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Title Non-equivalence of online and paper-and-pencil psychological tests: The case of the Prospective Memory Questionnaire
Author Buchanan, T., Ali, T., Heffernan, T. M., Ling, J., Parrott, A. C., Rodgers, J., Scholey, A. B.
Year 2005
Access date 26.02.2006
Abstract There is growing evidence that Internet mediated psychological tests can have satisfactory psychometric properties, and can measure the same constructs as traditional offline versions. However, equivalence cannot be taken for granted. The Prospective Memory Questionnaire (PMQ; Hannon et al., 1995) was used in an online study exploring links between drug use and memory (Rodgers et al., 2003). The PMQ has four factor-analytically derived subscales. In a large (N=763) sample tested via the Internet, only two factors could be recovered: the other two subscales were essentially meaningless. This demonstration of non-equivalence underlines the importance of online test validation. Without examination of its psychometric properties, one cannot be sure that a test administered via the Internet actually measures the intended construct.
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Year of publication2005
Bibliographic typeJournal article
Web Survey Bibliography - Ling, J. (7)
- A short self-report measure of problems with executive function suitable for administration via the...; 2010; Buchanan, T., Heffernan, T. M., Parrott, A. C., Ling, J., Rodgers, J., Scholey, A. B.
- WebEXEC: A Short Self-Report Measure of Executive Function Suitable for Administration via the Internet...; 2009; Buchanan, T., Heffernan, T. M., Parrott, A. C., Ling, J., Rodgers, J., Scholey, A. B.
- Non-equivalence of online and paper-and-pencil psychological tests: The case of the Prospective Memory...; 2005; Buchanan, T., Ali, T., Heffernan, T. M., Ling, J., Parrott, A. C., Rodgers, J., Scholey, A. B.
- Using on-line surveys to measure three key constructs of the quality of human–computer interaction...; 2003; van Schaik, P., Ling, J.
- Patterns of Drug Use and the Influence of Gender on Self-Reports of Memory Ability in Ecstasy Users:...; 2003; Rodgers, J., Buchanan, T., Scholey, A. B., Heffernan, T. M., Ling, J., Parrott, A. C.
- Psychometric properties of online self-report memory questionnaires: The EMQ and PMQ; 2002; Buchanan, T., Ali, T., Heffernan, T. M., Ling, J., Parrott, A. C., Rodgers, J., Scholey, A. B.
- Differential effects of Ecstasy and cannabis on self-reports of memory ability: a web-based study; 2001; Rodgers, J., Buchanan, T., Scholey, A. B., Heffernan, T. M., Ling, J., Parrott, A. C.