Publication
2025
Akateeminen kapinakirja.
Unit
University Services
Department / Division
Communications and Community
Room number
B 356
Mobile
+358504760456
Postal address
Seminaarinkatu 15
Fields of science
6131 Theatre, dance, music, other performing arts
Biography
I work as a communications specialist at the University of Jyväskylä's marketing team. I specialise in the strategic use of social media, strategic, target-group-oriented, and data-driven content creation, visual content, and the University's brand management. In addition, I support the 20-person student ambassador group within the marketing team in content production.
I am also a PhD student in Musicology at the Department of Music Art and Culture Studies at the University of Jyväskylä. I have a broad interest in music listening and its potential to support well-being in everyday life. My area of expertise relates to music listening, psychological recovery and work well-being. The topic of my dissertation is music listening as a support for psychological recovery in high-demanding multi-stressor occupations.
Research interests
I'm doing my PhD on music listening as a support for psychological recovery in high-demanding multi-stressor occupations. The aim of my research is to find out how people listen to music in relation to recovery and the potential effects of music listening on psychological experiences and recovery processes, especially in high-demanding occupations. As my theoretical framework and analytical lens, I use the model called DRAMMA. It presents six psychological experiences associated with successful recovery: 1) psychological detachment, 2) relaxation, 3) a sense of autonomy or control, 3) mastery, 4) meaningfulness, and 6) connectedness (Newman, Tay & Diener 2014). The model has previously been used to assess recovery from work and to examine the fulfilment of psychological needs and subjective well-being. However, the link between music listening and psychological recovery experiences has not yet been systematically studied.
In the integrative literature review, which I conducted in my master's thesis, I found similarities between the psychological functions of music listening and the psychological recovery experiences represented by the DRAMMA model. In my dissertation research, I explore these connections using empirical methods.
I am currently working on an article about the role of music listening in the daily lives of elite athletes. The research data consists of interviews with 16 Finnish Olympic athletes, which I collected in the spring of 2026. The study is being conducted as part of the Power of Music in Sports and Physical Activity (MPOWER) project in collaboration with the Department of Music, Art, and Culture Studies (MUTKU) at the University of Jyväskylä, the Center of Excellence in Music, Mind, Body, and Brain (CoE MMBB), the Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences at the University of Jyväskylä, and Finnish Institute of High Performance Sport KIHU.
Literature:
Newman, D. B., Tay, L., & Diener, E. (2014). Leisure and Subjective Well-Being: A Model of Psychological Mechanisms as Mediating Factors. Journal of happiness studies, 15(3), 555–578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-013-9435-x
