WorkSome – Social Media at Work

The aim of the research project is to explore professional social media usage and wellbeing among Finnish employees.

Latest knowledge on social media usage at work

The project team is analysing Finnish professionals’ wellbeing and technology use during years 2019–2024. We investigate the various possibilities of new technologies and the related wellbeing implications such as work engagement, technostress and psychological distress with longitudinal nationwide data.

The results provide organizations with important information on how social communication technologies can be utilized to support adequate ways of working and promote wellbeing at work and organizational culture in best possible way and how to avoid the risks involved. The research also provides new information on societal level of Finnish professionals’ wellbeing and the use of social media and new technologies in the work context.