Likert scale versus Q-table measures – a comparison of host community perceptions of a film festival

Havlíková, Michaela

doi:10.4324/9781315181356-7

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“…Much of this literature focuses on comparing and contrasting results from q‐factor analysis with the more traditional r‐factor analysis. In these studies, results from the two methods are generally viewed as highly similar (Eyvindson et al., ; Havlikova, ; ten Klooster, Visser, & de Jong, ; Thompson et al., ), with certain caveats. Both Eyvindson et al.…”

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“…Both Eyvindson et al. () and Havlikova (), for example, note that the focus of the q‐sort data on subjectivity can lead to different interpretations of very similar results, and Thompson et al. () note that differences between the two can often be attributed to the typically smaller sample size in q‐sort studies.…”

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“…There are also limited direct comparisons between item ratings acquired from q‐sorts and from Likert scales, with the two again being found to produce highly similar results (Eyvindson et al., ; Havlikova, ; ten Klooster et al., ; Thompson et al., ). ten Klooster et al.…”

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Normativity and Desirability in Observational Assessments of Family Interaction

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2018

Family Process

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Issues of normativity (responding in a typical or average fashion) and desirability (the tendency for raters to endorse positive characteristics rather than neutral or more negative ones) are common in areas of the social sciences that frequently utilize profile correlations to measure dyadic similarity. They have implications for family scholars as well. In the present study, a pre-existing data set was used to make an initial, though limited, investigation into potential confounds of normativity and desirability for macrolevel observational assessments of family interaction. An empirical example is presented using q-sort ratings of family interaction, with variance in observational assessments decomposed into component parts. High levels of both normativity and desirability were found, indicating possible problems in terms of both reliability and validity of assessment. While the results provide an interesting beginning, they are limited due to the use of a q-sort methodology as well as an instrument with limited background and use. These limitations are discussed, as well as alternative interpretations for normativity and desirability and implications for future research.

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confidence: 99%