Comparing Name Generator Designs in Panel Personal Network Data: Implications for Alter Re-Elicitation in a Rural Field Setting
Field Methods: (Formerly Cultural Anthropology Methods)
Published online on July 04, 2026
Abstract
Field Methods, Ahead of Print.
We conducted a two-wave personal network study in a rural Romanian community. We interviewed 68 participants twice using different name generators. The first wave used a fixed-choice generator (25 alters) focused on emotional closeness. The second wave, ...
We conducted a two-wave personal network study in a rural Romanian community. We interviewed 68 participants twice using different name generators. The first wave used a fixed-choice generator (25 alters) focused on emotional closeness. The second wave, ...