Study title

Role of Media in Everyday Life and One Day Media Diaries 2021

Dataset ID Number

FSD3607

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3607

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Finnish Literature Society. Archive

Abstract

The dataset consists of media diaries in which the participants described their media use on 10 March 2021. Additionally, the participants could write about the role of media in their everyday lives. The data collection was conducted by the University of Lapland and the University of Helsinki. The Finnish Literature Society previously carried out the One Day Media Diaries data collection in 2001, data from which are also available at FSD (FSD1306 One-Day Media Diaries 2001).

The participants described what media they used, followed, watched, listened to, or read on 10 March 2021, and how they used media to communicate with others. The participants also reflected on the feelings and thoughts that the media they encountered and interacted with during the day evoked in them. The goal was to find out what role and significance different media had in the participants' lives both in the present and in the past. The diaries also include writing on the media that the participants perceive to be important parts of their everyday lives. Media in the data include newspapers, literature, radio, television, internet, and social media.

Background information included the participant's gender, date of birth, occupation, and municipality of residence.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

advertising; book use; communications; internet; mass media; mass media use; media literacy; newspapers; press; radio; television

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Media (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

• Finnish Literature Society

Collection Dates

2021-03-10 – 2021-04-10

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Individuals who were willing and able to participate in the study

Time Method

Cross-section ad-hoc follow-up

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The invitation to participate in the study was targeted at all individuals in Finland. The invitation was published on the webpage of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS).

Collection Mode

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

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Paper

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: Web-based

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

72 files in ODT or PDF 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

Related Datasets

FSD1306 One-Day Media Diaries 2001

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

82 texts were received in response to the writing invitation. This dataset consists of the 72 responses where the writer consented to the archiving of their text at FSD. The complete dataset is available from the archive of the Finnish Literature Society (SKS). The data archived at FSD do not include pictures as these were not deposited at FSD.

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

Finnish Literature Society: Role of Media in Everyday Life and One Day Media Diaries 2021 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2022-06-15). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3607

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 identifiers that have not been anonymised (e.g. person names, information on place of residence, names of work places and such). 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.

FSD has not been informed of any publications related to the data.