Oskari
Lahtinen
Senior Researcher, INVEST Research Flagship Centre
Doctor of Psychology
I design and evaluate apps that teach mindfulness and other self-regulation skills. I designed the Tita mindfulness app.
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Areas of expertise
mindfulness
mindfulness apps
mindfulness-based interventions
digital intervention design and evaluation
self-compassion
social justice attitudes
Teaching
Currently teaching intervention evaluation for INVEST graduate students, and occasionally psychology of mindfulness for psychology majors. Previously taught statistics for psychology majors.
Research
Most of my research has involved digital mindfulness-based interventions and self-compassion. I also study mentalizing and social justice attitudes among other topics.
Publications
Cognitive, social, and mental health functions of refugee children - screening and supportive actions at school : a study protocol (2024)
BMC Psychology
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A preliminary validation of PMQ-A four-factor questionnaire measuring parental mentalizing (2024)
Frontiers in Psychology
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Construction and validation of a scale for assessing critical social justice attitudes (2024)
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology
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The effects of app-based mindfulness practice on the well-being of university students and staff (2021)
Current Psychology
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The effects of mindfulness and self-compassion on the well-being of upper secondary education students (2021)
(Artikkeliväitöskirja (G5))An Effectiveness Study of a Digital Mindfulness-Based Program for Upper Secondary Education Students (2020)
Mindfulness
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Do narcissistic boys and girls differ in their aggression? (2020)
European Journal of Developmental Psychology
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The relationship between mindfulness meditation and well-being during 8 weeks of ecological momentary assessment (2020)
Mindfulness
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Does self-compassion protect adolescents who are victimized or suffer from academic difficulties from depression? (2019)
European Journal of Developmental Psychology
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Two is more valid than one, but is six even better? The factor structure of the Self-Compassion Scale (SCS) (2018)
PLoS ONE
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