Study title

Experiences of Domestic Violence in Childhood 2024

Dataset ID Number

FSD3934

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3934
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3934

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

• Tuohineva, Anniina (University of Eastern Finland)

Abstract

The data consists of writings by adults who experienced domestic violence as children. In the writings the respondents describe their childhood experiences of violence and how they coped with them.

The written responses sought to obtain answers from persons who had experienced physical or psychological violence from a close relative during childhood. The writing instructions asked respondents to describe the nature of the violence they had experienced and who it was directed at. Respondents were also asked to consider whether the events described had an impact on their current lives and what factors had helped them cope with their experiences of domestic violence.

The background information in the data includes gender, age group, and information on whether the respondent felt they had already overcome their childhood experiences of violence.

Keywords

Adolescents; Childhood; Children; Crime victims; Domestic violence; Family environment

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• General health and well-being (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

• Tuohineva, Anniina (University of Eastern Finland)

Collection Dates

2024-10-17 – 2024-12-01

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Adults who have experienced emotional or physical violence in the family as children.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The data collector spread the call for writing on several Facebook groups and on Instagram. Several organizations/associations shared the call on their own social media pages. In addition, a local free newspaper published a small announcement about the call in its print edition. The call for writing was also shared on the University of Eastern Finland's study community pages.

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

41 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

In FSD, the age of the respondent was categorised from one of the writings. The other writing was anonymised with years, areas of residences and a name of a person.

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

Tuohineva, Anniina (University of Eastern Finland): Experiences of Domestic Violence in Childhood 2024 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-04-07). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3934; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3934

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 Publications

Tuohineva, Anniina (2025) Lapsuuden lähisuhdeväkivallasta selviytyminen. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Yhteiskuntatieteiden laitos, Itä-Suomen yliopisto. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20250450