Item nonresponse in face-to-face interviews with children

This study examined item nonresponse and its respondent and interviewer correlates by means of a population-based, panel survey of children aged 8 to 11 who were surveyed using standardised, face-to-face interviews. Using multilevel, logistic analyses with cross-level interactions, this article aims to examine which effects of item nonresponse are subject to children as respondents or to the interviewers and the interview setting. Depending on the type of question, we found different effects for respondent and interviewer variables, as well as interaction effects between child age/interviewer age as well as child gender/interviewer gender. However, interviewer variance is for the most part not significant

Why are male students less likely to opt for social science courses? : a theory-driven analysis

Copyright © 2020 SageIn this article, we discuss the question of why only a few men decide to study social science courses such as social work. While the conceptual base of our analysis includes the theory of planned behaviour and theories centring on gender role orientations, the empirical base is a random cluster sample of high-school graduates in Switzerland. The results show different gender effects, as well as direct and indirect effects, for all the theory of planned behaviour factors. Gender role orientations and the question of how a social science profession fits one’s own gender identity appear to be of particular importance only among male students

The effects of interviewer, respondent and area characteristics on cooperation in panel surveys: a multilevel approach

Refusals and noncontacts generally make up the two most important components of unit nonresponse. It is important to separate noncontacts from refusals when examining survey participation, a simultaneously analysis of both components seems relevant when assessing interviewer effects. Using data from a survey of the German Youth Institute Munich, this paper presents an application of the hierarchical regression model, which offers a comprehensive way of analyzing the simultaneous effects of specific interviewer and respondent characteristics. The results provide evidence that the participation on panel surveys is subject to interviewer, respondent as well as area characteristic

The effects of interviewer, respondent and area characteristics on cooperation in panel surveys : a multilevel approach

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Effects of social counseling on parents of a child with cancer

Copyright © 2020 SageWhen a child is diagnosed with cancer, there can be serious consequences for the entire family. The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between social counseling based on different social diagnostic methods and parent’s quality of life, psychosocial burden, and sense of coherence. Seventy-one parents of children with cancer were randomly assigned to the intervention and control groups and were interviewed at three measurement times. Analysis of covariance was used for the data analysis. With respect to the effects of social counseling based on different social diagnostic methods, the results are somewhat mixed. We found only few significant effects between the intervention and control groups but a significant influence of moderating variables like the child’s health status. There were significant changes in parent’s quality of life and psychosocial burden, but the findings provided no evidence that one social diagnostic method works better than the other one. Methodological reasons concerning sample size and program integrity are discussed

Bildung und subjektives Wohlbefinden im Zeitverlauf, 1984-2002 : eine Mehrebenenanalyse

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Experiences with a psychosocial screening instrument (S‐FIRST) to identify the psychosocial support needs of parents of children suffering from cancer

This is the peer reviewed version which has been published in final form at https://doi.org/10.1002/pon.5045. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Use of Self-Archived Versions.A large proportion of families with a child suffering from cancer are heavily burdened, both psychologically and socially functions, thus requiring treatment. Therefore, a systematic assessment of burden and needs is essential to identify clients with a high psychosocial burden and to allow for accurate decision making regarding indications for treatment. There is a great need for the development and validation of screening instruments in psychosocial counseling

Das standardisierte Interview als soziale Interaktion: Interviewereffekte in der Umfrageforschung

'Dieser Artikel beschäftigt sich mit methodischen Problemen, die beim standardisierten face-to-face Interview durch die Interaktion zwischen Interviewern und Befragten entstehen. Auf der Datengrundlage einer Mehrthemenumfrage (Sozialwissenschaftenbus 2/96) werden zu drei Fragetypen (Antwort auf offene Fragen, Antwortverweigerung bei der Einkommensabfrage und Antworten zu Meinungsfragen) mögliche Interviewereffekte analysiert. Für alle drei Fragetypen lassen sich bedenkenswerte Zusammenhänge von Interviewermerkmalen und der Situation des Interviews feststellen: Intervieweralter und Interviewerbildung beeinflussen die Antworten auf offene Abfragen. Bei der Verweigerung der Einkommensabfrage bestehen ebenfalls deutliche Zusammenhänge mit dem Interviewergeschlecht und der Interviewerbildung sowie mit der Anwesenheit Dritter. Analysiert wurde auch ein Interaktionseffekt von Interviewer- und Befragtenmerkmalen. In 'homogenen' Bildungskonstellationen wird weniger verweigert. Zustimmungs- und Ablehnungstendenzen bei Meinungsfragen zeigen einen deutlichen Geschlechtseffekt.' (Autorenreferat)'This article focusses on methodological problems in standardized oral interviews which arise from the interaction between interviewer and respondent. With the data from Sozialwissenschaften-Bus 2/96, three possible interviewer effects are analyzed (responses to open questions, nonresponse to the income question and opinion questions). For all three topics, considerable influences of interviewer characteristics and the interview situation could be found: The responses to open questions vary with the interviewer's age and education. In nonresponse to the income question, there is a clear relation between interviewer's sex and education as well as influence of present others. There was also an interaction effect of interviewer and respondent-characteristics. Homogeneous education-groups show less nonresponse. Tendencies of acceptance or refusal to questions of opinion are related to the sex of the interviewer.' (author's abstract)