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1
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a
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I have one or two particular best friends.
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b
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I have several friends who I would call best friends.
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c
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I don’t have anybody who I would call a best friend.
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2
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a
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The most important thing about a friendship is having somebody to confide in.
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b
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The most important thing about a friendship is having somebody to have fun with.
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3
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a
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If I had to pick‚ I would rather have a friend who enjoys doing the same things as me than a friend who feels the same way about life as I do.
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b
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If I had to pick‚ I would rather have a friend who feels the same way about life as I do‚ than a friend who enjoys doing the same things as me.
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4
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a
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I like to be close to people.
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b
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I like to keep my distance from people.
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5
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a
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When I talk with friends on the phone‚ it is usually to make arrangements rather than to chat.
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b
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When I talk with friends on the phone‚ it is usually to chat rather than to make arrangements.
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6
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a
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I tend to think of an activity I want to do and then find somebody to do it with.
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b
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I tend to arrange to meet somebody and then think of something to do.
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7
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a
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I prefer meeting a friend for a specific activity‚ e.g. going to the cinema‚ playing golf.
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b
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I prefer meeting a friend for a chat‚ e.g. at a pub‚ at a café.
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8
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a
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If I moved to a new area‚ I would put more effort into staying in touch with old friends than making new friends.
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b
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If I moved to a new area‚ I would put more effort into making new friends than staying in touch with old friends.
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9
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a
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My friends value me more as someone who is a support to them than as someone to have fun with.
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b
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My friends value me more as someone to have fun with than as someone who is a support to them.
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10
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a
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If a friend had a problem‚ I would be better at discussing their feelings about the problem than coming up with practical solutions
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b
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If a friend had a problem‚ I would be better at coming up with practical solutions than discussing their feelings about the problem.
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11
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a
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If a friend was having personal problems‚ I would wait for them to contact me as I wouldn’t want to interfere.
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b
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If a friend was having personal problems‚ I would contact them to discuss the problem.
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12
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a
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When I have a personal problem‚ I feel that it is better to work it out on my own.
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b
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When I have a personal problem‚ I feel that it is better to share it with a friend.
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c
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When I have a personal problem‚ I feel that it is better to try and forget about it.
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13
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a
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If I have to say something critical to a friend‚ I think it’s best to broach the subject gently.
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b
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If I have to say something critical to a friend‚ I think it’s best to just come right out and say it.
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14
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If I fell out with a good friend and I thought that I hadn’t done anything wrong‚ I would
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a
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do whatever it takes to repair the relationship.
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b
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be willing to make the first move‚ as long as they reciprocated
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c
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be willing to sort out the problem‚ if they made the first move.
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d
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not feel able to be their close friend anymore.
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15
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My ideal working space would be
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a
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in an office on my own‚ without any visitors during the day.
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b
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in an office on my own‚ with an occasional visitor during the day
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c
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in an office with one or two others.
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d
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in an open plan office.
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For the next set of questions‚ please tick the box to indicate your answer.
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16
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How easy do you find discussing your feelings with your friends?
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Very easy
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Quite easy
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Not very easy
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Quite difficult
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Very difficult
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17
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How easy would you find it to discuss your feelings with a stranger?
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Very easy
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Quite easy
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Not very easy
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Quite difficult
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Very difficult
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18
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In terms of personality‚ how similar to your friends do you tend to be?
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Very similar
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Quite similar
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Not very similar
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Very dissimilar
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19
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In terms of interests‚ how similar to your friends do you tend to be?
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Very similar
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Quite similar
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Not very similar
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Very dissimilar
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20
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How important is it to you what your friends think of you?
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Of no importance
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Of little importance
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Fairly important
Very important
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Of upmost importance
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21
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How important is it to you what strangers think of you?
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Of no importance
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Of little importance
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Fairly important
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Very important
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Of upmost importance
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22
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How easy do you find it to admit to your friends when you’re wrong?
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Very easy
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Quite easy
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Not very easy
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Quite difficult
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Very difficult
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23
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How easy to do you find it to tell a friend about your weaknesses and failures?
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Very easy
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Quite easy
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Not very easy
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Quite difficult
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Very difficult
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24
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How easy do you find it to tell a friend about your achievements and successes?
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Very easy
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Quite easy
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Not very easy
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Quite difficult
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Very difficult
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25
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How interested are you in the everyday details (e.g. their relationships‚ family‚ what’s currently going on in their lives) of your close friends’ lives?
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Completely disinterested
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Not very interested
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Quite interested
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Very interested
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26
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How interested are you in the everyday details (e.g. their relationships‚ family‚ what’s currently going on in their lives) of your casual friends’ lives?
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Completely disinterested
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Not very interested
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Quite interested
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Very interested
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27
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When you are in a group‚ e.g. at work‚ school‚ church‚ parent group etc.‚ how important is it for you to know the “gossip” e.g. who dislikes who‚ who’s had a relationship with who‚ secrets.
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Of no importance
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Of little importance
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Fairly important
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Very important
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Of great importance
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28
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Do you work harder at your career than at maintaining your relationships with friends?
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Yes
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No
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Equal
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29
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How often do you make plans to meet with friends?
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Once or twice a year
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Once every 2 or 3 months
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Once a month
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Once every couple of weeks
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Once or twice a week
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3 or 4 times a week
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More than any of the above
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30
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How would you prefer to keep in touch with friends?
(Please put: 1 in the box next to your most preferred method
2 in the box next to your second preference
3 in the box next to your third preference)
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Face to face contact
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Email/letters
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Telephone calls
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31
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How easy to do you find it to make new friends?
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Very easy
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Quite easy
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Not very easy
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Quite difficult
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Very difficult
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32
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What would be the minimum social contact you would need to get through a day?
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No contact – I don’t get lonely
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Just being near to people‚ even if I am not talking to them
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A casual chat‚ e.g.‚ with a shop assistant or hairdresser
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A chat with a friend
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Two or three chats with friends during the day
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More than any of the above
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33
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What would be the minimum social contact you would need to get through a week?
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None – I don’t get lonely
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Being around people‚ even if I wasn’t talking to them
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Casual chats‚ e.g. with a shop assistant or hairdresser
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One chat with a friend
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Two or three chats during the week with friends
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One chat every day with a friend
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Two or three chats every day with a friend
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More than any of the above
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34
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When talking with friends‚ what proportion of your time do you spend talking about the following:
(Please put: 1 in the box next to the topic that you talk most about‚
2 in the box next to the topic you talk next most about‚ etc‚ through to
7 in the box next to the topic you talk least about.
Use each number only once i.e. there should be no ties.)
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Politics and current affairs
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Hobbies and interests (eg. sport‚ TV‚ music‚ cinema‚ fashion‚ holidays‚ gardening‚ DIY etc.)
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Personal matters (e.g. life choice decisions‚ arguments‚ feelings)
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Work
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Family and friends
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The weather
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What you’ve been doing since last time you spoke
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35
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At social occasions‚ when you meet someone for the first time‚ how likely are you to talk about the following.
(Please put: 1 in the box next to the topic that you talk most about‚
2 in the box next to the topic you talk next most about‚ etc‚ through to
7 in the box next to the topic you talk least about.
Use each number only once i.e. there should be no ties.)
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Politics and current affairs
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Hobbies and interests (e.g. sport‚ TV‚ music‚ cinema‚ fashion‚ holidays‚ gardening‚ DIY etc.)
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Personal matters (e.g. life choice decisions‚ arguments‚ feelings)
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Work
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Family and friends
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The weather
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What you’ve been doing recently
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