Tonic immobility in response to trauma: Prevalence and consequences > Wave 2 - Part 2

Longitudinal Wave

General Information

Title
Wave 2 - Part 2
Project Number
97.4
Abstract
In September 2012, a questionnaire on traumatic experiences was administered to the LISS panel. This study consisted of several scales measuring personality traits in relation to traumatisation. This is part two of two questionnaires on traumatic experiences used during the project's second wave.
Longitudinal Type
Longitudinal Wave
Begin date
03-09-2012
End date
25-09-2012
Researcher
Hagenaars, M.A., Hagenaars, J.A.
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2013 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata/MESS Project
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-x84-b3bv

Datasets and documentation

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Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch

Data Files

English SPSS file
English STATA file

Variables

Variable name Variable Label Variable Type
nomem_encrNumber of household member encryptedpreloaded
ft12b_mYear and month of the field work periodconstructed
ft12b001Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel gooddirectly measured
ft12b002Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel nervous and restlessdirectly measured
ft12b003Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel contentdirectly measured
ft12b004Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I find it very difficult to come to terms with a setbackdirectly measured
ft12b005Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel like a failure overalldirectly measured
ft12b006Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel well resteddirectly measured
ft12b007Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel calm and controlleddirectly measured
ft12b008Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I can feel the troubles piling up to an extent that I can no longer copedirectly measured
ft12b009Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I worry too much about things that are not very importantdirectly measured
ft12b010Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I am happydirectly measured
ft12b011Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I am plagued by disruptive thoughtsdirectly measured
ft12b012Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I lack self-confidencedirectly measured
ft12b013Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel safedirectly measured
ft12b014Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I feel at easedirectly measured
ft12b015Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - My mood is steadydirectly measured
ft12b016Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I am contentdirectly measured
ft12b017Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - There are thoughts that I find very hard to let go ofdirectly measured
ft12b018Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - Disappointments affect me so strongly that I cannot get over themdirectly measured
ft12b019Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I am a calm persondirectly measured
ft12b020Please indicate how you feel, generally speaking. - I get very tense and agitated when I think about my troubles in recent timesdirectly measured
ft12b021Even if something bad is about to happen to me, I rarely feel frightened or nervousdirectly measured
ft12b022I make a lot of effort to achieve what I want to achievedirectly measured
ft12b023I am always willing to try something new if I think it will be fundirectly measured
ft12b024Being criticized or scolded really gets to medirectly measured
ft12b025If there’s something I want, I usually do all I can to get itdirectly measured
ft12b026I often do things for no other reason than that it might be fun to dodirectly measured
ft12b027If I see an opportunity to get what I want, I go for it right awaydirectly measured
ft12b028I feel pretty worried or upset if I think or know that someone is mad at medirectly measured
ft12b029I often do things on a whimdirectly measured
ft12b030If I think that something very annoying is about to happen, I usually get pretty stresseddirectly measured
ft12b031I worry when I think I performed badlydirectly measured
ft12b032I very much long for excitement and new experiencesdirectly measured
ft12b033If I want to pursue something, then I really give it all I’ve gotdirectly measured
ft12b034I have very few anxieties compared to my friendsdirectly measured
ft12b035I worry about making mistakesdirectly measured
ft12b036Some people... - ...suddenly realize, while driving their car or on their way to somewhere, that they don’t exactly know what happened along the waydirectly measured
ft12b037Some people... - ...suddenly realize, while listening to someone, that they didn’t hear part or all of what that person just saiddirectly measured
ft12b038Some people... - ...suddenly find themselves in some place, without any idea of how they got theredirectly measured
ft12b039Some people... - ...suddenly find themselves wearing clothes that they cannot remember putting ondirectly measured
ft12b040Some people... - ...suddenly find new things among their possessions which they cannot remember having boughtdirectly measured
ft12b041Some people... - ...sometimes find that they are approached by strangers who address them by a different name or who persistently claim that they have met beforedirectly measured
ft12b042Some people... - ...sometimes have the feeling of standing outside themselves or of seeing themselves do something; they see themselves as if they were seeing someone elsedirectly measured
ft12b043Some people... - ...are sometimes told that they don’t recognize their friends or family membersdirectly measured
ft12b044Some people... - ...notice that they have no memories of certain important events in their life (such as their wedding day or attaining a diploma)directly measured
ft12b045Some people... - ...are sometimes accused of lying, while they personally don’t think that they lieddirectly measured
ft12b046Some people... - ...sometimes have the experience of not recognizing themselves when looking in the mirrordirectly measured
ft12b047Some people... - ...sometimes have the feeling that other people, things and the world around are not realdirectly measured
ft12b048Some people... - ...get a feeling as if their body does not belong to themdirectly measured
ft12b049Some people... - ...sometimes recall an event from the past with such liveliness that it’s as if they are reliving that eventdirectly measured
ft12b050Some people... - ...are sometimes not sure whether things they remember really happened or whether they were part of a dreamdirectly measured
ft12b051Some people... - ...sometimes visit a place that is familiar to them, but then it seems strange and unfamiliar to themdirectly measured
ft12b052Some people... - ...can sometimes be so engrossed in watching a film or television program that they are no longer aware of what is happening around themdirectly measured
ft12b053Some people... - ...can sometimes be so engrossed in a fantasy or daydream that it feels to them as if it’s really happeningdirectly measured
