Kaisa Malinen
Biographic Data
| ID | 115174 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kaisa Malinen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kaisa |
| FAMILY NAME | Malinen |
| SIGNATURE | MALINEN K |
| AFFILIATIONS | JAMK University of Applied Sciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5925-568X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 54 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Ways of Supporting Coparenting in Child and Family Services: Discourses of Involvement, Capacity Building and Reconciliation
In the research of parenting and family relations, there has been a visible shift from focusing on dyadic family relations—like parent–child—to triadic ones, such as coparenting. Likewise, in the family support research, knowledge about supporting coparenting of all parents has been called for. In this study, we were interested in what kind of discourses professionals construct to support parents to coparent, especially in the early phases of par…
Contact person intervention in child welfare: A thematic analysis of perspectives on relationship maintenance
This study explored relationship maintenance in the context of a Finnish contact person (CP) intervention aimed at providing non-professional support for children, young people and parents. As a social service, the CP intervention shares numerous similarities with other Nordic interventions and youth mentoring programmes. Two data sets were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis: focus group discussions illustrating the perspectives of seven …
Prenatal Expectations as Predictors of Postnatal Coparenting: Moderation Effect of Psychological Distress
Objective To investigate whether parents' prenatal expectations of coparenting predict their own and their spouse's postnatal coparenting quality, both at the individual level and in terms of daily variability, and whether prenatal psychological distress at the family level moderates these associations. Background Previous research has shown a link between prenatal and postnatal coparenting, and between poorer coparenting and psychological distre…
Prospective Coparenting Among First-Time Expectant Parents: A Cross-National Qualitative Study
The role of work–family conflict and enrichment in second-birth intentions: Comparing Finnish mothers and fathers
Findings on the relationship between work–family reconciliation and subsequent childbearing are inconsistent, and research on fathers’ experiences and positive work–family reconciliation is limited. This study addresses these gaps by investigating the extent to which first-time parents’ experiences of work-to-family and family-to-work conflict (WFC and FWC) and enrichment (WFE and FWE) are associated with their second-birth intentions and whether…
Dynamics of professionals’ daily negative emotions and assessments of the emotional climate among children in Finnish early childhood education and care
This study examined dynamics between Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals' ( N = 77) daily negative emotions and both harmonious and discordant climates in the child group using a mobile diary during five consecutive working days. Professionals' negative emotions and their assessments of the emotional climate were associated within the workday, but the previous day's interpretation of the emotional climate predicted nex…
Work–family conflict intensifies after becoming a parent, but does it hinder second‐birth intentions in Finland
Finnish first‐time parents' support and psychological distress during the covid‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal study
Care practices in Finnish families with young children: A capabilities approach
Collaborating with children: Intergenerational research encounters
This article analyses intergenerational research encounters when collaborating with children. It contemplates the possibilities of applying participatory research methods in situations where the research agenda and main research methods have been decided before contacting the research subjects, as these must be explained in the ethical statement request. The findings in the article suggest that participatory research with children has three impor…
An Interpretative Synthesis of Coparenting Among New Parents in Diverse Sociocultural Contexts
Although primarily a practical matter in a family, coparenting is strongly modified by the existing culture and surrounding society. The development of coparenting, especially in its early stages is highly affected by existing gender ideologies, work cultures and family policies. Despite the widely agreed importance of socio-cultural embeddedness of coparenting, less is known about the interplay between coparenting systems and wider social and po…
Professionals’ views on children’s service user involvement
Purpose Children are gradually attaining recognition as service users and their involvement in service development has been advanced in recent years. This study draws on empirical research in social and health-care services designed for children and families. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how professionals understand children’s involvement as experts by experience. The focus is on professionals’ views and intergenerational relations. De…
Parental working time patterns and children's socioemotional wellbeing: Comparing working parents in Finland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands
Positive Parenting and Parenting Stress Among Working Mothers in Finland, the UK and the Netherlands: Do Working Time Patterns Matter
