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

Survey Development for Adolescents Aged 11–16 Years: A Developmental Science Based Guide 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 11–16 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. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Adolescent Research Review Springer Journals

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

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2018 by Springer Nature Switzerland AG
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Psychology; Developmental Psychology; Psychiatry; Neurosciences; Child and School Psychology; Criminology and Criminal Justice, general; Educational Psychology
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2363-8346
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2363-8354
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10.1007/s40894-018-0089-0
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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 11–16 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.

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Adolescent Research Review – Springer Journals

Published: Jul 5, 2018

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