Rita Latikka
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 1617226 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Rita Latikka |
| NOMBRES | Rita |
| APELLIDO | Latikka |
| FIRMA | LATIKKA R |
| AFILIACIONES | Tampere University |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-3798-0017 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 24 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 35 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 24 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2018 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
“The kids probably installed these for grandma” – Older adults’ representations of ICT non-users
Studies of older adults’ use of information and communication technologies (ICT) tend to divide them into two groups: users and non-users. The definition of non-user varies by context and is often set externally (e.g. by frequency or skill level), while the way in which older adults negotiate these distinctions receives less attention. Understanding older adults’ views and expectations regarding information and communication technologies is requi…
Individual and well-being factors associated with social chatbot usage
An increasing number of people are engaging with artificial intelligence–based conversation agents such as social chatbots. The aim of this study was to investigate individual characteristics and well-being factors associated with the use of social chatbots as a form of friendship. We collected cross-national surveys from adults in Finland ( N = 1,095), France ( N = 1,014), Germany ( N = 900), Ireland ( N = 588), Italy ( N = 1,099), and Poland ( …
The Effect of Professional Social Media Usage on Procrastination and Work Engagement in the Face of the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Given the interruptions induced by the COVID‐19 pandemic for organizational practices globally, professional social media usage (PSMU) has increased, undergoing changes in its use patterns. During enforced remote work practices, work–leisure boundary management and digital communication have become crucial for employee efficiency. This study analyzed how PSMU affected remote workers' work engagement and procrastination from the perspectives of wo…
Affective, cognitive, and contextual cues in Reddit posts on artificial intelligence
Artificially intelligent technologies have become a common topic in our everyday discussions where arguments about the subject can take different forms from cognitive reasoning to emotional expressions. Utilizing persuasion theories and research on the appeal of content characteristics as the theoretical approach to examine affective–cognitive language, we investigated social media posts on artificial intelligence (AI). We examined Reddit posts f…
Do We Trust Artificially Intelligent Assistants at Work? An Experimental Study
The fourth industrial revolution is bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into various workplaces, and many businesses worldwide are already capitalizing on AI assistants. Trust is essential for the successful integration of AI into organizations. We hypothesized that people have higher trust in human assistants than AI assistants and that people trust AI assistants more if they have more control over their activities. To test our hypotheses, we …
Supporting Older Adults' Social Inclusion and Well‐Being in Neighbourhoods
In recent years, many Finnish cities and municipalities have aspired to develop services that support older adults’ well‐being and social inclusion. This study focuses on the Social Hub model, a local social innovation developed in the city of Tampere. Social hubs operate on a neighbourhood level, providing free‐of‐charge service coordination and counselling, group activities, and meeting places for social gatherings. This study aims to look at w…
Cultivating a sense of local community
Technological environments change social interactions within local communities, potentially leading to the erosion of the sense of local community. In this study, we examined the social, psychological, environmental, and technological factors that predict a sense of local community. Employing a longitudinal approach, we analysed predictors of a sense of local community among Finnish adults aged 18–80 years ( N = 1,226) at three time points (sprin…
Robots are coming to town
Robots are becoming increasingly common in urban social environments and this is likely to cause emotional reactions among people. Utilizing theoretical frameworks of social identity approach and integrated threat theory, we investigated a sense of belonging to and perceived anxiety toward an urban environment with robots. We conducted a visual survey experiment using a representative sample of Finnish adults (N = 1226). Results based on multilev…
Digital relatedness
The digital world is a vital place to connect with others. This study investigates individual differences in experiencing relatedness through new technologies, or “digital relatedness.” The study is grounded in a novel framework that combines social and digital capital and self-determination theory perspectives. We used a three-wave survey conducted from 2021 to 2023 involving 1226 Finnish adults and applied random effects within-between models f…
Online Harassment and Hate Among Media Professionals
