Aini Pehkonen
Biographic Data
| ID | 314878 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aini Pehkonen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aini |
| FAMILY NAME | Pehkonen |
| SIGNATURE | PEHKONEN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Eastern Finland |
| ORCID | 0000-0003-1217-3753 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 7 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2006 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Verbal abuse of service users by professionals in social services
The verbal abuse research in social services is limited. This study aimed to describe verbal abuse of service users by professionals in social services. This cross-sectional descriptive study examined statutory reports of threats or risks in implementing social services in one city of Finland, from 2016 to 2020 (n = 1433). The case reports describing the verbal abuse (n = 34) were analysed using inductive content analysis. The perpetrators were r…
Observed Risks of Client Safety by Social Care Professionals in Finland
To promote client safety, Finland's Social Welfare Act requires social services employees to notify superiors of the observed risks in implementing clients' social welfare. This study provides the first retrospective trend analysis of reports from a care reporting system (SPro-system) in Finland. Reports (n=1,433) were made by social work employees in the city of Helsinki in Finland, from October 2016 to December 2020. The statistical analysis fo…
The Labour-Market Attachment and Well-Being of Immigrants in Sparsely Populated Regions of Finland
Our research aimed to explore community well-being and individual well-being of immigrants with a special view to economic integration. We are applying objective and subjective variables for well-being at both community and individual level in the counties, which represent regions outside the “growth centres” of Finland and are experiencing a decrease in population: Kymenlaakso, North Savo, and Kainuu. The study, utilising data from Statistics Fi…
Community belongingness and subjective well-being among unemployed people in a Finnish community
Purpose Community belongingness (CB) has been found to be positively associated with subjective well-being (SWB). Scholars have verified this connection with different social groups. In the present study, the authors are interested in the group of unemployed people and compare their situation to employed people. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether a sense of community belonging prevents negative impacts of unemployment o…
Aging People as Communal Actors
This article discusses the variety of social activities of aging people in a community. The first aim of this study is to explore how to overcome two dichotomies-public-private as spheres of everyday life and third-fourth age-and by overcoming these, to make visible the personal social resources of older people, which are not usually recognized in policy discourses or in social policy research. Second, we ask whether the problem-oriented rhetoric…
Effect of social networks and well-being on acute care needs
The effect of social surroundings has been noted as an important component of the well-being of elderly people. A strong social network and strong and steady relationships are necessary for coping when illness or functional limitations occur in later life. Vulnerability can affect well-being and functioning particularly when sudden life changes occur. The objective of this study was to analyse how the determinants of social well-being affect indi…
Why people migrated to the countryside in Finland in the 1990s
This paper aims at describing why people migrated to the countryside in Finland in the 1990s and how their in-migration processes succeeded. It contains a summary of the results from my doctoral thesis (Pehkonen, 2004). Motives relating to home and residential environment triggered migration to the countryside: building/buying a one-family house and relation to nature as well as changes in economic situation: unemployment and over indebtedness. V…
Community belongingness and subjective well-being among unemployed people in a Finnish community
Purpose Community belongingness (CB) has been found to be positively associated with subjective well-being (SWB). Scholars have verified this connection with different social groups. In the present study, the authors are interested in the group of unemployed people and compare their situation to employed people. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether a sense of community belonging prevents negative impacts of unemployment o…
Aging People as Communal Actors
This article discusses the variety of social activities of aging people in a community. The first aim of this study is to explore how to overcome two dichotomies-public-private as spheres of everyday life and third-fourth age-and by overcoming these, to make visible the personal social resources of older people, which are not usually recognized in policy discourses or in social policy research. Second, we ask whether the problem-oriented rhetoric…
Why people migrated to the countryside in Finland in the 1990s
This paper aims at describing why people migrated to the countryside in Finland in the 1990s and how their in-migration processes succeeded. It contains a summary of the results from my doctoral thesis (Pehkonen, 2004). Motives relating to home and residential environment triggered migration to the countryside: building/buying a one-family house and relation to nature as well as changes in economic situation: unemployment and over indebtedness. V…
Effect of social networks and well-being on acute care needs
The effect of social surroundings has been noted as an important component of the well-being of elderly people. A strong social network and strong and steady relationships are necessary for coping when illness or functional limitations occur in later life. Vulnerability can affect well-being and functioning particularly when sudden life changes occur. The objective of this study was to analyse how the determinants of social well-being affect indi…
Aging People as Communal Actors
This article discusses the variety of social activities of aging people in a community. The first aim of this study is to explore how to overcome two dichotomies-public-private as spheres of everyday life and third-fourth age-and by overcoming these, to make visible the personal social resources of older people, which are not usually recognized in policy discourses or in social policy research. Second, we ask whether the problem-oriented rhetoric…
Community belongingness and subjective well-being among unemployed people in a Finnish community
Purpose Community belongingness (CB) has been found to be positively associated with subjective well-being (SWB). Scholars have verified this connection with different social groups. In the present study, the authors are interested in the group of unemployed people and compare their situation to employed people. Specifically, the purpose of this paper is to examine whether a sense of community belonging prevents negative impacts of unemployment o…
The Labour-Market Attachment and Well-Being of Immigrants in Sparsely Populated Regions of Finland
Our research aimed to explore community well-being and individual well-being of immigrants with a special view to economic integration. We are applying objective and subjective variables for well-being at both community and individual level in the counties, which represent regions outside the “growth centres” of Finland and are experiencing a decrease in population: Kymenlaakso, North Savo, and Kainuu. The study, utilising data from Statistics Fi…
Verbal abuse of service users by professionals in social services
The verbal abuse research in social services is limited. This study aimed to describe verbal abuse of service users by professionals in social services. This cross-sectional descriptive study examined statutory reports of threats or risks in implementing social services in one city of Finland, from 2016 to 2020 (n = 1433). The case reports describing the verbal abuse (n = 34) were analysed using inductive content analysis. The perpetrators were r…
Observed Risks of Client Safety by Social Care Professionals in Finland
To promote client safety, Finland's Social Welfare Act requires social services employees to notify superiors of the observed risks in implementing clients' social welfare. This study provides the first retrospective trend analysis of reports from a care reporting system (SPro-system) in Finland. Reports (n=1,433) were made by social work employees in the city of Helsinki in Finland, from October 2016 to December 2020. The statistical analysis fo…
Political science (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Economic growth (3 works) · Economics (3 works) · Social Psychology (3 works) · Belongingness (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Geography (2 works)