Students Interval Study 1970 to 1985, SIS 1

Personality development of socialist students, political-ideological
attitudes, expectations of studies.
Topics: Questionnaire "political-ideological attitudes":
opinions on goals decided on for studies and attitude to studies;
willingness to make an effort;
certainty regarding success of studies;
personal responsibility of the student;
integration in instruction and education process;
relevance to practice;
relationship between teachers and students;
well-being in seminar group;
attitude to capability of female and male students;
attitude to study of Marxism-Leninism;
conviction of necessity of governmental direction of graduates;
wishes regarding occupational deployment;
SED membership;
social-political sense of responsibility;
moral opinions on political force;
political-ideological attitudes, moral superiority and humaneness of socialism;
identification with GDR and Soviet Union;
image of the enemy;
defense preparedness;
trust in party and government;
socialist economic integration;
attitude to scientific-technical progress;
leadership role of SED;
view on political-ideological facts, certainty of judgement on this and
personal significance for personal life and behavior;
ties to occupation;
world view;
trust in SED;
completeness of parental home;
relationship to and support by parents;
conformity of political views;
belonging to circle of friends;
firm friendship;
most favorable point in time for marriage and first child for students;
desire for children;
attitude to qualification of future spouse;
expectations of partner;
compatibility of employment and family;
expression of personality characteristics relevant to achievement and
ability to hold up;
time of highest capability;
expected achievement classification in seminar group;
psycho-physical complaints, feeling of loneliness;
smoking habits;
form of housing.
Questionnaire "attitude structure procedure":
attitude to and evaluation of terms and appearances from the areas of politics,
university system, science and family:
in form of affection or aversion, certainty of judgement,
assessment of knowledge about the attitude object;
personal significance for personal life and behavior.
Questionnaire "norms, status-wish-contrast, group formation":
expected study demands;
degree of expression and desired expression of personality characteristics
relevant to leaders;
solidarity with family, leisure and seminar group, section,
university or college, occupational group, social origins;
ideological solidarity.
Questionnaire "expectations": expectations of studies;
concepts of personality characteristics of college instructors;
intended leisure activities during studies;
uncertainties in certain areas;
expected activities of FDJ during studies, desire for participation;
concepts of one's own seminar and FDJ group;
expectations of the study of the basics of Marxism-Leninism.
Questionnaire "demography, intimate things":
contribution of secondary school to education;
attitude to civics instruction;
housing in boarding school;
final grade at high school graduation and 10th grade or
individual subject grades;
path of education, activities after conclusion of secondary school;
vocational training;
subject originally desired;
personal abilities or skills;
previous FDJ election function;
similarity of subject with occupation of parents;
Christian parental home;
current activity and party affiliation of parents;
territorial origins;
savings;
housing wish;
age at start of cohabitation;
current partner for sexual intercourse;
attitude to and use of contraceptives or pill;
attitudes to pre-marital sexual intercourse, love, sexual freedom of movement,
fidelity, sexual abstinence and desire for children;
social origins;
children.