This study explored the effects of working time patterns on positive parenting and parenting stress, and the moderating effects of working hours, the unpredictability of work schedules, and autonomy over working time in a European context. This cross-national survey study compared Finnish (n = 337), Dutch (n = 283) and British (n = 317) mothers with children under the age of 13, using structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure. We f…
Work Schedules and Work-Family Conflict Among Dual Earners in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
Many European families are affected by the 24/7 economy, but relatively little is known about how working parents experience nonstandard hours. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible associations of dual earners' work schedules and other work-related factors with their experience of time- and strain-based work-family conflict. These phenomena were examined among dual earners living in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, c…
Daily wellbeing in families with children: A harmonious and a disharmonious week
What makes daily life in families with young children harmonious, and are there better and worse times? Applying a daily approach, the present study examined one week in dual-earner families with young children, with special focus on families that reported either a harmonious or a disharmonious week in their family interaction. Quantitative and qualitative diary data were collected with mobile phones and with paper and pencil from 45 families. Fo…
Encountering ethics in studying challenging family relations
This article focuses on ethical considerations in the study of challenging family relations. Our perspective derives from multidisciplinary family studies, including social sciences, psychology and educational sciences. Our concerns include why and how to apply a sensitive approach in studying challenging family relations, and what the key ethical issues are in studies of this kind. We examine questions of multiplicity in family relations, the pa…
An examination of nonresponse in a study on daily family life: I do not have time to participate, but I can tell you something about our life
The aim of this study was to look at the issue of nonresponse and self-selection bias in the context of a family study on daily family life. Data on the participating families and refusers were gathered as part of the wider Palette study in which questionnaires and diaries were used as data collection methods. On the basis of these data (N = 208 participating families and 119 refuser families), we profile the families left outside the study. The …
Happy Spouses, Happy Parents? Family Relationships Among Finnish and Dutch Dual Earners
In this study links between spousal and parent-child relationships among Finnish (n = 157 couples) and Dutch (n = 276 couples) dual earners with young children were examined using paired questionnaire data. Variable-oriented analyses (structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure) supported the spillover hypothesis, as higher levels of satisfaction in the spousal relationship were related to higher quality in the parent-child relations…
Capturing daily family dynamics via text messages: Development of the Mobile Diary
In this paper we introduce a new tool, the mobile phone, for use in diary research. We demonstrate, with reference to two family studies conducted in Finland, how daily family dynamics can be captured by using the mobile diary. In both studies family members sent text messages (SMSs) in answer to structured diary questions three times a day over a one-week period. The participants kept also paper-and-pencil diaries. Two mobile diary items measuri…
Combination strategies and work-family interference among dual-earner couples in Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands
n Contains fulltext :\n 76657.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)\n
Work Schedules and Work-Family Conflict Among Dual Earners in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
Many European families are affected by the 24/7 economy, but relatively little is known about how working parents experience nonstandard hours. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible associations of dual earners' work schedules and other work-related factors with their experience of time- and strain-based work-family conflict. These phenomena were examined among dual earners living in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, c…
Capturing daily family dynamics via text messages: Development of the Mobile Diary
In this paper we introduce a new tool, the mobile phone, for use in diary research. We demonstrate, with reference to two family studies conducted in Finland, how daily family dynamics can be captured by using the mobile diary. In both studies family members sent text messages (SMSs) in answer to structured diary questions three times a day over a one-week period. The participants kept also paper-and-pencil diaries. Two mobile diary items measuri…
Combination strategies and work-family interference among dual-earner couples in Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands
n Contains fulltext :\n 76657.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)\n
Parental working time patterns and children's socioemotional wellbeing: Comparing working parents in Finland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands
Daily wellbeing in families with children: A harmonious and a disharmonious week
What makes daily life in families with young children harmonious, and are there better and worse times? Applying a daily approach, the present study examined one week in dual-earner families with young children, with special focus on families that reported either a harmonious or a disharmonious week in their family interaction. Quantitative and qualitative diary data were collected with mobile phones and with paper and pencil from 45 families. Fo…
Happy Spouses, Happy Parents? Family Relationships Among Finnish and Dutch Dual Earners
