FSD3584 Finnish Memories of Childhood Fears 2020-2021

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Study title

Finnish Memories of Childhood Fears 2020-2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3584

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3584
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3584

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

  • Malinen, Antti (Tampere University. Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences)

Abstract

The dataset consists of self-administered written texts on childhood fears. Participants were invited to write about their childhood fears and about the places to which their childhood fears were connected. The study aimed to collect data about the places where participants remembered experiencing fear and anxiety during their childhoods. The experiences of fear and anxiety could be unwanted or purposefully sought out. The data were collected as part of two research projects. The first project, which was funded by the Academy of Finland, studied children's abilities to process feelings of insecurity. The second project was funded by Kone Foundation and it investigated the significance of peer relationships in children's lives.

The writing guidelines included questions to facilitate writing. Participants were asked whether they had avoided certain places due to fear, whether someone had warned them against or frightened them about certain places, and whether they had deliberately sought out suspense and fear when they were children. Participants were also invited to describe the ways in which they had tried to cope with the frightening places and situations and to consider whether their gender had affected their childhood experiences of fear.

Background information included the participant's gender, age group, and the type of municipality the participant had lived in during childhood. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

anxiety; child development; childhood; children; early childhood; emotional states; fear; memory

Topic Classification

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

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

Data Collector

  • Malinen, Antti (Tampere University. Centre of Excellence in the History of Experiences)

Collection Dates

2020-12-07 – 2021-10-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Individuals with memories of childhood fears

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

8 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 participant, were left in the archived data on purpose. The data were checked at FSD and no identifiers which needed to be removed were found.

One participant's text appeared in the data six times, with each version slightly longer than the previous one. Only the longest version of the text was included in the archived 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

Malinen, Antti (Tampere University): Finnish Memories of Childhood Fears 2020-2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-03-31). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3584

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 Tooltip

Pusa, Maija-Katariina (2023). ”Minulla oli luokassa turvallinen olo”: Lapsuuden pelot ja turvallinen opettajuus. Kasvatustieteiden kandidaatintutkielma. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:tuni-202304204023

Savolainen, Saija (2024) 'Lapsuuden pelot kulkevat jossain muodossa aina meidän mukanamme”: Tulkintoja pelottavista ja traumaattisista kokemuksista sekä toimijuudesta omassa lapsuudessa. Yhteiskuntatutkimuksen kandidaatintutkielma. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Karhu, Julia (2024). Pelon seitsemän aihetta lapsuudessa. Kasvatustieteen kandidaatintutkielma. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto.

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