Snowball Sampling: Introduction

Johnson, Timothy P.

doi:10.1002/9781118445112.stat05720

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“…Another sampling technique that was used is the snowball sampling, which is used to locate hidden populations by referrals from initially sampled respondents who they think have the characteristic of the criteria (Johnson, 2014). It is a type of sampling where the existing study informants recruit future subjects among their acquaintances.…”

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Lived Experiences of Young Adults From Broken Families on Marital Relationships

Falculan

Paula²,

Ocdamia³

et al. 2019

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Introduction: People often take for granted the impact of having separated parents on children. Individuals from broken homes are highly impressionable and the effects of what they have witnessed during childhood are conventionally carried with them into adulthood. There have been a limited amount of studies describing the impact of parental separation of young adults’ perception on marriage. This study aimed to delve into how parental separation affects young adults’ perception on marital relationship. Method: This study used a phenomenological research design to explore young adults’ perception on marriage. A total of 12 young adults coming from broken families participated in the study to provide the researchers with information about their thoughts and feelings about marriage. The researchers used a semi-structured interview and the collected data were analyzed using the Colaizzi’s method. Results: There were four themes that emerged from their opinions on marriage, such as God-centered relationship, couples in love, legalization of a relationship, and foundation of family. Perceptions of young adults from broken families were categorized into four themes: negative experience leading to fear, development of trust issues, poor self-worth, and attachment problems. The participants explained that the negative outlook on marital relationships is related to the negative experiences, trust issues, poor self-worth, and attachment issues that developed as impact of broken families. Discussion: The researchers recommend that similar studies with a quantitative approach be conducted for the further assessment of the dilemma presented by the study. Further research could bring about different results especially if done on a large population and different locations.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

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Lived Experiences of Young Adults From Broken Families on Marital Relationships

Falculan

Paula²,

Ocdamia³

et al. 2019

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“…The snowball technique was applied as a sampling procedure, due to the fact that it is the most widely used sampling method in qualitative studies [43]. This non-probability method of survey sample selection is based on finding potential participants with characteristics of interest [44] for in-depth interviews with the help of other participants' recommendations. In-depth interview is a qualitative research method that facilitates access to rich data about consumers' thoughts, motivations, feelings, or preferences, and it was used in other research studies related to recycling behavior [45] and important factors for recycling behavior change [46].…”

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What is Different about Volunteers? A Study on Factors of Buying Decisions of Products with Recycled Content

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Volunteering is a way to express civic behavior, including pro-environmental behavior such as buying products with recycled content. The purpose of this research is to understand the differences between individuals involved in volunteering activities and individuals who have never been involved in volunteering activities. In order to do this, dimensions are analyzed by categories of public: the general public, individuals involved in volunteering activities (volunteers), and individuals who have never been involved in volunteering activities (non-volunteers). Qualitative methods, based on in-depth interviews; and quantitative methods, based on Anova, Independent Samples T tests, factor analyses, and regression analyses have been combined. The sample included 469 respondents. The general dimensions of buying decisions are: product features, social values, promotions, low risk, uniqueness, and affordable price. The volunteers' dimensions of buying decisions are product features, social values, uniqueness, benefits, and promotions. The non-volunteers' dimensions of buying decisions are product features, uniqueness, credibility support, promotions, and low risk. In the conclusions section, implications are presented using specific communication for each of the three public categories, based on important resulting dimensions for each public.

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“…As such, snowball sampling was appropriate for participant selection. Snowball sampling is a distinguished, non-probability method of survey sample selection that can locate hidden and vulnerable populations [39], and it is widely used in places where it is hard to determine the population [40]. Moreover, our social survey intentionally targets elderly park users.…”

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Public Green Space and Mental Health building Self-Esteem for Elderly Population in Dhaka

Rahman¹,

Pan²,

Shorkar³

2020

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Green public space immensely provides ecological soundness (ES), social resilience, social inclusiveness, mental health, self-esteem, and cultural prosperity from privileged class to lower ones. This research aims at estimating the effect of social services, safety, and infrastructural amenity in green space (parks) on mental health building self-esteem for elderly population. Data were collected from four parks out of 21 in Dhaka selected by systematic random sampling. Two-hundred and three elderly participants were picked up for survey using snowball sampling. The survey was conducted in a pre-structured questionnaire consisted of 40 close-ended questions. Data was analyzed applying ordinal logistic model, multivariate regression analysis, and Partial Least Square (PLS) -Path Modeling. The study explored several key findings-1) Infrastructural amenities impacted social services of parks; 2) Social services contributed positively to mental health boosting up self-esteem for elderly population. 3) Likewise, mental health for elderly population was affected by safety measure of green space. Dhaka requires constructing age-friendly parks to promote elderly mental health.

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Snowball Sampling: Introduction

Cited by 249 publications

References 14 publications

Lived Experiences of Young Adults From Broken Families on Marital Relationships

Lived Experiences of Young Adults From Broken Families on Marital Relationships

What is Different about Volunteers? A Study on Factors of Buying Decisions of Products with Recycled Content

Public Green Space and Mental Health building Self-Esteem for Elderly Population in Dhaka

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