Study title

Female Gamers' Experiences of Prejudice 2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3427

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3427
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3427

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Seppälä, Milla (Tampere University)

Abstract

This dataset consists of 14 writings by female gamers on their experiences of prejudice. The participants were women who have faced prejudice, belittlement or criticism while playing video games or otherwise related to their gaming.

In the invitation to write, the respondents were presented with some questions to help with writing. The respondents were asked about the effects their gender had had on their gaming, how people close to them felt about them playing video games, how often they experienced prejudice and who was prejudiced against them. The respondents were also offered a chance to describe what kinds of conflicts their gaming had caused in their lives. Additionally, the respondents were asked to specify the kinds of video games they played.

Background information included, for instance, the respondent's gender, age, education, employment status, marital status and time spent gaming.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

digital games; gender role; prejudice; sex discrimination

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Gender and gender roles (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Leisure, tourism and sport (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Time use (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

• Seppälä, Milla (Tampere University)

Collection Dates

2020-02-13 – 2020-03-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Female gamers residing in Finland

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

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

14 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 reviewed at FSD and contain no identifiers.

Two writings are missing from the archived data, because they contained only the background information of the respondents.

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

Seppälä, Milla (Tampere University): Female Gamers' Experiences of Prejudice 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2020-09-10). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3427

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

Seppälä, Milla (2020) "Muistan isäni joskus sanoneen, ettei tytöt pelaa videopelejä": Videopelejä pelaavien naisten kokemuksia pelaamisen hyvistä ja huonoista puolista. Kandidaatin tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta, Tampereen yliopisto.

Keränen, Petteri (2022) Digitaalisia pelejä pelaavien naisten kohtaamat ennakkoluulot pelikulttuurissa. Maisterintutkielma. Humanistinen tiedekunta, Helsingin yliopisto. http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:hulib-202212134061