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. 2018 Aug 23;13(8):e0200678. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200678

Table 1. Overview of concepts, operationalization, data types and measures.

Concept Operationalization Data type Measure
Social integration Social role diversity Survey data Number of social roles with frequent contact (contact one to three times per month or more) both face-to-face and non-face-to-face with roles; Mother, Father, Friends, Partner, Siblings, Extended family)
Social network size Smartphone data Number of alters called and texted at least once during a month
Tie strength Total contact frequency Survey data Total face-to-face and non-face-to-face contact frequency with all roles (Mother, Father, Friends, Partner, Siblings, Extended family)
Contact frequency, Tie duration, Tie reciprocity Smartphone data Frequency of calls and texts per alter per month, Total duration of calls per month, number of alters with reciprocated activity (both placing and receiving at least one call or text from the same alter).