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New publication from our associates regarding the war on Ukraine
Hakala, V., Mielityinen, L., Peltonen, K., Laajasalo, T., & Ellonen, N. (2024). Growing Up Amidst Active Warfare: Understanding the Experiences of Ukrainian Adolescents Through Chat Data. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)Youth & Society, 0(0). (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
“This study examines how Russia’s war against Ukraine affects Ukrainian adolescents’ lives. The study utilizes data from Let’s Chat, a free, low-threshold support service for Ukrainian-speaking children and youths.”
“This study highlights the complex impact of war on youth development, adding to other stressors in their lives. War often emerges as an added burden, complicating their already delicate development. Digital channels like Let’s Chat can help adolescents cope with these challenges and plan their futures in a culturally sensitive manner across borders, providing crucial support in difficult times.”
Peltonen, K., Hakala, V., Laajasalo, T., Stenvall, E., Mielityinen, L., & Ellonen, N. (2024). The Expressed Worries of Ukrainian Adolescents: A Quantitative Analysis of Chat Conversations During Active War. (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)YOUNG, 0(0).
“Children and adolescents are particularly vulnerable to warfare and military violence. In this study, we aim to shed light on adolescents’ experiences during times of war in a natural help-seeking environment. We use survey data obtained from two real-time online chat services designed for Ukrainian-speaking children and adolescents and explore young people’s (n = 1,471) personal experiences during Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.”
Literature from our associates
Metsäranta K, Anttila M, Pajamäki T, Holappa H, Välimäki M. (2022) Web messaging among young people in online services: A descriptive mixed-methods study (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.). DIGITAL HEALTH. 2022;8. doi:10.1177/20552076221092534
The article describes web messaging patterns and the content of web messages among young people in a Finnish national online service.
Co-operative organizations
International organizations:
Child Helpline International (CHI) (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
Belgium:
Finland:
A-Clinic Foundation (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
MIELI ry (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
Sekasin-chat (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
Out of Despair research consortium (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
Hungary:
Note: This list is currently under development
Project Partners
Universiteit Gent, Belgium: Alexis Dewaele, Lien Goossens and Elke Denayer
La Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Spain Maria Cabello Salmerón and Irati Higuera Lozano
Eötvös Loránd University, Hungary: Katalin Felvinczi, Zsuza Kaló and Mónika Rényi
Finnish Youth Research Society, Finland: Tuuli Pitkänen, Siiri Soininvaara
CHAT-YOUTH LinkedIn (Visit an external site. The link opens in a new tab.)
ERASMUS+ KA220-YOU – Cooperation partnerships in youth.
Lisätietoja
Tuuli Pitkänen
PhD, Adjunct professor
Research Manager
+358 41 517 8678
tuuli.pitkanen@youthresearch.fi