Paula Paajanen
Postdoctoral Researcher
Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 434 7354
I work as a postdoctoral researcher in FriendMUM research project, which studies intercultural friendships between immigrant and Finnish mothers/women in the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare’s ‘Friend for an Immigrant Mum’ program. I also work as a part-time teacher in social psychology.
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Kahvia, kommentointia ja kirittämistä – vertaistuesta vetoapua väikkäriin
Paajanen, Paula; Rovamo, Helena, 07.08.2025, Suhteellista: Itä-Suomen yliopiston sosiaalipsykologian oppiaineen blogi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Intergroup relations in multiethnic neighborhoods: Informal segregation and everyday contact among mothers of young children
Paajanen, Paula, 2024, Publications of the University of Eastern Finland : dissertations in social sciences and business studies. G5 Doctoral dissertation (article) -
Ulkomaalais- ja suomalaistaustaisten pienten lasten äitien väliset kohtaamiset omalla asuinalueella
Finell, Eerika; Paajanen, Paula; Riikonen, Reetta, 2024, Renvik, Tuuli Anna; Säävälä, Minna, Kotoutumisen kokonaiskatsaus 2023: Näkökulmana väestösuhteet, 175-185. B2 Book section -
‘Hey, teach these kids to eat their own food!’: Institutional intergroup contact in immigrant mothers' talk
Paajanen, Paula; Finell, Eerika; Riikonen, Reetta; Stevenson, Clifford, 2023, Journal of community and applied social psychology, 33, 6, 1426-1439. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Child’s presence shapes immigrant women’s experiences of everyday intergroup contact
Paajanen, Paula; Seppälä, Tuija; Stevenson, Clifford; Finell, Eerika, 2022, Journal of social and political psychology, 10, 2, 430-444. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ensikertalaisten äitien kokemuksia sosiaalisten suhteiden rakentamisesta toisten samalla asuinalueella asuvien äitien kanssa
Seppälä, Tuija; Paajanen, Paula, 18.03.2022, Sosiaalipsykologian savumerkkejä. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Intragroup contact with other mothers living in the same neighborhood benefits mothers' life satisfaction: The mediating role of group identification and social support
Seppälä, Tuija; Riikonen, Reetta; Stevenson, Clifford; Paajanen, Paula; Repo, Katja; Finell, Eerika, 2022, Journal of community psychology, 2023; 51, 3, 1365-1377. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Keeping Apart on the Playground: Construction of Informal Segregation on Public Playgrounds in Multiethnic Neighborhoods
Paajanen, Paula; Seppälä, Tuija; Stevenson, Clifford; Riikonen, Reetta; Finell, Eerika, 2022, Social psychology quarterly, 2023; 86, 1, 53-73. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Who is expected to make contact? Interpretative repertoires related to an intergroup encounter between Finnish majority mothers and immigrant mothers
Riikonen, Reetta; Finell, Eerika; Suoninen, Eero; Paajanen, Paula; Stevenson, Clifford, 2022, British journal of social psychology, 2023; 62, 1, 264-280. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research