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Marko Elovainio is a Research Professor at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), affiliated with the Service System Research unit within the Welfare State Research department. He also holds a professorship in Psychology at the University of Helsinki and collaborates with its Psychosocial Factors and Health research group.
- University: Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
- School: Welfare state research
- Department: Service system research
- Academic Rank: Research Professor
His research centers on the psychosocial aspects of social and health care systems, with a focus on leadership fairness, work organization, personnel cooperation, and psychosocial risks to health. His groundbreaking work on organizational justice has influenced research internationally, with replications in England, Central Europe, and Japan, and has informed organizational decision-making practices.
His recent publications, spanning from 2021 to 2025, reveal a consistent focus on social determinants of health, particularly social isolation and loneliness. These studies, often large-scale prospective multicohort analyses using UK Biobank data, explore links between psychosocial factors and outcomes such as hospital-treated infections, dementia, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. His methodological strengths include epidemiological research methods, psychometrics, and network analysis in healthcare contexts.
- Key Research Themes:
- Social isolation and loneliness
- Organizational justice and leadership
- Mental health in healthcare systems
- Workplace psychosocial risks
- Health service organization
Marko Elovainio has not received any explicitly mentioned scientific awards in the provided text. He has supervised no named students in the available information. He is actively engaged in collaborative research, particularly with the University of Helsinki, and his work continues to contribute significantly to public health and occupational psychology. He is fluent in Finnish (mother tongue), English (excellent), and Swedish (good).