Helsingin Sanomat Loneliness Survey 2014

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dc.contributor.affiliationYhteiskuntatieteiden tiedekunta - Saari, Juho
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Eastern Finland - Kauhanen, Jussi
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Eastern Finland - Karhunen, Leila
dc.contributor.affiliationAalto University - Lagus, Krista
dc.contributor.affiliationDiaconia University of Applied Sciences - Kainulainen, Sakari
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Helsinki. Centre for Consumer Society Research - Pantzar, Mika
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Turku - Erola, Jani
dc.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Turku - Junttila, Niina
dc.contributor.affiliationFinnish Institute of Occupational Health - Müller, Kiti
dc.contributor.affiliationFinnish Institute of Occupational Health - Huhta, Jaana
dc.contributor.affiliationTampere University. Faculty of Social Sciences - Saari, Juho
dc.contributor.authorSaari, Juho
dc.contributor.authorKauhanen, Jussi
dc.contributor.authorKarhunen, Leila
dc.contributor.authorLagus, Krista
dc.contributor.authorKainulainen, Sakari
dc.contributor.authorPantzar, Mika
dc.contributor.authorErola, Jani
dc.contributor.authorJunttila, Niina
dc.contributor.authorMüller, Kiti
dc.contributor.authorHuhta, Jaana
dc.contributor.authorSaari, Juho
dc.coverage.spatialFinland
dc.coverage.temporal2014-03-01 - 2014-06-30
dc.date.accessioned2024-10-09T10:08:40Z
dc.date.available2024-10-09T10:08:40Z
dc.date.issued2020-09-16
dc.descriptionThis survey charted Finnish experiences of loneliness. The survey was conducted by the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat in 2014 (N: 27,851). Themes of the survey included, among others, the circumstances and consequences of loneliness, satisfaction with life and well-being. The survey included an open-ended question q9 "What does loneliness feel like?", which can be utilised in qualitative analysis. Open-ended responses are only available in Finnish. First, the circumstances and consequences of loneliness in the respondents' lives were examined. The number of the respondents' close friends, i.e. friends with whom they could share the good and bad in life in confidence, was surveyed. The respondents were asked in which situations they had experienced loneliness in the past two years (e.g. with their spouse, children or friends, during holidays, at work) as well as in which stages of life they had experienced loneliness (e.g. as a child or an adult). They were also asked whether they had experienced loneliness during a specific season of the year in the past two years. The consequences of loneliness were charted with questions relating to whether the respondents had experienced, for example, frequent illnesses, unemployment, gambling, comfort eating or depression because of loneliness. Next, factors that had significantly helped the respondents alleviate loneliness in the past two years were surveyed (e.g. alcohol or drug use, the Internet, eating, immersing themselves in work, taking care of pets or other animals, exercise, time spent with family or friends). Feelings of loneliness, depression, failure, happiness and being loved or in love in the past 12 months were charted. Additionally, the respondents were asked how well various statements described them. The statements included, for instance, that the respondents felt unhappy because they were doing things alone, felt that no one really understood them, felt that it was hard for them to make friends, thought that they lived a goal-oriented and meaningful life, thought that they were a good person and lived a good life, and thought that others respected them. The respondents' satisfaction with specific domains of life, such as standard of living, personal health and personal safety, was also examined. Finally, the respondents' well-being was surveyed with questions on, for example, smoking, alcohol use, exercise habits and weight loss. Background variables included, among others, the respondent's gender, marital status, age, weight, height, sufficiency of income, highest level of education, subjective social class, NUTS3 region of residence and municipality of residence for municipalities with over 34,000 inhabitants.
dc.disciplineSocial sciences
dc.identifierhttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3360
dc.identifier.urihttp://localhost:4000/handle/123456789/4853
dc.languageFinnish
dc.rightsRequest access
dc.rights.licenseOther (Not Open)
dc.subjectyksinäisyys
dc.subjectihmissuhteet
dc.subjectmielenterveys
dc.subjectsosiaaliset suhteet
dc.subjectläheiset
dc.subjectystävät
dc.subjecthuolenpito
dc.subjecttunteet
dc.subjectsosiaalinen tuki
dc.subjecthyvinvointi
dc.subjectsyrjäytyminen
dc.subjecthuono-osaisuus
dc.subjecttoimeentulo
dc.subjectfriends
dc.subjectinterpersonal relations
dc.subjectloneliness
dc.subjectmental health
dc.subjectquality of life
dc.subjectsocial disadvantage
dc.subjectsocial exclusion
dc.subjectsocial support
dc.subjectwell-being (health)
dc.subjectTasa-arvo, eriarvoisuus ja syrjäytyminen
dc.subjectSosiaalinen käyttäytyminen ja asenteet
dc.subjectEquality, inequality and social exclusion
dc.subjectSocial behaviour and attitudes
dc.titleHelsingin Sanomat Loneliness Survey 2014

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