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Principal investigator

Atte Oksanen

Professor
Social Psychology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
+358503187279
atte.oksanen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4143-5580

About me

Atte Oksanen is Professor of Social Psychology and Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Tampere University, Finland. Oksanen's research focuses on digital technologies, social interaction, crime and addiction. He is the director of Emerging Technologies Lab which conducts social scientific and social psychological research on human behavior in technological environments. Oksanen has successfully led several major research projects funded by the Academy of Finland, Kone Foundation, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Aaltonen Foundation, Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies, Finnish Work Environment Fund, Wihuri Foundation, and Helsingin Sanomat Foundation. His international research projects have been funded by the Scandinavian Research Council for Criminology, the Research council of Norway and the National Science Foundation (U.S.). He has published extensively on social media, online communities and cyberhate during the last years and has over 350 publications to his name, with over 180 peer-reviewed international journal articles, including flagship journals (e.g. Criminology, Addiction, Pediatrics, International Journal of Information Management, Social Science & Medicine, Computers in Human Behavior, New Media & Society, and Higher Education). Publications include a seminal monograph on cyberhate and cybervictimization (Online Hate and Harmful Content: Cross-National Perspectives, Routledge, 2017).

Responsibilities

Vice Dean for Research (>400 people at the faculty of social sciences; responsibilities at the university administration)

Director of Emerging Technologies Lab (>20 people at the lab; leadership and supervision in research)

Full professor (research and research management, MA and PhD level teaching in social psychology at the degree program for social sciences)

Board member of Research Council for Culture and Society, Academy of Finland (2022–2024, annual budget ca. 60M€)

Board member of Finnish Research Infrastructures Committee, Academy of Finland (2022–2025, annual budget ca. 30M€)

Research topics

artificial intelligence, human-robot interaction, human-technology interaction, social media, internet, online aggression, online hate, online harassment, self and identity, severe targeted violence, addiction, gambling, wellbeing

Research unit

Faculty of social sciences

Research fields

Social psychology, psychology, criminology, sociology, social sciences, health sciences, cultural studies

Research career

Current position

2024– Vice Dean for Research at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Finland

2018– Professor of Social Psychology (full), Tampere University, Finland

2014–2018 Professor of Social Psychology (tenure-track), University of Tampere Finland

2013–2016 PI, Hate Communities: A Cross-National Comparison Project (Kone Foundation), University of Turku, Finland

2013–2014 Senior researcher, National Research Institute of Legal Policy, Ministry of Justice, Finland

2012–2013 Senior researcher, Finnish Youth Research Network, Helsinki

2009–2012 PI, Everyday Life and Insecurity (Aaltonen Foundation), University of Turku, Finland

2009–2011 PI, post-doctoral researcher’s project Images of Addiction in Rock Culture, University of Tampere, Finland

2007–2008 Post-doctoral research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland

2002–2006 Research fellow, University of Tampere, Finland

Education and degrees awarded

2011 Title of docent, sociology, University of Helsinki, Finland

2011 Title of docent, sociology, University of Turku, Finland

2008 Title of docent, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland

2006 Doctor of Social Sciences, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland

2004 Licentiate of Social Sciences, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland

2004 Master of Arts, Finnish literature, University of Tampere, Finland

2001 Master of Social Sciences, social psychology, University of Tampere, Finland

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Funding

Main positions of trust

2022–2025 Board member, Finnish Research Infrastructures Committee, Academy of Finland

2022–2024 Board member, Research Council for Culture and Society, Academy of Finland

2021–2022 Member assessment group for gambling harms and risks, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

2020– A-Clinic Foundation, member of board

2019–2020 Member assessment group for gambling harms and risks, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health

Currently editorial board member of Scientific Reports (Nature) and Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies.

Selected publications

1. Oksanen, A., Celuch, M., Latikka, R., Oksa, R., & Savela, N. (2022). Hate and harassment in academia: The rising concern of the online environment. Higher Education, 84, 541–567.

2. Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N. Mantere, E., Savolainen, I., & Kaakinen, M. (2021). COVID-19 Crisis and Digital Stressors at Work: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. Computers in Human Behavior https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106853.

3. Savela, N., Oksanen, A., Pellert, M, & Garcia, D. (2021). Emotional reactions to robot colleagues in a role-playing experiment. International Journal of Information Management, 60, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2021.102361.

