Study title

Physiological Responses to Dyadic Decision-Making Interaction 2019

Alternative Title

Participation, joint decision making and social interaction deficits (VOIS) 2019

Dataset ID Number

FSD3485

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3485
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3485

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Stevanovic, Melisa (University of Helsinki. Faculty of Social Sciences)
• Tuhkanen, Samuel (University of Helsinki)
• Järvensivu, Milla (University of Helsinki)
• Valkia, Kaisa (University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The data were collected in a laboratory environment where the participants were divided into pairs and completed various tasks related to dyadic decision-making. The participants' physiological responses to the tasks were measured during the decision-making interaction. The data consist of the time stamps designating when decision-making took place during the interaction and electrodermal activity measured from the participants at these times. During the tasks, the pairs were instructed to come up with suitable adjectives to match the nouns given to them. A comparative design was used to conduct the study. In total, 30 pairs participated in the study: half of the pairs had one participant who had been diagnosed with depression (15 participants), while the other half did not (forming the control group).

The data were collected as part of the 'Participation, joint decision making and social interaction deficits' (VOIS) project. The aim of the project was to utilise an experimental design to examine interaction phenomena connected to joint decision-making. The VOIS project also included other data collections, such as survey data, which are not archived at FSD. The research project was funded by the Academy of Finland and University of Helsinki.

The data consist of two types of CSV files: data collected from pairs and from individual participants. The CSV files containing data from pairs include information on the interactional events that occurred during the tasks. The information consists of the type of the interactional event (adjective proposal, non-acceptance or acceptance), starting and ending times for the event, and speaker (which participant initiated the event).

The files containing data from the individual participants include the time stamp for when a significant change (increase or decrease) in the participant's electrodermal activity (EDA) was triggered (skin conductance responses, SCR), and what the participant's electrodermal activity was at that time. The two types of CSV files can be examined together by using pair and participant IDs and the time stamps.

Background variables included a pair ID and information on whether the participant had been diagnosed with depression. More information on the study and the CSV files is available in Finnish in the related materials of the dataset (bgF3485_fin.pdf).

Keywords

decision making; depression; mental health; physiological effects; social interaction

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science 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

• Tuhkanen, Samuel (University of Helsinki)
• Järvensivu, Milla (University of Helsinki)
• Valkia, Kaisa (University of Helsinki)

Time Period Covered

2019

Collection Dates

2019-01 – 2019-05

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Group

Universe

People interested in the study

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

The participants were reached by sharing advertisements for the study through social media. Those who were interested in participating in the study were asked to complete a preliminary information form. Based on the form, the researchers contacted suitable participants. The participants were selected so that they formed different target groups for research on state of mind. The participants who had been diagnosed with depression were diagnosed by a specialist.

Collection Mode

Laboratory observation

Content coding

Physical measurements and tests

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Discussion guide

Participant tasks

Data collection guidelines: Observation guide

Technical instrument(s)

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Data Version

1.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The archived data consist only of the electrodermal activity data collected for the research project.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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

Stevanovic, Melisa (University of Helsinki) & Tuhkanen, Samuel (University of Helsinki) & Järvensivu, Milla (University of Helsinki) & Valkia, Kaisa (University of Helsinki): Physiological Responses to Dyadic Decision-Making Interaction 2019 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-01-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3485

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

Stevanovic M, Tuhkanen S, Järvensivu M, Koskinen E, Savander E, Valkia K (2021) Physiological responses to proposals during dyadic decision-making conversations. PLoS ONE 16(1): e0244929. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0244929