Controlled Interaction Diary. Primary data from a longitudinal empirical study.
Social PsychologyAuthors(s) / Creator(s)
Asendorpf, JensAbstract
Presents an application of the KIT (Kontrolliertes Interaktions-Tagebuch, controlled interaction diary) method. Psychologically significant social interactions in a specific observation period were documented. Social relationships were diagnosed via the aggregation of a series of a subject's interactions with the same person. Personality characteristic were identified by aggregating the subject's personal relationships. Strict checks were established to minimize the interference of retrospective memories. Nevertheless, the KIT was shown to be a practical tool. In a longitudinal study, 144 college students maintained a daily diary for 3 weeks in the first semester while 114 college students did the same in the second semester. The quality of individual close relationships and significant relationship types (such as heterosexual peer relationships) was recorded with high reliability. Comparisons with relationship and personality questionnaires revealed a satisfactory validity.
Persistent Identifier
https://doi.org/10.5160/psychdata.afjs95in09Year of Publication
2004Funding
German Research FoundationCitation
Asendorpf, J. (2004). Controlled Interaction Diary. Primary data from a longitudinal empirical study. (Version 1.0.0) [Data and Documentation]. Trier: Research Data Center at ZPID. https://doi.org/10.5160/psychdata.afjs95in09Study Description
Research Questions/Hypotheses:
Research Design:
Fully Standardized Survey Instrument (provides question formulation and answer options); repeated measurements
Measurement Instruments/Apparatus:
The test subjects described all relevant daily interactions with others (time, place, interaction partner, interaction particulars) by means of an interaction questionnaire. They described their interaction partner using a separate questionnaire. Additional written directions gave specific instructions concerning how the subjects were to complete the questionnaire.
Data Collection Method:
Data collection in the absence of an experimenter
- Mail Survey
Population:
College students
Survey Time Period:
Longitudinal analysis: 2 measurements separated by 6 months (initial measurement time in 1994/1995; follow-up measurement time in 1995/1996)
Sample:
Convenience sample
Gender Distribution:
54,9% female subjects (n=79)
45,1% male subjects (n=65)
Age Distribution: 18 - 23 years
Spatial Coverage (Country/Region/City): Germany
Subject Recruitment:
1st-semester freshman at Humboldt University, Berlin with varying majors
Sample Size:
144 individuals
Return/Drop Out:
144 subjects took part in the initial measurement. Of these, 114 took part in the experiment's 2nd measurement.
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| Asendorpf, J. B. & Wilpers, S. (1999). KIT - Kontrolliertes Interaktions-Tagebuch zur Erfassung sozialer Interaktionen, Beziehungen und Persönlichkeitseigenschaften. Diagnostica, 45, 82-94. (Online verfügbar unter URL: http://www.psychologie.hu-berlin.de/per) PSYNDEX |