Teemu Rantanen
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 4159697 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Teemu Rantanen |
| NOMBRES | Teemu |
| APELLIDO | Rantanen |
| FIRMA | RANTANEN T |
| AFILIACIONES | Laurea University of Applied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-7114-7913 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 13 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 20 |
| OBRAS COMO AUTOR | 13 |
| OBRAS COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2015 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2025 |
| ÍNDICE H | 3 |
Exploring the ongoing important role of meaning in life on young people’s mental health
This study highlights the importance of meaning in life as a protective factor for mental health among urban Chinese youth. The findings suggest that tailored mental health interventions should consider socio-economic status and life stages to address the unique needs of different youth groups. Policies and programs should enhance both the search for and the presence of meaning in life to promote better mental health outcomes
Trust and the Use of Digital Social and Healthcare Services Among Incarcerated People
Incarcerated people face many social and health challenges, and have particular support and rehabilitation needs. The digitisation of services enables the efficient provision of different services including those used during imprisonment. The objective of this study is to investigate the significance of trust in the use of digital social and healthcare services among incarcerated people. Many studies have found that trust has an effect on intenti…
Narratives of experts by experience
This study focuses on the narratives of participants of a long-term expert-by-experience training programme for people with a history of crime about their past, and how they use their life experience in their work as experts by experience. The research data was collected during interviews of respondents with a history of crime (N=19). The interviews were analysed using a narrative identity framework, and the data further examined in light of vari…
The effects of individual and cultural factors on digital inclusion in European countries
Purpose With digitisation, a new kind of inequality has emerged in society between people and groups of people. A lack of digital inclusion creates challenges for the economic and social development of society and citizen participation. This study analyses how the country-level cultural factors defined by Hofstede are associated with citizens' digital skills and internet usage and how they moderate the effects of age, gender, educational level an…
The role of financial support in preventing the need for child protection services
Previous studies show that household economic insecurity is associated with poor child health and an increased risk of child maltreatment. Therefore, it can be assumed that family financial support can also prevent the need for child protection services. This study asks: What is the association of families' poverty and granted additional income support with the need for child protection services, and through which pathways does this effect arise?…
Digital agency of vulnerable people as experienced by rehabilitation professionals
The continued spread of digital technology and the digitalization of public services influence the human agency of individuals by requiring new ways and forms of action. In this article, we describe the digital inclusion and digital agency of people belonging to vulnerable groups, based on focus group interviews of rehabilitation professionals working with the target groups. The theory-driven content analysis of six focus groups consisting of a t…
Prisoners as Users of Digital Health Care and Social Welfare Services
Prisoners are a group of people with many health and social problems. However, in prisons the use of the Internet is controlled. Thus, prisoners' access to digital health care and social welfare services is limited. In addition, there are many cognitive and attitudinal barriers to the use of digital health care and social welfare services for prisoners. Cross-sectional survey data ( N = 225) were collected from eleven prisons in different parts o…
Association between individualism and welfare attitudes
The present study examines the association between individualistic values and citizens ́ attitudes towards the state’s welfare responsibility (welfare attitudes). This study also examines the association between political placement and welfare attitudes. Data from the European Social Survey (N = 37,743 in 20 countries) are analyzed using a two-level regression analysis. The findings indicate that individualism at the cultural culture is a signifi…
Impacts of a Care Robotics Project on Finnish Home Care Workers’ Attitudes towards Robots
Technological advances in elderly care have been rapid, and the introduction of robots in care will be a topical issue in the near future. There has been little research into the possibility of influencing care workers' attitudes towards robots by project activities, and how to make the change easier for work communities. This study focuses on a robotics project that took place in elderly and home care services in one municipality in Finland (tot…
Robot use self-efficacy in healthcare work (Rush)
A marketization process in dispute
