Inter-personal effects of crying > Part 1

Single Wave Study

General Information

Title
Part 1
Project Number
99.1
Abstract
This study consists of questions concerning aggression, empathy and social bonding. It also incorporates an experiment into the effect of seeing emotional faces on answer behavior.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
04-10-2010
End date
27-10-2010
Note
Pictures used in the questions of this study are shown in Appendix A and B (link).
Researcher
Vingerhoets, A.J.J.M., Millings, A., Theodoridou, A., Cornelius, R.R., Schaafsma, J., Van Der Klei, M.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2013 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-x56-4b5d

Datasets and documentation

View Documentation

Codebook in Dutch
Codebook in English
Appendix containing the emotion picture materials utilized in this study.

Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label Variable Type
nomem_encrNumber of household member encryptedpreloaded
fh10a_mYear and month of the field work periodconstructed
fh10a001Experimental condition: What questions were askedpreloaded
fh10a002Experimental condition: What emotion photo was used as a prime?preloaded
fh10a003How long has it been since you last cried?directly measured
fh10a004To what extent do you consider this person to be... happy?directly measured
fh10a005To what extent do you consider this person to be... sad?directly measured
fh10a006To what extent do you consider this person to be... angry?directly measured
fh10a007To what extent do you consider this person to be... attractive?directly measured
fh10a008To what extent do you consider this person to be... nice?directly measured
fh10a009To what extent do you consider this person to be... happy?directly measured
fh10a010To what extent do you consider this person to be... sad?directly measured
fh10a011To what extent do you consider this person to be... angry?directly measured
fh10a012To what extent do you consider this person to be... attractive?directly measured
fh10a013To what extent do you consider this person to be... nice?directly measured
fh10a014Please complete the following words. BOOdirectly measured
fh10a015Please complete the following words. HAAdirectly measured
fh10a016Please complete the following words. TRAdirectly measured
fh10a017Please complete the following words. NEGdirectly measured
fh10a018Please complete the following words. KWAdirectly measured
fh10a019Please complete the following words. SLAdirectly measured
fh10a020Please complete the following words. WOEdirectly measured
fh10a021Please complete the following words. VERdirectly measured
fh10a022Please complete the following words. HUIdirectly measured
fh10a023Please complete the following words. GEWdirectly measured
fh10a024How should mr. De Vries be punished?directly measured
fh10a025Sometimes I can be agressive when necessarydirectly measured
fh10a026Anger is a useful emotion for medirectly measured
fh10a027Once in a while you have to show your teeth if you want to come ahead in this worlddirectly measured
fh10a028The first fund receives…directly measured
fh10a029The second fund receives…directly measured
fh10a030The third fund receives…directly measured
fh10a031Choose the figure that, at this moment, best describes to what extent you feel connected to other people.directly measured
fh10a032I have a strong need to belong to a groupdirectly measured
fh10a033I can not handle being alone very welldirectly measured
fh10a034I really am a chummy type of persondirectly measured
fh10a035At this moment, are you involved in a (romantic) relationship?directly measured
fh10a036For how long have you been in this relationship now? number of years:directly measured
fh10a037For how long have you been in this relationship now? number of months (max. 11):directly measured
fh10a038Were you ever in a relationship before?directly measured
fh10a039How long did your longest relationship last? number of years:directly measured
fh10a040How long did your longest relationship last? number of months (max. 11):directly measured
fh10a041I worry that romantic partners won’t care about me as much as I care about them.directly measured
fh10a042I want a close relationship with my partner, but I always withdraw myself.directly measured
fh10a043I am nervous when partners get too close to me.directly measured
fh10a044My desire to be very close sometimes scares people away.directly measured
fh10a045I try to avoid getting attached to my partner.directly measured
fh10a046I greatly need the reassurance from my partner that he/she loves me.directly measured
fh10a047I do not often worry about being abandoned.directly measured
fh10a048I find that my partner(s) do not want to get as close as I would like.directly measured
fh10a049I usually discuss my problems and concerns with my partner.directly measured
fh10a050I get frustrated when partners are not there when I need them.directly measured
fh10a051It helps to turn to my romantic partner in times of need.directly measured
fh10a052I focus on my partner for many things, including comfort and reassurance.directly measured
fh10a053My friend’s emotions don’t affect me muchdirectly measured
fh10a054After being with a friend who is sad about something, I usually feel saddirectly measured
fh10a055I can understand my friend’s happiness when she/he does well at somethingdirectly measured
fh10a056I get frightened when I watch characters in a good scary moviedirectly measured
fh10a057I get caught up in other people’s feelings easilydirectly measured
fh10a058I find it hard to know when my friends are frighteneddirectly measured
fh10a059I don’t become sad when I see other people cryingdirectly measured
fh10a060Other people’s feelings don’t bother me at alldirectly measured
fh10a061When someone is feeling ‘down’ I can usually understand how they feeldirectly measured
fh10a062I can usually work out when my friends are scareddirectly measured
fh10a063I often become sad when watching sad things on TV or in filmsdirectly measured
fh10a064I can often understand how people are feeling even before they tell medirectly measured
fh10a065Seeing a person who has been angered has no effect on my feelingsdirectly measured
fh10a066I can usually work out when people are cheerfuldirectly measured
fh10a067I tend to feel scared when I am with friends who are afraiddirectly measured
fh10a068I can usually realise quickly when a friend is angrydirectly measured
fh10a069I often get swept up in my friend’s feelingsdirectly measured
fh10a070My friend’s unhappiness doesn’t make me feel anythingdirectly measured
fh10a071I am not usually aware of my friend’s feelingsdirectly measured
fh10a072I have trouble figuring out when my friends are happydirectly measured
fh10a073Could you estimate how many times you have cried the last four weeks?directly measured
fh10a074Was it difficult to answer the questions?directly measured
fh10a075Were the questions sufficiently clear?directly measured
fh10a076Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?directly measured
fh10a077Was it an interesting subject?directly measured
fh10a078Did you enjoy answering the questions?directly measured
fh10a079Starting date questionnaireconstructed
fh10a080Starting time questionnaireconstructed
fh10a081End date questionnaireconstructed
fh10a082End time questionnaireconstructed
fh10a083Duration questionnaire in secondsderived

Questions

Questionnaire: Effects Crying Part 1

The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.

Browse Effects Crying Part 1

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members 7428 (100.0%)
Non-response: 2057 (27.7%)
Response: 5371 (72.3%)
Complete: 5339 (71.9%)
Incomplete: 32 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
04-10-2010 to 27-10-2010
Sample
Panel members aged 16 years or older.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.