4. Oksanen, A., Kaakinen, M., Minkkinen, J., Räsänen, P., Enjolras, B., & Steen-Johnsen, K. (2020). Perceived societal fear and cyberhate after the November 2015 Paris Terrorist Attacks. Terrorism & Political Violence, 32(5), 1047–1066. https://doi.org/10.1080/09546553.2018.1442329.

5. Keipi, T., Näsi, M., Oksanen, A., & Räsänen, P. (2017). Online Hate and Harmful Content: Cross-National Perspectives. Abingdon & New York: Routledge.

6. Aaltonen, M., Oksanen, A., & Kivivuori, J. (2016). Debt Problems and Crime. Criminology, 54(2), 307–33. https://doi.org/10.1111/1745-9125.12103.

7. Oksanen, A., Aaltonen, M., & Kivivuori, J. (2015). Driving under the Influence as a Turning Point? A Register-based Study on Financial and Social Consequences among First-time Male Offenders. Addiction, 110(3), 471–478. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12777.

8. Oksanen, A., Garcia, D., Sirola, A., Näsi, M., Kaakinen, M., Keipi, T., & Räsänen, P. (2015). Pro-Anorexia and anti-pro-anorexia videos on YouTube: Sentiment analysis of user responses. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 17(11):e256. https://doi.org/10.2196/jmir.5007.

9. Oksanen, A. Hawdon, J., & Räsänen, P. (2014). Glamorizing Rampage Online: School Shooting Fan Communities on YouTube. Technology in Society, 39, 55–67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techsoc.2014.08.001.

10. Oksanen, A. (2013). Deleuze and the Theory of Addiction. Journal of Psychoactive Drugs, 45(1), 57–67. https://doi.org/10.1080/02791072.2013.763563.

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Latest publications

A world divided: Investors and gamblers meet at the blockchains

Mantere, E. S., Savolainen, I., Vuorinen, I., Hagfors, H. & Oksanen, A., 2 syysk. 2024, Advances in Blockchain Research and Cryptocurrency Behaviour. Strong, C., Martin, B. & Chrysochou, P. (toim.). De Gruyter, s. 313-332 20 Sivumäärä

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Colliding harms of gambling and gaming: A four-wave longitudinal population study of at-risk gambling and gaming in Finland

Oksanen, A., Vuorinen, I., Hagfors, H., Mantere, E. S. & Savolainen, I., 28 toukok. 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) julkaisussa: Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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Cultivating a sense of local community: Longitudinal population study on social, psychological, environmental, and technological factors

Bergdahl, J., Latikka, R. & Oksanen, A., 16 toukok. 2024, julkaisussa: JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY AND APPLIED SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY. 34, 3, e2806.

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Do We Trust Artificially Intelligent Assistants at Work? An Experimental Study

Cvetkovic, A., Savela, N., Latikka, R. & Oksanen, A., 17 toukok. 2024, julkaisussa: Human Behavior and Emerging Technologies. 12 Sivumäärä, 1602237.

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Emotional talk about robotic technologies on Reddit: Sentiment analysis of life domains, motives, and temporal themes

Savela, N., Garcia, D., Pellert, M. & Oksanen, A., helmik. 2024, julkaisussa: New Media and Society. 26, 2, s. 757-781

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Gambling Motives and Offshore Gambling: A Finnish Population Study

Hagfors, H., Oksanen, A. & Salonen, A. H., 2024, julkaisussa: JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES. 40, s. 825-840

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Keeping you connected or keeping you addicted? Weekly use of social media platforms is associated with hazardous alcohol use and problem gambling among adults

Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A., 16 maalisk. 2024, julkaisussa: Alcohol and alcoholism. 59, 3, 9 Sivumäärä

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Measuring Hate: Does a Definition Affect Self-Reported Levels of Perpetration and Exposure to Online Hate in Surveys?

Hawdon, J., Reichelmann, A., Costello, M., Llorent, V. J., Räsänen, P., Zych, I., Oksanen, A. & Blaya, C., 2024, julkaisussa: SOCIAL SCIENCE COMPUTER REVIEW. 42, 3, s. 812-831

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Online communities as a risk factor for gambling and gaming problems: A five-wave longitudinal study

Vepsäläinen, J., Kaakinen, M., Savolainen, I., Hagfors, H., Vuorinen, I. & Oksanen, A., elok. 2024, julkaisussa: Computers in Human Behavior. 157, 108246.

