize both longitudinal and situational data.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD, PhD in Education
2017 → 2021
Award Date: 19 Oct 2021
Advanced Quantitative Research Methods in Education, University of Oxford
14 May 2019 → 24 May 2019
Award Date: 24 May 2019
Master, Master of special education, Åbo Akademi University
2011 → 2016
Award Date: 31 Aug 2016
External positions
Academy Research Fellow, Research Council of Finland
1 Sept 2024 → 31 Aug 2028
Visiting researcher, University of Eastern Finland
Oct 2023 → Oct 2024
Visiting researcher, Department of Education, University of Helsinki
1 Nov 2021 → 31 Jul 2022
Keywords
- L Education (General)
- BF Psychology
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Developmental and Situational Dynamics of Mathematics Motivation, School Well-being, and Learning
Widlund, A. (Principal Investigator), Korhonen, J. (Co-Investigator), Forsman, A. (Co-Investigator), Ventus, D. (Co-Investigator), Tuominen, H. (Co-Investigator), Viljaranta, J. (Co-Investigator), Niemivirta, M. (Co-Investigator), Lazarides, R. (Co-Investigator), Dietrich, J. (Co-Investigator) & Malmberg, L.-E. (Co-Investigator)
01/09/24 → 31/08/28
Project: Research Council of Finland/Other Research Councils
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SAMSYN Tidiga mångprofessionella insatser för att systematiskt stödja barns och ungas välbefinnande i skolkontexten: Från forskningsdata till evidensbaserad samverkan
Forsman, A. (Principal Investigator), Nordmyr, J. (Co-Investigator), Tuomela, S. (Co-Investigator), Korhonen, J. (Co-Investigator), Widlund, A. (Co-Investigator) & Sundqvist, C. (Co-Investigator)
01/08/21 → 31/12/25
Project: Other
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Kasvatusalan soveltuvuuskokeessa opiskelijaksi valittujen seurantatutkimus (KASVU)
Widlund, A. (Co-Investigator)
01/08/20 → …
Project: Research
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Grogrund för svenskkunskaper i framtidens Finland – Motivation att lära sig svenska som andra inhemska språk i den grundläggande utbildningen
Henricson, S. (Principal Investigator), Wallinheimo, K. (Co-Principal Investigator), Widlund, A. (Co-Investigator), Carpelan, R. (Co-Investigator), Tiedemann Therese, L. (Co-Investigator), Nyqvist, E. L. (Co-Investigator) & Åberg, A.-M. (Co-Investigator)
01/01/26 → 31/12/29
Project: Foundation
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SIKTE: Light in sight
Korhonen, J. (Principal Investigator), Widlund, A. (Co-Principal Investigator), Sundqvist, C. (Co-Principal Investigator) & Ström, K. (Co-Principal Investigator)
Högskolestiftelsen i Österbotten, Svenska kulturfonden
01/08/21 → 31/07/24
Project: Foundation
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A Systematic Literature Review on University Students’ Expectancy-Value-Cost Profiles
Juntunen, H., Widlund, A., Viljaranta, J., Tähti, P. & Tuominen, H., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Routledge International Handbook of Learning and Instruction in University Education. RoutledgeResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Engagement and burnout in the classroom – Crossover effects from teachers to students
Österholm, L., Widlund, A. & Korhonen, J., 19 Sept 2025, In: Teaching and Teacher Education. 167, 10 p., 105205.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Gendered Motivational Trajectories and Dimensional Comparison Processes Across the Elementary School Years
Widlund, A., Tuominen, H., Niemivirta, M. & Korhonen, J., 2025, (Accepted/In press) Research Handbook on Gender and STEM. Edward ElgarResearch output: Chapter in Book/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Scientific › peer-review
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Individual characteristics associated with elementary school children's mathematical word problem- solving skills: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Vessonen, T., Dahlberg, M., Hellstrand, H., Widlund, A., Söderberg, P., Korhonen, J., Aunio, P. & Laine, A., 23 Feb 2025, In: Review of Education. 13, 1, 39 p., e70045.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review Article or Literature Review › peer-review
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Individual differences in fifth graders' math motivation – stability and change across the school year
Sandman, M., Widlund, A., Viljaranta, J. & Korhonen, J., 5 Sept 2025, In: Learning and Individual Differences. 123, 102784.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Prizes
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Nomination for best paper presentation at conference Junior Researchers of EARLI
Widlund, A. (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Honorary award
Activities
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Supervisor of Sara Johanssons PhD Dissertation in Special Education
Widlund, A. (Principal supervisor ) & Korhonen, J. (Second supervisor)
2025Activity: Supervision, mentoring and other activities › Supervision of postgraduate students
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Supervisor of Aida Ohtonen Piuvas PhD Dissertation in Education
Braskén, M. (Principal supervisor ), Widlund, A. (Second supervisor) & Korhonen, J. (Second supervisor)
2025Activity: Supervision, mentoring and other activities › Supervision of postgraduate students
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Supervisor of Ann-Katrin Risbergs PhD Dissertation in Special Education
Widlund, A. (Principal supervisor ) & Wolff, U. (Second supervisor)
2025Activity: Supervision, mentoring and other activities › Supervision of postgraduate students
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Medlem i betygsnämnd
Salo, P. (Member of examination board ), Widlund, A. (Member of examination board ) & Aspfors, J. (Member of examination board )
14 Jun 2024Activity: Evaluation, assessment or examination › Pre-examination of dissertation or acting as opponent to doctoral students or membership of examination board
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Evaluation committee for Maria Rönn-Liljenfeldt's PhD thesis
Salo, P. (Member of examination board ), Aspfors, J. (Member of examination board ) & Widlund, A. (Member of examination board )
14 Jun 2024Activity: Evaluation, assessment or examination › Examination
Press/Media
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Forskare undersöker välmåendet i skolor i Vasa och Korsholm: ”En stor majoritet av eleverna mår bra”
Forsman, A., Widlund, A., Nordmyr, J. & Korhonen, J.
20/11/23
1 Media contribution
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SAMSYN vill undersöka yngre elevers välbefinnande
Nordmyr, J., Widlund, A., Forsman, A., Korhonen, J. & Sundqvist, C.
31/01/22
1 Media contribution
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Elevers välmående kan inte alltid kopplas till skolprestationer
28/10/21
1 Media contribution
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De ska forska i barns och ungas välmående – "Vi vill hitta när välmåendet börjar gå i negativ riktning"
Widlund, A., Korhonen, J., Nordmyr, J. & Sundqvist, C.
15/10/21
1 Media contribution
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