Study title

Investigation of risk situations and coping with risk by young people in the East German states under changed social conditions. Topics: Schoolchildren questionnaire: satisfaction with achievements; frequency of leisure activities (scale); leisure interests; available leisure facilities in vicinity of residence; belonging to leisure groups (scale); importance of grades; reasons for learning well (scale); evaluation of social characteristics in school (scale); personal achievement assessment (scale); satisfaction with various areas of life (scale); stress from problems (scale); contact or advisor with problems and various questions (scale); health complaints (scale); housing conditions; employment of parents; path of education sought; moral orientations (scale); life changes after the turning point; friendships; liking for youth groups (scale); personal models; goals in life (scale); family climate, child-raising style of parents (scale); differences of opinion between parents and young people; use of alcohol and nicotine by schoolchildren and family members; use of drugs; belief in God; comparison of today's living conditions with those in the GDR (scale); future concepts (scale); condition in stress situations; predictions for social development (scale); deviant behavior (scale); stand on foreigners. Parents questionnaire: child-raising style and educational goals (scale); evaluation of conduct of the young person (scale); concerns for one's own child (scale); assessment of today's opportunities for the child; employment and occupational burden of parents; satisfaction of father and mother with various areas of life (scale); moral orientations (scale); attitude and conduct of parents on alcohol and nicotine. Teacher judgement questionnaire: assessment of school achievements of the schoolchild; evaluation of general and special behaviors of the schoolchild (scale); group relations in class.