(list date 10.11.2025)
A) Peer-reviewed scientific articles
Kaakinen, J. K., Goodarzi, A. M., Häikiö, T., Kivioja, P., Mäki, K. O., & Pritup, D. (2025). Epistemically suspect beliefs about COVID-19: Results from a population survey in Finland. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 39(5), e70117. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.70117
Mézière, D., Hautala, N., Heikkilä, T., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2025). Eye-Movement Markers of Mind-Wandering during Reading: A Meta-Analysis. Memory & Cognition. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-025-01797-8
Vahlo, J., Holm, S. K., Kaakinen, J. K., & Koponen, A. (2025). Exploring game-based psychological empowerment and its motivational and wellbeing effects. Entertainment Computing, 55, 100970.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.entcom.2025.100970
Mézière, D., Kaakinen, J. K., Ranta, E., Kukkonen, K., Smallwood, J., & Simola, J. (2025). Do eye movements reflect readers’ thoughts during reading? Evidence from multidimensional experience sampling and eye movements. Consciousness and Cognition, 134, 103918. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2025.103918
Catrysse, L., van Daal, T., Jarodzka, H., Kaakinen, J. K., Donche, V., & Gijbels, D. (2025). How Eye Read: A Social Network Approach. Educational Psychology Review, 37, 25. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-025-10000-y
Kaakinen, J. K., Havu-Nuutinen, S., Häikiö, T., Julku, H., Koskela, T., Mikkilä-Erdmann, M., … & Wikström, V. (2025). Science capital: Results from a Finnish population survey. Public Understanding of Science, 34(6), 770-790. https://doi.org/10.1177/09636625241310756.
Kanerva, O., Häikiö, T., Päällysaho, H., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2025). Impact of awe on topic interest and recognition memory for information in planetarium films. Cognition and Emotion, 39(6), 1340-1350. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2024.2428787
Dawson, C., Julku, H., Pihlajamäki, M., Kaakinen, J. K., Schooler, J. W., & Simola, J. (2024). Evidence-based scientific thinking and decision-making in everyday life. Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 9, 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41235-024-00578-2
Mäki, K. O., Karlsson, L. C., Kaakinen, J. K., Schmid, P., Lewandowsky, S., Antfolk, J., & Soveri, A. (2024). COVID-19 and influenza vaccine-hesitancy subgroups. PloS one, 19(7), e0308159. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0308159
Olkoniemi, H., Mézière D., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2024). Comprehending irony in text: evidence from scanpaths, Discourse Processes, 61 (1-2), 6-20. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2023.2266964
Frondén, C. & Kaakinen, J. K. (2023). Reading easy language texts written by public authorities: Evidence from eye tracking. Finnish Journal of Linguistics, 36, 7-36. https://doi.org/10.61197/fjl.126062
Ballenghein, U., Kaakinen, J. K., Tissier, G., & Baccino, T. (2023). Fluctuation in cognitive engagement during listening and reading of erotica and horror stories. Cognition and Emotion, 37 (5), 874-890. https://doi.org/10.1080/02699931.2023.2215974
Mäki, K. O., Karlsson, L. C., Kaakinen, J. K., Schmid, P., Lewandowsky, S., Antfolk, J., & Soveri, A. (2023). Tailoring interventions to suit self-reported format preference does not decrease vaccine hesitancy. PloS one, 18(3), e0283030.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0283030
Lahtinen, O., Aaltonen, J., Kaakinen, J., Franklin, L., & Hyönä, J. (2023). The effects of app-based mindfulness practice on the well-being of university students and staff. Current Psychology, 42(6), 4412-4421. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01762-z
Kaakinen, J. K., Werlen, E., Kammerer, Y., Acartürk, C., Aparicio, X., Baccino, T., … & Ruiz Fernández, S. (2022). IDEST: International Database of Emotional Short Texts. PloS one, 17(10), e0274480. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274480
Olkoniemi, H., Bertram, R., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2022). Knowledge is a river and education is like a stairway: An eye movement study on how L2 speakers process metaphors and similes. Bilingualism: Language and Cognition, 25(2), 307-320. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.1017/S1366728921000869
Jayes, L. T., Fitzsimmons, G., Weal, M. J., Kaakinen, J. K., & Drieghe, D. (2022). The impact of hyperlinks, skim reading and perceived importance when reading on the Web. PloS one, 17(2), e0263669. http://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0263669
Bohn-Gettler, C. & Kaakinen, J. K. (2022). Introduction to the special issue on emotions in reading, learning, and communication. Discourse Processes, 59(1-2), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2021.1899369
