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Sointu Leikas is a University Researcher at the Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities (HSSH) within the Department of Education at the University of Helsinki. Her ORCID identifier is 0000-0003-1087-5874. She obtained her PhD in personality psychology in 2010 at the University of Helsinki.
Her research focuses on personality dynamics, behavioral consistency, and methodological innovations in studying human interaction. Key interests include understanding how personality traits influence real-world behaviors, exploring mechanisms behind personality change, and investigating societal phenomena like educational outcomes and segregation through interdisciplinary lenses. She actively collaborates with research groups conducting experimental and experience sampling studies.
Leikas has managed a project titled *Ihminen, tilanne, ja sosiaalisesti taitava käyttäytyminen* (2014–2017) and is currently a participant in *MOSH: The Microecology of Segregation in Helsinki* (2024–2028), funded by the Academy of Finland. Her work emphasizes bridging methodological gaps between personality assessment and sociocultural observations.
In academic activities, she has served as a peer reviewer for journals like the *European Journal of Personality* and *European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology* since 2010. She has presented research at conferences including the 16th European Conference on Personality Psychology (2012) and Tieteen Päivät 2011 (2011).
Her research has garnered media attention, including studies on extroversion’s hidden fatigue costs (2017), gendered educational outcomes (2020), and affluent Finnish youth’s anti-immigration attitudes (2020). These contributions highlight her ability to translate complex findings into public understanding through venues like *Helsingin Sanomat*.