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Pathways to School Shooting Subculture: Re-thinking Theory Across Strain, Imitation, and Digital Mediation

Mizrahi-Werner, J., Diederichsen, M. B., Ilsøe, B. S., Demant, J. & Oksanen, A., maalisk. 2024, julkaisussa: European journal on criminal policy and research. 30, 1, s. 21-38

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Researchers

Magdalena Celuch

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
+358503565624
magdalena.celuch@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8941-0396

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Marko Mikkola

Part-Time Teacher
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
marko.mikkola@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9215-8718 LinkedIn

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About me

Marko Mikkola is a doctoral student in the Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences at Tampere University. His research primarily focuses on the experiences of cybercrime and cyberharassment victimization and the explanatory factors through the lens of social psychology from a criminological perspective.

Field of expertise

In addition to his academic work, Marko Mikkola also has decades of work experience in cybersecurity and data protection. He advocates for models that foster a human-centric cybersecurity culture within businesses.

Research topics

cybercrime vicitimization, cyberharassment victimization, online aggression, internet, social media, online aggression

Research unit

Faculty of social sciences

Research fields

Social psychology and criminology.

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Top achievements

Latest publications

Situational and Individual Risk Factors for Cybercrime Victimization in a Cross-national Context

Mikkola, M., Oksanen, A., Kaakinen, M., Miller, B. L., Savolainen, I., Sirola, A., Zych, I. & Paek, H. J., huhtik. 2024, julkaisussa: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OFFENDER THERAPY AND COMPARATIVE CRIMINOLOGY. 68, 5, s. 449-467

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Cyberharassment Victimization on Three Continents: An Integrative Approach

Mikkola, M., Ellonen, N., Kaakinen, M., Savolainen, I., Sirola, A., Zych, I., Paek, H. J. & Oksanen, A., 2022, julkaisussa: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 19, 12138.

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Arkirutiinit suomalaisnuorten nettirikosuhrikokemusten selittäjänä

Mikkola, M., 2021, julkaisussa: Nuorisotutkimus. 39, 4, s. 36-50

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Online dating applications and risk of youth victimization: A lifestyle exposure perspective

Kaakinen, M., Koivula, A., Savolainen, I., Sirola, A., Mikkola, M., Zych, I., Paek, H. J. & Oksanen, A., 2021, julkaisussa: Aggressive Behavior. 47, 5

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Reetta Oksa

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
Tampere University
+358504377619
reetta.oksa@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8007-4653

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Top achievements

Oksa, R., Latikka, R., Savela, N., & Oksanen, A. (2023). Sosiaalisten viestintäteknologioiden käyttö korona-ajan työelämässä [Social communication technologies at work during COVID-19 pandemic]. In: A. Mäkikangas & P. Pyöriä (Eds.), Koronapandemia, työ ja yhteiskunta: Muuttuiko Suomi? (pp. 52–66). Helsinki: Gaudeamus

Oksa, R., Pirkkalainen, H., Salo, M., Savela, N. and Oksanen, A. (2022). Professional social media-enabled productivity: a five-wave longitudinal study on the role of professional social media invasion, work engagement and work exhaustion. Information Technology & People, 35(8), 349–368. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-11-2021-0899

Oksa, R. (2022). Towards Thriving or Draining? Psychosocial Well-Being Implications of Social Media use at Work. Doctoral dissertatation. https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-2578-7

Oksa, R., Mäkikangas, A., Savela, N., Latikka, R., & Oksanen, A. (2022). Longitudinal Development of Well-Being Among Finnish Employees Prior to and During 2019–2021: Relationships with Personality Trait Profiles. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12868

Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Ellonen, N., & Oksanen, A. (2022). Social media use in professional organizations: Boosting and draining the workforce. Behavior & Information Technology, https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2094833

Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Hakanen, J., & Oksanen, A. (2021). Professional Social Media Usage and Work Engagement: A Four-Wave Follow-Up Study of Finnish Professionals Before and During the COVID-19 Outbreak. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(6), e29036. https://doi.org/10.2196/29036

Oksa, R., Saari, T., Kaakinen, M., & Oksanen, A. (2021). The Motivations for and Well-Being Implications of Social Media Use at Work among Millennials and Members of Former Generations. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(2), 803. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020803

Oksa, R., Savela, N., Kaakinen, M., Ellonen, N., & Oksanen, A. (2020). Professional social media usage: Work engagement perspective. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444820921938

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Celuch, M., Cvetkovic, A., Savolainen, I. (2023). COVID-19 Anxiety and Wellbeing at Work in Finland during 2020–2022: A 5-Wave Longitudinal Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1):680. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010680

Celuch, M., Latikka, R., Oksa, R., & Oksanen, A. (2022). Online harassment and hate among media professionals: Reactions to one’s own and others’ victimization. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly (accepted 7 December 2022).

