Life Processes of Finnish Young Adults 2001

The survey focused on the life processes and life satisfaction of Finnish young adults. The respondents were persons who had participated in a life process study conducted by Maijaliisa Rauste-von Wright in 1984. The year 1984 study is not archived at the Finnish Social Science Data Archive. The first theme pertained to life satisfaction. The respondents were asked whether they were satisfied with their life in general, their social relationships and their work. The reasons why they were satisfied or unsatisfied were charted. Some questions focused on what work or lack of it meant for the respondents, what leisure time activities they had and whether they thought they had enough leisure. The next theme pertained to the respondents' values and what was important for them. The respondents were asked how important a number of things (for example, work, good social relationships, good health, acting for the human rights, possibility to have hobbies, money/property, religious beliefs) were for them. Future expectations were charted by asking how hopeful they felt their future looked, what were the possible threats or reasons for hopefulness, what were their goals for the future and why. Views were probed on what things they thought were important to the Finns in general. Further questions covered social relationships and violence. The respondents were asked about their couple relationships, children and satisfaction in the current couple relationship. They were asked whether they had been subjected to mental or physical abuse or had been in a situation where such abuse had occurred and how they themselves had reacted. Opinions on whether violence was ever acceptable were charted. Finally, the respondents' smoking habits, alcohol use and illegal drug use and reasons for the use were charted with several questions. The respondents were also asked whether they followed any particular life style, for instance, vegetarianism, boycotting international companies, sustainable development, religious belief etc. Background variables included the respondent's gender, marital status, occupation, and job.

本调查聚焦于芬兰年轻成人的生活过程及其生活满意度。受访者包括1984年由Maijaliisa Rauste-von Wright主持的生活过程研究参与者。1984年的研究并未存档于芬兰社会科学数据档案馆。首个主题涉及生活满意度，受访者被询问其对生活的整体满意度、社交关系及工作的满意程度，并记录下其满意或不满意的原因。部分问题集中于对受访者而言工作或无工作意味着什么，他们的休闲活动以及他们是否认为自己拥有足够的休闲时间。接下来，主题转向受访者的人生价值观及其重要性，受访者被询问诸如工作、良好的人际关系、健康、维护人权、从事业余爱好、金钱/财产、宗教信仰等多方面事物对其的重要性。通过询问他们对未来的期望，记录下他们对未来前景的乐观程度、可能的威胁或乐观的原因、他们的未来目标及其原因。调查还涉及芬兰人普遍认为重要的事物。进一步的问题涵盖了社交关系和暴力，受访者被询问其伴侣关系、子女以及当前伴侣关系的满意度。他们被问及是否遭受过心理或身体虐待，或是否处于可能发生此类虐待的情境中，以及他们自身的反应。关于暴力是否在任何情况下都可以接受的观点也被记录下来。最后，通过多个问题，记录下受访者的吸烟习惯、酒精使用和非法药物使用及其原因。受访者还被询问是否遵循任何特定的生活方式，例如素食主义、抵制国际公司、可持续发展、宗教信仰等。背景变量包括受访者的性别、婚姻状况、职业和职位。