Organisation profile
Organisation Profile
Facing Narcissism is Academy Professor Anssi Peräkylä's research project (2019-2023), which investigates the ways in narcissistic personality features and personality disorders manifest themselves in face-to-face social interaction. The work is inspired by the ideas of the sociologist Erving Goffman, who maintained that self is an ever-present concern in social interaction: people work to maintain and defend a positive self-image, or "face", in themselves and also in others. Individuals with narcissistic features are particularly sensitive to the ways in which their selves are recognized by others, resulting in what is often called grandiosity or vulnerability of self. In the Facing Narcissism project, we study social interaction in narcissism, thereby increasing our knowledge about interactional practices related to self, as well as about personality disorders.
Fields of Science
- 5141 Sociology
- sociology
- conversation analysis
- narcissism
- personality disorders
- social interaction
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Ville Johannes Harjunen
- Department of Psychology - University Researcher
- Faculty Common Matters (Faculty of Medicine) - Title of Docent
- Facing Narcissism
Person: U1 Research and teaching staff, U3 Research and teaching staff
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Emmi Koskinen
- Social Psychology - University Lecturer
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Facing Narcissism
Person: U3 Research and teaching staff
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Anssi Peräkylä
- Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Prof. emer.
- Doctoral Programme in Social Sciences - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Doctoral Programme in Language Studies - Supervisor for doctoral programme
- Facing Narcissism
Person: UH , U4 Research and teaching staff
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Matias Paavali Piispanen
- Academic Disciplines of the Faculty of Social Sciences - Grant-funded researcher
- Facing Narcissism
Person: Visiting scholar
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An addition to researchers' toolkit: Algorithm-based facial expression analysis in L2 education
von Zansen, A. K. (Project manager), Henttonen, P. J. (CoIlaborator), Wuolio, M. P. (CoIlaborator), Juselius, J. M. (CoIlaborator), Hiippala, T. (CoIlaborator) & Burton, D. (CoIlaborator)
Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities
01/01/2026 → 30/11/2026
Project: Research project
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EnTiTy: Understanding Engagement in interaction Through language, emotions, personality, and Technology
Harjunen, V. J. (Project manager), Heikkinen, P. P. (Participant), Jääskeläinen, I. M. E. (Participant), Koskinen, E. (Participant), Koskinen, E. (Participant), Lindström, J. (Participant) & Söderman, M. (Participant)
Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland rf
01/01/2023 → 31/12/2026
Project: Foundations (Private Foundations, Non-Profit Foundations, Charitable Trusts)
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A Crosslinguistic Investigation of Prosodic Patterns Related to Autism Spectrum Disorder: Acoustic, Experimental and Multimodal Analysis
Wiklund, M. (Project manager), Vainio, L. (Participant), Vainio, M. (Participant), Saalasti, S. (Participant), Šimko, J. (Participant), Huhtamäki, M. (Participant), Laakso, M. S. M. (Participant), Kurhila, S. (Participant), Määttä, S. K. (Participant), Petrone, C. (Participant), Stevanovic, M. (Participant), Tuomainen, J. (Participant), Wichmann, A. (Participant), Abbas, I. (Participant), Haakana, V. (Participant), Lohi, N. J. (Participant), Suni, A. (Participant), Myllylä, I.-L. (Participant) & Wikström, A. (Participant)
HY:n Tulevaisuusrahasto: Tutkijoiden välinen yhteistyöverkosto, Suomen Akatemia, Emil Aaltosen Säätiö
01/09/2020 → …
Project: Research project
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SSH-XR: Social Sciences & Humanities in Extended Reality Network
Tassinari, M. (Co-Principal Investigator), Kazlauskaitė, R. (Principal Investigator), Jasinskaja-Lahti, I. (Participant), Harjunen, V. J. (Participant) & Ravindran, O. (Participant)
Helsinki Institute for Social Sciences and Humanities
Project: Research project
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Narcissistic traits & Accounting for interactionally troublesome exchanges
Koskinen, E. (Principal Investigator), Stevanovic, M. (Principal Investigator) & Peräkylä, A. (Principal Investigator)
01/01/2022 → 30/08/2025
Project: Research project
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Accounting for Experiences of Inattention: The Case of Narcissism
Koskinen, E., Stevanovic, M., Voutilainen, L., Wuolio, M. P. & Peräkylä, A., 15 Oct 2025, In: Discourse Studies. 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Alliance in psychotherapy: a conversation analytic study of the therapeutic relationship
Guxholli, A., 2025, Helsinki: University of Helsinki, Faculty of Social Sciences. 88 p.Research output: Thesis › Doctoral Thesis › Collection of Articles
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A neuroadaptive interface shows intentional control alters the experience of time
Spapé, M., Ahmed, I., Harjunen, V., Jacucci, G. & Ravaja, N., 19 Mar 2025, In: Scientific Reports. 15, 1, 15 p., 9495.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Beyond monologues – Examining L2 Finnish learners’ interpersonal behavior during dialogue speaking tasks using the computer-joystick method
von Zansen, A., Lähteenmäki, I., Juselius, J. & Henttonen, P., Nov 2025, In: System. 134, 15 p., 103803.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
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Effects of many conflicting objectives on decision-makers’ cognitive burden and decision consistency
Kivikangas, J. M., Vilkkumaa, E., Blank, J., Harjunen, V., Malo, P., Deb, K., Ravaja, N. J. & Wallenius, J., 1 Apr 2025, In: European Journal of Operational Research. 322, 1, p. 182-197 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open AccessFile
Activities
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Social Psychology Days 2026 / Sosiaalipsykologian päivät 2026
Koskinen, E. (Speaker)
7 May 2026Activity: Talk or presentation types › Oral presentation
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Keskusteluntutkimuksen päivät 2026
Koskinen, E. (Attendee)
29 Jan 2026 → 30 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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University of California, San Diego
Koskinen, E. (Visiting researcher)
30 Mar 2026 → 28 Apr 2026Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Academic visit to other institution
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Keskustelunanalyyttisen vuorovaikutuskoulutuksen ja sidosryhmäyhteistyön käytännöt
Koskinen, E. (Attendee)
28 Jan 2026Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Organisation and participation in conferences, workshops, courses, seminars
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Journal of Research in Personality (Journal)
Henttonen, P. J. (Reviewer)
2026 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Peer review of manuscripts
Press/Media
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The truth about narcissists: How to handle them, and can they change?
23/09/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Narsisti suojaa kasvojaan – ja hyökkäys on usein paras puolustus
27/03/2025
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Press / Media
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Kaipaako narsisti apua? — narsistisia piirteitä omaava ihminen ei välttämättä tunnista stressiään
10/10/2024
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Press / Media
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