In this study links between spousal and parent-child relationships among Finnish (n = 157 couples) and Dutch (n = 276 couples) dual earners with young children were examined using paired questionnaire data. Variable-oriented analyses (structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure) supported the spillover hypothesis, as higher levels of satisfaction in the spousal relationship were related to higher quality in the parent-child relations…
An examination of nonresponse in a study on daily family life: I do not have time to participate, but I can tell you something about our life
The aim of this study was to look at the issue of nonresponse and self-selection bias in the context of a family study on daily family life. Data on the participating families and refusers were gathered as part of the wider Palette study in which questionnaires and diaries were used as data collection methods. On the basis of these data (N = 208 participating families and 119 refuser families), we profile the families left outside the study. The …
Professionals’ views on children’s service user involvement
Purpose Children are gradually attaining recognition as service users and their involvement in service development has been advanced in recent years. This study draws on empirical research in social and health-care services designed for children and families. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how professionals understand children’s involvement as experts by experience. The focus is on professionals’ views and intergenerational relations. De…
Positive Parenting and Parenting Stress Among Working Mothers in Finland, the UK and the Netherlands: Do Working Time Patterns Matter
This study explored the effects of working time patterns on positive parenting and parenting stress, and the moderating effects of working hours, the unpredictability of work schedules, and autonomy over working time in a European context. This cross-national survey study compared Finnish (n = 337), Dutch (n = 283) and British (n = 317) mothers with children under the age of 13, using structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure. We f…
Combination strategies and work-family interference among dual-earner couples in Finland, Germany, and the Netherlands
n Contains fulltext :\n 76657.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access)\n
Happy Spouses, Happy Parents? Family Relationships Among Finnish and Dutch Dual Earners
In this study links between spousal and parent-child relationships among Finnish (n = 157 couples) and Dutch (n = 276 couples) dual earners with young children were examined using paired questionnaire data. Variable-oriented analyses (structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure) supported the spillover hypothesis, as higher levels of satisfaction in the spousal relationship were related to higher quality in the parent-child relations…
Capturing daily family dynamics via text messages: Development of the Mobile Diary
In this paper we introduce a new tool, the mobile phone, for use in diary research. We demonstrate, with reference to two family studies conducted in Finland, how daily family dynamics can be captured by using the mobile diary. In both studies family members sent text messages (SMSs) in answer to structured diary questions three times a day over a one-week period. The participants kept also paper-and-pencil diaries. Two mobile diary items measuri…
An examination of nonresponse in a study on daily family life: I do not have time to participate, but I can tell you something about our life
The aim of this study was to look at the issue of nonresponse and self-selection bias in the context of a family study on daily family life. Data on the participating families and refusers were gathered as part of the wider Palette study in which questionnaires and diaries were used as data collection methods. On the basis of these data (N = 208 participating families and 119 refuser families), we profile the families left outside the study. The …
Encountering ethics in studying challenging family relations
This article focuses on ethical considerations in the study of challenging family relations. Our perspective derives from multidisciplinary family studies, including social sciences, psychology and educational sciences. Our concerns include why and how to apply a sensitive approach in studying challenging family relations, and what the key ethical issues are in studies of this kind. We examine questions of multiplicity in family relations, the pa…
Daily wellbeing in families with children: A harmonious and a disharmonious week
What makes daily life in families with young children harmonious, and are there better and worse times? Applying a daily approach, the present study examined one week in dual-earner families with young children, with special focus on families that reported either a harmonious or a disharmonious week in their family interaction. Quantitative and qualitative diary data were collected with mobile phones and with paper and pencil from 45 families. Fo…
Parental working time patterns and children's socioemotional wellbeing: Comparing working parents in Finland, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands
Positive Parenting and Parenting Stress Among Working Mothers in Finland, the UK and the Netherlands: Do Working Time Patterns Matter
This study explored the effects of working time patterns on positive parenting and parenting stress, and the moderating effects of working hours, the unpredictability of work schedules, and autonomy over working time in a European context. This cross-national survey study compared Finnish (n = 337), Dutch (n = 283) and British (n = 317) mothers with children under the age of 13, using structural equation modeling with a multigroup procedure. We f…