Holm, S. K., Kaakinen, J. K., Forsström, S., & Surakka, V. (2021). Self-reported playing preferences resonate with emotion-related physiological reactions during playing and watching of first-person shooter videogames. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 155, 102690. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2021.102690
Holm, S. K., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2021). Game Dynamics Preferences Are Connected with Experiences Derived from First-Person Shooters. 2021 IEEE Conference on Games (COG), 268–275. IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/COG52621.2021.9619138
Olkoniemi, H. & Kaakinen, J. K. (2021). Processing of irony in text: A systematic review of eye tracking studies. Canadian Journal of Experimental Psychology, 75(2), 99–106. https://doi.org/10.1037/cep0000216
Karlsson, L. C., Malén, T. , Kaakinen, J. K., & Antfolk, J. (2021). The Effect of Sex and Perpetrator-Victim Relationship on Perceptions of Domestic Homicide. Journal of Interpersonal Violence, 36(7-8), 3309-3330. https://doi.org/10.1177/0886260518775162.
Kaakinen, J. K. (2021). What can eye movements tell us about visual perception processes in classroom contexts? Commentary on a Special Issue. Educational Psychology Review, 33, 169-179. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10648-020-09573-7
Holm, S. K., Häikiö, T., Olli, K., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2021). Eye movements during dynamic scene viewing are affected by visual attention skills and events of the scene: evidence from first-person shooter gameplay videos. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 14(2). https://doi.org/10.16910%2Fjemr.14.2.3
Moreno, J. D., León, J. A., Kaakinen, J. K., & Hyönä, J. (2021). Relevance instructions combined with elaborative interrogation facilitate strategic reading: Evidence from eye movements. Psicologia Educatíva, 27(1), 51-65. https://doi.org/10.5093/psed2020a20
Ballenghein, U., Kaakinen, J. K., Tissier, G., & Baccino, T. (2020). Cognitive engagement during reading on digital tablet: Evidence from concurrent recordings of postural and eye movements. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 73(11), 1820-1829. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021820931830
Kaakinen, J. K. & Simola, J. (2020). Fluctuation in pupil size and spontaneous blinks reflect story transportation. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 13(3):6. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.13.3.6
Simola, J., Kuisma, J. & Kaakinen, J. K. (2020). Attention, memory and preference for direct and indirect print advertisements. Journal of Business Research, 111, 249-261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.06.028
Olkoniemi, H., Strömberg, V., & Kaakinen, J.K. (2019). The ability to recognise emotions predicts the time-course of sarcasm processing: Evidence from eye movements. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72(5), 1212-1223. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021818807864
Olkoniemi, H., Johander, E., & Kaakinen, J.K. (2019). The role of look-backs in the processing of written sarcasm. Memory & Cognition, 47(1), 87-105. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13421-018-0852-2
Nyman, T. J., Antfolk, J., Lampinen, J. M., Tuomisto, M., Kaakinen, J. K., Korkman, J., & Santtila, P. (2019). A Stab in the Dark: The Distance Threshold of Eyewitness Identification in Low Light. Cogent Psychology, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/23311908.2019.1632047
León, J. A., Moreno, J. D., Escudero, I., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2019). Selective attention to question-relevant text information precedes high-quality summaries: Evidence from eye movements. Journal of Eye Movement Research, 12 (1):6. https://doi.org/10.16910/jemr.12.1.6
Häikiö, T., Heikkilä, T. T., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2018). The effect of syllable-level hyphenation on reading comprehension: Evidence from eye movements. Journal of Educational Psychology, 110(8), 1149-1159. https://doi.org/10.1037/edu0000261
Kaakinen, J. K., Ballenghein, U., Tissier, G., & Baccino, T. (2018). Fluctuation in cognitive engagement during reading: Evidence from concurrent recordings of postural and eye movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 44(10), 1671-1677. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000539
Välimäki, M., Mishina, K., Kaakinen, J.K., Holm, S.K., Vahlo, J., Kirjonen, M., Pekurinen, V., Tenovuo, O., Korkeila, J., Hämäläinen, H., Sarajuuri, J., Rantanen, P., Orenius, T., & Koponen, A. (2018). Digital gaming for improving the functioning of people with traumatic brain injury: A randomized clinical feasibility study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 20 (3): e77, https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.7618