ft12b054Some people... - ...notice that they are sometimes able to not feel paindirectly measured
ft12b055Some people... - ...sometimes find themselves staring into space without thinking anything, without any awareness of the passing of timedirectly measured
ft12b056Some people... - ...notice that, when they are alone, they sometimes talk out loud to themselvesdirectly measured
ft12b057Some people... - ...sometimes find that they behave so completely differently in one situation than in another situation, that they almost feel like they’re two different peopledirectly measured
ft12b058Some people... - ...notice that in some situations they are able to do things, which they normally find difficult to do, very spontaneously and with surprising ease (e.g. in sports, work or social situations)directly measured
ft12b059Some people... - ...sometimes find that they cannot remember whether they did something or only thought about doing it (e.g. no longer knowing whether you actually mailed a letter or only thought about mailing it)directly measured
ft12b060Some people... - ...sometimes find evidence that they did things which they cannot remember having donedirectly measured
ft12b061Some people... - ...sometimes find memos, drawings or notes that they must have made, but which they cannot remember having madedirectly measured
ft12b062Some people... - ...sometimes notice that they hear voices in their head telling them what to do or commenting on what they are doingdirectly measured
ft12b063Some people... - ...sometimes have the feeling of looking at the world as through a fog, so that people and things seem distant and vaguedirectly measured
ft12b064Please indicate to what extent you ‘froze up’ or felt paralyzed during your most recent experience.directly measured
ft12b065Please indicate to what extent you were unable to move, even though you were not restrained by anyone or anything.directly measured
ft12b066Please indicate to what extent your body shivered or trembled during the event.directly measured
ft12b067Please indicate to what extent you were unable to call out or scream during the event.directly measured
ft12b068Please indicate to what extent you felt numb or immune to pain during the event.directly measured
ft12b069Please indicate to what extent you felt cold during the event.directly measured
ft12b070Please indicate to what extent you had feelings of fear or panic during the event.directly measured
ft12b071Please indicate to what extent you feared for your life or thought that you would die during the event.directly measured
ft12b072Please indicate to what extent you felt estranged from yourself or separated from yourself during the event (for instance free from your body).directly measured
ft12b073Please indicate to what extent you felt estranged from your surroundings or had a sense of being distant from your surroundings during the event (for instance that you mentally went to some other place).directly measured
ft12b074I often find it difficult to switch between two different tasksdirectly measured
ft12b075If I try to focus my attention on something, I quickly get distracteddirectly measured
ft12b076After a break or distraction I can easily refocus my attention on what I was doingdirectly measured
ft12b077It’s difficult for me to concentrate when I’m feeling tensedirectly measured
ft12b078It’s difficult for me to keep my attention focused on something when I feel happy or excited about something that’s about to happendirectly measured
ft12b079How often in the past week... - ...did you have painful thoughts or images about the trauma, while you didn’t want to think about it?directly measured
ft12b080How often in the past week... - ...did you have unpleasant dreams or nightmares about the traumatic experience?directly measured
ft12b081How often in the past week... - ...did you have the experience that the traumatic event was happening again, or that you acted or felt the way you did then?directly measured
ft12b082How often in the past week... - ...did it happen that you became emotionally distraught when you were reminded of the traumatic event?directly measured
ft12b083How often in the past week... - ...did you have physical complaints (such as heart palpitations or breaking out in a sweat) when you were reminded of the traumatic event?directly measured
ft12b084How often in the past week... - ...did you try not to think about the traumatic experience or tried not to feel the associated feelings?directly measured
ft12b085How often in the past week did you try to avoid activities, places or things that remind you of the traumatic event?directly measured
ft12b086To what extent did you have trouble, in the past week, remembering important parts of what happened (during the traumatic event)?directly measured
ft12b087In the past week, were you less interested in things that you usually find important or fun to do (such as hobbies, social activities)?directly measured
ft12b088In the past week, did you feel distant from or cut off from other people?directly measured
ft12b089In the past week, did you feel emotionally numb (like not being able to weep, not reacting, not feeling any affection)?directly measured
ft12b090To what extent did you have the feeling, in the past week, that your plans or desires for the future have been run into the ground as a consequence of the traumatic experience?directly measured
ft12b091How often in the past week did you have trouble falling asleep or remaining asleep?directly measured
ft12b092How often in the past week did you suffer from being quickly irritated or from fits of anger?directly measured
ft12b093How often in the past week did you have trouble concentrating (e.g. losing track of a conversation, unable to follow a program on television, no longer knowing what you just read)?directly measured
ft12b094In the past week, were you cautious or wary (e.g. checking whether anyone is around, feeling uneasy when lacking oversight)?directly measured
ft12b095In the past week, were you very much on edge/easily frightened?directly measured
ft12b096Was it difficult to answer the questions?directly measured
ft12b097Were the questions sufficiently clear?directly measured
ft12b098Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things?directly measured
ft12b099Was it an interesting subject?directly measured
ft12b100Did you enjoy answering the questions?directly measured
ft12b101Starting date questionnaireconstructed
ft12b102Starting time questionnaireconstructed
ft12b103End date questionnaireconstructed
ft12b104End time questionnaireconstructed
ft12b105Duration in secondsderived

Questions

Questionnaire: Wave 2 - Part 2

The questionnaire was administered in Dutch.

Browse Wave 2 - Part 2

Response Information

Response Overview
Selected number of household members 5034 (100.0%)
Non-response: 860 ( 17.1%)
Response: 4174 (82.9%)
Complete: 4155 (82.5%)
Incomplete: 19 (0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
03-09-2012 to 25-09-2012
Sample
Panel members who participated in Traumatic experiences 1 and/or Traumatic experiences 2 last year.
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.