• Avoiding negative information as a strategy for emotion regulation 

      Heinström, Jannica; Nikou, Shahrokh; Sormunen, Eero (Information research;Volume 27 - 2022, Special issue, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10)
      Introduction: The aim of the paper is to investigate whether the personality trait negative emotionality and sense of coherence influence emotionally motivated information avoidance, i.e., avoidance of negative information ...
    • Developing an empirical measure of everyday information mastering 

      Heinström, Jannica; Sormunen, Eero; Savolainen, Reijo; Ek, Stefan (Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology;, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019-08-19)
      The aim of the study was to develop an empirical measure for everyday information mastering (EIM). EIM describes the ways that individuals, based on their beliefs, attitudes, and expectations, orient themselves to information ...
    • An investigation of health information needs and use of healthcare services among people with asylum seeking background living in Norway 

      Hamed, Ahmadinia; Heinström, Jannica; Eriksson-Backa, Kristina; Nikou, Shahrokh (Informaatiotutkimus;Vol 41 Nro 2–3 (2022): Informaatiotutkimuksen päivät 2022, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-10-31)
      Over the course of the last few decades, the Nordic countries are facing a change in their population structure, with a growing number of immigrants including people with asylum-seeking and refugee backgrounds. Almost three ...
    • Sense of coherence as influencing information sharing at the workplace 

      Heinström, Jannica; Ahmad, Farhan; Huvila, Isto; Ek, Stefan (Aslib Journal of Information Management;Volume 73, Issue 2, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-12-07)
      Purpose – This study introduces sense of coherence (SOC) as a factor in information sharing at the workplace. Design/methodology/approach – Data were collected by a survey conducted on 311 respondents in a multinational ...
    • Work and information: which workplace models still work in modern digital workplaces? 

      Byström, Katriina; Ruthven, Ian; Heinström, Jannica (Information Research;22(1), Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Introduction. In this paper, we outline some theoretical background for workplace studies in Information Science to facilitate an understanding of what is new in the phenomena and how early frameworks may inform us about ...