Study title

Mothers of Grown-up Children 2000

Dataset ID Number

FSD1255

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1255

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt)

Abstract

The data contain the structured parts of a reader survey conducted in 2000 by the weekly supplement NYT of the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. The survey was directed to mothers of grown-up children. Respondents were asked whether they had brought up their children alone or with the father/stepfather and whether they embrace their children when meeting them (physical contact). Opinions on whether they see their children often enough were probed. Questions covered whether children ask for money from their mothers, do mothers have a key to their children's home and vice versa. Respondents were presented with a number of adjectives/statements and asked which ones could be used to describe their children. Mothers also evaluated how well they know their children. Parental behaviour and disciplinary tactics used by the respondents were charted. Respondents were asked what they had taught their children and what kind of activities had they shared with them. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, marital status, the number of children, their age and sex.

The number of respondents was 189. Most respondents were married. Respondents represented a variety of occupations and all socioeconomic groups. The sample is not statistically representative of mothers of grown-up children living in Finland.

Keywords

child care; family life; family relationships; mothers; parent attitude; parent-child relationship; parental role

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Family life and marriage (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Social behaviour and attitudes (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

• Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat. Weekly supplement Nyt)

Data Producers

• Sanoma Corporation

Time Period Covered

2000

Collection Dates

2000-04-07 – 2000-04-27

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Those readers of the NYT supplement of Helsingin Sanomat who are mothers of grown-up children

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The survey was announced to those readers of the NYT supplement who are mothers and whose children are grown up. Respondents volunteered to participate.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

Semi-structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: Finnish.

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Data Version

4.0

Related Datasets

FSD1283 Mothers and Grown-up Children 2000

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

With Internet surveys it is impossible to control whether anyone responds to the survey more than once. The original Internet questionnaire used in the data collection is no longer available.

The survey contained several open-ended questions, the responses to which are not included in the data. Letters sent by readers in connection with the survey and the responses of those who filled in a paper questionnaire are not included.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the 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

Räty, Reetta (Helsingin Sanomat): Mothers of Grown-up Children 2000 [dataset]. Version 4.0 (2018-07-12). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD1255

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

Veistola, Kaarina (2008). Äiti on aina äiti - tutkimus aikuisen lapsen äitiydestä. Jyväskylä: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Räty, Reetta (2000). Ikuinen emo. Helsingin Sanomat, Viikkoliite Nyt 19/2000, 12-17.

Ritva Nätkin (2013) Lasten aikuistuminen ja äitiyden varjot. Teoksessa Elina Virokannas & Sanna Väyrynen (toim.) Varjoja naiseudessa. Kuopio: UNIpress, 18-51.

Nätkin, Ritva (2014). Sukupuoleen ja sukupolveen kasvatetut - äitien reflektioita lastensa aikuistumisesta. Nuorisotutkimus, 32. vuosikerta, 1/2014, 18-33.