1. Gender?
Male Female

2. Race?

3. Age?

4. Country of origin?

5. Religious background?

In answering the following questions, please think of a close friend.

6. Gender of friend?
Male Female

How difficult is it (or would it be) for you to discuss each of the following topics with your friend?

(1 = not difficult at all, 7 = most difficult.)

7. Successes at work? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

8. Problems at work? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

9. Successes at school? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

10. Problems at school? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

11. Significant other? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

12. Other friendships? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

13. Family? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

14. Financial issues? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

15. Financial successes? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

16. Religion? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

17. Politics? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

18. Self-esteem? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

19. Substance abuse problems? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

20. Personal weaknesses? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

21. Health problems? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

22. Sex life? choose one 7 most difficult 6 5 4 3 2 1 not difficult at all

When one of the following topics comes up in conversation with your friend, in what depth do you discuss it (or in what depth would you discuss it if it came up)?

(1 = superficial level, 7 = in-depth)

23. Successes at work? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

24. Problems at work? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

25. Successes at school? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

26. Problems at school? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

27. Significant other? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

28. Other friendships? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

29. Family? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

30. Financial issues? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

31. Financial successes? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

32. Religion? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

33. Politics? choose one 7 in depth 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial level

34. Using a scale from 1 (very superficial) to 7 (very close), how close do you consider your friendship to be? choose one 7 very close 6 5 4 3 2 1 superficial

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