This study investigated the experiences of Finnish media professionals with online harassment. Participants ( N = 695) answered a survey including questions concerning their experiences with online harassment and a survey experiment involving a death threat received by someone else. Results showed that closeness to the victim was associated with increased anxiety levels, but it did not affect countermeasures recommendations for the victim. Victim…
Self-determination and attitudes toward artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in all domains of life. Therefore, it is crucial to understand individuals’ attitudes towards AI. This article investigated attitudes toward AI through two studies that are based on the self-determination theory and basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness). Study 1 used cross-sectional samples of adult populations aged 18–75 in Finland (N = 1,541), France (N …
Longitudinal development of well‐being among Finnish employees during 2019–2021
We examined well‐being profiles among Finnish employees before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic and their links with personality trait profiles. Longitudinal survey data were collected in 2019–2021, and 733 respondents participated in all five surveys. The data were analyzed with a person‐centered approach using latent profile analysis (LPA). Measures included burnout, work engagement, psychological distress; and Big Five personality traits. Six …
Perceptions of Assistive Robots at Work
In this study, we examined human reactions to other people’s experiences of using assistive robots at work. An online vignette experiment was conducted among respondents from the United States ( N = 1059). In the experiment, participants read a written scenario in which another person had started using assistive robots to help with a daily work-related task. The experiment manipulated the closeness of the messenger (familiar versus unfamiliar col…
Advancing residents’ use of shared spaces in Nordic superblocks with intelligent technologies
To support the sustainability of future cities, residents’ living spaces need to be built and used efficiently, while supporting residents’ communal wellbeing. Nordic superblock is a new planning, housing, and living concept in which residents of a neighborhood—a combination of city blocks—share yards, common spaces and utilities. Sharing living spaces is an essential element of this approach. In this study, our goal was to study the ways in whic…
Combating loneliness
Neighbourhoods can provide a sense of belonging to a local community and support subjective well‐being. Our goal was to gain novel insight into the value of neighbourhood information and communication technology (ICT) in combating loneliness. Furthermore, we were interested in how a sense of belonging to a local community can be a potential mediating factor and the role of environmental attractiveness. We used data from a nationwide survey of Fin…
AI as an Artist? A Two-Wave Survey Study on Attitudes Toward Using Artificial Intelligence in Art
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have developed rapidly, and generative AI in particular challenges human creativity. Therefore, people's perspectives about this transformative change involving creativity and art must be examined. We investigated attitudes toward using AI in art from the perspective of self-determination theory. We used data from a two-wave survey of Finnish respondents aged 18-80 years (n = 828) to analyze within- and b…
Individual factors predicting reactions to online harassment among Finnish professionals
Online harassment and hate are personally and societally harmful phenomenona many social media users experience every day. Based on social psychological approach to online harassment and theories of coping behaviors, we investigated how professionals who use the Internet in their work react to online harassment. We collected survey data from Finnish university employees (N = 2492) and local politicians (N = 510). We used logistic regression model…
Hate and harassment in academia
Hostile online communication is a global concern. Academic research and teaching staff are among those professionals who routinely give public comments and are thus vulnerable to online attacks. This social psychological and criminological study investigated online harassment victimization among university researchers and teachers. Survey participants ( N = 2,492) were university research and teaching staff members from five major universities in…
Affective Attitudes Toward Robots at Work
Robotization of work is progressing fast globally, and the process has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing integrated threat theory as a theoretical framework, this study investigated affective attitudes toward introducing robots at work using a four timepoint data ( n = 830) from a Finnish working population longitudinal study. We used hybrid multilevel linear regression modelling to study within and between participant effects o…
Loneliness and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and mental health are a concern worldwide. This article is based on two longitudinal studies that investigated the role of social media use in loneliness and psychological distress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study 1 utilized nationally representative 3-point longitudinal data (n = 735) collected in 2017-2020 on the Finnish population. Study 2 utilized 5-point longitudinal data (n = 840)…
Media effects on the perceptions of robots
