Study title

Volunteers' Experiences of Working in Divorce Support 2014

Dataset ID Number

FSD3022

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3022

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Rangell, Suvi (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)

Abstract

The data comprise ten interviews of voluntary workers conducted in 2014. The interviewees did voluntary work in divorce support in family meeting services of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare in Tampere. In family meetings, parents living apart can spend time with their children in a homelike environment with a trained volunteer present.

Main themes of the interviews included the volunteer's own experiences of the activity and its significance, volunteer work in practice and the volunteer's role, and organisation and coordination of the activities.

The dataset is available only in Finnish.

Keywords

divorce; family cohesion; marriage dissolution; parental role; voluntary organizations; voluntary work

Topic Classification

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

• Rangell, Suvi (University of Tampere. School of Social Sciences and Humanities)

Collection Dates

2014-05-12 – 2014-05-25

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Organization/Institution

Event/Process/Activity

Universe

Voluntary workers involved in family meeting services of the Mannerheim League for Child Welfare

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Employees in the family meeting services of the Mannerheim League's Tampere unit asked voluntary workers working in divorce support to participate in the interview. All 11 voluntary workers invited were interested in participating, but one could not be interviewed due to scheduling issues. Ten voluntary workers were individually interviewed in the facilities of the family meeting services.

Collection Mode

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data Files

Ten interviews in TXT and HTML file formats (in Finnish). Total length of the interview material is approximately 60 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 interviews were recorded and transcribed. The researcher coarsened and removed identifiers, such as the ages and occupations of the interviewees. During the archiving process at the FSD, the interview transcripts were checked for identifiers and other sensitive information.

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

Rangell, Suvi (University of Tampere): Volunteers' Experiences of Working in Divorce Support 2014 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2015-09-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3022

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

Rangell, Suvi (2015). Eron jälkeistä vanhemmuutta tukemassa. Vapaaehtoistyöntekijöiden kokemuksia perhetapaamistoiminnasta. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.