Study title

Substance Abuse Treatment: Therapists' Gender Roles 2008

Dataset ID Number

FSD2694

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2694

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Abstract

The data are part of Substance Abuse Treatment series, which comprises datasets that can be used in both quantitative and qualitative research.

This dataset was collected as an internet survey for drug and alcohol counsellors in Finnish outpatient clinics. The survey included four sections. The first section focused on the respondents' background. Questions covered the treatment method or approach the respondents themselves mostly used and how important they thought some often used methods or approaches were. Opinions were probed on whether the respondents would prefer to work with members of one sex over the other. The respondents were asked whether they had experienced sexual violence or abuse, had been exposed to someone's alcohol or drug problem as a child, had been interested in helping people as a child and whether they had personal experience of recovering from substance abuse. The respondents' religiosity and enthusiasm for their work were investigated.

In the second section, the respondents were requested to indicate on a seven point scale how well a number of characteristics described them (e.g. conscientious, firm, willing to take risks).

In the third section, the respondents were presented with statements relating to gender equality (e.g. "Society has reached a point in which men and women have equal opportunities to succeed") and asked to what extent they agreed or disagreed with them.

The final section had vignette questions describing three hypothetical clients with similar problems but differing backgrounds. The respondents were asked to pick six adjectives from a list to describe each client.

Background variables included, among others, the respondent's age, gender, marital status, sexual orientation, education and job title.

Keywords

alcoholism; childhood; drug abuse; equal opportunity; occupational choice; rehabilitation; sexual identity; social services; social workers

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Specific social services: use and availability (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Substance Abuse Treatment

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere. Department of Social Policy and Social Work)

Time Period Covered

2008

Collection Dates

2008

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Drug and alcohol counsellors working in Finnish outpatient clinics

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The online questionnaire was sent to 546 therapists working in Finnish outpatient clinics.

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Research Instrument

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

1.0

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

Saarnio, Pekka (University of Tampere): Substance Abuse Treatment: Therapists' Gender Roles 2008 [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2012-01-19). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2694

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

Artkoski, Tytti & Saarnio, Pekka (2013). Therapist's Gender and Gender Roles. Impact on Attitudes toward Clients in Substance Abuse Treatment. Journal of Addiction. Volume 2013. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/591521