Au Yeung, S., Kaakinen, J. K., Liversedge, S. P. & Benson, V. (2018). Would adults with autism be less likely to bury the survivors? An eye movement study of anomalous text reading. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 71(1), 280-290. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2017.1322621
Kallio, S., Koivisto, M., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2017). Synaesthesia-type associations and perceptual changes induced by hypnotic suggestion. Scientific Reports, 7, 17310. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-16174-y
Lou, Y., Liu, Y., Kaakinen, J. K., & Li, X. (2017). Using support vector machines to identify literacy skills: Evidence from eye movements. Behavior Research Methods, 49(3), 887-895. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13428-016-0748-7
Ariasi, N., Hyönä, J., Kaakinen, J. K., & Mason, L. (2017). An eye‐movement analysis of the refutation effect in reading science text. Journal of Computer Assisted Learning, 33(3), 202-221. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcal.12151
Vahlo, J., Kaakinen, J. K., Holm, S. & Koponen, A. (2017). Digital game dynamics preferences and player types. Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication, 22(2), 88-103. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcc4.12181
Pankkonen, O., Kiiskinen, K., Kaakinen, J. K. & Santtila, P. (2017). Understanding of and memory for a complex auditory event: an experimental case study to resolve an evidentiary issue in a trial. The Journal of Forensic Psychiatry & Psychology, 28 (1), 70-90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/14789949.2016.1261173
Bertram, R., Kaakinen, J.K., Bensch, F., Helle, L., Lantto, E., Niemi, P. & Lundbom, N. (2016). Eye movements of radiologists reflect expertise in CT study interpretation: A potential tool to measure resident development. Radiology, 281(3), 805-815. http://dx.doi.org/10.1148/radiol.2016151255
Olkoniemi, H., Ranta, H. & Kaakinen J. K. (2016). Individual Differences in the Processing of Written Sarcasm and Metaphor: Evidence From Eye Movements. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory and Cognition, 42(3), 433-450. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000176
Välimäki M., Korkeila J., Kauppi K., Kaakinen J.K., Holm S., Vahlo J., Tenovuo O., Hämäläinen H., Sarajuuri J., Rantanen P., Orenius T., & Koponen A. (2016). Digital Gaming for Improving the Functioning of People With Traumatic Brain Injury: Protocol of a Feasibility Study. JMIR Research Protocols, 5(1), e6. http://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.4841
Au Yeung, S. K., Kaakinen, J. K., Liversedge, S. P., & Benson, V. (2015). Processing of Written Irony in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Eye-movement Study. Autism Research, 8(6), 749- 760. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1490
Kaakinen, J. K., Lehtola, A., & Paattilammi, S. (2015). The influence of a reading task on children’s eye movements during reading. Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 27 (5), 640-656. https://doi.org/10.1080/20445911.2015.1005623
Kaakinen, J. K., Olkoniemi, H., Kinnari, T., & Hyönä, J. (2014). Processing of written irony: An eye movement study. Discourse Processes, 51(4), 287-311. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2013.870024
Kaakinen, J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2014). Task relevance induces momentary changes in the functional visual field during reading. Psychological Science, 25(2), 626-632. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956797613512332
Au-Yeung, S. K., Kaakinen, J. K. , & Benson, V. (2014). Cognitive Perspective-Taking During Scene Perception in Autism Spectrum Disorder: Evidence From Eye Movements. Autism Research, 7(1), 79-84. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.1352
Bertram, R., Helle, L., Kaakinen, J. K., & Svedström, E. (2013). The effect of expertise on eye movement behaviour in medical image perception. PLoS ONE, 8(6): e66169. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0066169
Kaakinen, J. K., Hyönä, J. & Viljanen, M. (2011). Influence of a psychological perspective on scene viewing and memory for scenes. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 64(7), 1372- 1387. https://doi.org/10.1080/17470218.2010.548872
Kaakinen, J. K., Salonen, J., Venäläinen, P. & Hyönä, J. (2011). Influence of text cohesion on the persuasive power of expository text. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 52(3), 201-208. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9450.2010.00863.x
Hyönä, J. & Kaakinen, J. K. (2011). Effects of reading goal and reading task on eye fixation patterns. Studies of Psychology and Behavior, 9(1), 24-34.
