People
Principal investigator
Atte Oksanen
- Professor
- Social Psychology
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Tampere University
- +358503187279
- atte.oksanen@tuni.fi
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
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.
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.
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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. 757-781Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Gambling Motives and Offshore Gambling: A Finnish Population Study
Hagfors, H., Oksanen, A. & Salonen, A. H., 2024, julkaisussa: JOURNAL OF GAMBLING STUDIES. 40, s. 825-840Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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. 812-831Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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. 21-38Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Psychological Distress and Perceived Stress Outcomes of Anxieties Related to COVID-19 and Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
Celuch, M., Savolainen, I., Oksa, R. & Oksanen, A., 2024, julkaisussa: JOURNAL OF LOSS AND TRAUMA. 29, 1, s. 1-26Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Researchers
Magdalena Celuch
- Doctoral Researcher
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Tampere University
- +358503565624
- magdalena.celuch@tuni.fi
Marko Mikkola
- Part-Time Teacher
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Tampere University
- marko.mikkola@tuni.fi
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.
The SOC Research Award, issued by Tieteellinen toimikunta in Dec 2021
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. 449-467Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Arkirutiinit suomalaisnuorten nettirikosuhrikokemusten selittäjänä
Mikkola, M., 2021, julkaisussa: Nuorisotutkimus. 39, 4, s. 36-50Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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, 5Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Reetta Oksa
- Senior Research Fellow
- Faculty of Information Technology and Communication Sciences
- Tampere University
- +358504377619
- reetta.oksa@tuni.fi
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.
Iina Savolainen
- Senior Research Fellow
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Tampere University
- +358504377111
- iina.savolainen@tuni.fi
About me
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
Education
2020 Doctor of Social Sciences in Social Psychology Tampere University, Finland
2016 Master of Science in Psychological Science, Tulane University, United States
2015 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Tulane University, United States
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Pääkirjoitus › Scientific
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 SivumääräTutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Psychological Distress and Perceived Stress Outcomes of Anxieties Related to COVID-19 and Russia’s Attack on Ukraine
Celuch, M., Savolainen, I., Oksa, R. & Oksanen, A., 2024, julkaisussa: JOURNAL OF LOSS AND TRAUMA. 29, 1, s. 1-26Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
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. 449-467Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Tekoälyasenteet ja psykologiset perustarpeet
Bergdahl, J., Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A., 2024, Tekoälykäs viestintä. ProCom - Viestinnän ammattilaiset ry, s. 79–92Tutkimustuotos: Luku › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Who uses the dark web? Cross-national and longitudinal evidence on psychosocial, behavioral, and individual predictors
Sirola, A., Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A., syysk. 2024, julkaisussa: PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES. 227, 112709.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
A longitudinal study of gambling motives, problem gambling and need frustration
Hagfors, H., Vuorinen, I., Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A., syysk. 2023, julkaisussa: ADDICTIVE BEHAVIORS. 144, 107733.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
COVID-19 Anxiety and Wellbeing at Work in Finland during 2020–2022: A 5-Wave Longitudinal Survey Study
Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Celuch, M., Cvetkovic, A. & Savolainen, I., tammik. 2023, julkaisussa: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 20, 1, 680.Tutkimustuotos: Artikkeli › Scientific › vertaisarvioitu
Janne Vepsäläinen
- Doctoral Researcher
- Faculty of Social Sciences
- Tampere University
- +358505259157
- janne.vepsalainen@tuni.fi