Research Article

The Culture-Transmission Motive in Minorities: An Online Survey of Adolescents and Young Adults with an Immigrant Background in Germany

Table 2

Indirect measurement of the culture-transmission motive: Emotional reactions to desire fulfillment and frustration.

Would you feel sorry if your (present or future) children would forget or lose the Russian [Turkish] language?
(0 = I would not mind, 7 = I would feel very sorry)
929058.tab.002a

Would you feel sorry if your (present or future) children would turn their back on the religion of your family/the non-religious world view of your family? (0 = I would not mind, 7 = I would feel very sorry)929058.tab.002b

A hypothetical question: Would you feel sorry if—for whatever reason—the Russian [Turkish] culture would not exist anymore 500 years from now?
(0 = I would not mind, 7 = I would feel very sorry)
929058.tab.002c

How do you feel if something negative is reported on German television, radio or the newspapers about Russia [Turkey], the Russian [Turkish] culture, or the Russian [Turkish] community?

I do not mind. I do not feel addressed by these news (0 = absolutely true, 7 = not true at all; reversed item) 929058.tab.002d

This makes me angry.
(0 = not true at all, 7 = absolutely true)
929058.tab.002e

*I feel ashamed, particularly if the criticism is justified.
(0 = not true at all, 7 = absolutely true)
929058.tab.002f

How do you feel if something positive is reported on German television,  radio, or the newspapers about Russia [Turkey], the Russian [Turkish]  culture, or the Russian [Turkish] community?

I do not mind. I do not feel addressed by these news.
(7 = not true at all, 0 = absolutely true; reversed item)
929058.tab.002g

This makes me happy.
(0 = not true at all, 7 = absolutely true)
929058.tab.002h

I feel proud.
(0 = not true at all, 7 = absolutely true)
929058.tab.002i

Item was excluded from the scale.
Internal consistency of the scale CTM-Emotion (Cronbach’s ) = .85.