The Psychology of Vengeance > Main Measurement January 2013
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Main Measurement January 2013
Project Number
103.1
Abstract
In January 2013, the LISS panel was presented the questionnaire about vengeance.
In December 2012, a random sample of 2490 panel members was presented a “preliminary question”, which announced the research scheduled for January. Panel members who had read the announcement (2033; response percentage 81.6%), were selected for the questionnaire (of this group, 4 panel members dropped out in the interim).
Question
In December 2012, a random sample of 2490 panel members was presented a “preliminary question”, which announced the research scheduled for January. Panel members who had read the announcement (2033; response percentage 81.6%), were selected for the questionnaire (of this group, 4 panel members dropped out in the interim).
Question
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
07-01-2013
End date
29-01-2013
Researcher
Elshout, M.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2013 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-zty-bh49
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Preliminary Question
Codebook in Dutch
Codebook in English
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | preloaded |
| je13a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| je13a001 | Assignment of conditions | preloaded |
| je13a002 | Can you give one example of what you consider to be a typical act of revenge? | directly measured |
| je13a003 | When was the last time that you had feelings of vengeance towards a specific person? | directly measured |
| je13a004 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. (ex-)partner | directly measured |
| je13a005 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. father | directly measured |
| je13a006 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. mother | directly measured |
| je13a007 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. child | directly measured |
| je13a008 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. sibling | directly measured |
| je13a009 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. other family members | directly measured |
| je13a010 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. a friend | directly measured |
| je13a011 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. a girlfriend (not a partner) | directly measured |
| je13a012 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. boss | directly measured |
| je13a013 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. colleague | directly measured |
| je13a014 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. neighbors | directly measured |
| je13a015 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. acquaintance (not a friend) | directly measured |
| je13a016 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. strangers | directly measured |
| je13a017 | Towards which people did you ever (so not just on the last occasion) have feelings of vengeance? Multiple answers permitted. other person, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a018 | other person, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a019 | When was the last time that you actually took revenge on someone? | directly measured |
| je13a020 | And when was the last time that someone else took revenge on you? | directly measured |
| je13a021 | Are you planning to take revenge on anyone in the near future? | directly measured |
| je13a022 | When was the last time that you had a vengeance fantasy about a specific person? | directly measured |
| je13a023 | How long ago did this incident occur? | directly measured |
| je13a024 | Was the other person a man or a woman? | directly measured |
| je13a025 | How old was the other person at that time? | directly measured |
| je13a026 | How old were you at that time? | directly measured |
| je13a027 | Who was the other person? | directly measured |
| je13a028 | other family member, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a029 | other person, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a030 | How often did you see the other person before the incident occurred? | directly measured |
| je13a031 | Can you indicate which of these figures best illustrates your relationship with the other person before the incident? | directly measured |
| je13a032 | How many people were present when the incident occurred, aside from yourself and the other person? | directly measured |
| je13a033 | Who were these other people? | directly measured |
| je13a034 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? humiliation | directly measured |
| je13a035 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? hurt | directly measured |
| je13a036 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? anger | directly measured |
| je13a037 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? shame | directly measured |
| je13a038 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? disappointment | directly measured |
| je13a039 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? sadness | directly measured |
| je13a040 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? fear | directly measured |
| je13a041 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? contempt | directly measured |
| je13a042 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions, following the incident you described? vengeance | directly measured |
| je13a043 | I felt (yet) another emotion, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a044 | To what extent was it possible to react to the other person at that very moment? | directly measured |
| je13a045 | How offensive do you consider the other person’s behavior to be? | directly measured |
| je13a046 | I have often thought back on what the other person did. | directly measured |
| je13a047 | I could not stop thinking about what the other person did. | directly measured |
| je13a048 | I kept rerunning in my mind what the other person did. | directly measured |
| je13a049 | Did you have any vengeance fantasies after this incident? | directly measured |
| je13a050 | How did you feel after the [fantasy / fantasies]? | directly measured |
| je13a051 | Did you consider actually carrying out the [fantasy / fantasies]? | directly measured |
| je13a052 | How many people were present at the moment of your revenge action, aside from yourself and the other person? | directly measured |
| je13a053 | Who were these people? | directly measured |
| je13a054 | Were these the same people that were present at the time of the other person’s behavior? | directly measured |
| je13a055 | To what extent was your reaction a planned action? | directly measured |
| je13a056 | To what extent did you wait for the right moment to carry out your action? | directly measured |
| je13a057 | How much time passed between the behavior of the other person and your revenge action. I reacted... | directly measured |
| je13a058 | How bad do you find your revenge action? | directly measured |
| je13a059 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? guilt | directly measured |
| je13a060 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? regret | directly measured |
| je13a061 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? shame | directly measured |
| je13a062 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? sadness | directly measured |
| je13a063 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? anger | directly measured |
| je13a064 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? feelings of vengeance | directly measured |
| je13a065 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? derision | directly measured |
| je13a066 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? pride | directly measured |
| je13a067 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? happiness | directly measured |
| je13a068 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? satisfaction | directly measured |
| je13a069 | To what degree did you feel the following emotions after your revenge action? triumph | directly measured |
| je13a070 | I felt (yet) another emotion, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a071 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to prevent any repetition? | directly measured |
| je13a072 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to hurt the other as much as he/she hurt you? | directly measured |
| je13a073 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to make the other suffer as much as possible? | directly measured |
| je13a074 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to make clear to the other that you are not to be pushed around? | directly measured |
| je13a075 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to let the other know that he/she hurt you by his/her behavior? | directly measured |
| je13a076 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to regain your sense of self-esteem? | directly measured |
| je13a077 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - wanted to lessen your own pain? | directly measured |
| je13a078 | To what extent did you take revenge because you... - gave in to an impulse? | directly measured |
| je13a079 | There was (yet) another reason for my revenge action, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a080 | You did not take revenge on the other person. Are you still planning to do so? | directly measured |
| je13a081 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - you haven’t had the opportunity yet? | directly measured |
| je13a082 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - you settled the issue with the other? | directly measured |
| je13a083 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - it suddenly didn’t feel necessary anymore? | directly measured |
| je13a084 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - you were afraid you might regret it? | directly measured |
| je13a085 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - you were afraid that the other would then take revenge on you again? | directly measured |
| je13a086 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - you did not want to stoop to the level of the other person? | directly measured |
| je13a087 | To what extent did you not take revenge because... - taking revenge seemed pointless to you? | directly measured |
| je13a088 | There was (yet) another reason why I haven’t taken revenge, namely... | directly measured |
| je13a089 | To what degree do you still have vengeance feelings towards the other person, at this moment? | directly measured |
| je13a090 | How often do you still see the other person nowadays? | directly measured |
| je13a091 | Please indicate which of the figures below best illustrates your current relationship with the other person. | directly measured |
| je13a092 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| je13a093 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| je13a094 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| je13a095 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| je13a096 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| je13a097 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| je13a098 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| je13a099 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| je13a100 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| je13a101 | duration of questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Main Measurement January 2013
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Main Measurement January 2013Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members 2029 (100%)Non-response: 262 (12.9%)
Response: 1767 (87.1%)
Complete: 1738 (85.7%)
Incomplete: 29 ( 1.4%)
Collection Events
Period
07-01-2013 to 29-01-2013
Sample
Panel members that were selected following the announcement in December.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Real-life revenge may not effectively deter norm violations The Journal of Social Psychology, 160(3), 390-399; Elshout, M.,
et al.