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Name Generator Order Effects in Social Networks

NCT ID: NCT02217748

Last Updated: 2015-12-02

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1557 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-07-31

Study Completion Date

2015-06-30

Brief Summary

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The objective of our study was to determine the extent to which the order of specific items in a multiple name generator survey affects how social networks are measured.

Detailed Description

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Interpersonal relationships are one feature of the social environment that have been shown to have important influences on health and health behaviors (Berkman et al., 2000; Berkman \& Syme, 1979) and mental health (Tsai et al., 2014). While the majority of these studies have been conducted in resource-rich settings, studies conducted in resource-limited settings have similarly demonstrated associations between social networks and health (Perkins, Subramanian, \& Christakis, 2014). In this literature, the tie between two persons is the important unit of measurement. Classically, the social tie is typically elicited using a "name generator" survey that inquires about ties based on the affective content of the relationship (Laumann, 1966; Wellman, 1979) or normative bonds such as kinship ties (Kleiner \& Parker, 1976).

Another popular approach to eliciting social ties has employed multiple name generators inquiring about specific types of interactions, such as discussions about important matters or exchanges of money (Burt, 1984; Marsden, 1987; McCallister \& Fischer, 1978). These types of name generators have strong face validity, are less likely to be subjectively interpreted in different ways by different respondents, and are therefore likely to be more reliable. These are accompanied by a heavy respondent burden, however, and single-item name generators may perform comparably to multiple name generators only under limited circumstances (Marin \& Hampton, 2007). It remains unclear, however, whether the order of name generators may affect study participant responses. While no studies have examined this empirically, there is a broad literature on public opinion polling suggesting that alternative specifications of question ordering can have important effects on respondents' answers (McFarland, 1981).

Conditions

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Social Interaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Survey questionnaire version 1

Name generator order: leisure, money, support

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey questionnaire version 2

Name generator order: leisure, support, money

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey questionnaire version 3

Name generator order: money, leisure, support

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey questionnaire version 4

Name generator order: money, support, leisure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey questionnaire version 5

Name generator order: support, leisure, money

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Survey questionnaire version 6

Name generator order: support, money, leisure

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Interventions

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Survey questionnaire

Intervention Type OTHER

Other Intervention Names

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Each of the survey questionnaires administers the name generators in a different order

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adults aged 18 years and older
* Emancipated minors aged 16-18 years
* Considers Nyakabare Parish their primary place of residence
* Capable of providing informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Minors younger than 18 years, with the exception of emancipated minors
* Does not consider Nyakabare Parish their primary place of residence
* Unable to communicate with research staff, e.g., due to deafness, mutism, or aphasia
* Persons with psychosis, neurological damage, acute intoxication, or an intelligence quotient less than 70, as determined in the field by non-clinical research staff in consultation with a supervisor
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Massachusetts General Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Alexander Tsai

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Alexander C Tsai, MD, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Massachusetts General Hospital

Bernard Kakuhikire, MBA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Locations

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Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Mbarara, , Uganda

Site Status

Countries

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Uganda

Other Identifiers

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MH096620-S2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id