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Evaluation of Social Network

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships

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Satisfaction with Social Relationships

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
  - Additional Information

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Satisfaction with Social Relationships:
General Information

When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intensive Protocol (IP) | -
Questionnaire | IP: Social relationships | - | IP: Social relationships | IP: Social relationships | IP: Social relationships | IP: Social relationships | -
SIR Data bank | IP: Psycho rec/table 1 (P1data) rec/table 2 (P1const) | - | IP: Psycho rec/table 201 (P3data) rec/table 202 (P3const) | IP: Psycho rec/table 301 (P4data) rec/table 302 (P4const) | IP: Psycho rec/table 401 (P5data) rec/table 402 (P5const) | IP: Psycho rec/table 501 (P6data) rec/table 502 (P6const) | -

Satisfaction with social relationships was assessed with items (adapted) from the Social Relationships in Adult Life Questionnaire (Kahn & Antonucci, 1980). Participants were asked three single questions about their satisfaction with friendship relationships, family relationships, and relationships in general.
In addition participants were asked whether they had broken off contact with any relatives. And, if this was the case, who those persons were (see: Negative aspects of social relationships). These answers were coded in terms of type of relationship.

Literature: Smith & Baltes, 1996, 1999; Wagner, Schütze, & Lang, 1996, 1999; Schütze & Lang, 1993

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
  - Additional Information

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Satisfaction with Social Relationships:
Items used in BASE

Note:
According to the design, variable names for Time 1 have the prefix b1, names for Time 3 have the prefix b3,
names for Time 4 have the prefix b4, and names for Time 5 have the prefix b5.

| Original items | Translation used in BASE | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 5 | Variable names Time 6
1. | How satisfied are you with your friendships - the things you do together with your friends and how you get along with them? | Wie zufrieden sind Sie mit Ihren Freundschaften - mit den Dingen, die Sie mit ihren Freunden zusammen tun, und wie Sie miteinander auskommen? | b1ifrdg | + | + | + | b6zufr1
1.a | If participant cannot report a friendships: How satisfied are you with this situation? | Falls ST über keine Freundschaften berichten kann: Wie zufrieden sind Sie mit dieser Situation? | - | - | - | - | b6zufr1a
2. | How satisfied are you with your family life - the time you spend and the things you do with members of your family? | Und wie zufrieden sind Sie mit Ihrem Familienleben - mit der Zeit, die Sie mit Ihrer Familie zusammen verbringen, und den Dingen, die Sie gemeinsam tun? | b1ifamg | + | + | + | b6zufr2
2.a | If participant doesn't have a familiy: How satisfied are you with this situation? | Falls ST keine Familie (mehr) hat: Wie zufrieden sind Sie mit dieser Situation? | - | - | - | - | b6zufr2a
3. | Finally, think about all the relationships you have. How satisfied are you with the things you do together, and the way you get along? * | Wenn Sie jetzt zum Schluß noch einmal über alle Beziehungen nachdenken, die Sie zu anderen Menschen haben. Wie zufrieden sind Sie mit den Dingen, die Sie zusammen tun und wie Sie miteinander auskommen? | b1isobg ** | + | + | + | b6zufr3

- * This item is an adaptation of the first two items and was specifically developed for BASE.
  ** Due to later modification of the questionnaire, this variable is not available for part of the sample at the first measurement point (Time 1).

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
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Negative Aspects of Social Relationships

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
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  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
  - General Information
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Negative Aspects of Social Relationships:
General Information

When? | Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Time 4 | Time 5 | Time 6 | Time 7
Where? | Intensive Protocol (IP) | - | - | - | Intensive Protocol (IP) | Intensive Protocol (IP) | -
Questionnaire | IP: Social relationships | - | - | - | IP: Social relationships | IP: Social relationships | -
SIR Data bank | IP: Psycho rec/table 1 (P1data) rec/table 2 (P1const) | - | - | - | IP: Psycho rec/table 1 (P1data) rec/table 2 (P1const) |  | -

Negative aspects of social relationships were assessed within the social relationships questionnaire of the intensive protocol only at Time 1. Participants were asked four single questions concerning negative aspects of social relationship: (1) demands, (2) time-budgeting, (3) offenses, and (4) how many persons constantly get participant upset (the latter three developed in the BASE project group, see items used in BASE). Remarks which were made spontaneously by participants when answering the fourth question (e. g. "My daughter...") were noted and coded in terms of the type of relationship. Therefore, for some of the participants there is additional information about who constantly upsets them. Also, there is information, if participants had broken contact to any relatives (1 = no, 2 = yes) and who those persons were.

