University Lecturer & Docent of Psychology, Department of Psychology and Speech-Language Pathology, University of Turku, Finland
Visiting Researcher, Department of Neuroscience and Biomedical Engineering, Aalto University, Finland
Clinical Psychologist
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3892-3199
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Research
My main research interest lies in the way our brain creates and maintains representations of self and other people. I’ve investigated this topic across states of consciousness (i.e. experienced sampling, mind-wandering, dreaming), in pathological personality traits, during social isolation, and in situations where this ability breaks down, such as interpersonal violence.
I’m also passionate about research and practice of applying psychological sciences into large-scale collective problems, such as climate change, pandemic response or health emergencies.
I’m currently leading a multidisciplinary research group on Economic violence and associated psychological mechanisms and consequences.
Publications
- Tuominen, J., Henttonen, P., Piispanen, M., Koskinen, E., Harjunen, V., Wuolio, M., Peräkylä, A. & Salmi, J. (preprint/submitted). To be Known Is to Be Exposed: How Shame, Mentalizing, Belongingness, and Epistemic Trust Differentiate Narcissistic Subtypes. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/83uk9_v1
- Strid, N., Tuominen, J., Bernstein, R., Kirberg, M., Valli, K., Windt, J., Bekinschtein, T., Noreika, V., Reconsuo, A. & Sikka, P. (preprint). Emotional Language Use in Mind-Wandering and Dream Reports Reflects Mental Well-Being and Ill-Being. Preprint:
https://doi.org/10.31219/osf.io/sbu7k - Doell, K. C., Lengersdorff, L., Rhoads, S. A., Todorova, B., Nitschke, J. P., Druckman, J., Vlascenau, M., Many Labs Climate Consortium, Lamm, C. & Van Bavel, J. J. (preprint). When Predicting Climate-Relevant Intervention Effectiveness, Academics Outperform the Public, but Not a Simple Heuristic. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fzv6g_v1
- Coppola P., Sikka, P., Valli, K., Tuominen, J., Revonsuo, A., Loukola, V., Bernstein, R., Nanna, S., Kirberg, M., Nassar A.E., Windt, J., Noreika, V., Mota, N. & Bekinschtein, T. (under review). Architecture of stimulus-independent thought: A graph-theory approach. Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/wejs4
- Tian, C., Abeldaño Zuñiga, R.A., Folayan, M.O., Tuominen, J., & Virtanen, J.I. (2025). Psychological Distress and Loneliness among European University Students during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A European Survey. BMC Public Health
- Vähä, J., Hannula, J., Silvamaa, I., Salmela, N., Nenonen, K., Simsek, P., Keinänen, M., Säävälä, H., Kantojärvi, L., Miettunen, J., Haapea, M., Aalto, S., Lindfors, O., Tuominen, J. & Jääskeläinen, E. (2025). Baseline characteristics of participants referred to one-year Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT) in the Wellbeing Services County of North Ostrobothnia. Psychiatria Fennica, 56, 240–255.
- Melin, M., Makkonen, A., Yrjölä S., Peltomaa, J., Sandman, N., Tuominen, J., Vuori, K., Tainio, M. & Salo, P. (2025). Effectiveness of nudges for sustainable transportation: A systematic review. Heliyon, 11(14), e43766l https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2025.e43766
- Koskinen E., Henttonen, P., Harjunen, V., Krusemark, E., Salmi, J., Tuominen, J., Wuolio, M., & Peräkylä, A. (2025). ‘Wired up about self’ – Narcissistic traits predict elevated physiological arousal during self-disclosure in conversation. International Journal of Psychophysiology, 210, 112527. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpsycho.2025.112527
- Kaittila, A., Hakovirta, M., Kainulainen, H. & Tuominen, J. (2024). Lapsiin kohdistuva taloudellinen väkivalta [eng. Economic abuse of children]. Yhteiskuntapolitiikka, 5–6, 555–563.
