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What mediates the impact of response alternatives on behavioral reports?

Was vermittelt den Einfluß von Antwortalternativen bei Verhaltensuntersuchungen?
[working paper]

Schwarz, Norbert
Bienias, Julia

Corporate Editor
Zentrum für Umfragen, Methoden und Analysen -ZUMA-

Abstract

Wie vorausgegangene Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, gehen Befragte davon aus, daß die Spannbreite vorgegebener Antwortalternativen Kenntnisse des Forschers über die Verteilung von Meinungen oder Verhaltensweisen in der Bevölkerung widerspiegeln. Diese Annahme kann das Antwortverhalten in zwei Richtunge... view more

Wie vorausgegangene Forschungsergebnisse zeigen, gehen Befragte davon aus, daß die Spannbreite vorgegebener Antwortalternativen Kenntnisse des Forschers über die Verteilung von Meinungen oder Verhaltensweisen in der Bevölkerung widerspiegeln. Diese Annahme kann das Antwortverhalten in zwei Richtungen beeinflussen. Die Befragten können entweder die spannbreite der vorgegebenen Antwortalternativen als Bezugsrahmen für die Einschätzung der Häufigkeit eines eigenen Verhaltens verwenden oder im Rahmen der Skala extrem erscheinende Häufigkeiten nicht angeben. Es wurden zwei Experimente durchgeführt, deren Ergebnisse für die 'Bezugsrahmen-Hypothese' sprechen. (WZübers)... view less


'Previous research demonstrated that respondents assume that the range of precoded response alternatives reflects the researcher's konwledge of the distribution of opinions or behaviors in the population. This assumption may influence respondents' reports in two ways: Respondents may either use the ... view more

'Previous research demonstrated that respondents assume that the range of precoded response alternatives reflects the researcher's konwledge of the distribution of opinions or behaviors in the population. This assumption may influence respondents' reports in two ways: Respondents may either use the range of the response alternatives as a frame of reference in estimating their own behavioral frequencies, or they may be reluctant to report frequencies that appear extreme in the context of the scale. Two experiments were conducted to differentiate between the frame of reference and the social desirability hypothesis. The results of both studies favor the frame of reference hypothesis.' (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
questionnaire; response behavior; survey; reactivity effect; interview

Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods

Method
basic research

Document language
English

Publication Year
1987

City
Mannheim

Page/Pages
17,6 p.

Series
ZUMA-Arbeitsbericht, 1987/05

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications


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