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VAS vs. Likert in ESM Study : The Effect of the Choice of Response Format on Extreme Response Style
Delventhal, Nick (2023) VAS vs. Likert in ESM Study : The Effect of the Choice of Response Format on Extreme Response Style.
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| Abstract: | The Experience Sampling Method (ESM) is becoming increasingly popular as a granular measure of emotional experience. However, there is a lack of knowledge on the effect of research design on the results. Therefore, this research aims to investigate the effect of using a VAS compared to a Likert scale on participants’ proportion of extreme responses in ESM studies. Participants convenience and voluntary sampling resulted in a sample of 89 participants. This study designed a randomised controlled trial with two conditions with a between-subject design. Generalised linear mixed models (GLMM), both for the overall effect and at the individual item level, examined the effect of using a VAS versus a Likert scale on the proportion of extreme responses. The GLMM results showed no significant effect of using a VAS versus a Likert scale (b = -.191, p = .756), the effect was also not significant across individual items (b = -.556 to b = -.114, p = .229 to p = .771.). These findings tentatively suggest that choosing a VAS versus Likert scale does not have an impact on ERS in ESM research. Nonetheless, the non-representative sample and potential exclusion bias, warrant caution in generalizing the findings. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 77 psychology |
| Programme: | Psychology BSc (56604) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/95291 |
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