Postmemory of Family Separation 2021

The survey explores the mental wellbeing of descendants of Ingric people who have experienced forced emigration, ethnic persecution and family separation in Finland today. The data focuses on the descendants' family relationships and their connection to their Ingric background, as well as on wartime experiences. First, the survey asked about the respondent's family background in Ingria, and then asked about the respondent's personal relationship to being Ingric. Next, the respondent was asked about family history and recollection of past events. Respondents were asked, for example, whether they felt that their parents or grandparents had spoken openly about matters relating to their own Ingric background or, alternatively, had avoided speaking about these matters. Respondents were also asked about forced migrations in their family and about events in the history of their Ingric relatives, for example during the war. For example, respondents were asked whether their parents or grandparents had been separated from their loved ones because of the war or unstable political circumstances. This was followed by similar questions relating to the war period for respondents' parents or grandparents who did not have an Ingria background. The survey also asked about respondents' family relationships and communication within the family. First, respondents were asked to rate how close they felt to their parents. This was followed by statements relating to communication in both the childhood family and the current family. Next, the survey moved on to examine respondents' mental well-being. Respondents were asked questions on issues such as quality of life, life satisfaction, loneliness, trusting people and mood. Finally, respondents were asked to provide background information. Measures used in the survey include Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure - Revised (MEIM-R), War Events Checklist, Thermometer Scale / Feeling Thermometer, Family Communication Scale (FCS), EuroHIS-8 (quality of life indicator), Mental Health Inventory MHI-5 (psychological distress), Sense of Coherence-13 SOC-13. Background variables included the respondent's age, gender, mother tongue, country of birth, marital status, highest level of education, economic activity, religion, number of children and siblings, household's gross annual income, information on living abroad, parents' and grandparents' country of birth and parents' education.

本调查旨在探讨今日芬兰境内遭受强制迁徙、民族迫害及家庭分离的伊格林后人心理健康状况。数据集中聚焦于后人的家族关系及其与伊格林背景的关联，以及对战争经历的回忆。调查首先询问受访者关于其在伊格林的家族背景，随后探讨受访者与伊格林身份的个人联系。接着，受访者被要求描述家族历史及对过往事件的记忆。例如，调查询问受访者是否感觉其父母或祖父母曾公开讨论与自身伊格林背景相关事宜，或者相反，他们是否选择避免谈及这些话题。受访者还被询问家族中的强制迁徙事件，以及伊格林亲属在战争期间的历史。例如，调查询问受访者的父母或祖父母是否因战争或动荡的政治环境与亲人分离。随后，对那些没有伊格林背景的受访者父母或祖父母在战争时期的类似问题也进行了询问。调查还涉及受访者的家庭关系和家庭内部的沟通。首先，受访者被要求评估其与父母的亲密程度。随后，调查转向探讨童年家庭和当前家庭中的沟通情况。接下来，调查转向考察受访者的心理健康状况。受访者被询问关于生活质量、生活满意度、孤独感、信任他人以及情绪等问题。最后，受访者被要求提供背景信息。调查中使用的测量工具包括多组族裔认同量表（修订版）（MEIM-R）、战争事件清单、温度计量表/情感温度计、家庭沟通量表（FCS）、欧洲健康调查-8（生活质量指标）、心理健康量表MHI-5（心理痛苦）、一致感量表-13（SOC-13）。背景变量包括受访者的年龄、性别、母语、出生国家、婚姻状况、最高教育水平、经济活动、宗教信仰、子女和兄弟姐妹数量、家庭年度总收入、海外生活信息、父母和祖父母的出生国家以及父母的教育程度。