On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland
Author(s) / Creator(s)
Isola, Anna-Maria
Virrankari, Lotta
Hiilamo, Heikki
Abstract / Description
By means of qualitative longitudinal material, this article explores meaningfulness during persistent monetary poverty through an integrative framework, which builds upon conceptualisations of meaning in life (coherence, significance, and purpose) and modes of being (labour, work, action). The material consists of 36 autobiographical accounts and their follow-up accounts from 2006 and 2012. The analysis reveals that in the developed welfare state of Finland, prolonged monetary poverty is connected with the propensity for incoherence and a feeling of insignificance, particularly if life is governed by a vicious cycle of scarcity. Prolonged poverty 1) turns aspirations from long-term to short-term goals and frames life as something characterised by negative anticipation and a circular sense of time. Life primarily takes place in private space. It also 2) weakens the sense of belonging and 3) reduces public participation. These are the domains where the meaning in life is constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed. In a developed welfare state, the comprehensive and manageable social security scheme maintains coherence, yet universal social policy actions that enable participation in public activities nourish a sense of significance.
Keyword(s)
welfare state poverty longitudinal qualitative research psychological consequences social consequences meaningfulnessPersistent Identifier
Date of first publication
2021-12-15
Journal title
Journal of Social and Political Psychology
Volume
9
Issue
2
Page numbers
654–670
Publisher
PsychOpen GOLD
Publication status
publishedVersion
Review status
peerReviewed
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Isola, A.-M., Virrankari, L., & Hiilamo, H. (2021). On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 9(2), 654-670. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7615
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Isola, Anna-Maria
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Virrankari, Lotta
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Author(s) / Creator(s)Hiilamo, Heikki
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Date of first publication2021-12-15
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Abstract / DescriptionBy means of qualitative longitudinal material, this article explores meaningfulness during persistent monetary poverty through an integrative framework, which builds upon conceptualisations of meaning in life (coherence, significance, and purpose) and modes of being (labour, work, action). The material consists of 36 autobiographical accounts and their follow-up accounts from 2006 and 2012. The analysis reveals that in the developed welfare state of Finland, prolonged monetary poverty is connected with the propensity for incoherence and a feeling of insignificance, particularly if life is governed by a vicious cycle of scarcity. Prolonged poverty 1) turns aspirations from long-term to short-term goals and frames life as something characterised by negative anticipation and a circular sense of time. Life primarily takes place in private space. It also 2) weakens the sense of belonging and 3) reduces public participation. These are the domains where the meaning in life is constructed, deconstructed, and reconstructed. In a developed welfare state, the comprehensive and manageable social security scheme maintains coherence, yet universal social policy actions that enable participation in public activities nourish a sense of significance.en_US
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Publication statuspublishedVersion
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Review statuspeerReviewed
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CitationIsola, A.-M., Virrankari, L., & Hiilamo, H. (2021). On social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finland. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 9(2), 654-670. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7615en_US
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ISSN2195-3325
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Persistent Identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/5680
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Persistent Identifierhttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.6284
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Language of contenteng
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PublisherPsychOpen GOLD
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Is version ofhttps://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.7615
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Is related tohttps://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.5262
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Is related tohttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2413
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Is related tohttp://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2795
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Keyword(s)welfare stateen_US
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Keyword(s)povertyen_US
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Keyword(s)longitudinal qualitative researchen_US
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Keyword(s)psychological consequencesen_US
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Keyword(s)social consequencesen_US
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Keyword(s)meaningfulnessen_US
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Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)150
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TitleOn social and psychological consequences of prolonged poverty–A longitudinal narrative study from Finlanden_US
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DRO typearticle
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Issue2
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Journal titleJournal of Social and Political Psychology
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Page numbers654–670
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Volume9
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Visible tag(s)Version of Recorden_US