Work Schedules and Work-Family Conflict Among Dual Earners in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom
Many European families are affected by the 24/7 economy, but relatively little is known about how working parents experience nonstandard hours. The aim of this study was to analyze the possible associations of dual earners' work schedules and other work-related factors with their experience of time- and strain-based work-family conflict. These phenomena were examined among dual earners living in Finland, the Netherlands, and the United Kingdom, c…
Professionals’ views on children’s service user involvement
Purpose Children are gradually attaining recognition as service users and their involvement in service development has been advanced in recent years. This study draws on empirical research in social and health-care services designed for children and families. The purpose of this paper is to analyse how professionals understand children’s involvement as experts by experience. The focus is on professionals’ views and intergenerational relations. De…
An Interpretative Synthesis of Coparenting Among New Parents in Diverse Sociocultural Contexts
Although primarily a practical matter in a family, coparenting is strongly modified by the existing culture and surrounding society. The development of coparenting, especially in its early stages is highly affected by existing gender ideologies, work cultures and family policies. Despite the widely agreed importance of socio-cultural embeddedness of coparenting, less is known about the interplay between coparenting systems and wider social and po…
Collaborating with children: Intergenerational research encounters
This article analyses intergenerational research encounters when collaborating with children. It contemplates the possibilities of applying participatory research methods in situations where the research agenda and main research methods have been decided before contacting the research subjects, as these must be explained in the ethical statement request. The findings in the article suggest that participatory research with children has three impor…
Work–family conflict intensifies after becoming a parent, but does it hinder second‐birth intentions in Finland
Finnish first‐time parents' support and psychological distress during the covid‐19 pandemic: A longitudinal study
Care practices in Finnish families with young children: A capabilities approach
Ways of Supporting Coparenting in Child and Family Services: Discourses of Involvement, Capacity Building and Reconciliation
In the research of parenting and family relations, there has been a visible shift from focusing on dyadic family relations—like parent–child—to triadic ones, such as coparenting. Likewise, in the family support research, knowledge about supporting coparenting of all parents has been called for. In this study, we were interested in what kind of discourses professionals construct to support parents to coparent, especially in the early phases of par…
Contact person intervention in child welfare: A thematic analysis of perspectives on relationship maintenance
This study explored relationship maintenance in the context of a Finnish contact person (CP) intervention aimed at providing non-professional support for children, young people and parents. As a social service, the CP intervention shares numerous similarities with other Nordic interventions and youth mentoring programmes. Two data sets were analysed using reflexive thematic analysis: focus group discussions illustrating the perspectives of seven …
Prenatal Expectations as Predictors of Postnatal Coparenting: Moderation Effect of Psychological Distress
Objective To investigate whether parents' prenatal expectations of coparenting predict their own and their spouse's postnatal coparenting quality, both at the individual level and in terms of daily variability, and whether prenatal psychological distress at the family level moderates these associations. Background Previous research has shown a link between prenatal and postnatal coparenting, and between poorer coparenting and psychological distre…
Prospective Coparenting Among First-Time Expectant Parents: A Cross-National Qualitative Study
The role of work–family conflict and enrichment in second-birth intentions: Comparing Finnish mothers and fathers
Findings on the relationship between work–family reconciliation and subsequent childbearing are inconsistent, and research on fathers’ experiences and positive work–family reconciliation is limited. This study addresses these gaps by investigating the extent to which first-time parents’ experiences of work-to-family and family-to-work conflict (WFC and FWC) and enrichment (WFE and FWE) are associated with their second-birth intentions and whether…
Dynamics of professionals’ daily negative emotions and assessments of the emotional climate among children in Finnish early childhood education and care
This study examined dynamics between Finnish early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals' ( N = 77) daily negative emotions and both harmonious and discordant climates in the child group using a mobile diary during five consecutive working days. Professionals' negative emotions and their assessments of the emotional climate were associated within the workday, but the previous day's interpretation of the emotional climate predicted nex…
Psychology (14 works) · Work-Family Balance Challenges (11 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Developmental psychology (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Family Dynamics and Relationships (7 works) · Early Childhood Education and Development (6 works) · Political science (6 works) · Qualitative research (6 works) · Social Psychology (5 works)