Anchoring Vignettes for Privacy (Family - Parental Intrusion)


Question (applies to those living at home with their parents):

How much privacy [do you / does 'Name'] have at home from your parents?

Response categories:

  1. Unlimited
  2. A lot
  3. Moderate
  4. Some
  5. None
Vignettes:
  1. [Marius] has his own room in his parents' house, which he can lock.
  2. [Janet] has her own room in her parents' house. The room does not lock, but her parents always knock before entering.
  3. [Liz] has her own room in her parents' house. The room does not lock, and her mother sometimes comes into her room without knocking.
  4. [Christian] has his own room in his parents' house. His parents often come into his room, which does not lock, without knocking. When [Christian] is gone, his parents often look in the drawers of his desk.

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