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The development procedure consists of four steps: operationalization of the theoretical constructs and the initial drafting of the questionnaire instrument; revisions of the questionnaire based on pilot tests with small groups of people; weighing of the questionnaire items for the purpose of calculating index-type variable scores; formal test of validity and reliability.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title content-type=\"abstract-heading\">Findings<\/jats:title><jats:p>\u2013 The resulting measurement consists of eight variables corresponding to eight theoretical constructs of an individual\u2019s information world, each being measured by a group of questionnaire-based items which, in turn, generate an index-type score as the variable\u2019s value. 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