Reetta Oksa

Social psychology, work and organizational psychology, mental health, organizational culture, social interaction, well-being at work e.g. work engagement, organizational identification and social support, ill-being at work e.g. technostress, burnout and work-related cyberbullying, cyberhate, ostracisim, social media, emerging technologies

Social psychology, work life studies

Oksa, R., Laine, M., White, E., Okkonen, J.  (2024). Basic psychological needs related to information ergonomics and loneliness. In: Tareq Ahram and Waldemar Karwowski (eds) Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing. AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 159. AHFE International, USA. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005695 

Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Ellonen, N. & Oksanen, A. (2023). Social media use in professional organizations: Boosting and draining the workforce. Behavior & Information Technology, 42(11), 1740–1757. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2022.2094833

Oksa, R., Latikka, R., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A. (2023). Sosiaalisten viestintäteknologioiden käyttö korona-ajan työelämässä. [Use of social communication technologies in working life during the coronavirus period]. In A. Mäkikangas & P. Pyöriä (Eds.), Koronapandemia, työ ja yhteiskunta: Muuttuiko Suomi? [Coronavirus pandemic, work and society: Did Finland change?] (s. 52–66). Helsinki: Gaudeamus.

Oksa, R., Mäkikangas, A., Savela, N., Latikka, R. & Oksanen, A. (2023). Longitudinal Development of Well-Being Among Finnish Employees Prior to and During 2019–2021: Relationships with Personality Trait Profiles. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 64(2), 179–193. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.12868

Oksa, R. (2022). Towards Thriving or Draining? Psychosocial Well-Being Implications of Social Media use at Work. Doctoral dissertation,Tamepere University, Faculty of Social Sciences.https://urn.fi/URN:ISBN:978-952-03-2578-7

Oksa, R., Pirkkalainen, H., Salo, M., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A. (2022). Professional social media-enabled productivity: a five-wave longitudinal study on the role of professional social media invasion, work engagement and work exhaustion. Information Technology & People, 35(8), 349–368. https://doi.org/10.1108/ITP-11-2021-0899

Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Saari, T., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A. (2021). The Motivations for and Well-Being Implications of Social Media Use at Work Among Millennials and Members of Former Generations. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 18(2), 803. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020803

Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Ellonen, N. & Oksanen, A. (2021). Professional social media usage – Work engagement perspective. New Media and Society, 23(8), 2303–2326. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1461444820921938

Oksa, R., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Hakanen, J. & Oksanen, A. (2021). Professional social among professionals in Finland before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A four-wave follow-up study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(6), e29036. https://doi.org/10.2196/29036

Celuch, M., Latikka, R., Oksa, R. & Oksanen, A. (2023). Online harassment and hate among media professionals: Reactions to one’s own and others’ victimization. Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly. https://doi.org/10.1177/10776990221148987

Celuch, M., Oksa, R., Ellonen, N. & Oksanen, A. (2023). Self-censorship among online harassment targets: The role of support at work, harassment characteristics, and the target’s public visibility. Information, Communication & Society, https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2289978

Celuch, M., Oksa, R. & Oksanen, A. (2024). The pervasive challenge of cyberbullying at work: the current evidence. Nova Science Publishers Inc. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202402262553

Celuch, M., Oksa, R., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A. (2024). Longitudinal effects of cyberbullying at work on well-being and strain: A five-wave survey study. New Media & Society. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221100782

Celuch, M., Savela, N., Oksa, R., Latikka, R. & Oksanen, A. (2021). Individual factors predicting reactions to online hate among Finnish professionals. Computers in Human Behavior, 127, 107022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.107022

Celuch, M., Savolainen, I., Oksa, R. & Oksanen, A. (2024). Psychological distress and perceived stress outcomes of anxieties related to COVID-19 and Russia’s attack on Ukraine. Journal of Loss & Trauma,29(1), 1–26. https://doi.org/10.1080/15325024.2023/2236009

Köse, D. B., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Latikka, R., & Oksanen, A. (2025). The Effect of Professional Social Media Usage on Procrastination and Work Engagement in the Face of the COVID‐19 Pandemic. Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/sjop.13111

