Dopolnjen MTMM merski model, ki sta ga zasnovala Saris in Andrews (1991), je bil uporabljen za ocenjevanje merske kakovosti štirih dimenzij socialne opore zato, ker lahko z njim ocenimo veljavnost, zanesljivost in učinek metode za vsako spremenljivko posebej. Na osnovi teoretičnih in empiričnih spoznanj so bili oblikovani štirje omrežni generatorji za merjenje teoretično utemeljenih dimenzij socialne opore. Vsebina omrežnih generatorjev za merjenje materialne, informacijske in emocionalne opore ter druženja je bila prilagojena značilnostim eksperimentalnih skupin - trem razredom tretjega letnika gimnazije Poljane v Ljubljani. Zasnovan je bil kompleksen eksperimentalni načrt za iskanje dejavnikov, ki vplivajo na kakovost merjenja socialne opore z anketnim vprašalnikom. Eksperimentalni načrt vsebuje značilnosti merskega instrumenta, ki lahko vplivajo na ocene zanesljivosti, veljavnosti in učinka metod, katere so raziskovalci kakovosti podatkov, pridobljenih z anketo, že spoznali za pomembne. V eksperimentalnem načrtu so bile vključene tri različne merske lestvice (pet stopenjska ordinalna lestvica z označenimi ekstremi, enajst stopenjska ordinalna lestvica in tri stopenjska ordinalna lestvica), ena tehnika zbiranja podatkov (naštevanje po spominu), dajanje socialne opore (osnovna vprašanja - sprejemanje), z omejitvijo števila izbir (tri izbire) in brez omejitve ter čas med zaporednimi ponovitvami meritev (en teden).
Among several approaches to evaluating measurement quality, the true score MTMM model proposed by Saris and Andrews (1991) was selected, owing to its ability to estimate reliability, validity and method effect of each variable seperately. On the basis of theoretical and empirical findings, four netowork generators were designed to measure four theoretically firmly established social support dimensions. The contest of network generators measuring social companionship and material, informational, and emotional support exchange were adjusted to the characteristics of the experimental groups - eight third-year classes in Gimnazija Bežigrad in Ljubljana. A complex experimental design to study the effects of measurement instruments on the measurement quality was proposed. All the variables included in the experimental design were previously found to affect measurement quality either by survey methodologists or by social network methodologists. Experimental variations included the provision of three response scales (a five point ordinal scale with labeled extreme values, an eleven point ordinal scale and a three point ordinal scale), one data collection technique (a free recall), direction of support exchange (original questions) and varying elapsed times between repeated measurements (one week).
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