Interval Study: Development Factors and Development Forms of Young People in the GDR (1968-1980) IS I - 1970 (3rd Wave)

Typical forms and courses of development of personality and social
conduct of young people depending on social factors and conditions.
Topics: Frequency of reading regional and national newspapers and
preferred topics;
frequency of watching or listening to special broadcasts on radio and
television of the GDR (scale);
frequency of listening to or watching broadcasts of West German radio or
television;
desired occupation;
school achievements corresponding to desired occupation;
motives for choice of occupation (scale);
presence of a friend and circle of friends;
age and sex of friends;
frequency of meeting with friends;
sense of well-being in one's circle of friends;
comparison of circle of friends and FDJ group;
effect of friends on school achievements;
presence of a best friend or girl friend;
sense of well-being in the class;
acceptance of tasks of the FDJ;
occupation with Marxism-Leninism and attempt to find a socialist position;
assessment of the collective character of the FDJ group;
assessment of youth life in the FDJ group;
conviction that socialism will be successful world-wide;
physical complaints (headaches);
frequency of use of nicotine;
following political events;
readiness to join a political party;
pride to be a citizen of the socialist state;
solidarity with the GDR;
world view;
motive for service in the NVA;
interests: geography, literature, economy, physics, psychology, film, politics,
military, technology, fashion, history, morals, music, biology, sport,
chemistry, dance, travel;
assessment by parents: child-raising problems in view of school achievements,
school habits, disobedience;
different opinion of parents in raising of young people;
frequency of conflicts between parents and young people;
teacher judgement: self-confident, active for socialism, happy and fun-loving,
intelligent, politically informed, lerns easily, responsibility in collective,
pays attention during instruction, convicing others politically,
mathematically qualified, represents political convictions, student industry,
accepts criticism, is comradely, lerns thoroughly, adaptation to collective;
occupation of father and mother - social origins;
occupation of parent or guardian;
repeated a year in school;
school grades;
problem test: world view, health, school, occupation, relation of the sexes.