Study title

Mothers and Grown-up Children 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD1283

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1283
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1283

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt)

Abstract

An online survey conducted by a Finnish newspaper. The data consist of responses to open-ended questions about mothers' relations with their adult children. The mothers were asked how far away their children lived, and how often and in what ways the mothers were in contact with them. Helping adult children, as well as reasons for doing or not doing so were studied. The respondents were asked whether they talked about sex with their children, whether their children accused them of anything, what they thought was difficult in being a mother, and whether they would have raised their children differently at the time of the survey if they had been given a chance to do it again. Possible conflicts with children and their causes were investigated. The respondents were also asked what adult children need their mothers for.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

families; family life; mothers; parents; personal identity; women's role

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt)

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-04-07 – 2000-04-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Female readers of the Helsingin Sanomat weekly supplement Nyt who had adult children

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The survey was advertised in the weekly supplement Nyt to readers and anyone could respond to it.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data Files

One piece of ODT file (app. 150 pages).

Data File Language

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

Qualitative data are available in their original language only and are not translated.

Data Version

4.0

Related Datasets

FSD1255 Mothers of Grown-up Children 2000

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

Separate letters from readers and responses given on paper by readers are not included in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat): Mothers and Grown-up Children 2000 [dataset]. Version 4.0 (2018-01-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1283

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Publications

Veistola, Kaarina (2008). Äiti on aina äiti - tutkimus aikuisen lapsen äitiydestä. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Räty, Reetta (2000). Ikuinen emo. Helsingin Sanomat, Viikkoliite Nyt 19/2000, 12-17.

Hiilamo, Heikki & Hiilamo, Kirsi (2007). Apua? Lähimmäisyyden perusteet. Helsinki: Kirjapaja.

Elo, Johanna (2008). Äiti on äiti aina vaan. Aikuisten lasten äidit ja äidin kategoria. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalipsykologian pro gradu -tutkielma.

Ritva Nätkin (2013) Lasten aikuistuminen ja äitiyden varjot. Teoksessa Elina Virokannas & Sanna Väyrynen (toim.) Varjoja naiseudessa. Kuopio: UNIpress, 18-51.

Nätkin, Ritva (2014). Sukupuoleen ja sukupolveen kasvatetut - äitien reflektioita lastensa aikuistumisesta. Nuorisotutkimus, 32. vuosikerta, 1/2014, 18-33.

Saarreharju, Maiju (2021). Turvarievusta perinneäitiin: sidokset äitien ja aikuisten lasten välillä. Rovaniemi: Lapin yliopisto. Sosiologian pro gradu -tutkielma.