Study title

Social Research Students' Views on Forming Political Opinions 2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3426

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3426
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3426

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Helin, Tiina (Tampere University)

Abstract

This dataset consists of 12 texts written by social research students at Tampere University on their voting behaviour and the formation of their political opinions. The data were originally collected for a Bachelor's thesis.

In the writing guidelines, the respondents were presented with questions to help guide their writing. The questions prompted the students to describe, for instance, the political topics they usually discussed with their fellow students and the kind of effect these conversations had had on their political opinions and voting behaviour. Additionally, the students were asked to describe how strong their own political party preference had been before starting their studies and whether their studies had affected their preference. The guidelines also instructed the students to write about the influence of their childhood home environment on their political ideology and behaviour.

Background information included the respondent's gender, age group and voting behaviour during the previous parliamentary elections. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

ideologies; political attitudes; political participation; social networks; students; voting; voting behaviour

Topic Classification

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

• Helin, Tiina (Tampere University)

Collection Dates

2020-02-12 – 2020-03-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Social research students at Tampere University

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The invitation to write was shared through various channels for Tampere University students, such as the social research student organisation's mailing list and Facebook page.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based (Penna textual data collection tool)

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

12 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

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The data were collected for the purposes of academic or literary expression. Some personal information essential for the reuse of the data, such as indirect identifiers referring to the writer, was purposely not removed.

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

Helin, Tiina (Tampere University): Social Research Students' Views on Forming Political Opinions 2020 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2020-11-17). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3426; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3426

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Special Terms and Conditions for Access

The data may contain indirect identifiers. When publishing quotations from the data, users need to consider very carefully in each specific case what information needs to be removed or altered according to research ethical guidelines.

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

Helin, Tiina (2020) Opiskelija, kuka muodostaa poliittisen mielipiteesi?: Ympäristön muodostama yksityinen päätös. Yhteiskuntatutkimuksen kandidaatintutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta, Tampereen yliopisto.http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202004273859