- Eastwick, P.W., et al. (2024). A worldwide test of the predictive validity of ideal partner preference-matching. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1037/pspp0000524
Preprint: https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/fe56h - Melin, M., Tuominen, J., & Salo, P. (2024). Sustainable Steps in the Snow: Exploring Factors associated with Active School Commuting in Finland. TRF: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 197, 876–886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trf.2024.10.012
- Loukola, V., Olkoniemi, H., Tuominen, J. Revonsuo, A. & Valli, K. (2024). Viral simulations in dreams: The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on threatening dream content in a Finnish sample of diary dreams. Consciousness & Cognition. 10.1016/j.concog.2024.103651
- Hietamäki, J., Kekkonen, O., Karhinen-Soppi, A., Kaittila, A., Kangas-Kalinen, A-M., Tuominen, J. & Husso, M. (2024). Encountering and identifying different forms of domestic violence in shelters and community care services in Finland during the COVID-19 pandemic. Violence and Victims. https://doi.org/10.1891/vv-2022-0188
- Arstila V, Tuominen J & Uusitalo S. (2023). Heads, I win – Tails, you lose: Gambling from a predictive processing perspective. In M Curado & S.S Gouveia (Eds.) Predictive Minds: Old Problems and New Solutions. Vernon Press. pp.181–200. [equal contribution] https://vernonpress.com/book/1824
- Kaittila, A., Tuominen, J., Husso, M., Peltonen, J., & Äärelä, E. (2023). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on shelter use frequency and experiences of shelter professionals in Finland: A mixed-method study. Partner Abuse. https://doi.org/10.1891/pa-2022-0055
- Kaittila, A., Isoniemi, H., Viitasalo, K., Moisio, M., Raijas, A., Toikka, E., Tuominen, J., & Hakovirta, M. (2023). A pilot randomised controlled trial of intervention for social work clients with children facing complex financial problems in Finland (FinSoc): a study protocol. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work. 21(1), 32–49. https://doi.org/10.1080/26408066.2023.2257174
- Tuominen J, Kaittila A., Halme V., Hietamäki J., Hakovirta M. & Olkoniemi H. (2023). Changes in frequency and form of domestic violence in calls to violence helpline during COVID-19 in Finland. Psychology of Violence, 13(6), 447–455. https://doi.org/10.1037/vio0000474
- Sikka P., Tuominen J., Nassar A. E., Kirberg M., Loukola V., Revonsuo A., Valli K., Windt J., Bekinschtein T. A., & Noreika V. (2023). COVID-19 on mind: Daily worry about the coronavirus is linked to negative affect experienced during mind-wandering and dreaming. Emotion, https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0001255
- Ntontis E., Blackburn A. M., Han H., Stoeckli S., Milfont T. L., Tuominen J., … & Vestergren S. (2023). Secondary stressors, stress, and resilience during a pandemic: The protective roles of social identity and social support. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 88, 10027.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102007
- Blackburn A.M., et al. (2023). Mediation analysis of conspiratorial thinking and anti-expert sentiments on vaccine willingness. Health Psychology, 42(4), 235–246. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0001268
- Allahabadi H, et al. (2022). Assessing Trustworthy AI in times of COVID-19. Deep Learning for predicting a multi-regional score conveying the degree of lung compromise in COVID-19 patients. IEEE Transactions on Technology and Society, 3(4), 272–289. https://doi.org/10.1109/TTS.2022.3195114
- Tuominen J, Olkoniemi H, Revonsuo A & Valli K. (2022). ”No Man is an Island”: Effects of social seclusion on REM sleep and social dream content. British Journal of Psychology, 113(1), 84–104. https://doi.org/10.1111/bjop.12515
- Blackburn A.M. et al. (2022). COVIDiSTRESS diverse dataset on psychological and behavioural outcomes one year into the COVID-19 pandemic. Scientific Data, 9(1), 331, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-022-01383-6
- Husso M, Hyväri E, Kaittila A, Hietamäki J, Karhinen-Soppi A, Kekkonen O & Tuominen J (2021). Korona, koti ja kontrolli: Lähisuhdeväkivallan kohteina olleiden avun hakemisen ja saamisen haasteet korona-aikana. (engl. Corona, home and control: Challenges in seeking and receiving support for intimate partner violence during the coronavirus pandemic). Sosiaalilääketieteen aikakauslehti, 58, 349–360. https://doi.org/10.23990/sa.105321
- Iziker G, Tuominen J, Chrona S, Kumaga R. & Jeftic A (2021). Connection between the COVID-19 Pandemic War-Trauma Reminders, Perceived Stress, Loneliness, and PTSD in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Current Psychology, 42(10), 8582–8594. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-02407-x
- Sikka P, Revonsuo A, Valli K & Tuominen J (2021). The Dynamics of Affect Across the Wake Sleep Cycle: From Waking Mind-Wandering to Night-Time Dreaming. Consciousness and Cognition, 94, 103189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2021.103189 *
- Tuominen J, Kallio S, Kaasinen V & Railo H. (2021). Segregated brain state during hypnosis. Neuroscience of Consciousness, 7(1): niab002. https://doi.org/10.1093/nc/niab002
- Lieberoth et al. (2021). Stress and worry in the 2020 coronavirus pandemic: Relationships to trust and compliance with preventive measures across 48 countries in the COVIDiSTRESS global survey. Royal Society Open Science, 8: 200589. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.200589
- Uusitalo S, Tuominen J & Arstila V (2021). Mapping out the philosophical questions of AI and clinical practice in diagnosing and treating mental disorders. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice, 27(3), 478–484. https://doi.org/10.1111/jep.13485
- Yamada Y et al. (2021). COVIDiSTRESS Global Survey dataset on psychological and behavioural consequences of the COVID-19 outbreak. Scientific Data, 8(3), 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-020-00784-9
- Tuominen J, Peltola K, Saaresranta T & Valli K (2019). Sleep Parameter Assessment Accuracy of a Consumer Home Sleep Monitoring Ballistocardiograph Beddit Sleep Tracker: A validation study. Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine, 15(3), 483–487. https://doi.org/10.5664/jcsm.7682
- Tuominen J (2019). Prospektio: Mielensisäinen aikamatkailu psykologian ja tulevaisuudentutkimuksen näkökulmista [Prospection: Mental time travel from the perspectives of psychology and futures research]. Futura, 38(2), 56–62.
