Study title

Writings about Experiences of Shame at Work 2024

Dataset ID Number

FSD3891

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3891
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3891

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Mäkiniemi, Jaana-Piia (Tampere University & University of Helsinki)

Abstract

The data consists of writings in which respondents describe the situations in which they have experienced shame or embarrasing moment at work.

In an open writing invitation, respondents were asked to write a description/story, as detailed as possible, of a situation in their work where they experienced shame. If the respondent wished to write about more than one situation of shame, he/she was asked to fill in a separate response form for each. The respondent was allowed to write in any way he/she wished, highlighting the issues that he/she considered important. In the writing invitation, the respondents were instructed to write about, for example, what they thought the situation was about, what happened, who was involved, how the situation developed and/or what they believed was the cause of their own feelings of shame.

As background information, the respondents were asked about their gender, age group at the time of the incident, job title and nature of employment. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD.

Keywords

self-esteem; working conditions; workplace; workplace bullying

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Occupational health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Working conditions (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

• Mäkiniemi, Jaana-Piia (Tampere University & University of Helsinki)

Collection Dates

2024-03-05 – 2024-05-31

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People who have experienced shame or embarrasing moment at work

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The writing invitation was distributed through newspaper advertisements in Tamperelainen and Uusimaa (18.5.2024), the researcher's own social media channels LinkedIn, Facebook and X, and the University of Tampere's intra-news, which was addressed to both staff and students. In addition, the study had its own website where the writing invitation was available.

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

207 writings 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

During the archiving process, the names of the workplaces were removed from the writings. In addition, less common job titles and, where appropriate, the exact sector of activity were also generalised.

A total of 249 writings were received, of which 208 were authorised by the author to be archived. One response was removed from the archived data set because the author set specific conditions in his text for the use of his writing.

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

Mäkiniemi, Jaana-Piia (Tampere University & University of Helsinki): Writings about Experiences of Shame at Work 2024 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2024-11-29). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3891; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3891

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.

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