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. 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. Teoksessa: Renvik, Tuuli Anna; Säävälä, Minna(toim.) , 2024. Kotoutumisen kokonaiskatsaus 2023: Näkökulmana väestösuhteet. s. 175-185. Työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö 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: 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: 430-444 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Ensikertalaisten äitien kokemuksia sosiaalisten suhteiden rakentamisesta toisten samalla asuinalueella asuvien äitien kanssa
Seppälä, Tuija; Paajanen, Paula. 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: 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: 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: 264-280 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research