- Tuominen J, Stenberg T, Revonsuo A & Valli K (2019). Social contents in dreams: An empirical test of the social simulation theory. Consciousness and Cognition, 69, 133–145. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2019.01.017
- Isaksson S, Salomäki S, Tuominen J, Arstila V, Falter C & Noreika V (2018). Is there a generalized timing impairment in Autism Spectrum Disorders across time scales and paradigms? Journal of Psychiatric Research, 99, 111–121. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpsychires.2018.01.017
- Koi P, Uusitalo S & Tuominen J (2018). Self-Control in Responsibility Enhancement and Criminal Rehabilitation. Criminal Law & Philosophy, 12(2), 227– 244. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11572-017-9423-z
- Sikka P, Revonsuo A, Sandman N, Tuominen J & Valli K (2018). Dream Emotions: A Comparison of Home Dream Reports with Laboratory Early and Late REM Dream Reports. Journal of Sleep Research, 27, 206–214. https://doi.org/10.1111/jsr.12555
- Railo H, Tuominen J, Kaasinen V & Pesonen H (2017). Dynamic Changes in Cortical Effective Connectivity Underlie Transsaccadic Activity in Humans. Cerebral Cortex, 27(7), 3609–3617.https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhw182
- Revonsuo A, Tuominen J & Valli K (2016). Avatars in the Machine: Dreaming as a Simulation of Social Reality. In T. Metzinger & J. Windt (Ed.) Open Mind: Philosophy and the Mind Sciences in the 21st Century, 1295–1322, Boston MA: MIT Press). https://open-mind.net/papers/the-avatars-in-the-machine-dreaming-as-a-simulation-of-social-reality
- Revonsuo A, Tuominen J & Valli K (2016). The Simulation Theories of Dreaming: How to Make Theoretical Progress in Dream Science. In T. Metzinger & J. Windt (Ed.) Open Mind: Philosophy and the Mind Sciences in the 21st Century, 1341–1348, Boston MA: MIT Press. https://open-mind.net/papers/the-simulation-theories-of-dreaming-how-to-make-theoretical-progress-in-dream-science2014a-reply-to-martin-dresler
Non-refereed scientific articles - Revonsuo A, Valli K & Tuominen J. (accepted). Evolutionary simulation theories of dreaming. In The Cambridge Handbook of Sleep Theories and Models. Cambridge University Press
- Revonsuo, A., & Tuominen, J. (accepted). The Concept of Dreaming as a World. In Dreams, Narrative, and Liminal Cognition: An interdisciplinary framework. Oxford University Press.
- Valli, K. & Tuominen J. (accepted). Unennäkö. In T. Paunio, M. Partinen, T. Saaresranta & T. Stenberg (Eds.) Unilääketiede. Duodecim.
- Tuominen, J. (accepted). Behavioral Science for upcycling. In P. Mezei & Härkönen, H. (Eds) The Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Upcycling. Cambridge University Press.
- Tuominen J (2024). Painajaiset Covid-19-pandemien aikana (engl. Nighmares during the Covid-19-pandemic) In K. Koski, M. Lamberg, K. Kanerva & A. Korhonen (Eds.). Pohjoiset painajaiset – Pahojen unien kulttuurihistoria, Gaudeamus Helsinki University Press, pp. 271–275.
- Tuominen J, Revonsuo A & Valli K. (2023). Dreams in the times of the COVID-19 pandemic: Theoretical perspectives on the way the pandemic affects dream contents. In M. Miller (Eds.) The Social Science of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Call to Action for Researchers. Oxford University Press.
- Tuominen J. (2023). Decisions under uncertainty are more messy than they seem. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 46, e109.
- Nenonen T., Hietamäki J., Tuominen J. & Karhinen-Soppi A (2022). Turvakodin asiakkaiden kokemuksia lähisuhdeväkivallasta ja palvelujen käytöstä koronapandemian aikana. Tutkimuksesta tiiviisti. National Institute of Health and Welfare.
