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Title Response Biases in Online Surveys
Year 2006
Access date 20.09.2006
Abstract In this paper we describe some findings about the relationship of personality traits and participation in an online access panel. All panel members were initially screened for different individual difference measures, including the Big Five traits and need for cognition. We then recorded their participation patterns in two subsequent online surveys, including their initial cooperativeness, item nonresponse, and dropping out. We expected a positive relationship of certain personality traits, such as extraversion, agreeableness, and need for cognition, to survey participation. This was confirmed for need for cognition, but contrary to our hypothesis, extraversion was negatively related to survey participation. In general, the overall contribution of broad personality traits to explanation of survey participation is only moderate, and we offer some possible explanations for this finding.
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Year of publication2006
Bibliographic typeConferences, workshops, tutorials, presentations
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