Description

The Questionnaire on the Subjective Perception of Greek Adolescents on the Frequency of their Interactions and the Structure of their Social Network Roles (QGFI-14) is a 14-item questionnaire developed by Pirounaki-Lioni in 1994 to examine the social networks of adolescents in Greece.

The instrument focuses on how adolescents themselves experience and perceive their social relationships and interactions. Its conceptual approach emphasizes the adolescent’s subjective reality, providing information about how social relationships, interactions, and roles are perceived from the individual’s own perspective.

The questionnaire specifically addresses interactions reflecting processes that develop between the family environment and the broader social network within which the adolescent functions.

Objective

The primary objective of the QGFI-14 is to examine and assess the social networks of adolescents in Greece as they are experienced and perceived through their subjective reality.

Rather than focusing exclusively on the presence or number of social relationships, the instrument examines the frequency of interactions, the structure of interactions, and the structure of social roles.

This approach provides information about the organization and functioning of adolescents’ social networks and the major social processes that occur within interpersonal relationships.

Structure

The QGFI-14 consists of 14 items concerning interactions that reflect activities and exchanges occurring between the adolescent’s family environment and broader social network.

The questionnaire examines both the frequency and structural characteristics of these interactions.

According to the available source, some of the principal social functions represented by the questionnaire include social support, reciprocity, and social control.

Main Social Functions

Social Support: Refers to supportive processes occurring within the adolescent’s social network and relationships with significant individuals.

Reciprocity: Concerns the mutual nature of social interactions and the ways in which relationships develop through reciprocal exchanges.

Social Control: Refers to social-network processes associated with regulating, guiding, or influencing behavior within interpersonal relationships.

These functions are examined within the broader context of the frequency and structure of interactions and the organization of social-network roles.

Scoring

According to the source document, responses are analyzed according to the frequency of social interactions using the following categories:

Always
Very Often
Sometimes
Rarely
Never

The analysis is not limited to interaction frequency. The material is also examined in relation to the structure of interactions and the structure of roles.

The available source does not provide numerical values for the five response categories, a total score range, reverse-scored items, or specific cut-off values. Therefore, a numerical scoring procedure should not be assumed without consulting the original administration and scoring instructions.

Data Analysis and Use

The analysis of QGFI-14 data reflects the instrument’s emphasis on the adolescent’s subjective perception of social reality.

According to the available source, the material is analyzed according to three principal aspects:

Frequency of Interactions: Examines how frequently different forms of social interaction occur.

Structure of Interactions: Examines how social interactions and exchanges are organized within the adolescent’s social network.

Structure of Roles: Addresses the organization of the social roles represented within the individual’s network.

Analysis of these aspects provides a framework for examining how adolescents perceive the functioning and organization of their family and broader social environments.

Validity

According to the available source, the content validity of the questionnaire was supported through various pilot studies.

In addition, construct validity was examined through factor analysis.

The source states that the factor-analytic findings were consistent with the theoretical background of the original study, providing support for the conceptual structure of the questionnaire.

No additional numerical indices or detailed factor-analysis results are provided in the available document.

Reliability

The reliability of the QGFI-14 was investigated by assessing the internal consistency of each factor.

According to the source, Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was used to evaluate internal reliability.

However, the available document does not report the specific Cronbach’s alpha values obtained for the individual factors. Therefore, the method used to evaluate reliability can be documented, but the magnitude of internal consistency cannot be determined from the available material.

Research Utility

The QGFI-14 can be used to examine adolescents’ social networks from their own subjective perspective.

Its consideration of interaction frequency, interaction structure, and social-role structure provides a broader perspective than an assessment based solely on the presence or number of social contacts.

Particular attention is given to functions such as social support, reciprocity, and social control, which may provide useful information about how adolescents perceive their position and relationships within their family and broader social environment.

Applications

The QGFI-14 may be particularly relevant to research in adolescent, developmental, and social psychology examining social networks and interpersonal relationships.

Because the instrument was originally developed within the context of Greek adolescents, its use with different age groups, linguistic populations, or cultural settings would require appropriate evaluation before conclusions are generalized beyond the population and context described in the original source.

The available document does not provide evidence regarding its psychometric performance in other populations or cultural settings.

Reference

Pirounaki-Lioni M. Adolescents’ conceptions of community in Greece. University of Bath; 1994.