Supervision mode effects in computerized delinquency surveys at school: Finnish replication of a Swiss experiment

Kivivuori, Janne; Salmi, Venla; Walser, Simone

doi:10.1007/s11292-012-9162-z

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“…Two studies compared supervision by the participants' teacher with supervision by the researchers during the completion of the questionnaire with CASI methodology (Walser and Killias 2012;Kivivuori et al 2013). In general, results showed slightly higher estimates in the condition where participants were supervised by researchers, though not reaching statistical significance.…”

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Measurement bias in self-reports of offending: a systematic review of experiments

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Objectives Self-reported offending is one of the primary measurement methods in criminology. In this article, we aimed to systematically review the experimental evidence regarding measurement bias in self-reports of offending. Methods We carried out a systematic search for studies that (a) included a measure of offending, (b) compared self-reported data on offending between different methods, and (c) used an experimental design. Effect sizes were used to summarize the results. Results The 21 pooled experiments provided evidence regarding 18 different types of measurement manipulations which were grouped into three categories, i.e., Modes of administration, Procedures of data collection, and Questionnaire design. An analysis of the effect sizes for each experimental manipulation revealed, on the one hand, that selfreports are reliable across several ways of collecting data and, on the other hand, selfreports are influenced by a wide array of biasing factors. Within these measurement biases, we found that participants' reports of offending are influenced by modes of administration, characteristics of the interviewer, anonymity, setting, bogus pipeline, response format, and size of the questionnaire. Conclusions This review provides evidence that allows us to better understand and improve crime measurements. However, many of the experiments presented in this review are not replicated and additional research is needed to test further aspects of how asking questions may impact participants' answers.

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Measurement bias in self-reports of offending: a systematic review of experiments

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“…Similarly formulated direct questions on response integrity have been added as outcome variables in experimental studies assessing the effects of key design choices in youth surveys on sensitive topics (e.g. Bjarnason, ; Kivivuori et al, ).…”

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To tell or not to tell? Psychopathic traits and response integrity in youth delinquency surveys

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Criminal Behav Ment Health

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Although psychopathy does not seem to influence the capability and willingness to report personality traits accurately, it may be associated with endorsing dishonest responses to questions about specific behaviours that have possible repercussions. Our findings suggest that previously observed associations between adolescents' self-reported delinquent behaviour and psychopathic traits may be underestimations of the strength of the effects.

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“…As a result of the cost of hiring external staff, adherence to this recommendation varied across participating nations (Marshall and Enzmann, 2012: 59). In light of prior research on the impact of supervision conditions on response quality (Kivivuori, Salmi, and Walser, 2013), there is little reason to assume that this source of heterogeneity introduced meaningful bias in the data. According to the ISRD-2 research protocol, each country was to collect a citybased sample of youths from grades 7 to 9 (corresponding to age categories 12-13 and 15-16).…”

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Does the Gender Gap in Delinquency Vary by Level of Patriarchy? A Cross‐national Comparative Analysis

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We examined cross‐national variation in the gender differential in offending, which is often referred to as the gender gap in crime. Analyses were directed toward two empirical questions: 1) Is the gender gap narrower in less patriarchal sociocultural settings, and if so, 2) is this outcome a result of higher levels of offending on the part of girls, lower levels of offending on the part of boys, or some combination thereof? To address these questions, we compiled a multilevel, cross‐national data set combining information on self‐reported offending from the second International Self Report Delinquency Survey (ISRD‐2) with normative and structural indicators of societal levels of patriarchy. The results from regression equations showed the gender gap in delinquency to be narrower at reduced national levels of patriarchy. The predicted probabilities calculated from regression coefficients suggested that this narrowing is a result of increased offending among girls and, to some extent, of decreased offending among boys in less patriarchal nations. Sensitivity checks with alternative model specifications confirmed these patterns but also identified a potential outlier. We discuss the implications of these descriptive findings for etiological research and theory.

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Supervision mode effects in computerized delinquency surveys at school: Finnish replication of a Swiss experiment

Cited by 20 publications

References 14 publications

Measurement bias in self-reports of offending: a systematic review of experiments

Measurement bias in self-reports of offending: a systematic review of experiments

To tell or not to tell? Psychopathic traits and response integrity in youth delinquency surveys

Does the Gender Gap in Delinquency Vary by Level of Patriarchy? A Cross‐national Comparative Analysis

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