Kaakinen, J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2010). Task effects on eye movements during reading. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, 36(6), 1561-1566. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0020693
Kaakinen , J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2008). Perspective-driven text comprehension. Applied Cognitive Psychology, 22(3), 319-334. https://doi.org/10.1002/acp.1412
Kaakinen , J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2007). Strategy use in the reading span test: An analysis of eye movements and reported encoding strategies. Memory, 15(6), 634-646. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210701457096
Kaakinen , J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2007). Perspective effects in repeated reading: An eye movement study. Memory & Cognition, 35(6), 1323-1336. https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03193604
Kaakinen , J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2005). Perspective effects on expository text comprehension: Evidence from think-aloud protocols, eyetracking and recall. Discourse Processes, 40(3), 239-257. https://doi.org/10.1207/s15326950dp4003_4
Kaakinen, J. K., Bertram, R., & Hyönä, J. (2004). Lukijoiden silmänliiketutkimus: Sanojen tunnistamisesta tekstinymmärtämisstrategioihin [Research on readers’ eye movements: from word recognition to text comprehension strategies]. Psykologia, 2/2004, 92-104.
Keenan, J. M., Hyönä, J., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2003). Incorporating semantics and individual differences in models of working memory. Behavioral and Brain Sciences, 26(6), 742-742. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X03360169
Kaakinen, J. K., Hyönä, J., & Keenan, J. M. (2003). How prior knowledge, WMC, and relevance of information affect eye-fixations in expository text. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory & Cognition, 29(3), 447-457. https://doi.org/10.1037/0278-7393.29.3.447
Kaakinen, J. K., Hyönä, J., & Keenan, J. (2002). Perspective effects on online text processing. Discourse Processes, 33(2), 159-173. https://doi.org/10.1207/S15326950DP3302_03
Hyönä, J., Lorch, R. F. Jr., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2002). Individual differences in reading to summarize expository text: Evidence from eye fixation patterns. Journal of Educational Psychology, 94(1), 44-55. https://doi.org/10.1037/0022-0663.94.1.44
Kaakinen, J. K., Hyönä, J., & Keenan, J. (2001). Individual differences in perspective effects on text memory. Current Psychology Letters: Behaviour, Brain & Cognition, 5, 21-32.
B) Non-refereed scientific articles
Kaakinen, J. K., & Bohn-Gettler, C. M. (2023). Discourse Processes Adopts the Transparency and Openness Promotion Guidelines. Discourse Processes, 60(2), 93-96. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2023.2185400
Kaakinen, J. K. (2022). Lukemisen psykologiset vaikutukset: emootiot, uppoutuminen ja sosiaalinen kognitio. [The psychological impact of reading: emotions, immersion and social cognition] In J. Ihanus & P. Kosonen (Eds.), Hoitava Lukeminen (pp. 111-126). Vastapaino.
Koivu, T., Pulkkinen, K., Myllykoski, M., Kaakinen, J. K., & Tomminen, J. (2021). Haasteena suomalaisen tiedepääoman vahvistaminen. [The challenge of strengthening Finnish science capital]. Tieteessä Tapahtuu, 39(5). https://journal.fi/tt/article/view/112046
Bohn-Gettler, C. M., & Kaakinen, J. K. (2021). Letter from the New Editors. Discourse Processes, 58(7), 593–594. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853X.2021.1954832
Lüdtke, J., Kaakinen, J. K., & Jacobs, A. (2021). Contextual meaning making in reading: The role of affect. In D. Kuiken & A. M. Jacobs (Eds.) Handbook of Empirical Literary Studies (pp. 39-62). De Gruyter.
Luimula, M., Markopoulos, E., Kaakinen, J. K., Markopoulos, P., Laivuori, N., & Ravyse, W. (2020, September). Eye tracking in maritime immersive safe oceans technology. In 2020 11th IEEE International Conference on Cognitive Infocommunications (CogInfoCom) (pp. 000245-000250). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/CogInfoCom50765.2020.9237854
Hyönä, J. & Kaakinen, J. K. (2019). Eye-movements during reading. In C. Klein & U. Ettinger (Eds.), Eye Movement Research. An Introduction to its Scientific Foundations and Applications (pp. 239-273). Switzerland: Springer.