Latikka, R., Koivula, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N. & Oksanen, A. (2021). Loneliness and Psychological Distress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Relationships With Social Media Identity Bubbles. Social Science & Medicine, 293, 114674. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.114674

Mikkola, M., Kaakinen, M., Savela, N., Oksa, R., Savolainen, I. & Oksanen, A. Cybercrime target exposure, suitability, personality, and victimization: A longitudinal approach. Finnish Journal of Social Research. https://doi.org/10.51815/fjsr.144495

Okkonen, J., Laine, M., Oksa, R., White, E.  (2024). Self-efficacy and self-regulation variation in different modes of work. In: Tareq Ahram and Waldemar Karwowski (eds) Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing. AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 159. AHFE International, USA.http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005742

Okkonen, J., Oksa, R., White, E., Laine, M.  (2024). Information ergonomics and factors related to sociotechnical environments of work among Ghanaian HE faculty members. In: Henrijs Kalkis and Zenija Roja (eds) Social and Occupational Ergonomics. AHFE (2024) International Conference. AHFE Open Access, vol 152. AHFE International, USA. http://doi.org/10.54941/ahfe1005316

Oksanen, A., Celuch, M., Latikka, R., Oksa, R. & Savela, N. (2021). Hate and harassment in academia: The rising concern of the online environment. Higher Education. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10734-021-00787-4

Oksanen, A., Celuch, M., Oksa, R., & Savolainen, I. (2024). Online communities come with real-world consequences for individuals and societies. Communications Psychology, 2(1), 71. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44271-024-00112-6

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Celuch, M., Cvetkovic, A. & Savolainen, I. (2023). COVID-19 Anxiety and Wellbeing at Work in Finland during 2020–2022: A 5-Wave Longitudinal Survey Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(1), 680. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20010680

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Kaakinen, M. & Ellonen, N. (2020). Cyberbullying at work: Socia media identity bubble perspective. Computers in Human Behavior, 109. 
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2020.106363

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Celuch, M. & Savolainen, I. (2021). Drinking and Social Media Use Among Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic Restrictions: Five-Wave Longitudinal Study. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 23(12). https://doi.org/10.2196/33125

Oksanen, A., Oksa, R., Savela, N. Mantere, E., Savolainen, I. & Kaakinen, M. (2021). COVID-19 Crisis and Digital Stressors at Work: A Nationwide Longitudinal Study. Computers in Human Behavior, 106853. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2021.106853

Oksanen, A., Savolainen, I., Savela, N. & Oksa, R. (2021). Psychological stressors predicting increased hazardous drinking during the COVID-19 crisis: A longitudinal national survey study among workers in Finland. Alcohol & Alcoholism, 56(3), 299–306. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa124

Pekkala, K., Oksa, R. & Oksanen, A. (2024). Sense of community, social support and social media use in the post-pandemic world of work. Behaviour & Information Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/0144929X.2025.2461726

Savela N., Latikka R., Oksa R. & Oksanen A. (2021). Service Sector Professionals’ Perspective on Robots Doing Their Job in the Future (M. Kurosu, Toim.). Human-Computer Interaction. Interaction Techniques and Novel Applications. HCII 2021. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, no. 12763. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-78465-2_23

Savela, N., Latikka, R., Oksa, R., Kortelainen, S. & Oksanen, A. (2022). Affective Attitudes Toward Robots at Work: A Population-Wide Four-Wave Survey Study. International Journal of Social Robotics, 14, 1379–1395. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12369-022-00877-y

Savolainen, I., Oksa, R., Savela, N., Celuch, M. & Oksanen, A. (2021). COVID-19 Anxiety—A Longitudinal Survey Study of Psychological and Situational Risks among Finnish Workers. International Journal of Environmental Reseach & Public Health, 18(2), 794. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18020794

White, E., Okkonen, J., Oksa, R., Ghansah, B., Yarkwah, C., Kwaa-Aidoo, E., Yidina, I., Apeanti, W.O., Twum, R. (2023). Approaches to leveraging digital higher education in Africa. COMPASS ’23: Proceedings of the 6th ACM SIGCAS/SIGCHI Conference on Computing and Sustainable Societies, 152 – 154. https://doi.org/10.1145/3588001.3609380