FSD3509 Mental Resilience of Finnish People II 2020

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Study title

Mental Resilience of Finnish People II 2020

Alternative Title

Suomalaisten jaksaminen koronakriisissä

Dataset ID Number

FSD3509

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3509
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3509

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

  • Church Research Institute

Abstract

The survey charted the concerns and feelings of security and safety of people living in Finland during the coronavirus crisis. This second part of the survey was conducted in May 2020, when the partial loosening of COVID restrictions had been announced. The first part of the survey was conducted in April 2020, when the coronavirus restrictions were at their strictest. The April 2020 survey data are also available at FSD (dataset FSD3508 Mental Resilience of Finnish People I 2020).

Themes of the survey included stress and strain experienced by the respondents, their social networks, and their views on the role of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland in supporting people during the coronavirus crisis. First, the respondents were asked what had brought them comfort during the crisis, and their personal well-being and close relationships were examined with questions on, for example, whether they were regularly in contact with others, had friends they could openly talk to about their worries, and would be willing to help people close to them if needed. Views on safety and security in society were surveyed next with questions on whether the respondents thought people's indifference towards coronavirus restrictions created insecurity, whether news headlines caused fear for them, and whether they were suspicious of all news because they could potentially be fake news.

The respondents were also asked which institutions or groups, such as the Finnish government, health officials, the church, parishes and other religious organisations, or their own family and relatives, they thought were the most significant in creating a feeling of security for them. Stress and strain experienced by the respondents were examined with questions on, for example, whether they were worried about their own financial situation or health, loneliness, an increase in domestic violence, or the situation of health care professionals. The respondents' views were charted on how important various actions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland, such as providing spiritual support, food assistance, or online church services, had been during the crisis. They were also asked whether they had used the services or received assistance provided by the church during the crisis, as well as whether they were a member of a church or a religious community and how often they prayed. Finally, the respondents' daily social interaction with others was surveyed, and they were asked how often in the past month they had felt, for example, unhappy, depressed, or lonely.

Background variables included the respondent's gender, NUTS3 region of residence, type of municipality of residence, age, marital status, size of household, level of education, income of the respondent and the household, and economic activity and occupational status.

Keywords

COVID-19; anxiety; bacterial and virus diseases; church; interpersonal relations; psychological well-being; resilience; social interaction; social networks; trust; well-being (health)

Topic Classification

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

  • Kantar TNS Finland

Time Period Covered

2020

Collection Dates

2020-05-06 – 2020-05-11

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People aged over 15 residing in Finland

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Quota

The sample was drawn from among Kantar TNS Finland panel members, who had been recruited through targeted phone calls, social media campaigns, postal surveys, phone surveys, events, and other channels. Self-recruitment, i.e. independently applying for the panel, is not possible. The panel sample is representative of the population based on distributions of gender, age (15-24, 25-34, 35-49, 50-79), and region of residence (capital region, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Western Finland, and Northern and Eastern Finland).

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

80 variables and 1215 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Related Datasets

FSD3508 Mental Resilience of Finnish People I 2020

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

To prevent identification of individuals, the largest values in variable q21 denoting household size were combined.

Weighting

The data have been weighted to represent the population based on distributions of gender, age, and region of residence.

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

Church Research Institute: Mental Resilience of Finnish People II 2020 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-09-14). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3509

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

Salomäki, Hanna (2020) Suomalaisten jaksaminen koronakriisissä. https://evl.fi/documents/1327140/50112189/Suomalaisten+jaksaminen+koronakriisiss%C3%A4_koronan+uusintakysely_saavutettava.pdf/3ca90cc9-6fc7-5ca8-2dca-e72aa2f5adf1?t=1596613471083. Viitattu 1.10.2021.

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Salomäki, Hanna: Suomalaisten jaksaminen koronakriisissä. Seurantakysely [verkkodokumentti]. Raportti 24.6.2020. Tampere: Kirkon tutkimuskeskus. https://evl.fi/documents/1327140/50112189/Suomalaisten+jaksaminen+koronakriisiss%C3%A4_koronan+uusintakysely_saavutettava.pdf/3ca90cc9-6fc7-5ca8-2dca-e72aa2f5adf1?t=1596613471083 [viitattu 9.2.2021]

Salminen, Veli-Matti (2021): Seurakuntatyö pitkittyneessä poikkeustilassa. Raportti kirkon työntekijöiden ja luottamushenkilöiden koronakyselystä 2021. https://evl.fi/documents/1327140/50112189/Raportti+KTK+koronakyselyst%C3%A4+2021_Saavutettava2.pdf/8bbd3528-7bb1-1ccb-acac-12604e78abf2?t=1615545968213

Salminen, Veli-Matti (2021): "Tärkeintä lienee toivo". Kirjoitus Maan suola -verkkolehdessä 11.3.2021. https://maansuola.fi/tarkeinta-lienee-toivo/

Salminen, Veli-Matti (2021): Mitä koronakriisi merkitsi seurakuntien toimintakulttuurille? Kirjoitus Dino-verkkolehdessä 6.6.2021. https://dinolehti.fi/2021/06/mita-koronakriisi-merkitsi-seurakuntien-toimintakulttuurille/

Martikainen, Oona (2022). Suomalaisten psyykkinen kuormittuneisuus koronapandemian aikana. Sosiaalisten taustamuuttujien ja sosiaalisen tuen rooli. Yhteiskuntatutkimuksen kandidaatintutkielma. Tampere: Tampereen Yliopisto.

Viljanen, Noora (2024). Koetun sosiaalisen tuen yhteys taloudelliseen kuormittuneisuuteen koronakriisin aikana. Yhteiskuntatieteiden pro gradu -tutkielma. Kuopio: Itä-Suomen yliopisto. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20240706

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