Emma Vallo

I am part of the DigiWellbeing research group, which examines the associations and impact of digital media use (e.g. digital gaming, social media) to people's health and well-being. The research group examines factors related to mental well-being. I work as a project researcher in the Promoting Digital Well-being and Digital Well-being Competence in Schools project, more commonly known as the UnLogged project. The project aims to develop, pilot, and evaluate models that promote digital well-being and digital well-being competence in high schools and to enhance the digital well-being competence and active engagement of students, teachers, and other school professionals to meet the needs of study, work life, and society.

My research interests focus on digital well-being, digital media and its impact on overall health and well-being, as well as health promotion across all age groups. I am especially interested in developing and investigating strategies to reduce physical inactivity and promote physical activity within society. In my Master's thesis I examined the association between digital media use and physical activity among upper secondary and vocational school students.