Study Cantril (1965): study ZZ 1960
- Public
- 20+ aged general public, 14 countries, ±1960
- Survey name
- INT-Cantril World Survey
- Sample
- Respondents
- N = 18653
- Non Response
- -
- Assessment
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Interview: face-to-face
by native interviewer
Correlate
- Authors's Label
- Personal worries andfears
- Our Classification
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- Remarks
- Operationalization
- Content analysis of an open-ended ques- tion on personal worris and fears for the future. Responses rated as concern- ing:
a. Values and character:
emotional instability and immaturi-
ty; become anti-social; no self-
development or improvement; not be
accepted by others; no sense of
personal worth; be a person with-
out character; etc.
b. Economic conditions:
deterioration in or inadequate
standard of living for self or fa-
mily; etc.
c. Job or work situation:
poor job, uncongenial work, unem-
ployment, failure in one's work,
etc. for self, spouse, or other fa-
mily members.
d. Health of self or family:
ill health, accident, death for
self or for members of the family.
e. Family references:
no or unhappy family life; worries
and fears regarding relatives,
children; etc.
f. Political references:
lack of freedom; political insta-
bility; no improvement in present
government; etc.
g. Social references:
social injustice; future generat-
ions; no social security; etc.
h. International references:
war; militarism and armaments; mis-
use of nuclear energy; threat, ag-
gression, domination by a Communist
power; etc.
i. Have no fears:
the respondent cannot think of any
fear or worries.