Measuring xenophobia: Social desirability and survey mode effects

2013 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 255-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. A. C. D'Ancona
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Mode Effects

scholarly journals Social Desirability Bias in Attitudinal Measures. An Experimental Study Looking at Survey Modes, Respondent Traits and the Desirability of Survey Topics and Individual Questions

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Henrik Kenneth Andersen
Keyword(s):  
Social Desirability ◽  
Computer Assisted ◽  
Social Desirability Bias ◽  
Personal Interview ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Mode Effects ◽  
Response Behaviour ◽  
Sensitive Topics ◽  
Confirmatory Factor

This study looks at negative attitudes towards various out-groups and examines in an experimental design the influence of anonymous interview settings on estimates of attitudes towards supposedly sensitive topics. Respondents were presented with instruments meant to measure various forms of prejudice towards out-groups while the interview was conducted at random either as a computer assisted personal interview (CAPI) or computer assisted self interview (CASI). The scales used in this study can be shown to be both reliable as well as valid, furthermore, in accordance with various research by Bierly (1985), Zick et al. (2008) and Heitmeyer (2005) the results of a confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) show various forms of prejudice form a type of generalized attitude. In the more recent articles from Zick et al. (2008), Heitmeyer (2005), Wagner et al. (2008), this is referred to as the ‘Syndrome Group-Focused Enmity’ (GFE). So while both an overarching ‘syndrome’ of prejudice as well as valid and reliable measures of individual forms of prejudice can be empirically confirmed, the results of the analyses show that prejudice towards a specific out-group, let alone a generalized attitude of prejudice, cannot be seen as uniformly desirable. Specific items elicit varying response behaviour. Item- and topic-trait desirabilities were established to help explain the extent to which the survey mode affected estimates. Other respondent- and item-related characteristics also influence SD bias. Survey mode effects are often only seen in conjunction with other factors.

scholarly journals Analyses of mixed survey mode effects in the German national travel survey 2017

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 339-350
Author(s):  
Dana Gruschwitz ◽  
Johannes Eggs ◽  
Claudia Nobis ◽  
Angelika Schulz
Keyword(s):  
Survey Mode ◽  
Travel Survey ◽  
Mode Effects ◽  
National Travel Survey

Survey Mode Effects on Data Quality: Comparison of Web and Mail Modes in a U.S. National Panel Survey

2011 ◽  
Vol 30 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eunjung Shin ◽  
Timothy P. Johnson ◽  
Kumar Rao
Keyword(s):  
Data Quality ◽  
Panel Survey ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Mode Effects

Community views on crime and policing: Survey mode effects on bias in community surveys

2002 ◽  
Vol 19 (3) ◽  
pp. 565-587 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karen M. Hennigan ◽  
Cheryl L. Maxson ◽  
David Sloane ◽  
Molly Ranney
Keyword(s):  
Community Surveys ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Mode Effects

Making Mobile Browser Surveys Smarter

Field Methods ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (4) ◽  
pp. 322-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
Trent D. Buskirk ◽  
Charles H. Andrus
Keyword(s):  
Randomized Experiment ◽  
Block Group ◽  
Data Collection Tool ◽  
Laptop Computer ◽  
Web Browser ◽  
Survey Mode ◽  
Mode Effects ◽  
Missing Item ◽  
Completion Times ◽  
Process Completion

With nearly 50% of U.S. mobile phone subscribers using smartphones, survey researchers are beginning to explore their use as a data collection tool. The Got Healthy Apps Study (GHAS) conducted a randomized experiment to compare mode effects for a survey completed via iPhone mobile browser and online via desktop/laptop computer web browser. Mode effects were assessed for three types of outcomes: randomization/recruitment, survey process/completion, and survey items. In short, the distribution of survey completion times and the distribution of the number of apps owned were significantly different across survey mode after accounting for block group. Other key mode effects outcomes (including open-ended items, slider bar questions, and missing item rates) showed no significant differences across survey mode. Some interesting qualitative findings suggest that iPhone respondents enter more characters and omit fewer items than originally thought.

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