Study title

Body Image and Childhood Memories 2015

Dataset ID Number

FSD3140

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3140
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3140

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Archive
• Kamila, Marjo (University Consortium of Seinäjoki)

Abstract

The Body Image and Childhood Memories 2015 data consist of 71 texts about appearance and one's own body image in relation to youth and childhood experiences. The texts deal with a variety of topics ranging from obesity and fashion to beauty standards and changes in own appearance through different ages. Most of the respondents were women. The respondents' age varied between 18 and 78 years.

The background variables were the respondent's occupation, year of birth, region of residence, and gender.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

childhood; fashion; image; memory; personal identity; self-esteem; youth

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Psychology (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

• Finnish Literature Society (SKS). Archive

Collection Dates

2015-03-01 – 2015-10-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

All Finns

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Writing guidelines for the competition were presented on the Finnish Literature Society website. Furthermore, a writing invtation was sent to regular SKS contributors. The text could be delivered using an online form on the SKS website, by e-mail, or by letter.

Collection Mode

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

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

71 texts in TXT or PDF formats. All texts are also available in HTML format.

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

Possible references to writer name, and other references to direct identifiers or outside sources, such as pictures or blog posts, referring to the writer or possible third parties were removed during anonymisation. Furthermore, indirect identifiers referring to third parties or sensitive content were removed when necessary. If third party names recurred in the text, they were either replaced with pseudonyms or removed. Edits by the FSD are marked with [[double square brackets]].

The data contain texts (N: 71), whose writers gave their content for the text to be archived at the FSD. All the texts (N: 105) are archived at the archive of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS).

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

Finnish Literature Society (SKS) & Kamila, Marjo (University Consortium of Seinäjoki): Body Image and Childhood Memories 2015 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2016-12-05). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3140; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3140

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.

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