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Structure of Social Network

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Duration of Relationship, Frequency of Contact, and
Change of Relationship with Network Partners

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Frequency of Contact:
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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 7 (B1unet) rec/table 8 (B1ust) | - | IP: Psycho rec/table 207 (B3unet) rec/table 208 (B3ust) | IP: Psycho rec/table 307 (B4unet) rec/table 308 (B4ust) | IP: Psycho rec/table 407 (B5unet) rec/table 408 (B5ust) | IP: Psycho rec/table 507 (B6unet) rec/table 508 (B6ust) | -

The duration of relationship, frequency of contact and changes of relationship using network partners of the BASE participants were assessed with items adapted from the Social Networks in Adult Life Questionnaire (Kahn & Antonucci, 1980). Participants were asked to give the following details about each network partner mentioned: Gender, age, place, frequency of contact (in time 1: nine point scale; 1 = never, 9 = daily; at time 2 and 3: five point scale; 1 = not at all, 5 = very often) and change in the relationship over the last five years (3 point scale; 1 = stayed the same, 2 = got worse, 3 = improved).

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

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Frequency of Contact:
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, names for Time 5 have the prefix b5, and names for Time 6 have the prefix b6.

| BASE items / variables | English translation | Variable names Time 1 | Variable names Time 3 | Variable names Time 4 | Variable names Time 5 | Variable names Time 6
1. | Seit wann kennen Sie X? | Since when have you known X? | b1ndauer | + | + | + | +
2. | Wie oft haben Sie Kontakt mit X? | How often do you come in contact with X? |
Telefonate | Telephone calls | b1nktkt1 | - | - | - | -
Besuche / Treffen | Visits / meetings | b1nktkt2 | - | - | - | -
Briefe / Karten | Letters / cards | b1nktkt3 | - | - | - | -
3. | (Hat sich die) Beziehung während der letzten 5 Jahre (verändert)? | Has the relationship changed over the past 5 years? | b1nchnge | + | + | + | +
4. | Während der vergangenen 4 Wochen: | In the past four weeks: |
Wie häufig hat X von sich aus Kontakt mit Ihnen aufgenommen? | How often did X get into contact with you by his/ her own initiative? | - | b3vonx | + | - | +
Wie häufig haben Sie Kontakt mit X aufgenommen? | How often did you get into contact with X? | - | b3vonst | + | - | +

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Frequency of Contact:
Raw Constructs Created in BASE

Note:
According to the design, names for Time 1 have the prefix b1, names for Time 3 have the prefix b3,
names for Time 4 have the prefix b4, names for Time 5 have the prefix b5, and names for Time 6 have the prefix b6.

Constructs | Construct names Time 1 | Construct names Time 3 | Construct names Time 4 | Construct names Time 5 | Construct names Time 6
Duration of relationship
1. | b1ndm | b3ndm | b4ndm | b5ndm | b6ndura
Mean
2. | b1nds | - | - | - | -
Standard deviation
Change of relationship
1. | b1nchnge | - | - | - | b6nchnge
Raw value
Frequency of contact: Telephone calls
1. | b1ntelm | - | - | - | -
Mean
2. | b1ntels | - | - | - | -
Sum score
Frequency of contact: Visits
1. | b1ndirm | - | - | - | -
Mean
2. | b1ndirs | - | - | - | -
Sum score
Frequency of contact: Letters
1. | b1nbrf | - | - | - | -
Mean
Contact by letter only: Number of persons
1. | b1nnbrf | - | - | - | -
Sum score
No contact or less than once a year: Number of persons
1. | b1nkein | - | - | - | -
Sum score

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