This study utilizes the media persuasion perspective to investigate the connection of media exposure of robots on the general attitude and trust toward robots of people from different cultural backgrounds. Study 1 utilized 2016 survey data from Finnish care workers (N = 3800). Study 2 used two 2019 datasets from the adult population of the United States (N = 1003; N = 969), and Study 3 involved a trust game experiment on robots (n = 331). Results…
Attitudes Toward Robots as Equipment and Coworkers and the Impact of Robot Autonomy Level
Increasingly, people must interact with robot technologies. In this research, we examined attitudes toward robots as equipment and as coworkers and whether these attitudes are affected by the autonomy of the robot among participants living in the United States (Study 1: N = 1003; Study 2: N = 969). Study 1 revealed that respondents had a more positive attitude toward robots as equipment than as coworkers. Technology use self-efficacy and prior ro…
Regulation and Trust
BACKGROUND: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has dramatically changed societies in 2020. Since the end of February, Europe has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19, but there are major country differences in both the spread of the virus and measures taken to stop the virus. Social psychological factors such as institutional trust could be important in understanding the development of the epidemic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this st…
Self-efficacy and acceptance of robots
Self-efficacy and acceptance of robots
Loneliness and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and mental health are a concern worldwide. This article is based on two longitudinal studies that investigated the role of social media use in loneliness and psychological distress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study 1 utilized nationally representative 3-point longitudinal data (n = 735) collected in 2017-2020 on the Finnish population. Study 2 utilized 5-point longitudinal data (n = 840)…
AI as an Artist? A Two-Wave Survey Study on Attitudes Toward Using Artificial Intelligence in Art
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have developed rapidly, and generative AI in particular challenges human creativity. Therefore, people's perspectives about this transformative change involving creativity and art must be examined. We investigated attitudes toward using AI in art from the perspective of self-determination theory. We used data from a two-wave survey of Finnish respondents aged 18-80 years (n = 828) to analyze within- and b…
Attitudes Toward Robots as Equipment and Coworkers and the Impact of Robot Autonomy Level
Increasingly, people must interact with robot technologies. In this research, we examined attitudes toward robots as equipment and as coworkers and whether these attitudes are affected by the autonomy of the robot among participants living in the United States (Study 1: N = 1003; Study 2: N = 969). Study 1 revealed that respondents had a more positive attitude toward robots as equipment than as coworkers. Technology use self-efficacy and prior ro…
Supporting Older Adults' Social Inclusion and Well‐Being in Neighbourhoods
In recent years, many Finnish cities and municipalities have aspired to develop services that support older adults’ well‐being and social inclusion. This study focuses on the Social Hub model, a local social innovation developed in the city of Tampere. Social hubs operate on a neighbourhood level, providing free‐of‐charge service coordination and counselling, group activities, and meeting places for social gatherings. This study aims to look at w…
Combating loneliness
Neighbourhoods can provide a sense of belonging to a local community and support subjective well‐being. Our goal was to gain novel insight into the value of neighbourhood information and communication technology (ICT) in combating loneliness. Furthermore, we were interested in how a sense of belonging to a local community can be a potential mediating factor and the role of environmental attractiveness. We used data from a nationwide survey of Fin…
Self-efficacy and acceptance of robots
Regulation and Trust
BACKGROUND: The outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has dramatically changed societies in 2020. Since the end of February, Europe has been hit particularly hard by COVID-19, but there are major country differences in both the spread of the virus and measures taken to stop the virus. Social psychological factors such as institutional trust could be important in understanding the development of the epidemic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this st…
Media effects on the perceptions of robots
This study utilizes the media persuasion perspective to investigate the connection of media exposure of robots on the general attitude and trust toward robots of people from different cultural backgrounds. Study 1 utilized 2016 survey data from Finnish care workers (N = 3800). Study 2 used two 2019 datasets from the adult population of the United States (N = 1003; N = 969), and Study 3 involved a trust game experiment on robots (n = 331). Results…
Attitudes Toward Robots as Equipment and Coworkers and the Impact of Robot Autonomy Level
