FSD2823 Veteran of Life 2013: Writing Competition

The dataset is (C) available for research only (including Master's, doctoral and Polytechnic/University of Applied Sciences Master's theses). The dataset may not be used for teaching, study (e.g. seminar papers, essays) or other theses (Bachelor's theses or equivalent).

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Study title

Veteran of Life 2013: Writing Competition

Dataset ID Number

FSD2823

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2823

Data Type

Qualitative

Authors

  • Haarni, Ilka (Finnish Association for Mental Health)

Abstract

The data consist of 69 self-administered writings in Finnish, obtained through a writing competition announced in several magazines, email lists, and on the Internet and social media in Finland. The competition was organised by the Finnish Association for Mental Health and the magazine ET-lehti, and was targeted at senior citizens.

In the writing competition invitation, the participants were asked to send about 1-10 pages of text by email on how they had managed to overcome life's crises, what understanding they had gained from them and what brought joy in their lives. The received texts were varied in format and style: diaries, life story narratives, stories written in third person and poems. Crises encountered included poverty, discrimination, problematic relations with relatives, problems in couple relationships, illnesses, death of persons close to the participants, their own or other people's alcohol or drug misuse.

Background information included the participant's age and gender.

The dataset is only available in Finnish.

Keywords

ageing; elderly; life events; old age

Topic Classification

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

  • Finnish Association for Mental Health

Data Producers

  • Finnish Association for Mental Health

Collection Dates

2012-11 – 2013-03-14

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Media unit: Text

Universe

Elderly Finnish people. Target group of the writing competition included people aged over 60.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

The data comprise texts submitted by people participating in the writing competition, which was publicly advertised.

Collection Mode

Self-administered writings and/or diaries: E-mail

Research Instrument

Data collection guidelines: Self-administered writings guide

Data Files

69 texts in RTF and HTML file formats.

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

Identifying information on third persons has been removed from the data on a case-by-case basis.

Five texts were not included in the archived data because of the conditions set by their authors.

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

Haarni, Ilka (Finnish Association for Mental Health): Veteran of Life 2013: Writing Competition [dataset]. Version 1.0 (2013-03-06). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2823

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.

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Yli-Sikkilä, Johanna (2016). Elämä psyykkisesti sairaan lähiomaisena. Narratiivinen tutkimus lähiomaisten kokemuksista psyykkisesti sairastuneen rinnalla. Kokkola: Jyväskylän yliopisto. Kokkolan yliopistokeskus Chydenius. Avoin yliopisto. Sosiaalityön kandidaatintutkielma.

Kauppila, Emmi (2017). Alkoholi suurten ikäluokkien elämänkulussa. Sisällönanalyysi omaelämäkerrallisista kirjoituksista. Kandidaatintutkielma. Yhteiskuntatutkimus. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto.

Kauppila, E. & Hellman, M. (2018). The role of alcohol in baby boomers' biographical accounts. Journal of Aging Studies 46, 37-44. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2018.06.005

Holländer, Eva (2019). Yhteisöllisyys elämänkulussa ikääntyneiden kokemana : narratiivinen tutkimus suurten ikäluokkien yhteisöllisyyden kokemuksista elämänkulun kirjoituksissa. Turku: Turun yliopisto. Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Riiho, Sofia (2019). Simppeli selviytymistarina vai jatkuva prosessi? Masennukselle ja toipumiselle annetut merkitykset toipuneiden narratiiveissa. Jyväskylän yliopisto. Sosiaalityön Pro gradu -tutkielma.

Vehkala, Sohvi (2019). Kriisikokemuksen kertomaa: Iäkkäiden suomalaisten muistoja lapsuudesta vanhuuteen. Turun yliopisto. Kasvatustieteiden tiedekunta. Pro gradu -tutkielma.

Tarja Aaltonen, Lea Henriksson, Tiina Tiilikka, Heli Valokivi ja Minna Zechner (2019) Maisema omaelämäkertakirjoitusten kerronnallisena resurssina. Sosiologia 56(3), 266-281.

Huotari, Irma (2020) Sunnuntailapsia ja lapsuudettomia. Lapsuuden merkityksiä suurten ikäluokkien elämäntarinoissa. Sosiaalityön Pro gradu -tutkielma. Jyväskylän yliopisto.

Kärenlampi, Outi (2020). Narratiivinen tutkielma hyvinvoinnin, toimijuuden ja rakenteiden merkitysten muovautumisesta elämäntarinoissa. Tampereen yliopisto: Sosiaalityön pro gradu -tutkielma.

Ruotsalainen, Suvi. 2020. Resilienssi elämänkulussa. Tulkintoja ajan ja paikan merkityksistä ikääntyvien kirjoitetuissa elämäntarinoissa. Pro gradu -tutkielma. Itä-Suomen yliopisto: Yhteiskuntatieteiden laitos. http://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:uef-20200287

Salminen, Minna (2022). "Miten olenkaan sitä työtä rakastanut!" Työelämäntarinat suurten ikäluokkien naisten elämäntarinoissa. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Yhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta. Pro gradu -tutkielma.

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