FSD3882 Finnish Adolescents' Political Efficacy 2021-2023
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Study title
Finnish Adolescents' Political Efficacy 2021-2023
Dataset ID Number
FSD3882
Persistent identifiers
https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3882https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3882
Data Type
Quantitative
Authors
- Kestilä-Kekkonen, Elina (Tampere University)
- Sipinen, Josefina (Tampere University)
- Tiihonen, Aino (Tampere University)
- Borg, Sami (The Foundation for Municipal Development sr)
- Hannuksela, Venla (Tampere University)
- Kestilä, Laura (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)
- Kekkonen, Maria (Tampere University)
- Korventausta, Miikka (University of Turku & Tampere University)
- Porkkala, Silja (University of Turku & Tampere University)
- Söderlund, Peter (Åbo Akademi University)
- Vadén, Salla (Tampere University)
Abstract
The data is a follow-up study consisting of two different questionnaires designed to find out how family, friends and the school environment influence young people's social attitudes and participation. The data was collected as part of the project "Education, Political Efficacy and Informed Citizenship (EPIC)", funded by the Academy of Finland and The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland.
The first wave of the survey asked, for example, respondents' opinions and thoughts about their schools, classes and teachers, and the teaching methods used in civic education classes. In addition, respondents were asked about their sense of belonging to different groups of people. They were then asked to assess their own skills in different social and political areas and to rate the skills they had acquired in civic education classes in these areas. Interest in and understanding of politics was also asked, as well as their own perceived level of influence.
This was followed by a series of questions relating to the respondent's own life and social issues, and questions about participation in various groups or organizations and other efforts to influence social issues were asked. Further questions were asked about the things respondents see as important to do as an adult and about future voting activity after the age of 18. The question also asked where respondents get information on political and social issues and asked about their thoughts on climate change. Finally, respondents were asked to assess the political views of their own caregivers and the extent to which their perceptions of politics and society have been influenced by different parties.
The second wave was collected two years after the first wave to see how respondents' attitudes had evolved over the two years. The second wave survey consisted of similar questions and statements as the first wave survey. The questionnaire asked, among other things, about respondents' thoughts and opinions on various social and political statements, thoughts about school and teachers, statements about respondents' carers and friends, the extent to which respondents' perceptions of politics and society were influenced by different parties and also about their attempts to influence social issues.
Background variables included, among others, gender, year of birth (categorized), language used at home, how long they have lived in Finland, type of place of residence, parents' education, membership of a church or other religious community, parents' occupation (categorized by ISCO), and degree studied.
Keywords
adolescents; attitudes; civic education; lower secondary schools; participation; political attitudes; political behaviour; political participation; politics; social attitudes; social influence; social systems
Topic Classification
- Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
- Political behaviour and attitudes (CESSDA Topic Classification)
- Compulsory and pre-school education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Series
Individual datasetsDistributor
Finnish Social Science Data Archive
Access
The dataset is (D) available only by permission from the data depositor/creator.
Data Collector
- Kestilä-Kekkonen, Elina (Tampere University)
- Sipinen, Josefina (Tampere University)
- Tiihonen, Aino (Tampere University)
- Borg, Sami (The Foundation for Municipal Development sr)
- Kestilä, Laura (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare)
- Kekkonen, Maria (Tampere University)
- Korventausta, Miikka (University of Turku & Tampere University)
- Porkkala, Silja (University of Turku & Tampere University)
- Söderlund, Peter (Åbo Akademi University)
- Vadén, Salla (Tampere University)
Funders
- Academy of Finland (323608)
- The Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland (156786)
Time Period Covered
2020 – 2023
Collection Dates
- 2020-12-14 – 2021-05-10
- 2023-02-01 – 2023-03-12
Nation
Finland
Geographical Coverage
Finland
Analysis/Observation Unit Type
Individual
Universe
Finnish- and Swedish-language pupils attending the 9th grade of comprehensive school in Finland in the 2020-2021 school term
Time Method
Longitudinal: Cohort/Event-based
Sampling Procedure
Non-probability: Purposive
Other sampling procedure
In the first wave, the sampling was carried out using a two-stage purposive cluster sampling. In the second wave, those who submitted their contact information (name/date of birth/email/phone number) in the first wave were contacted by letter (address information with name and date of birth obtained from Digital and Population Data Services Agency), email and SMS.
Collection Mode
Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI) (For the first wave, the survey was collected during one lesson. The students first watched a five-minute introductory video and then completed an electronic questionnaire. For the second wave, those who gave permission to be contacted in the first wave were contacted by email, telephone and letters with a link to the online survey.)
Research Instrument
Structured questionnaire
Data File Language
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Data Version
1.0
Completeness of Data and Restrictions
The researcher has anonymised the data and removed any variables that might be identifying.
Weighting
The data include two weight variables (paino1 and paino2). The data are weighted not only for the number of ninth-graders in the municipality, but also for language, so that the first weight variable (paino1) relates the weight of Swedish-speaking respondents in the analyses to their share of all ninth-graders (in 2020, 5.9% of all ninth-graders in the country were in Swedish-language education). In the second weight variable (paino2), which is used to compare Finnish- and Swedish-speaking pupils, respondents are weighted in relation to the number of ninth-graders in the municipality for both language groups separately.
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Bibliographical Citation
Kestilä-Kekkonen, Elina (Tampere University) & Sipinen, Josefina (Tampere University) & Tiihonen, Aino (Tampere University) & Borg, Sami (The Foundation for Municipal Development sr) & Hannuksela, Venla (Tampere University) & Kestilä, Laura (Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare) & Kekkonen, Maria (Tampere University) & Korventausta, Miikka (University of Turku & Tampere University) & Porkkala, Silja (University of Turku & Tampere University) & Söderlund, Peter (Åbo Akademi University) & Vadén, Salla (Tampere University): Finnish Adolescents' Political Efficacy 2021-2023 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2024-12-31). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3882; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3882
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