Survey Development for Adolescents Aged 11 to 16 Years: A Developmental Science Based Guide

Omrani, A., Wakefield-Scurr, J., Smith, J. and Brown, N. (2018) Survey Development for Adolescents Aged 11 to 16 Years: A Developmental Science Based Guide. Adolescent Research Review. pp. 1-12. ISSN 2363-8346

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Abstract

Methodological knowledge on surveying young adolescents is scarce and researchers often rely on theories and methodological studies based on adult respondents. However, young adolescents are in the process of developing their cognitive, psychological, emotional and social skills, therefore present a unique set of considerations. Question characteristics including; question type and format, question difficulty, wording, ambiguity, the number of response options, and the inclusion of a neutral mid-point, play a pivotal role in the response quality of young adolescents. Failure to address these factors is likely to encourage young adolescents to use satisficing techniques. In this article, we provide a science based guide for developing surveys for use with adolescents aged 11 to 16 years. The guide considers the characteristics and developmental stages of adolescents as survey responders and incorporates advice on appropriate question characteristics, survey layout and question sequence, approaches to pre-testing surveys and mode of survey administration. The guide provides recommendations for developmentally appropriate survey design to improve response quality in survey research with young adolescents.

Item Type: Articles
Subjects: H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions: Academic Areas > Institute of Sport > Area > Exercise Physiology
Depositing User: Jenny Smith
Date Deposited: 11 Jul 2018 13:47
Last Modified: 17 Sep 2021 12:24
URI: https://eprints.chi.ac.uk/id/eprint/3533

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