Conceptualizing nature-based science tourism: a case study of Seili Island, Finland

2021

Nature-based tourism has been widely addressed, yet research on nature-based science tourism, founded on science, scientific knowledge, and/or engagement in scientific research, is still scarce. Drawing on tourist motivation, nature-based tourism, special interest tourism, and science tourism, a novel theoretical conceptualization of nature-based science tourism was developed. The framework identified three categories of science tourism with intensifying levels of tourists’ interest in scientific knowledge and tourist engagement: tourism based on scientific knowledge, tourism with scientific adventure or volunteering, and scientific research tourism. In the empirical part, the framework was…

Emotion Tracking

2020

Previous literature has examined the significance of emotional consumer experiences increasingly pursued by consumers. However, the current knowledge of emotional responses in real-time and real-world consumption settings is still limited. Emotions have previously been measured with observation, self-report, and physiological methods. Digitalization and technological development have, however, advanced these methods as individuals now engage in various self-tracking practices. The chapter introduces emotion tracking as an additional means for measuring emotions. One application, the Emotion Tracker®, was tested by students (n=19) who tracked their emotions (n=617) related to various consume…

Digitaalinen murros kunnan palveluissa : huomioidaanko kuntalainen hyvinvoinnin toimijana?

2021

Eudaimonia and temperance : A pathway to a flourishing life

2024

The concept of planetary well-being rests on the idea that since human activities are among the root causes of the ecological crisis threatening the well-being of human and nonhuman nature, accordingly, solutions lie in transforming human behaviour and shifting the prevailing paradigm towards embracing enhanced visions of the “good life.” The ongoing ecological crisis has evoked profound questions regarding the nature of the good life, requiring consciousness and reflection of scholars’ paradigmatic worldviews. This chapter adopts the lenses of transformative consumer research (TCR) and positive psychology, emphasizing individual, societal, and environmental well-being—challenging the assum…

Positiivinen psykologia viestinnän voimavarana

2022

Positiivisen psykologian merkitys on kasvanut viime vuosien aikana tieteellisessä keskustelussa, työelämässä, opetussuunnitelmissa, koulutusohjelmissa ja mediassa. Positiivinen psykologia keskittyy onnellisuuden, hyvinvoinnin ja vahvuuksien – kukoistavan elämän – edistämiseen ja tieteelliseen tutkimiseen. Tässä artikkelissa tarkastellaan positiivista psykologiaa poikkeusajan viestinnän ja tunnejohtamisen voimavarana. Artikkelissa keskitytään kolmeen positiivisen psykologian ydinteemaan: hyveajatteluun, luonteenvahvuuksiin ja resilienssiin. Hyveet tarjoavat toiminnan ohjenuoran, luonteenvahvuudet muodostavat ammattitaidon perustan ja resilienssi luo kestävyyttä. Yhdessä nämä tukevat viestinn…