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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Res Adolesc. 2013 Dec 14;25(1):101–117. doi: 10.1111/jora.12101

Content Codes, Reliabilities, and Examples

Code Kappa Definition and Example
Positive or neutral .66 Positive or neutral talk about people, occurrences, or events, “Tina was telling all the girls how hot you looked.”, “My mom is going to pick me up at 7.”
Negative Talk .70 Negative utterances about to or about people, “You're so lame”, “Tim's really stupid.”
Social Exclusion .69 Utterances that exclude or plan to exclude specific people or groups, “I didn't invite Sarah.”
Friendship Manipulation .75 Interfering with others’ relationships for personal gain or using relationships as leverage with which to gain control, “You need to stop hanging out with the Goths, or we're not gonna be friends anymore.”
Defend/Avoid Social Aggression .67 Utterances that defend the target of social aggression or avoid social aggression, “You shouldn't talk about her like that.”
Antisocial .88 Discussion of behaviors that involve lying to authority figures, intentional rule breaking, or breaking the law, “After my parents go to bed, I'll slip out.”
Negative Physical .75 Utterances about engaging in physical violence or threats of violence, “Trish and I got into a brawl at lunch.”, “I kicked his ass.”
Property Crime .93 Discussion of engaging in or planning harm to another's property, “Rick, Steve, and I egged Mr. Newcombe's house.”
Acquiring Substances .93 Utterances about acquiring or helping someone else acquire drugs, “Can I get some weed from you?”, “What do I need if I want to make meth?”
Using Substances .83 References to having used, currently using, or planning or wanting to use drugs, “I was sooo stoned Saturday”, “Wanna come over and smoke a bowl?”
Saying No to Substances .83 Declining to engage in substance use, or negatively assessing substance use, “Smoking weed is only going to get in the way of your future.”, “Users are losers.”
Hypothetical Sex .68 Discussing sexual behaviors that have not actually occurred, “You should come over after school so we can have sex.”, “When I get to college, I'm gonna hook up with girls every night.”
Actual Sex .62 Utterances about sexual behaviors that they have engaged in or are currently engaging in, “After the party on Thursday, Jenny and I did it.”, “{In the context of a discussion of masturbation} “My hands are back in motion now.”
Saying No to Sex .54 Refusing to engage in a sexual behavior or discussing the fact that they have not yet engaged in a particular behavior, “I'm a virgin.”, “I don't put weenies in my mouth.”