Marketization can be viewed as a potential response to the economic challenges of the public sector. The present study is focused on the development of marketization in serviced housing for the elderly in municipalities within Finland. Marketization is approached by asking the question: What kind of municipality‐level factors are associated with marketization and its development? The data consist of 290 municipalities and cover the years 2000–14.…
How does the welfare state model influence social political attitudes? An analysis of citizens' concrete and abstract attitudes toward poverty
This study examines the relationship between the welfare state models and social political attitudes. The data are based on the sixth round of the European Social Survey. The study revealed a mechanism of how the relationship between concrete and abstract attitudes differs between the welfare states. In the Anglo-Saxon and Nordic welfare states the relationship is a positive one, which indicates that the welfare state has a broad support among ci…
Do Finnish young people support the Nordic welfare state
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine young people’s attitudes toward social welfare and their perceptions of who is responsible for providing social welfare benefits. Design/methodology/approach – Social welfare attitudes were examined related to three themes: government responsibility, trust in society, and individual responsibility. A sample of 725 students from 12 high and vocational schools in south Finland was used for analysis.…
How does the welfare state model influence social political attitudes? An analysis of citizens' concrete and abstract attitudes toward poverty
This study examines the relationship between the welfare state models and social political attitudes. The data are based on the sixth round of the European Social Survey. The study revealed a mechanism of how the relationship between concrete and abstract attitudes differs between the welfare states. In the Anglo-Saxon and Nordic welfare states the relationship is a positive one, which indicates that the welfare state has a broad support among ci…
Association between individualism and welfare attitudes
The present study examines the association between individualistic values and citizens ́ attitudes towards the state’s welfare responsibility (welfare attitudes). This study also examines the association between political placement and welfare attitudes. Data from the European Social Survey (N = 37,743 in 20 countries) are analyzed using a two-level regression analysis. The findings indicate that individualism at the cultural culture is a signifi…
Do Finnish young people support the Nordic welfare state
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine young people’s attitudes toward social welfare and their perceptions of who is responsible for providing social welfare benefits. Design/methodology/approach – Social welfare attitudes were examined related to three themes: government responsibility, trust in society, and individual responsibility. A sample of 725 students from 12 high and vocational schools in south Finland was used for analysis.…
Digital agency of vulnerable people as experienced by rehabilitation professionals
The continued spread of digital technology and the digitalization of public services influence the human agency of individuals by requiring new ways and forms of action. In this article, we describe the digital inclusion and digital agency of people belonging to vulnerable groups, based on focus group interviews of rehabilitation professionals working with the target groups. The theory-driven content analysis of six focus groups consisting of a t…
The effects of individual and cultural factors on digital inclusion in European countries
Purpose With digitisation, a new kind of inequality has emerged in society between people and groups of people. A lack of digital inclusion creates challenges for the economic and social development of society and citizen participation. This study analyses how the country-level cultural factors defined by Hofstede are associated with citizens' digital skills and internet usage and how they moderate the effects of age, gender, educational level an…
A marketization process in dispute
Marketization can be viewed as a potential response to the economic challenges of the public sector. The present study is focused on the development of marketization in serviced housing for the elderly in municipalities within Finland. Marketization is approached by asking the question: What kind of municipality‐level factors are associated with marketization and its development? The data consist of 290 municipalities and cover the years 2000–14.…
Do Finnish young people support the Nordic welfare state
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine young people’s attitudes toward social welfare and their perceptions of who is responsible for providing social welfare benefits. Design/methodology/approach – Social welfare attitudes were examined related to three themes: government responsibility, trust in society, and individual responsibility. A sample of 725 students from 12 high and vocational schools in south Finland was used for analysis.…
How does the welfare state model influence social political attitudes? An analysis of citizens' concrete and abstract attitudes toward poverty
This study examines the relationship between the welfare state models and social political attitudes. The data are based on the sixth round of the European Social Survey. The study revealed a mechanism of how the relationship between concrete and abstract attitudes differs between the welfare states. In the Anglo-Saxon and Nordic welfare states the relationship is a positive one, which indicates that the welfare state has a broad support among ci…
