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The role of perceived peer norms in the relationship between media violence exposure and adolescents’ aggression

This study investigates the role of a social context variable, perceived peer norms, in the relationship between media violence exposure and adolescents' aggressive behavior. This was informed by a need to better understand whether, how, and for …

Reducing underreports of behaviors in retrospective surveys: The effects of three different strategies

The use of PCs, smartphones and tablets in a probability-based panel survey. Effects on survey measurement error

Respondents in an Internet panel survey can often choose which device they use to complete questionnaires: a traditional PC, laptop, tablet computer, or a smartphone. Because all these devices have different screen sizes and modes of data entry, …

Assessing and relaxing assumptions in quasi-simplex models

The quasi-simplex model makes use of at least three repeated measures of the same variable to estimate its reliability. The model has rather strict assumptions about how various parameters in the model are related to each other. Previous …

Explaining consumer intentions to use innovative medical and food applications: Test of an extended model of reasoned action in a survey study

Low public acceptance hinders the successful introduction of biotechnological innovations, such as genetically modified foods or vaccinations against infectious diseases. Earlier studies indicated that a lack of knowledge is not a key barrier to …

What happens if you offer a mobile option to your web panel? Evidence from a probability-based panel of internet users

This article reports from a pilot study that was conducted in a probability-based online panel in the Netherlands. Two parallel surveys were conducted: one in the traditional questionnaire layout of the panel and the other optimized for mobile …

Differential effects of baseline drinking status: Effects of an alcohol prevention program targeting students and/or parents (PAS) among weekly drinking students

The effects of an intervention designed to prevent onset of weekly drinking in non drinking students (PAS) were investigated in the group of students that was already drinking at baseline. A cluster randomized trial was used including 3,490 Dutch …

Adolescents’ use of nicotine replacement therapy for smoking cessation: Predictors of compliance trajectories

*Rationale* Previous research has shown limited efficacy of nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) among adolescents and generally low compliance rates. As higher compliance rates are associated with improved abstinence rates, the present study examined …

Can I just check...? Effects of edit check questions on measurement error and survey estimates

Household income is difficult to measure, since it requires the collection of information about all potential income sources for each member of a household.Weassess the effects of two types of edit check questions on measurement error and survey …

Panel attrition: Separating stayers, fast attriters, gradual attriters and lurkers

Attrition is the process of dropout from a panel study. Earlier studies into the determinants of attrition study respondents still in the survey and those who attrited at any given wave of data collection. In many panel surveys, the process of …