Study title

Father-Son Relationships and the War 1999-2001

Alternative Title

Sodanaikaisten pikkupoikien lapsuuskokemuksia isyyden näkökulmasta

Dataset ID Number

FSD1325

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1325
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd1325

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Kujala, Erkki

Abstract

Interviews of Finnish men who had been children during the Second World War (1939-1945). The interviews covered war-time memories, life at home during the war, and the impact of war on people in general. The main theme of the study was the respondents' relationships with their fathers. The fathers' attitudes towards their children and wife was studied as well as their parenting methods. The respondents were also asked whether their fathers had expressed tenderness or other emotions, what kind of effect the war had had on their relationship, and what kind of fathers the respondents had been to their own children.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

childhood; fathers; life histories; parental deprivation; parental role; parents; war; war veterans; world war

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• History (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Gender and gender roles (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

• Kujala, Erkki

Time Period Covered

1939 – 1949

Collection Dates

1999-06-14 – 2001-03-20

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Finnish men who had been children during World War II

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Collection Mode

Interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

25 RTF files, 85 pages of text in total

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

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher created interview notes based on the recorded interviews. The notes contain a summary of the main points mentioned by the interviewees. These summaries were converted into digital RTF files at the FSD and anonymised; names of the interviewees and places were changed.

The researcher has the original digital recordings of the interviews.

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

Kujala, Erkki: Father-Son Relationships and the War 1999-2001 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2004-03-18). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1325

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

Oksanen, Atte (2007). Evakkolasten kadotettu koti. Teoksessa: Sodassa koettua, osa 1. Haavoitettu lapsuus (toim. Näre, Sari & Siltala, Juha & Kirves, Jenni), 68-101. Helsinki: Weilin+Göös.

Kujala, Erkki (2003). Sodanaikaisten pikkupoikien lapsuuskokemuksia isyyden näkökulmasta. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Jyväskylä Studies in Education, Psychology and Social Research; 222.

Kivimäki, Ville (2007). Sodan rampauttama vanhemmuus. Teoksessa: Sodassa koettua, osa 1. Haavoitettu lapsuus (toim. Näre, Sari & Siltala, Juha & Kirves, Jenni), 214-245. Helsinki: Weilin+Göös.

Kärki, Taina (2012) Lapsuudentarinoita sodanaikaisesta ja sodanjälkeisestä Suomesta. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto, sosiaalitutkimuksen laitos.

Oksanen, Atte (2010). Evakkolasten kadotettu koti. Teoksessa: Sodan kasvattamat (toim. Näre, Sari & Kirves, Jenni & Siltala, Juha), 58-85. Helsinki: WSOY.

Isaksson, Nina (2016) Isien sotatraumojen ja muiden psyykkisten oireiden näkyminen toisen maailmansodan poikien muisteluissa. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto, historian tutkinto-ohjelma.

Joenperä, Eveliina (2017). Vaietun sukupolven henkinen sota. Toisen maailmansodan lasten välttelevä kiintymyssuhde. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalipsykologian kandidaatin tutkielma.

Huhtinen, Nina (2018). Sodan koskettamat. Tulkitseva fenomenologinen analyysi lapsuusajan sotamuistoista. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalipsykologian pro gradu -tutkielma. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:uta-201811012765