This is a questionnaire about your values when interacting with others. We would like to ask you about your values when interacting with people in four different types of relationships: (1) Your Family; (2) Close Friends; (3) Colleagues; and (4) Strangers. For the purposes of this questionnaire, we define each of these relationships as follows:
YOUR FAMILY: By "family," we mean only the immediate family that was present during your growing years, such as your mother, father, and any brothers or sisters. Do not consider other relatives such as aunts, uncles, grandparents, cousins, etc., as you "family" here unless they actually lived with you while you were growing up.
CLOSE FRIENDS: By "close friends," we mean those individuals whom you consider "close;" i.e., with whom you spend a lot of time and/or have known for a long time. Do not consider people who are "just" acquaintances, colleagues, or others whom you would not consider as your close friends. Also, do not consider intimate partners (e.g., boyfriend, girlfriend) here, either.
COLLEAGUES: By "colleagues," we mean those people with whom you interact on a regular basis, but with whom you may not be particularly close (for example, people at work, school, or a social group). Do not consider close friends on the one hand, or total strangers on the other.
STRANGERS: By "strangers," we mean those people with whom you do not interact on a regular basis, and whom you do not know (i.e., total strangers such as people in the subway, on the street, at public events, etc.). Do not consider friends, acquaintances, or family.
We know that your values may differ within each of these groups, depending on with whom you are interacting. Do not be too concerned with specific individuals. Instead, respond to each of these groups as general categories of social relationships.
Also, don't be concerned at all about how your responses compare to each other. There is no right or wrong, good or bad. Don't worry about whether your responses are consistent. Just tell us how you truly feel about each group on its own merits.