Study title

Under 40-year-old Parents' Perceptions of Parenthood 2020

Dataset ID Number

FSD3428

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3428
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3428

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hämäläinen, Minna (University of Eastern Finland)

Abstract

The dataset consists of texts written by parents aged under 40 on their experiences of parenthood. The study aimed to collect data on how parents experience and discuss their parenthood as well as what kinds of feelings parents have towards their children and other family members.

In the writing guidelines, the participants were invited to write about their relationship with their children and other adults in the family and the feelings they experienced relating to parenthood. Additionally, the writers were asked to discuss how their perception of family life had changed after having children and what family meant to them.

Background information included the participant's gender and age. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

children; family life; fathers; mothers; one-parent families; parental role

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (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

• Hämäläinen, Minna (University of Eastern Finland)

Collection Dates

2020-01-22 – 2020-03-08

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People under 40 years old who have children

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The survey was shared on the following social media channels: grapevine communities for different cities (around 10 communities), the Facebook page of Joensuun Perheentalo, and different topics on the vauva.fi discussion forum.

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

Three texts were removed from the archived data because the writer did not consent to the archiving of their text. Additionally, six response containing only the writer's background information was 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

Hämäläinen, Minna (University of Eastern Finland): Under 40-year-old Parents' Perceptions of Parenthood 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-03-05). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3428

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

Hämäläinen, Minna (2022). Tunteellinen vanhemmuus vanhempien kirjoituksissa. Sukupuolentutkimuksen pro gradu -tutkielma. Joensuu: Itä-Suomen yliopisto.