Predictors of inconsistent responding in web surveys

AKBULUT Y.

INTERNET RESEARCH, vol.25, no.1, pp.131-147, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 25 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.1108/intr-01-2014-0017
  • Journal Name: INTERNET RESEARCH
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.131-147
  • Keywords: Online surveys, Measurement, Social networks, Inconsistent responding, Perceived social support, Satisficing, APPEARANCE ANXIETY SCALE, PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT, PAPER-AND-PENCIL, MULTIDIMENSIONAL SCALE, SELF-PRESENTATION, DISORDER, INTERNET, FACEBOOK, VALIDITY, TURKISH
  • Anadolu University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to investigate the antecedents of inconsistent responding in web surveys. Consistency of responses to personal information questions and scale items were compared, and the influence of perceived social support, social appearance anxiety, academic self-efficacy and social networking habits on inconsistent responding was examined.