Robot use self-efficacy in healthcare work (Rush)
A marketization process in dispute
Marketization can be viewed as a potential response to the economic challenges of the public sector. The present study is focused on the development of marketization in serviced housing for the elderly in municipalities within Finland. Marketization is approached by asking the question: What kind of municipality‐level factors are associated with marketization and its development? The data consist of 290 municipalities and cover the years 2000–14.…
Association between individualism and welfare attitudes
The present study examines the association between individualistic values and citizens ́ attitudes towards the state’s welfare responsibility (welfare attitudes). This study also examines the association between political placement and welfare attitudes. Data from the European Social Survey (N = 37,743 in 20 countries) are analyzed using a two-level regression analysis. The findings indicate that individualism at the cultural culture is a signifi…
Impacts of a Care Robotics Project on Finnish Home Care Workers’ Attitudes towards Robots
Technological advances in elderly care have been rapid, and the introduction of robots in care will be a topical issue in the near future. There has been little research into the possibility of influencing care workers' attitudes towards robots by project activities, and how to make the change easier for work communities. This study focuses on a robotics project that took place in elderly and home care services in one municipality in Finland (tot…
Prisoners as Users of Digital Health Care and Social Welfare Services
Prisoners are a group of people with many health and social problems. However, in prisons the use of the Internet is controlled. Thus, prisoners' access to digital health care and social welfare services is limited. In addition, there are many cognitive and attitudinal barriers to the use of digital health care and social welfare services for prisoners. Cross-sectional survey data ( N = 225) were collected from eleven prisons in different parts o…
Digital agency of vulnerable people as experienced by rehabilitation professionals
The continued spread of digital technology and the digitalization of public services influence the human agency of individuals by requiring new ways and forms of action. In this article, we describe the digital inclusion and digital agency of people belonging to vulnerable groups, based on focus group interviews of rehabilitation professionals working with the target groups. The theory-driven content analysis of six focus groups consisting of a t…
Narratives of experts by experience
This study focuses on the narratives of participants of a long-term expert-by-experience training programme for people with a history of crime about their past, and how they use their life experience in their work as experts by experience. The research data was collected during interviews of respondents with a history of crime (N=19). The interviews were analysed using a narrative identity framework, and the data further examined in light of vari…
The effects of individual and cultural factors on digital inclusion in European countries
Purpose With digitisation, a new kind of inequality has emerged in society between people and groups of people. A lack of digital inclusion creates challenges for the economic and social development of society and citizen participation. This study analyses how the country-level cultural factors defined by Hofstede are associated with citizens' digital skills and internet usage and how they moderate the effects of age, gender, educational level an…
The role of financial support in preventing the need for child protection services
Previous studies show that household economic insecurity is associated with poor child health and an increased risk of child maltreatment. Therefore, it can be assumed that family financial support can also prevent the need for child protection services. This study asks: What is the association of families' poverty and granted additional income support with the need for child protection services, and through which pathways does this effect arise?…
Exploring the ongoing important role of meaning in life on young people’s mental health
This study highlights the importance of meaning in life as a protective factor for mental health among urban Chinese youth. The findings suggest that tailored mental health interventions should consider socio-economic status and life stages to address the unique needs of different youth groups. Policies and programs should enhance both the search for and the presence of meaning in life to promote better mental health outcomes
Trust and the Use of Digital Social and Healthcare Services Among Incarcerated People
Incarcerated people face many social and health challenges, and have particular support and rehabilitation needs. The digitisation of services enables the efficient provision of different services including those used during imprisonment. The objective of this study is to investigate the significance of trust in the use of digital social and healthcare services among incarcerated people. Many studies have found that trust has an effect on intenti…
Psychology (11 obras) · Political science (9 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · Economics (6 obras) · Computer Science (5 obras) · Law (5 obras) · Social Psychology (5 obras) · Sociology (5 obras) · Business (4 obras) · Economic growth (4 obras)