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” |