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Disclosure of sensitive behaviors across self-administered survey modes: a meta-analysis

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Gnambs, Timo, Kaspar, Kai·2015·Behavior Research Methods

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In surveys, individuals tend to misreport behaviors that are in contrast to prevalent social norms or regulations. Several design features of the survey procedure have been suggested to counteract this problem; particularly, computerized surveys are supposed to elicit more truthful responding. This assumption was tested in a meta-analysis of survey experiments reporting 460 effect sizes (total N =125,672). Self-reported prevalence rates of several sensitive behaviors for which motivated misreporting has been frequently observed were compared across self-administered paper-and-pencil versus computerized surveys. The results revealed that computerized surveys led to significantly more reporting of socially undesirable behaviors than comparable surveys administered on paper. This effect was strongest for highly sensitive behaviors and surveys administered individually to respondents. Moderator analyses did not identify interviewer effects or benefits of audio-enhanced computer surveys. The meta-analysis highlighted the advantages of computerized survey modes for the assessment of sensitive topics.

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Authors: Gnambs, T., & Kaspar, K.
Affiliations: Osnabrück University (DE)
University of Cologne (DE)
Corresponding author: Gnambs, Timo
ORCID: Gnambs, Timo
Kaspar, Kai
Venue: Behavior Research Methods
Publisher: Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Published: 2014-11-20
Volume: 47
Issue: 4
Pages: 1237-1259
ISSN: 1554-351X (ISSN-L)
1554-3528
DOI: 10.3758/s13428-014-0533-4
OpenAlex: W1969579869
Cited by: 422
References: 159
Citations by year: 2026: 47 · 2025: 41 · 2024: 46 · 2023: 36 · 2022: 62 · 2021: 46 · 2020: 53 · 2019: 30 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 24 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 7 · 2014: 1
FWCI: 4.99
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: bronze
doi.org
Licence: www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
Locations: Behavior Research Methods (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Kölner Universitäts PublikationsServer (Universität zu Köln) (publishedVersion)
Funders: National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA-01411, R01DA001411)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Computer Science Applications › Mobile Crowdsensing and Crowdsourcing
Keywords: sensitive behavior, paper-and-pencil surveys, survey mode effects, self-reported prevalence
MeSH terms: Acoustic Stimulation, Computers, Humans, Motivation, Surveys and Questionnaires, Social Behavior, Reproducibility of Results, Effect Modifier, Epidemiologic, Disclosure

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