Aino Peltonen

I am a member of the Digiwellbeing research group, which studies and evaluates the effects of digital media use (e.g., social media, gaming) on people's health and well-being. The research group's key focus areas include digital well-being, mental well-being, and health promotion.

I am currently working as specialist in the MILAVA project (ESF+), which aims to enhance fathers' well-being, participation, and active agency, as well as to promote equality between parents.

In my doctoral research, I study digital well-being; the aim is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of the preventive UnLogged intervention for promoting adolescents’ digital wellbeing and academic performance and reducing healthcare service use. In addition, a novel DigiWell Instrument will be developed and its psychometric properties will be tested. My dissertation is connected to the UnLogged project (ESF+), where I work as a specialist.

For my Master’s thesis, I studied risk profiles of problematic Internet use (PIU) among young adults, using data from the Northern Finland Birth Cohort (NFBC1986). My research interests include various aspects of digital well-being and digital media use, promoting the (psychological, physical, and social) health of young people and young adults. Additionally, I am interested in developing professionals' expertise.