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Acquiescence response styles: A multilevel model explaining individual-level and country-level differences
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Abstract Acquiescence has been found to distort the psychometric quality of questionnaire data. Previous research has identified various determinants of acquiescence at both the individual and the country level. We aimed to synthesize the scattered body of knowledge by concurrently testing a multilevel model... view more
Acquiescence has been found to distort the psychometric quality of questionnaire data. Previous research has identified various determinants of acquiescence at both the individual and the country level. We aimed to synthesize the scattered body of knowledge by concurrently testing a multilevel model encompassing a set of presumed predictors of acquiescence. Based on a representative sample comprising almost 40,000 respondents from 20 European countries, we analyzed the effects of the country-level indicators economic wealth, corruption level, and collectivism and the individual-level indicators age, gender, educational attainment, and conservatism. Results revealed that 15% of the variance in acquiescence was due to country-level variations in corruption levels and collectivism. Differences among individuals within countries could be partially explained by conservatism and educational attainment.... view less
Keywords
psychometrics; demographic factors; prosperity; value-orientation; multi-level analysis; measurement; questionnaire; conservatism; data quality; Europe; attitude; social indicators; international comparison; model construction; collectivism; self-concept; level of education; collective behavior; construction of indicators; gross domestic product; social factors; corruption
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
ESS; European Social Survey
Document language
English
Publication Year
2017
Page/Pages
p. 190-194
Journal
Personality and Individual Differences (2017) 107
ISSN
0191-8869
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed