Events in your life
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Events in your life
Project Number
197
Abstract
A questionnaire on tonic immobility (an automatic threat response that is characterized by involuntary and profound behavioral arrest) and the consequences thereof.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
06-05-2019
End date
28-05-2019
Topics
Researcher
M.A. Hagenaars, J. Hagenaars
Publisher
CentERdata
Copyright
© 2020 CentERdata
Funding Organization
CentERdata
NWO
ODISSEI
NWO
ODISSEI
DOI
https://doi.org/10.17026/dans-23q-cvsq
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 the household member encrypted | preloaded |
| ot19a_m | Year and month of the field work period | constructed |
| ot19a001 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - a serious accident or fire | directly measured |
| ot19a002 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - physical or sexual assault or abuse | directly measured |
| ot19a003 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - a disaster (e.g. earthquake or flood) | directly measured |
| ot19a004 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - war | directly measured |
| ot19a005 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - witnessing violence | directly measured |
| ot19a006 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - having a loved one die in a violent way | directly measured |
| ot19a007 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - Something else, namely… Yes / No | directly measured |
| ot19a008 | Have you ever experienced this kind of event? - No | directly measured |
| ot19a010 | In the past month, have you had nightmares about the event(s) or thought about the event(s) when you did not want to? | directly measured |
| ot19a011 | In the past month, have you tried hard not to think about the event(s) or went out of your way to avoid situations that reminded you of the event(s)? | directly measured |
| ot19a012 | In the past month, did you have strong negative ideas about yourself, other people or the world? | directly measured |
| ot19a013 | In the past month, have you been constantly on guard, watchful, or easily startled? | directly measured |
| ot19a014 | In the past month, have you felt numb or detached from people, activities, or your surroundings? | directly measured |
| ot19a015 | Please rate the degree to which you ‘froze’ or felt paralyzed during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a016 | Please rate the degree to which you were unable to move, even though you were not restrained by something or someone. | directly measured |
| ot19a017 | Please rate the degree to which your body was trembling/shaking during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a018 | Please rate the degree to which you were unable to call out or scream during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a019 | Please rate the degree to which you felt numb or no pain during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a020 | Please rate the degree to which you felt cold during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a021 | Please rate the degree to which you experienced feelings of anxiety or panic during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a022 | Please rate the extent to which you feared for your life or felt as though you were going to die during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a023 | Please rate the extent to which you felt alienated from yourself or felt detached from yourself during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a024 | Please rate the extent to which you felt alienated or detached from your environment during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a025 | Were you anxious during the event? | directly measured |
| ot19a026 | Did your own reaction during the event make you feel anxious? | directly measured |
| ot19a027 | Did you feel helpless or powerless during the event? | directly measured |
| ot19a028 | Did your own reaction during the event make you feel helpless or powerless? | directly measured |
| ot19a029 | Somebody else would probably have stopped or prevented the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a030 | The event was caused or got worse by my reaction. | directly measured |
| ot19a031 | I am ashamed of my reaction during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a032 | I can’t trust that I will do the right thing. | directly measured |
| ot19a033 | The following questions are about how you think about the event and your reaction to it. I was in control of the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a034 | I was in control of my own reaction during the event. | directly measured |
| ot19a035 | I’m afraid that I will have the same reaction during a future frightening event. | directly measured |
| ot19a036 | When my thoughts seem to speed up, I worry that I might be going crazy. | directly measured |
| ot19a037 | When my mind goes blank I worry there is something terribly wrong with me. | directly measured |
| ot19a038 | When I feel ‘‘spacey’’ or spaced out I worry that I may be mentally ill. | directly measured |
| ot19a039 | When I have trouble thinking clearly, I worry that there is something wrong with me. | directly measured |
| ot19a040 | When I cannot keep my mind on a task, I worry that I might be going crazy. | directly measured |
| ot19a041 | It scares me when I am unable to keep my mind on a task. | directly measured |
| ot19a042 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? | directly measured |
| ot19a043 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? | directly measured |
| ot19a044 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? | directly measured |
| ot19a045 | Was it an interesting subject? | directly measured |
| ot19a046 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? | directly measured |
| ot19a047 | Starting date questionnaire | constructed |
| ot19a048 | Starting time questionnaire | constructed |
| ot19a049 | End date questionnaire | constructed |
| ot19a050 | End time questionnaire | constructed |
| ot19a051 | Duration questionnaire in seconds | derived |
Questions
Questionnaire: Events in your life
The questionnaire was administered in Dutch
Browse Events in your lifeResponse Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 6,218 (100%)Non-response: 1,543 ( 24.8%)
Response: 4,675 ( 75.2%)
Complete: 4,648 ( 74.8%)
Incomplete: 27 ( 0.4%)
Collection Events
Period
06-05-2019 to 28-05-2019
Sample
16 years and older
Collection Mode
internet survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.