Aki Koivula
akjeko@utu.fi +358 29 450 3073 +358 50 436 7381 Assistentinkatu 7 Turku Office: 456 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8453-0863 |
Political trust, Political attitudes, Digital interaction and participation; Social networks; Social Trust; Media consumption; Political parties; Longitudinal and Experimental Survey methodology
I am a Senior Researcher at the INVEST flagship, where I conduct and develop experimental and longitudinal survey research as a part of the INVESTHub team. I hold a title of docent in Economic Sociology and have served in teaching positions in both Economic Sociology and Sociology for several years. From 2020 to 2023, I was the principal investigator in the KRIME research project, exploring the social impact of the pandemic in various ways. Currently, I am involved in multiple research projects and groups, including the Emerging Technologies Lab at the University of Tampere. Additionally, I am the co-editor-in-chief of the Finnish Journal of Social Research.
My research draws on perspectives and theories from sociology, political science, and social psychology, focusing on two main themes that sometimes overlap. Firstly, I examine the reciprocal relationship between citizens and institutions. Secondly, I explore how people participate and interact in digital environments. Through these themes, I have also delved into understanding social inequality, well-being, consumption patterns, lifestyles, and deviant behavior.
- INWS0014 Social Inequality
- Uutisten kehystäminen vaikuttaa hallituksen politiikkatoimien hyväksyttävyyteen. (2024)
- Turun Sanomat
(Popularised article or blog post (E1)) - Change and continuation (2023)
- Finnish journal of social research
(Article or data-article in scientific journal (B1)) - Combating loneliness: The role of neighbourhood ICT, environmental attractiveness, and a sense of belonging to a local community (2023)
- Journal of Community and Applied Social Psychology
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - COVID-19 Compliance and Media Consumption: A Longitudinal Study of Finland and the US During the First Year of COVID-19 (2023)
- Journal of Broadcasting and Electronic Media
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - From digital divide to digital capital: the role of education and digital skills in social media participation (2023)
- Universal Access in the Information Society
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Greed doesn’t grow on trees: the indirect association between proenvironmental behaviour and materialism through adolescents’ psychological entitlement (2023)
- Young Consumers
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Moralized Attitudes Toward the Unvaccinated During the Pandemic: The Impact of News Framing and Mediating Role of Emotions (2023) Marttila Eetu, Koivula Aki
(Published development or research report or study (D4)) - News Media Framing, Institutional Trust, and Attitudes Toward the Unvaccinated. An Experimental Study of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Finland (2023) Koivula Aki, Marttila Eetu, Koiranen Ilkka
(Published development or research report or study (D4)) - The Electoral Consequences of Economic Inequality in Finland: The Case of the Finns Party (2023)
- INVEST blog
(Popularised article or blog post (E1)) - Did the pandemic increase social media-induced appearance pressures? A longitudinal analysis of social media caused appearance-related pressures before and during the Covid-19 pandemic (2022) Sarpila Outi, Koivula Aki, Åberg Erica
(Published development or research report or study (D4)) - Different Sample Sources, Different Results? A Comparison of Online Panel and Mail Survey Respondents (2022)
- International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
(Refereed article in conference proceedings (A4)) - Exploring class identification among Finnish party members (2022)
- Scandinavian Political Studies
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Life satisfaction with gambling communities: a cross-national study of excessive gambling actives among Finnish, South-Korean, Spanish and American emerging adults. (2022)
- Journal of Gambling Studies
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Loneliness and Psychological Distress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationships With Social Media Identity Bubbles (2022)
- Social Science and Medicine
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Miksi suomalaiset eroavat evankelis-luterilaisesta kirkosta? (2022)
- Yhteiskuntapolitiikka
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Shedding Light on People's Social Media Concerns through Political Party Preference, Media Trust, and Immigration Attitudes (2022) Europe in the Age of Post-truth Politics - Populism, Disinformation and the Public Sphere Malinen Sanna, Koivula Aki, Keipi Teo, Saarinen Arttu
(Refereed article in compilation book (A3)) - Sosiaalinen media on kaksiteräinen miekka yksinäisyyden torjunnassa (2022)
- Turun Sanomat
(Popularised article or blog post (E1)) - The Role of Collaboration in Complying with COVID-19 Health Protective Behaviors: A Cross-National Study. (2022)
- Administration and Society
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - The voice of distrust? The relationship between political trust, online political participation and voting (2022)
- Journal of Trust Research
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1)) - Undercurrents of echo chambers and flame wars: party political correlates of social media behavior (2022)
- Journal of Information Technology and Politics
(Refereed journal article or data article (A1))