Kaakinen, J. K., Papp-Zipernovszky, O., Werlen, E., Castells Gomez, N., Bergamin, P., Baccino, T., & Jacobs. A. C. (2018). Emotional and motivational aspects of digital reading. In M. Barzillai, J. Thomson, S. Schroeder, & P. van den Broek (Eds.), Learning to Read in a Digital World (pp. 141- 164). Amsterdam, The Netherlands: John Benjamins.
Kaakinen, J. K. (2017). On-line measures of text processing. In Michael F. Schober, David N. Rapp, & M. Anne Britt (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Discourse Processes: Second Edition (pp. 125-130). NY: Routledge.
Kaakinen, J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2012). Narratiivien ja asiatekstien ymmärtäminen. [Comprehending narratives and expository texts]. In V. Heikkinen, E. Voutilainen, P. Lauerma, U. Tiililä, & M. Lounela (Eds.), Genre analyysi — Tekstilajitutkimuksen käsikirja (pp. 546-550). Tallinna, Estonia: Gaudeamus.
Kaakinen, J. K. & Hyönä, J. (2011). Online processing of and memory for perspective-relevant and irrelevant text information. In M. T. McCrudden, J. P. Magliano & G. Schraw (Eds.), Text Relevance and Learning from Text (pp. 223-242). Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing.
Kaakinen, J. K. (2006). Lukeminen ja työmuisti [Reading and working memory]. In H. Hämäläinen, M. Laine, O. Aaltonen, & A. Revonsuo (Eds.), Mieli ja aivot. Kognitiivisen neurotieteen oppikirja (pp. 374-379). Kognitiivisen neurotieteen tutkimuskeskus, Turun yliopisto.
Kaakinen, J. K. (2005). Lukijan näkökulman vaikutus tekstin ymmärtämiseen. [The influence of a reader’s perspective on text comprehension]. Lectio Praecursoria. Psykologia, 4, 397- 402.
D) Publications intended for professional communities
INVEST researcg flagship (2024). Lasten ja nuorten hyvinvointi päätöksenteon keskiöön – tietopaketti uusille kunta- ja aluepäättäjille. [Children’s and Youth’s Well-being at the Center of Decision-Making – Information Package for New Municipal and Regional Decision-Makers]. https://invest.utu.fi/fi/tietopaketti-alue-ja-kuntapaattajalle/
INVEST research flagship (2023). Oppimiserojen kasvu pitää pysäyttää. [Polarization in learning outcomes should be stopped]. Info package to decision makers. https://invest.utu.fi/fi/kolme-askelta-kohti-parempaa-yhteiskuntaa/oppimiserojen_kasvu_pitaa_pysayttaa/
FINSCI consortium (2022). Tiedepääoman kartuttaminen kansalliseksi tavoitteeksi. [Fostering science capital should be a national goal] FINSCI policy brief 1/2022. https://www.finsci.fi/julkaisut/politiikkasuositus-1-2022
Rouet, J. F., Britt, M. A., Gabrielsen, E., Kaakinen, J., Richter, T., & Lennon, M. (2021). PIAAC Cycle 2 assessment framework: Literacy. In The Assessment Frameworks for Cycle 2 of the Programme for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. Paris: OECD Publishing.
E) Publications intended for the general public
Kaakinen, J. K. (2025). Luottavatko suomalaiset tutkittuun tietoon ja tieteeseen? [Do Finns trust research knowledge and science?] Psykologi-lehti 1/2025. https://psykologilehti.fi/luottavatko-suomalaiset-tutkittuun-tietoon-ja-tieteeseen/
Kaakinen, J. K. (2023). Tiedepääomalla parempia päätöksiä – poliitikot koulun penkille? [Better decisions with science capital – should politicians get back to school?] MustRead, 29.5.2023. https://www.mustread.fi/artikkelit/tiedepaaomalla-parempia-paatoksia-poliitikot-koulun-penkille/
G) Theses
Kaakinen, J. K (2004). Perspective effects on text comprehension: Evidence from recall, eyetracking, and think-alouds. Annales Universitatis Turkuensis, Ser. B, 275.