Project „LoneCovid“ – Questions on social networks and their evolution throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (English Version) - Cognitive Pretest

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The “LoneCovid” project, funded by the BMBF, examines the long-term evolution of social relationships during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as their impact on mental health, trust in politics and science, and compliance with public health measures.
This pretest focuses on questions designed to collect egocentric network data.
The questions were tested using video-based cognitive interviews.

*Note: The items were tested in German. The items documented here are English translations of the original German wordings.*

Citation:

Lenzner, T., Schick, L., Hadler, P. & Neuert, C. (2023): Project „LoneCovid“ – Questions on social networks and their evolution throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (English Version). Cognitive Pretest. GESIS - Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences

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10.17173/pretest157

Question No.	Pretesting Results	Type	Construct
1	Please provide the first names of 25 people you know and with whom you have had any form of contact over the past two months, either in person, by telephone, video, mail, or social media.When listing these people, please think of different areas of your daily life.	Single Question	Network generator
2	Please name one person from each of the following contexts: (1) romantic relationship; (2) family; (3) circle of friends; (4) work; (5) neighborhood; (6) club/hobbies/religion.	Single Question	Network generator
3	How often have you been in contact via phone or video calls over the past two weeks? This includes calls made through communication platforms such as WhatsApp, Skype, Zoom, FaceTime, Viber, and so on.	Single Question	Contextual question: Frequency of contact across different communication channels
4	How often have you met in person over the past two weeks? Please consider both planned and casual encounters.	Single Question	Frequency of personal contact
5	How close are you to that person?	Single Question	Relationship strength (emotional closeness)
6	Many people find that they don't have equally good relationships with everyone. Are there people with whom you sometimes find it stressful or difficult to interact?	Single Question	Negative relationships
7	How likely is it that these two people will make plans to do something together or talk to each other without your involvement?	Single Question	Social connectedness
8	What do you think: How often has this person not followed public COVID-19 safety measures since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic?	Single Question	Adherence to COVID-19 protective measures within the social network
9	Are there people you knew in the months before the pandemic but with whom you’ve lost contact during the pandemic, or with whom contact is no longer possible?	Single Question	Loss of contact
10	Please provide us with the first names of the people with whom you are no longer in contact.	Single Question	Relationships with lost contacts – retrospective
11	Why aren't you in contact with that person anymore?	Single Question	Relationships with lost contacts – retrospective
12	How close were you to that person in the months leading up to the pandemic?	Single Question	Relationships with lost contacts – retrospective
13	Which person would have supported you in the months before the pandemic if you had needed help	Single Question	Relationships with lost contacts – retrospective
14	What kind of support could this person have provided?	Single Question	Relationships with lost contacts – retrospective
15	In the months leading up to the pandemic, were there any people with whom you occasionally found it stressful or difficult to be in contact?	Single Question	Relationships with lost contacts – retrospective

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