Dr. Jeanne N. Knutson
Data at ISPP Central Office

The family of Dr. Jeanne N. Knutson, founding member of ISPP, has graciously donated to ISPP the data she collected during research toward her two PhDs.: Survey of elementary and middle school children's political belief systems, "The Development of Political Attitudes and Beliefs" Political Science, University of Oregon, 1960; and, Interviews and projective tests (Rorschach, PTAT) with members of the Black Panther movement, "Motivation for Political Behavior" Clinical Psychology, UCLA, 1970.

We can make this data (paper format only) available to current ISPP members conducting research to be used for purposes consistent with the mission of ISPP and the furthering of the understanding of the psychological processes involved in determining political behavior. Please contact the ISPP Central Office at ispp@maxwell.syr.edu (subject line: “Use of Knutson data”) to request use of the data, explaining your research project and goals. Upon review and approval, we will discuss how you might best access these materials.

Available data includes the following:

1. Political Beliefs and Attitudes Survey

This data consists of one hundred completed questionnaires on “Political Beliefs and Attitudes.” Each questionnaire contains 320 questions related to political views and activities. Respondents were selected based on their membership in a political organization active in the United States, such as the Democratic or Republican Parties, the Peace and Freedom Party, and the Communist Party.

The data is in raw form. Some handwritten scores of unknown reference accompany the data.

2. Index of Psychic Deprivation

This data consists of a questionnaire used for the study, along with the codebook used to analyze the data. The questionnaire consists of 113 questions. Respondents are asked to indicate whether they agree with or disagree with each question. Respondents are also asked to place one ‘psychic need indicator’ along side of each question (these indicators correspond to Maslow’s need hierarch scale).

Unfortunately, most of the actual data, in the form of completed questionnaires, is missing. Only 8 completed questionnaires are contained in the archive. There is no information on the intended purpose of the study, or the identity of those that eventually received the questionnaire.

3. People and Politics Poll

This data consists of a questionnaire used for a study of people and political opinions that was administered to approximately 3,000 local workers and managers in California. The questionnaire consists of 228 items related to demographics, social beliefs & attitudes. Only six competed questionnaires are contained in the archive.