Why Do We Still Have an Impoverished Understanding of the Item Wording Effect? An Empirical Examination

Autor/in	Kam, Chester Chun Seng
Titel	Why Do We Still Have an Impoverished Understanding of the Item Wording Effect? An Empirical Examination
Quelle	In: Sociological Methods & Research, 47 (2018) 3, S.574-597 (24 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0049-1241
DOI	10.1177/0049124115626177
Schlagwörter	Response Style (Tests); Test Items; Language Usage; College Students; Foreign Countries; Correlation; Structural Equation Models; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Antwortverhalten; Test content; Testaufgabe; Sprachgebrauch; Collegestudent; Ausland; Korrelation; Kanada
Abstract	The item wording (or keying) effect is respondents' differential response style to positively and negatively worded items. Despite decades of research, the nature of the effect is still unclear. This article proposes a potential reason; namely, that the item wording effect is scale-specific, and thus findings are applicable only to a particular measure involved in an investigation. Using multiple scales and several methods, the present study provides strong and converging support for this hypothesis. In light of the results, we reinterpret major findings of the item wording effect and propose possible future directions for research. (As Provided).
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Update	2020/1/01