Cultural Differences in Careless Responding
Cultural Differences in Careless Responding
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DOI：
10.1177/0022022119827379
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发表时间：
2019-04-01
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3
通讯作者：
Banse, Rainer
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作者：
Grau, Ina;Ebbeler, Christine;Banse, Rainer
调查中的粗心回答（CR）已被确定为对调查数据有效性的严重威胁。它发生在参与者没有按照指示或阅读项目的内容进行响应时。本文的目的是评估和解释个人和国家层面的CR量。在我们的研究中，个人CR（使用简短的大五人格问卷的指数测量）与教育水平和人格特质相关。此外，利用来自34个国家的8，320名参与者的样本，对国家一级的公司责任进行了调查，它与文化层面密切相关：人类发展、个人主义、性别不平等和权力距离。CR可以被视为国家之间差异的有力预测因素。最后，CR和响应风格（极端和中点的答案，默许，社会理想的反应）之间的比较进行。CR和响应风格显示出一些重叠，但加载不同的因素。CR与极端答案、中点答案和默认是相容的，但与社会期望不同。社会期望是唯一需要仔细阅读项目的反应风格。
Careless responding (CR) in surveys has been identified as a serious threat for the validity of survey data. It occurs when participants respond without following the instructions or reading the content of items. The purpose of this article is to assess and explain the amount of CR at the individual and country level. In our study, individual CR (measured by indices using a short Big 5 personality questionnaire) correlated with education level and personality traits. In addition, using a sample of 8,320 participants from 34 countries, CR at the country level was investigated and it was strongly correlated with the cultural dimensions: human development, individualism, gender inequality, and power distance. CR can be seen as a powerful predictor of differences between countries. Finally, a comparison between CR and response styles (extreme and midpoint answers, acquiescence, and socially desirable responses) was conducted. CR and response styles showed some overlap, but loaded on different factors. CR is compatible with extreme answers, midpoint answers, and acquiescence, but different from social desirability. Social desirability is the only response style which requires careful reading of items.