Self-Report Measures Flashcards

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What are self-report measures?

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Any method that involves the collection of data from participants in their own words and/or activities completed by them.

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What are some examples of self-report measures?

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Questionnaires, interviews, diaries.

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What are the characteristics of questionnaires?

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  • Can be quantitative or qualitative
  • Collect large amounts of data quickly
  • Results are analysed with statistical methods
  • Favoured by positivist sociologists
  • E.g. National Consensus & CSEW
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What are open questions?

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The respondent can answer any way they want to.

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What are closed questions?

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The respondents choose from a finite or limited set of answers.

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What are the characteristics of interviews?

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  • Spoken questionnaires
  • Three levels of formality called ‘structure’
  • Can be coded using content-analysis (bottom-up) or thematic-analysis (top-down)
  • Open questions and non-directive questioning is favoured
  • Unusual variations like aggressive challenging of participants or collaborative interviewing.
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What are structured interviews?

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Questions are already set/ordered.

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What are semi/partly structured interviews?

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Topics are set but no direction is given.

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What are unstructured interviews?

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Conversation/free written answers with no guidance.

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