Study title

New Students in Universities 2015: First Impressions

Dataset ID Number

FSD3095

Persistent identifier

urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3095

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Akolahti, Pasi (Nyyti ry)
• Lindberg, Annina (Nyyti ry)
• Tuuttila, Leena (Nyyti ry)
• Savolainen, Minna (Nyyti ry)

Abstract

The object of the survey was to chart the first impressions that new university and polytechnic students had about beginning their studies. The survey examined the respondents' views on things related to starting in their new school, such as moving out of their childhood home, learning to live on their own, beginning of their studies, tutoring, student events and alcohol use in student events. Furthermore the respondents' views on their own capability in this new life situation were investigated. All students who began their studies in higher educational institutions in Finland in the fall of 2015 were eligible for the survey.

The first part of the survey charted moving and living conditions of the respondents by asking if they had moved out of their childhood home and/or hometown because of their studies. The respondents were also asked to evaluate how difficult things relating to living, such as finding an apartment and housekeeping were for them. In the next part, the respondents were asked how difficult they found things relating to school and student community, such as getting to know other students or doing their first actual schoolwork. The respondents were also asked about their views on the usefulness of student tutoring.

In the third part, the respondents were asked about their opinion on student events and parties. This was followed by several questions about alcohol use in conjunction with student events. In the last part of the survey, the respondents were asked to evaluate their life management skills in areas such as time management and stress control.

The background variables were the respondents' gender, age, and place of study.

Keywords

educational guidance; higher education institutions; living conditions; residential mobility; student organizations; students; substance use; tutoring

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Higher and further education (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

New Students in Universities: First Impressions

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (A) openly available for all users without registration (CC BY 4.0).

Data Collector

• Nyyti ry

Data Producers

• Nyyti ry

Time Period Covered

2015

Collection Dates

2015-09-02 – 2015-10-02

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

New students in Finnish higher educational institutions who had begun their studies in the fall of 2015.

Time Method

Longitudinal: Trend/Repeated cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Internet-survey on the web page of Nyyti Ry. New students who had begun their studies in the fall of 2015 in Finnish higher educational institutions had the chance to participate in the survey.

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

2.0

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

The open-ended variable for the variable bv3 has been removed from the data. Furthermore, the general question at the end of the questionnaire "Is there anything you would like to add" has been removed. The variable for age (bv2) has been categorized by combining the two youngest age classes.

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

Akolahti, Pasi (Nyyti ry) & Lindberg, Annina (Nyyti ry) & Tuuttila, Leena (Nyyti ry) & Savolainen, Minna (Nyyti ry): New Students in Universities 2015: First Impressions [dataset]. Version 2.0 (2017-07-24). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3095

Deposit Requirement

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Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Savolainen, Minna & Lindberg, Annina & Salo, Gloria & Kauliomäki, Katja & Akolahti, Pasi & Tuuttila, Leena (2016). "Toivon, että tulen pärjäämään". Raportti uusien opiskelijoiden kyselystä 2015. Helsinki: Nyyti ry. http://www.nyyti.fi/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Uusien-opiskelijoiden-kysely-2015-raportti-1.pdf

Related Publications

Savolainen, Minna & Lindberg, Annina & Salo, Gloria & Kauliomäki, Katja & Akolahti, Pasi & Tuuttila, Leena (2016). "Toivon, että tulen pärjäämään". Raportti uusien opiskelijoiden kyselystä 2015. Helsinki: Nyyti ry. http://www.nyyti.fi/wp/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/Uusien-opiskelijoiden-kysely-2015-raportti-1.pdf [viitattu 17.10.2016].

Aromäki, Paula (2020). Alkoholin merkitys yliopisto-opiskelijoiden tapahtumissa - Kehysanalyysi raittiiden ja vähän alkoholia käyttävien näkemyksistä. Tampere: Tampereen yliopisto. Sosiaalipolitiikan kandidaatintutkielma.