Study title

Memories and Mental Images of Phenomena Related to Radioactivity 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3079

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3079
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3079

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Lamminmäki, Suvi (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The twenty texts in the data deal with the participants' personal memories or life experiences related to radioactivity and nuclear safety. The texts deal with a variety of topics introduced in the writing invitation guidelines, such as early memories of radioactive phenomena, news coverage of nuclear weapon tests, the participants' experiences with the nuclear power industry or radioactive substances, nuclear safety, and nuclear accidents.

Background information included the participant's name or pseudonym, age, region of residence, profession and gender.

This dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

nuclear accidents; nuclear energy; nuclear power stations; nuclear warfare; radiation hazards; radioactive wastes

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Natural sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Environment and conservation (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Energy and natural resources (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (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

• Lamminmäki, Suvi (University of Helsinki)

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-01-21 – 2015-07-30

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Universe

People with memories of or experieces with phenomena related to radioactivity

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Non-probability: Respondent-assisted

The writing invitation was shared by e-mail, and recipients were asked to further share the invitation. People known to the researcher were also asked to participate.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: E-mail

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

20 texts in pdf format. The data consist of approximately 60 A4 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 data have been anonymised by the researcher.

The FSD did not archive any texts where the archiving had been prohibited by the author.

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

Lamminmäki, Suvi (University of Helsinki): Memories and Mental Images of Phenomena Related to Radioactivity 2015 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2016-08-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3079

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.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.