Increasingly, people must interact with robot technologies. In this research, we examined attitudes toward robots as equipment and as coworkers and whether these attitudes are affected by the autonomy of the robot among participants living in the United States (Study 1: N = 1003; Study 2: N = 969). Study 1 revealed that respondents had a more positive attitude toward robots as equipment than as coworkers. Technology use self-efficacy and prior ro…
Individual factors predicting reactions to online harassment among Finnish professionals
Online harassment and hate are personally and societally harmful phenomenona many social media users experience every day. Based on social psychological approach to online harassment and theories of coping behaviors, we investigated how professionals who use the Internet in their work react to online harassment. We collected survey data from Finnish university employees (N = 2492) and local politicians (N = 510). We used logistic regression model…
Hate and harassment in academia
Hostile online communication is a global concern. Academic research and teaching staff are among those professionals who routinely give public comments and are thus vulnerable to online attacks. This social psychological and criminological study investigated online harassment victimization among university researchers and teachers. Survey participants ( N = 2,492) were university research and teaching staff members from five major universities in…
Affective Attitudes Toward Robots at Work
Robotization of work is progressing fast globally, and the process has accelerated during the COVID-19 pandemic. Utilizing integrated threat theory as a theoretical framework, this study investigated affective attitudes toward introducing robots at work using a four timepoint data ( n = 830) from a Finnish working population longitudinal study. We used hybrid multilevel linear regression modelling to study within and between participant effects o…
Loneliness and psychological distress before and during the Covid-19 pandemic
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on well-being and mental health are a concern worldwide. This article is based on two longitudinal studies that investigated the role of social media use in loneliness and psychological distress before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Study 1 utilized nationally representative 3-point longitudinal data (n = 735) collected in 2017-2020 on the Finnish population. Study 2 utilized 5-point longitudinal data (n = 840)…
Online Harassment and Hate Among Media Professionals
This study investigated the experiences of Finnish media professionals with online harassment. Participants ( N = 695) answered a survey including questions concerning their experiences with online harassment and a survey experiment involving a death threat received by someone else. Results showed that closeness to the victim was associated with increased anxiety levels, but it did not affect countermeasures recommendations for the victim. Victim…
Self-determination and attitudes toward artificial intelligence
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in all domains of life. Therefore, it is crucial to understand individuals’ attitudes towards AI. This article investigated attitudes toward AI through two studies that are based on the self-determination theory and basic psychological needs (autonomy, competence, and relatedness). Study 1 used cross-sectional samples of adult populations aged 18–75 in Finland (N = 1,541), France (N …
Longitudinal development of well‐being among Finnish employees during 2019–2021
We examined well‐being profiles among Finnish employees before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic and their links with personality trait profiles. Longitudinal survey data were collected in 2019–2021, and 733 respondents participated in all five surveys. The data were analyzed with a person‐centered approach using latent profile analysis (LPA). Measures included burnout, work engagement, psychological distress; and Big Five personality traits. Six …
Perceptions of Assistive Robots at Work
In this study, we examined human reactions to other people’s experiences of using assistive robots at work. An online vignette experiment was conducted among respondents from the United States ( N = 1059). In the experiment, participants read a written scenario in which another person had started using assistive robots to help with a daily work-related task. The experiment manipulated the closeness of the messenger (familiar versus unfamiliar col…
Advancing residents’ use of shared spaces in Nordic superblocks with intelligent technologies
To support the sustainability of future cities, residents’ living spaces need to be built and used efficiently, while supporting residents’ communal wellbeing. Nordic superblock is a new planning, housing, and living concept in which residents of a neighborhood—a combination of city blocks—share yards, common spaces and utilities. Sharing living spaces is an essential element of this approach. In this study, our goal was to study the ways in whic…
Combating loneliness
Neighbourhoods can provide a sense of belonging to a local community and support subjective well‐being. Our goal was to gain novel insight into the value of neighbourhood information and communication technology (ICT) in combating loneliness. Furthermore, we were interested in how a sense of belonging to a local community can be a potential mediating factor and the role of environmental attractiveness. We used data from a nationwide survey of Fin…
AI as an Artist? A Two-Wave Survey Study on Attitudes Toward Using Artificial Intelligence in Art
