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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Aug 1.
Published in final edited form as: Dev Psychol. 2022 Apr 28;58(8):1528–1540. doi: 10.1037/dev0001374
Measure Response
Scale
No. of
items
Example
Item
Latent Profile Indicators
Get married Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will get married?”
Have children Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will have children?”
Raise religious children Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will pass on a religious or spiritual tradition to your own children?”
Contribute to country Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will contribute to your country?”
Help country heal Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will help your country heal old wounds?”
Help community Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will help others in your community?”
Have fulfilling career Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will have a fulfilling career?”
Have stable job Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will have a stable and well-paying job?”
Go to college Extremely unlikely – Extremely likely 1 “When you get older, how likely is it that you will go to college?”
Predictors of Profile Membership
Gender Girl/Boy 1 “Gender (tick one): Girl/Boy”
Grade Open-ended 1 “Grade [Fill in]”
Mother education No schooling – Above high school 1 “What is the level of education of your mother?”
Father education No schooling – Above high school 1 “What is the level of education of your father?”
Locus of control Strongly disagree – Strongly agree 2 “What happens to me in the future mostly depends on me”
Family obligation Very unimportant – Very important 13 “In general, how important is it that you do well for the sake of your family?”
Mother closeness Completely untrue – Completely true 5 “I tell my mother about my problems and troubles”
Father closeness Completely untrue – Completely true 5 “My father encourages me to talk about my difficulties”