Literature: Smith & Baltes, 1996, 1999; Wagner, Schütze, & Lang, 1996, 1999; Schütze & Lang, 1993

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
  - Additional Information

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Negative Aspects of Social Relationships:
Items used in BASE

Note:
According to the design, names for Time 1 have the prefix b1, names for Time 5 have the prefix b5, and names for Time 6 have the prefix b6.

| Original items used in BASE | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 5 | Variable names Time 6
1. | Wie ist es mit den Anforderungen, die andere Menschen an Sie stellen? Was würden Sie sagen? | What do you think about the demands other people put on you? Are they... | b1ianfo * | - | -
2. | Haben Sie das Gefühl, daß Ihre Familie zu wenig Zeit für Sie hat? | Do you have the feeling your family does not spend enough time with you? | b1ifamz ** | - | -
3. | Haben Sie das Gefühl, daß Ihre Freunde und Bekannten zu wenig Zeit für Sie haben? | Do you have the feeling that your friends and acquaintances do not spend enough time with you? | b1ifrdz ** | - | -
4. | Wir haben jetzt sehr viel über Ihre Beziehung zu anderen Menschen geredet. Gibt es auch Leute, über die Sie sich dauernd ärgern müssen? Sie brauchen nicht zu sagen, wer das ist, sondern nur die Anzahl. | We have talked a lot about your relationships with other people. Is there anyone who constantly upsets you? You don't have to say who it is, just tell me the number of the people. | b1iaerg *** | - | -
5. | Haben Sie Verwandte, zu denen der Kontakt abgerissen ist? | Do you have any relatives who you lost contact with? | b1iverw ** | - | -
Ist in den letzten 12 Monaten jemand, der Ihnen nahestand, auf andere Art aus Ihrem Leben getreten, z.B. weil einer von Ihnen umgezogen ist oder weil einer von Ihnen den Kontakt abgebrochen hat? | Did you lose touch with anyone, who was close to you for other reasons, such as moving or stopping contact? | - | b5abg3 | b6abg3
Anzahl von Beziehungsabbruch | Number of lost contacts | - | - | b6nabbr
Grund für Beziehungsabbruch | reason for lost contacts | - | - | b6abg4g
6. | Wer ist das? **** | Who? **** | (See next table) | (s. nächste Tabelle) | b6abg4b
Name | name | - | - | b6abg4n
ID | ID | - | - | b6abg4id

- Answers' codings:
  * Three-point-scale (1 = too many, 3 = too few)
  ** Yes / No
  *** Number
  **** Type of relationship (coded as: 2 = partner; 3 = daughter; 4 = son; 5 = granddaughter; 6 = grandson; 7 = daughter-in-law; 8 = son-in-law; 9 = sister; 10 = brother; 11 = other family member; 12 = friend; 13 = neighbour; 14 = acquaintance; 15 = paid helper; 16 = honourus helper; 17 = mother; 18 = father; 19 = other persons; 20 = deceased partner; 21=divorced partner; 22 = adopted/step/fostered daughter; 23 = adopted/step/fostered son).

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
  - General Information
  - Items used in BASE
  - Additional Information

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Negative Aspects of Social Relationships:
Additional Information in BASE

Note:
According to the design, names for Time 1 have the prefix b1 and names for Time 5 have the prefix b5.

Constructs | Construct names Time 1 | Construct names Time 5 | Construct names Time 6
Annoying persons (Number)
Relatives | b1iaergv | - | -
Non relatives | b1iaergs | - | -
Relatives participant has lost touch with (Number)
Children | b1iverwk | + | -
Siblings | b1iverwg | + | -
Other relatives | b1iverws | + | -

- Satisfaction with Social Relationships
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  - Items used in BASE
- Negative Aspects of Social Relationships
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  - Items used in BASE
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