18-25-Year-Olds' Experiences of Wearing Face Masks during the COVID-19 Pandemic in Finland 2020-2021

The dataset consists of interviews with people aged 18-25 living in the Finnish capital region, in which the interviewees reflect on their experiences of wearing face masks during the coronavirus pandemic. The research is part of the Citizen Shield project funded by the Academy of Finland. The interviews examined the type of face masks the interviewees have used, why they had chosen to use the type of masks they have used, and what features make certain types of masks good or bad for the interviewee. They were asked about what challenges, if any, the use of face masks had created and whether some features of face masks were perceived as inconvenient or unpleasant. Additionally, the interviewees were asked about situations where wearing a facemask is either easy or difficult. The interviewees were also asked about the reasons why they use face masks. At the end of the interviews, the interviewees were given the opportunity to reflect on their ideal mask in view of possible future pandemics. Background information included the interviewee's gender, age group, occupational status, and the date of the interview. The data were organised into an easy to use HTML version at FSD. The dataset is available only in Finnish.

本数据集由芬兰首都地区18至25岁人群的访谈组成，受访者就其在冠状病毒大流行期间佩戴口罩的经历进行反思。该研究隶属于芬兰科学院资助的公民盾牌项目。访谈内容涵盖受访者所使用的口罩类型、选择该类型口罩的原因，以及哪些特征使得某些类型的口罩对受访者而言优劣分明。受访者还被询问了佩戴口罩所遇到的挑战，以及是否认为某些口罩特征存在不便或不适。此外，受访者还被询问在何种情境下佩戴口罩是容易或困难的。他们还被问及佩戴口罩的原因。在访谈结束时，受访者有机会就未来可能发生的疫情，反思他们理想的口罩样式。受访者背景信息包括性别、年龄段、职业状态以及访谈日期。数据以易于使用的HTML版本在FSD组织。该数据集仅提供芬兰语版本。