The Emerging Technologies Lab employs a diverse array of methods, including the analysis of large-scale social media datasets, experimental designs, and survey studies. Many of our projects also integrate qualitative approaches. Our largest data infrastructure currently features globally unique longitudinal survey datasets.
Longitudinal Survey Data
Social Media at Work (WorkSome): A 12-time-point 2019–2024 dataset from Finland (ca. 1800 respondents, 18–65-year-old workers, collected biannually). The survey includes a variety of validated measures on wellbeing at work, technology use and attitudes, and communication. The data have been collected within the WorkSome research stream. The data are in process to be archived to the Finnish Social Science Data Archive.
Gambling in the Digital Age (GDA): An 8-time-point 2021–2024 dataset from Finland (ca. 1500 respondents, 18–75-year-olds, collected biannually). Data collection extends to 2027 (14 time points). We use validated measures on excessive gambling, gaming, and internet use, as well as a variety of questions on different forms of gaming and gambling. The data have been collected within Gambling in the Digital Age Project in 2021–2024 and will be continued in the Future of Gambling project.
AI in Society: A 4-time point 2021–2024 dataset from Finland (ca. 1200 respondents, 18–80-year-olds). The survey focuses on technology use in living environments. It includes measures on technology use and technology attitudes, local community, living environment and social ties that people have. We also utilized different experiments in different time points of the survey. The survey was part of the UrbanAI Project. Data are in process to be archived to the Finnish Social Science Data Archive.
Self & Technology EU-6: A 3-time point 2022–2024 survey from Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, and Poland (ca. 1500 respondents, 18–75-year-olds). The survey focuses on issues of self and identity in technologized environments. We utilize different measures on AI and new technologies and their relation to self, including questions of group-identification, social comparison and self-determination. During Autumn 2024 we were able to expand the Self & Technology survey globally. Self & Technology Global Extended -6 surveys were collected from Australia, Brazil, Japan, Portugal, South Africa, and the United States. These surveys are part of the Self & Technology Project.
WorkAI: A 3-timepoint dataset collected biannually in 2024 and 2025 from workers in Finland (ca. 2100 respondents, 18–65-year-olds). The survey examines the role of AI in the workplace, focusing on workers’ user experiences with AI, their attitudes and expectations regarding its use, and its impact on work habits and roles. Additionally, the survey includes measures of workplace well-being. This study is part of the AI Disruption at Work Project.
Prior data
Hate and Public Sphere: We collected data in 2020 from university research and teaching staff (ca. 2500 respondents), local politicians (ca. 500 respondents), and media professionals (ca. 700 respondents). Respondents were asked about hate and harassment faced in their work and potential reactions to it. Surveys also included an experimental part and different measures on subjective wellbeing. Data are in process to be archived to the Finnish Social Science Data Archive.
YouGamble: A Cross-national data set collected via surveys between 2017 and 2019 from young individuals (15–25-year-olds) in Finland, South Korea, Spain and United States (ca. 1200 respondents each). The data also includes the YouGamble Social Media survey (ca. 200, 15–30-year-old respondents) collected in Spring 2017 from Finnish social media sites. The YouGamble surveys examine youths’ social media use, gambling behavior, and other addictive behaviors, such as excessive internet use and alcohol consumption. The cross-national surveys also featured a vignette experiment to assess group behavior, social norms, and conformity. This data is part of the Technology and Addictions research stream.
Archived data can be found from the Finnish Social Science Data Archive: