Study title

Women's Experiences of Body Positive Selfie Production 2018

Dataset ID Number

FSD3525

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3525

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Hynnä-Granberg, Kaisu (University of Turku. School of History, Cultural and Art Studies)

Abstract

The dataset consists of self-administered written texts and interviews on body positivity and the lupanäkyä ("permission to be visible") campaign and hashtag on social media. The lupanäkyä hashtag was part of the Vaakakapina ("Rebellion against scales") movement launched by the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE). The study was conducted as part of the Sexuality and Play in Media Culture research project, and it was funded by the Academy of Finland (project number 309382).

The data were collected in two phases. In the first phase, a writing invitation was shared in the Jenny ja läskimyytinmurtajat Facebook group. The writing invitation prompted participants to describe what the lupanäkyä hashtag and the selfies that they had posted under the hashtag had meant for them. In the second phase of data collection, the individuals who had taken part in the first phase of the study were interviewed. During the interviews, the participants' relationship with social media and selfies, as well as their use of social media were examined. The participants were also asked about the image that they had shared under the lupanäkyä hashtag, for example, what was the image like and how did they decide which image to share under the hashtag. All interviewees had not posted an image of themselves under the lupanäkyä hashtag.

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

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

appearance (looks); body posivity; communities; personal identity; photography; self-esteem; social media

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Humanities (Fields of Science Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (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

• Hynnä-Granberg, Kaisu (University of Turku. School of History, Cultural and Art Studies)

Collection Dates

2017-11-09 – 2018-03-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Members of the Facebook group Jenny ja läskimyytinmurtajat ("Jenny and the fat myth busters")

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The writing invitation was shared in the Facebook group Jenny ja läskimyytinmurtajat. Respondents were asked to send their conributions by email. Those who responded to the writing invitation were interviewed in the second phase of data collection.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: E-mail

Face-to-face interview

Research Instrument

Interview scheme and/or themes

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

10 files in ODT 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 anonymised by the researcher. The researcher replaced the names included in the data with pseudonyms. Additionally, other identifying information, such as the names of workplaces or places of study, have been replaced with more general terms.

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

Hynnä-Granberg, Kaisu (University of Turku): Women's Experiences of Body Positive Selfie Production 2018 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2021-09-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3525

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

Hynnä, Kaisu (2018) Lupanäkyä - kehopositiiviset selfiet affektiivisena käytäntönä. Katsausartikkeli. Lähikuva 31:3, 65-72.

Related Publications

Hynnä-Granberg, Kaisu (2021) 'Why can't I take a full-shot of myself? Of course I can!' Studying selfies as socio-technological affective practices. Feminist Media Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/14680777.2021.1886139.

Hynnä, Kaisu (2019) 3.3 Media ja kehoihanteet - selfiet self-helpinä. Teoksessa Iida Kukkonen, Tero Pajunen, Outi Sarpila & Erica Åberg. Ulkonäköyhteiskunta. Ulkoinen olemus pääomana 2000-luvun Suomessa. Into Kustannus, 177-191.

Hynnä, Kaisu (2018) Lupanäkyä - kehopositiiviset selfiet affektiivisena käytäntönä. Katsausartikkeli. Lähikuva 31:3, 65-72.