The Association between Relational Orientation, Personality, Culture and Life Satisfaction in the Netherlands
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
The Association between Relational Orientation, Personality, Culture and Life Satisfaction in the Netherlands
Abstract
This study aims to explore how relational orientation relates to personality domains and life satisfaction in the multicultural Dutch context.
In February 2013, the Immigrant panel was presented a questionnaire on relational orientation. Part 1 of the questionnaire consists of open questions. Due to the privacy issues of the data these open answers were not included in the dataset and are only available upon request.
In February 2013, the Immigrant panel was presented a questionnaire on relational orientation. Part 1 of the questionnaire consists of open questions. Due to the privacy issues of the data these open answers were not included in the dataset and are only available upon request.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Note
Reference to immigrant panel data in text:
This paper makes use of data of the immigrant panel of the MESS (Measurement and Experimentation in the Social Sciences) project administered by CentERdata (Tilburg University, The Netherlands).
This paper makes use of data of the immigrant panel of the MESS (Measurement and Experimentation in the Social Sciences) project administered by CentERdata (Tilburg University, The Netherlands).
Researcher
Adams, Byron, Van De Vijver, F.J.R., De Bruin, Gideon
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2013 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University
Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
Cross-Cultural Psychology at Tilburg University
Statistics Netherlands (CBS)
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-2zq-yxfn
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch.
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label | Variable Type |
|---|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of household member encrypted | directly measured |
| id13a_m | Year and month of the fieldwork period | directly measured |
| id13a001 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Best friend (not your partner) | directly measured |
| id13a002 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Grandfather | directly measured |
| id13a003 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Neighbor you get along with well | directly measured |
| id13a004 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Mother | directly measured |
| id13a005 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Brother | directly measured |
| id13a006 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Your best high school teacher | directly measured |
| id13a007 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Antillean/Aruban group | directly measured |
| id13a008 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Chinese group | directly measured |
| id13a009 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Dutch (autochtone) group | directly measured |
| id13a010 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Indonesian group | directly measured |
| id13a011 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Moroccan group | directly measured |
| id13a012 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Surinamese group | directly measured |
| id13a013 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: The Turkish group | directly measured |
| id13a014 | Use a number of 1 to 15 to indicate how close you feel to the person: Other Western European groups | directly measured |
| id13a015 | I am a person with my own will. | directly measured |
| id13a016 | My personal opinion is important to me. | directly measured |
| id13a017 | I live my life independently of others. | directly measured |
| id13a018 | I do my own thing. | directly measured |
| id13a019 | I am a unique individual. | directly measured |
| id13a020 | I am successful because of my abilities. | directly measured |
| id13a021 | I am responsible for my decisions. | directly measured |
| id13a022 | I solve difficult problems I experience in my own way. | directly measured |
| id13a023 | Who I am as a person is very important to me. | directly measured |
| id13a024 | I enjoy doing things for myself. | directly measured |
| id13a025 | I try to maintain harmony. | directly measured |
| id13a026 | I enjoy sharing things. | directly measured |
| id13a027 | I find it important to contribute towards the wellbeing of humanity. | directly measured |
| id13a028 | I feel obligated to help even when I cannot. | directly measured |
| id13a029 | I believe that being tolerant is important. | directly measured |
| id13a030 | I think that cooperation is important. | directly measured |
| id13a031 | It is my responsibility to preserve the planet for future generations. | directly measured |
| id13a032 | I think it is important to be respectful. | directly measured |
| id13a033 | I can make an impact on the world. | directly measured |
| id13a034 | My major mission is social justice. | directly measured |
| id13a035 | My personal happiness is dependent on the happiness of the people who are close to me. | directly measured |
| id13a036 | The needs of people close to me come before my own personal needs. | directly measured |
| id13a037 | I need to provide for people close to me because they have always provided for me. | directly measured |
| id13a038 | I usually first consult people close to me before I make big decisions. | directly measured |
| id13a039 | I would give up doing something that I enjoy very much if people close to me do not approve of it. | directly measured |
| id13a040 | Duty towards people close to me comes before my own pleasure. | directly measured |
| id13a041 | I can count on people close to me if I were in financial trouble. | directly measured |
| id13a042 | What people close to me want for my future is as important to me as what I want for my future. | directly measured |
| id13a043 | It is important that people close to me know everything about my personal life. | directly measured |
| id13a044 | It is my duty to take care of people close to me, even when I have to sacrifice what I want. | directly measured |
| id13a045 | It is important for me to maintain harmony with the groups I am a member of. | directly measured |
| id13a046 | When people in my groups are happy, I am happy. | directly measured |
| id13a047 | I usually sacrifice my self-interest for the benefit of the groups I am a member of. | directly measured |
| id13a048 | I hate to disagre or argue with other people in my groups. | directly measured |
| id13a049 | Belonging to groups with people who are similar to me makes me feel good about myself. | directly measured |
| id13a050 | The groups that I belong to are an important part of who I am as a person. | directly measured |
| id13a051 | The decisions made by the groups I belong to need to be respected. | directly measured |
| id13a052 | I would conceal my negative emotions if I think they would cause unhappiness in the groups I am a member of. | directly measured |
| id13a053 | Having relationships with people in my group is very important to me. | directly measured |
| id13a054 | For groups to succeed, group members must stick together no matter what happens. | directly measured |
| id13a055 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| id13a056 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| id13a057 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| id13a058 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| id13a059 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| id13a060 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| id13a061 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| id13a062 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| id13a063 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| id13a064 | Duration in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Relational Orientation
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.
Browse Relational OrientationResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members 2,008 (100%)Non-response: 624 (31.1%)
Response: 1,384 (68.9%)
Complete: 1,320 (65.7%)
Incomplete: 64 (3.2%)
Collection Events
Period
04-02-2013 to 26-02-2013
Sample
panel members aged 16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.
Publications
Family characteristics and entrepreneurship among immigrants in the Netherlands Master thesis, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Erasmus School of Economics; Grigorian, A.A.