Study title

Conflict and Stress in Teaching 1993

Dataset ID Number

FSD2309

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2309
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2309

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Haikonen, Matti (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)

Abstract

The survey charted how various conflicts create stress in teachers' work and how teachers cope with stress. The archived data consist of 50 interviews conducted with primary teachers in East Vantaa in 1993. The interviewees were aged between 23 and 59 years. Topics covered the teachers' opinions on the content of their job, stress symptoms, strenuousness and frequency of social conflicts, solutions to conflicts and their consequences, and how the teachers' work community related to the conflicts.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

conflict; primary school teachers; primary schools; teachers; working conditions

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Haikonen, Matti (University of Helsinki. Department of Social Psychology)

Time Period Covered

1993

Collection Dates

1993-01 – 1993-04

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Vantaa

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Primary school teachers in East Vantaa

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Probability: Simple random

A sample of 50 teachers was randomly selected out of all primary school teachers working in East Vantaa.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data Files

The data contain 50 interviews in RTF file format and the interview frame in PDF file format. The total length of the interviews is 651 pages and the average length of a single interview 13 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

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher transcribed the interviews and removed repetition, irrelevant information and identifiers. Parts of the data were anonymised during archiving when necessary.

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

Haikonen, Matti (University of Helsinki): Conflict and Stress in Teaching 1993 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2008-01-11). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2309; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2309

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

Niva, P-J. & Pantsar, A. (2023). 'Mitä nää ope stressaat?”: Luokanopettajien stressitekijöiden muutos 30 vuoden aikana. Oulun yliopisto. https://oulurepo.oulu.fi/handle/10024/47362