Celuch, M., Oksa, R., Savela, N., & Oksanen, A. (2022). Longitudinal effects of cyberbullying at work on well-being and strain: A five-wave survey study. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221100782

Savela, N., Latikka, R., Oksa, R. et al. Affective Attitudes Toward Robots at Work: A Population-Wide Four-Wave Survey Study. Int J of Soc Robotics (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-022-00877-y

Latikka, R., Koivula, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N., & Oksanen, A. (2021). Loneliness and Psychological Distress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationships With Social Media Identity Bubbles. Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114674

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Celuch, M. & Savolainen, I. (2021). Drinking and Social Media Use Among Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions: Five-Wave Longitudinal Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12). https://doi.org/10.2196/33125

Oksanen, A., Celuch, M., Latikka, R., Oksa, R., & Savela, N. (2021). Hate and harassment in academia: The rising concern of the online environment. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00787-4

Celuch, M., Savela, N., Oksa, R., Latikka, R., & Oksanen, A. (2021). Individual factors predicting reactions to online hate among Finnish professionals. Computers in Human Behavior, 127, 107022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107022

Savela N., Latikka R., Oksa R., Oksanen A. (2021). Service Sector Professionals’ Perspective on Robots Doing Their Job in the Future. Teoksessa: Kurosu M. (toim) Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Techniques and Novel Applications. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, no. 12763. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78465-2_23

Savolainen, I., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Celuch, M., & Oksanen, A. (2021). COVID-19 Anxiety—A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(2), 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020794

Oksanen, A., Savolainen, I., Savela, N., & Oksa, R. (2020). Psychological stressors predicting increased drinking during the COVID-19 crisis. Alcohol & Alcoholism. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa124

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Kaakinen, M., & Ellonen, N. (2020). Cyberbullying Victimization at Work: Social Media Identity Bubble Approach. Computers in Human Behavior. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106363

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Latikka, R., & Ellonen, N. (2020). Sosiaalinen media työelämässä: hyvinvoinnin ulottuuvuksia [Social media at work: Dimensions of wellbeing]. Tampere: Emerging Technologies Lab, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University.

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Iina Savolainen

Senior Research Fellow
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
+358504377111
iina.savolainen@tuni.fi

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8811-965X

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Iina Savolainen is a Senior Research Fellow at Tampere University and the Vice Director of the Emerging Technologies Lab, conducting social scientific and social psychological research on human behavior in technological environments. Her research adopts a social psychological perspective to explore the intersection of technology and human behavior, with a focus on the role of technology and the evolving landscape of the online world in addictive behaviors.

In addition to research work, she teaches master's level quantitative methods courses.

Research topics

Addiction, social media, technology, internet, work life research

Research fields

Social psychology, addiction, work life

A world divided: Investors and gamblers meet at the blockchains

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Colliding harms of gambling and gaming: A four-wave longitudinal population study of at-risk gambling and gaming in Finland

Oksanen, A., Vuorinen, I., Hagfors, H., Mantere, E. S. & Savolainen, I., 28 toukok. 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) julkaisussa: Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs.

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Editorial: Addiction and social behaviors in the post-pandemic world

Savolainen, I., Kerry, N. & Sirola, A., 1 toukok. 2024, julkaisussa: Frontiers in Psychology. 15, 3 Sivumäärä

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Keeping you connected or keeping you addicted? Weekly use of social media platforms is associated with hazardous alcohol use and problem gambling among adults

Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A., 16 maalisk. 2024, julkaisussa: Alcohol and alcoholism. 59, 3, 9 Sivumäärä

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Janne Vepsäläinen

Doctoral Researcher
Faculty of Social Sciences
Tampere University
+358505259157
janne.vepsalainen@tuni.fi