Social Psychology Research and Education Team

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Department of Social Sciences, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies

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This page introduces the research carried out in the Department of Social Psychology at the University of Eastern Finland. We study the relationship between individual, groups and society, mental health, social interaction, group processes and the construction of social meanings and images in everyday life. Our research links individual experience to wider social and societal processes. We use qualitative and quantitative methods in our research.

News and events:

The next Annual Finnish Social Psychology Conference will be held on May 15–16, 2025, at the University of Eastern Finland in Kuopio. The theme of the event is ”Views to a Changing World”. We warmly welcome social psychologists, researchers, students, and professionals interested in social psychology from both Finland and abroad!

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groups intergroup relations social constructions social interaction social representations

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Social Psychology Research and Education Team

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Professors

Eerika Finell

Vilma Hänninen

Jari Martikainen

Senior Researchers

Pasi Hirvonen

Pekka Kuusela

Aija Logren

Mikko Saastamoinen

Elina Turjanmaa

Post-doctoral Researchers

Helena Rovamo

Paula Paajanen

Doctoral Researchers

Ella Heimonen

Samuli Koponen

Sara Liinamo

Katja Lötjönen

Marlen Nissinen

Maarit Pönkänen

Reetta Riikonen

Analysing subject positions in multimodal populist communication

Drawing as an arts-based method for researching sensitive topics

Ethnic Identity as Social Curse: Intergenerational Transmission of Historical Trauma

Imagining a desired future in the context of illness or disability

Management of divergent stances as a resource to maintain progressivity and social relationships

Personality and the "Social Cure": The Role of Ego-Resilience in the Social Identity Approach to Health

Qualitative interviewing Strengths and challenges of interviewing lay populists

Visual rhetorical analysis to unveil populist appeal: The case of Jussi Halla-aho’s presidential campaign images

Book Review of Hoegaerts, Josephine, Liimatainen, Tuire, Hekanaho, Laura and Peterson, Elizabeth (Eds.) 2022. Finnishness, Whiteness and Coloniality. Helsinki: Helsinki University Press. 373 pp.

Conversation Analysis and Positioning Theory

Coping, perceived environmental exposure control and mental distress in persons with symptoms attributed to environmental factors in a general population survey

Erityisherkkyys osana suomalaista terapeuttista kulttuuria

Examining the Impact of Conscript Service on the Labour Market Integration of Migrants

Frames of agency in a school with poor indoor-air quality: A longitudinal composite narrative study

Inclusion of Diversity: Experiences of (in)Equality among Conscripts with a Migrant Background in the Finnish Defence Forces

Intergroup relations in multiethnic neighborhoods: Informal segregation and everyday contact among mothers of young children

Johdanto: Kivun kokemisesta kärsimyksen sosiaalisuuteen

Kärsimys elämänkulussa: Sosiokulttuurinen näkökulma

Lay narratives of nationhood: Time, place and emotion in the talk of populist radical right-wing supporters in Finland

Lay perceptions of mental health among Afghan forced migrants residing in Finland

Licensed Practical Nurses’ Perceptions of the Benefits of Information Systems in Social and Healthcare Services

Lopuksi: Kärsimyksen lähteistä maailman kärsimykseen

Meemit ja fasismin estetiikka. Visuaalinen retorinen analyysi Pohjoismaisen Vastarintaliikkeen viestinnästä Suomessa

Meritokratia reiluna epätasa-arvona – Nuorten käsityksiä mahdollisuuksien tasa-arvosta ja toimijuuden mahdollisuuksista

Moraalijärjestysten rajoilla: Väkivallan kohtaaminen ammatillisena toimintana ja rajatyönä sosiaali- ja terveydenhuollossa

Nuoret aikuiset, kärsimys ja saavutusyhteiskunta

Participation, Power and Relationality: Navigating Researcher–Patient Relationship

Persoonallisuustestit voivat ylläpitää yhteiskunnallisia eriarvoisuuksia työelämässä

Societal entrepreneurship and university–industry collaboration: a case study of an academic research community

Sosiaalinen kärsimys, kärsimyksen kielet ja työelämä

Sosiaalipsykologia on suhteellista

Sosiaalisten representaatioiden teoria sosiaalisen konstruktion lähestymistapana

Struggle Over Rights and Duties at Work: Storylines and Discursive Self-Other Positioning in Workplace Bullying Stories

Studying social representations of cross-boundary collaboration between managers through drawings

The Mediating Role of Perception of Society Between Income Inequality and Life Satisfaction. Insights from the European Social Survey

Trauma ja kärsimyksen merkitys elämänkulussa

Ulkomaalais- ja suomalaistaustaisten pienten lasten äitien väliset kohtaamiset omalla asuinalueella

Vammaisuus ja sosiaalinen kärsimys tarinanäkökulmasta

Absent Patients: The Discursive Positioning of Patients in Multistakeholder Research Collaborations

Age Diversity in Neighborhoods—A Mixed-Methods Approach Examining Older Residents and Community Wellbeing

Being Moved: A Meaningful but Enigmatic Emotional Experience

Diversity in Lay Perceptions of Social Class Among Finnish Youth

Dynamics of Collaboration Modes and Mindsets: Health Researchers’ Interaction with Stakeholders

Erilaisten interventioiden vaikutus nopeaan sarjalliseen nimeämiseen (RAN): systemaattinen kirjallisuuskatsaus ja meta-analyysi

How Finnish and Filipino university students in business studies perceive leaders based on visual cues

How student perceptions of stuffy air and unpleasant odour are associated with students’ well-being: Cross-level interaction effects of school climate

Lähihoitajien kokemukset asiakas- ja potilastietojärjestelmien tuesta työtehtäviin – poikkileikkaustutkimus

Migrants, asylum seekers, and refugees: Different labels for immigrants influence attitudes through perceived benefits in nine countries

Monenikäinen naapurusto on ikääntyvälle vuokrataloasukkaalle naapuriavun ja aktiivisen toiminnan kenttä

Nuorten siirtymät työelämään kehkeytyvässä aikuisuudessa

Nurse managers’ opinions of information system support for performance management: a correlational survey

Nurses' Informatics Competency Assessment of Health Information System Usage

Oiva- ja Smiley-raporttien vaikutukset kuluttajiin Suomessa ja Tanskassa

Principals' environmental suffering in schools with poor indoor-air quality