- Hietamäki J., Kaittila A., Tuominen J., Vuorenmaa M., Husso M., Peltonen J., & Karhinen-Soppi A. (2021). Lähisuhdeväkivalta koronapandemian aikana vauvaperheiden vanhemmilla ja Nollalinjan auttavan puhelimen keskusteluissa. Tutkimuksesta tiiviisti, National Institute of Health and Welfare
- Äärelä E, Husso M, Kaittila A, Tuominen J, Peltonen J, Hakovirta M, Karhinen-Soppi A, Ewalds H& Hietamäki J. (2021). Koronaepidemian vaikutukset lähisuhdeväkivallan kokemuksiin ja palveluiden käyttöön (KOVÄ). Haaste.
- Tuominen J & Valli K (2019). Predictive coding and protoconsciousness. In K. Valli, R. Hoss & R. Gongloff. (Eds). Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology and Culture. Volume 1, 122–125. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood ABC-CLIO.
- Tuominen J, Revonsuo A & Valli K (2019). Social Simulation. In K. Valli, R. Hoss & R. Gongloff. (Eds). Dreams: Understanding Biology, Psychology and Culture. Volume 1, 132–137. Santa Barbara, CA: Greenwood ABC-CLIO.
- Gunaratne G, Jankowski S, Perret C, Tuominen J & Waldl M (2018). A theoretical investigation of transgenerational effects of population-scale disaster on prevalence of schizophrenia. 2018 CSSS Proceedings, Santa Fe Institute.
Publications intended for professional communities - Heino, M., Korkalainen, E., Lassander M., Ojala, V. & Tuominen, J. (2023). Working paper: Cognitive Intrusion: Why hybrid influencing works? Publications of the Prime Minister’s Office, 15.
- Luotonen I & Tuominen J (2023). Näkökulmia puheterapeuttien ammattieettiseen osaamiseen. [Perspective on professional ethical competences for Speech-Language Therapists]. Puheterapeutti, 4, 4–6.
- Tuominen J. (2023). Käyttäytymistiedon hyödyntäminen ilmastopolitiikassa [Climate policy applications of Behavioral Science]. In Hallitusohjelman tarkastelu käyttäytymistiedon näkökulmasta [A Behavioral Science examination of the Government Programme]. Finnish Behavioral Policy Team, Prime Minister’s Office.
- Sikka P, Tuominen J, Valli K. & Preece D. (2023, May 14). Finnish Translation of the Perth Alexithymia Questionnaire | Perthin Aleksitymian Kyselylomakeen Suomenkielinen Käännös. https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/2ac3j
- Tuominen J & Juva K. (2021). Aivot ja Mieli (engl. Brain and Mind) In K. Juva ym. (Eds.) Kliininen Neuropsykiatria, Helsinki: Duodecim.
- Tuominen J. (2020). Psykologiaa koronan aikaan. Psykologi, 4, 30–32.
- Keinänen M & Tuominen J (2020). Mentalisaatioterapia epävakaan persoonallisuushäiriön avo- ja päiväsairaalahoidossa. Käypä hoito -näytönastekatsaus, Duodecim.
- Keinänen M & Tuominen J (2020). Mentalisaatioterapia epävakaan persoonallisuushäiriön omaavien ja epävakaasti oireilevien nuorten hoidossa. Käypä hoito -näytönastekatsaus, Duodecim.
- Tuominen J (2018). Dreaming and the Cognitive Rolodex: A Review of the Emergence of Dreaming by William G. Domhoff. International Journal of Dream Research, 11(2),1–3.
- Tuominen J (2017). Ajan havaitsemisen ongelmat tarkkaavaisuus- ja ylivilkkaushäiriössä. Best Practice Psykiatria ja Neurologia 20(5), 10–12.
- Revonsuo A, Tuominen J & Valli K (2016). Unennäkö: Aivojen “lentosimulaattori”. In M. Ylikangas (Eds.) Mielen Salat. Helsinki, Gaudeamus Helsinki University Press.Tammilehto-Kankuri M, Launonen K, Tuominen J & Ahvenainen M (2016). Lääkärin työpäivä vuonna 2036. Duodecim,12, 2281–2285.
Clinical Expertise
A licensed clinical psychologist, with expertise in personality disorders, perfectionism, trauma, and disaster interventions in individual, relationship and group settings.
Training and supervision for professionals in mental health, traumatology, and social work. Executive supervision for leaders and managers.
Professional supervision is essential in developing and maintaining expertise and well-being in occupational settings. As an accredited supervisor (Finnish Supervisors Organization; STOry) I work with professionals within the fields of violence, trauma and severe mental health problems, as well as with leaders and executives from NGO’s and public and private enterprises.