Study title

Ninth-Graders' Views on Happiness 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3403

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3403
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3403

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Kulha, Saija (Tampere University. Faculty of Education and Culture)
• Huttunen, Sari (Tampere University. Faculty of Education and Culture)

Abstract

This dataset consists of 28 texts written by ninth-graders on what affects their happiness. The data were collected as part of research that charts ninth-graders' connection with nature through a questionnaire (the Nature Relatedness Scale) and writings on happiness. The data were originally collected as a paper questionnaire during the school day. The dataset consists of the writings as copied by the researchers and converted into digital format (text files).

The ninth-graders were asked to write a coherent account or description of the things that affected their happiness. Central themes that emerged in the pupils' writings were, among others, family, friends, nature and hobbies. Many of the ninth-graders also wrote about the effect of health, school and a safe living environment on their happiness.

The dataset does not contain any background information on the participants. The written texts in this qualitative dataset can be connected to the quantitative dataset FSD3402 Ninth-Graders' Connection with Nature 2019, which is also archived at FSD. The qualitative texts can be connected to the responses in the quantitative dataset with a unique personal code number that was given to each respondent. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

adolescents; family life; friends; happiness; hobbies; lower secondary education; natural environment; parents; satisfaction

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• General health and well-being (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Youth (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

• Kulha, Saija (Tampere University)
• Huttunen, Sari (Tampere University)

Collection Dates

2019-09-20 – 2019-10-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland, Northern and Eastern Finland, Western Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Ninth-graders in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Emails regarding the research were sent to several lower secondary school principals and teachers. The schools that responded to the emails and were chosen for the research were located in Western, Northern and Eastern Finland. For each school, one contact person was named, and they chose which classes would participate in the research. Depending on the contact person's (=teacher's) lessons and workload, one to three classes participated from each school.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Paper

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

28 files in TXT format. Additionally, the data were organised into an easy to use HTML version and a CSV version.

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

Related Datasets

FSD3402 Ninth-Graders' Connection with Nature 2019

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The researcher collected the data without any personal information and further anonymised the data by removing indirect identifiers.

The pupils originally wrote the texts on paper. The researchers then copied the texts and converted them into digital format (text files). The archived dataset does not include the handwritten texts.

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

Kulha, Saija (Tampere University) & Huttunen, Sari (Tampere University): Ninth-Graders' Views on Happiness 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-10-26). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3403

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 Materials

Huttunen, Sari & Kulha, Saija (2020). 'Luonto vain jotenkin antaa minulle iloa ja energiaa silloin, kun olen vähän allapäin.': Yhdeksäsluokkalaisten luontosuhde ja sen ilmeneminen heidän kertomuksissaan onnellisuudesta. Kasvatustieteen pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202002142105

Related Publications

Huttunen, Sari & Kulha, Saija (2020) 'Luonto vain jotenkin antaa minulle iloa ja energiaa silloin, kun olen vähän allapäin.': Yhdeksäsluokkalaisten luontosuhde ja sen ilmeneminen heidän kertomuksissaan onnellisuudesta. Kasvatustieteen pro gradu -tutkielma. Tampereen yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202002142105

Markkanen, Markku (2021) Näkökulmia onnellisuuteen - onnellisuuden kokemiseen vaikuttavia asioita nuorten kertomana. Kasvatustieteen proseminaarityö. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Simolin, Tiina (2023) Nuorten onnellisuus: Hyvinvointi ja mielenterveys nuorten kertomuksissa. Yhteiskuntatieteiden kandidaatintutkielma. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Uusitalo, Emilia (2023). Yhdeksäsluokkalaiset nuoret oman onnellisuutensa määrittelijöinä. Erityispedagogiikan pro gradu -tutkielma. Turun yliopisto.

Komonen, Pinja (2024). "Koulukin on kivaa kun on kavereita". Näkökulmia 9.-luokkalaisten kertomuksissa onnellisuudesta. Kasvatustieteiden kandidaatin tutkielma. Turku: Turun yliopisto.