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have developed rapidly, and generative AI in particular challenges human creativity. Therefore, people's perspectives about this transformative change involving creativity and art must be examined. We investigated attitudes toward using AI in art from the perspective of self-determination theory. We used data from a two-wave survey of Finnish respondents aged 18-80 years (n = 828) to analyze within- and b…
Do We Trust Artificially Intelligent Assistants at Work? An Experimental Study
The fourth industrial revolution is bringing artificial intelligence (AI) into various workplaces, and many businesses worldwide are already capitalizing on AI assistants. Trust is essential for the successful integration of AI into organizations. We hypothesized that people have higher trust in human assistants than AI assistants and that people trust AI assistants more if they have more control over their activities. To test our hypotheses, we …
Supporting Older Adults' Social Inclusion and Well‐Being in Neighbourhoods
In recent years, many Finnish cities and municipalities have aspired to develop services that support older adults’ well‐being and social inclusion. This study focuses on the Social Hub model, a local social innovation developed in the city of Tampere. Social hubs operate on a neighbourhood level, providing free‐of‐charge service coordination and counselling, group activities, and meeting places for social gatherings. This study aims to look at w…
Cultivating a sense of local community
Technological environments change social interactions within local communities, potentially leading to the erosion of the sense of local community. In this study, we examined the social, psychological, environmental, and technological factors that predict a sense of local community. Employing a longitudinal approach, we analysed predictors of a sense of local community among Finnish adults aged 18–80 years ( N = 1,226) at three time points (sprin…
Robots are coming to town
Robots are becoming increasingly common in urban social environments and this is likely to cause emotional reactions among people. Utilizing theoretical frameworks of social identity approach and integrated threat theory, we investigated a sense of belonging to and perceived anxiety toward an urban environment with robots. We conducted a visual survey experiment using a representative sample of Finnish adults (N = 1226). Results based on multilev…
Digital relatedness
The digital world is a vital place to connect with others. This study investigates individual differences in experiencing relatedness through new technologies, or “digital relatedness.” The study is grounded in a novel framework that combines social and digital capital and self-determination theory perspectives. We used a three-wave survey conducted from 2021 to 2023 involving 1226 Finnish adults and applied random effects within-between models f…
The Effect of Professional Social Media Usage on Procrastination and Work Engagement in the Face of the Covid ‐19 Pandemic
Given the interruptions induced by the COVID‐19 pandemic for organizational practices globally, professional social media usage (PSMU) has increased, undergoing changes in its use patterns. During enforced remote work practices, work–leisure boundary management and digital communication have become crucial for employee efficiency. This study analyzed how PSMU affected remote workers' work engagement and procrastination from the perspectives of wo…
Affective, cognitive, and contextual cues in Reddit posts on artificial intelligence
Artificially intelligent technologies have become a common topic in our everyday discussions where arguments about the subject can take different forms from cognitive reasoning to emotional expressions. Utilizing persuasion theories and research on the appeal of content characteristics as the theoretical approach to examine affective–cognitive language, we investigated social media posts on artificial intelligence (AI). We examined Reddit posts f…
“The kids probably installed these for grandma” – Older adults’ representations of ICT non-users
Studies of older adults’ use of information and communication technologies (ICT) tend to divide them into two groups: users and non-users. The definition of non-user varies by context and is often set externally (e.g. by frequency or skill level), while the way in which older adults negotiate these distinctions receives less attention. Understanding older adults’ views and expectations regarding information and communication technologies is requi…
Individual and well-being factors associated with social chatbot usage
An increasing number of people are engaging with artificial intelligence–based conversation agents such as social chatbots. The aim of this study was to investigate individual characteristics and well-being factors associated with the use of social chatbots as a form of friendship. We collected cross-national surveys from adults in Finland ( N = 1,095), France ( N = 1,014), Germany ( N = 900), Ireland ( N = 588), Italy ( N = 1,099), and Poland ( …
Psychology (20 obras) · Social Psychology (13 obras) · Computer Science (12 obras) · Political science (10 obras) · Sociology (9 obras) · Social Psychology (7 obras) · AI in Service Interactions (6 obras) · Artificial Intelligence (6 obras) · Human–computer interaction (6 obras) · Robot (6 obras)