Improving data quality in online parenting research

IF 2.8 4区心理学 Q2 PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL Infant and Child Development Pub Date : 2024-06-10 DOI:10.1002/icd.2525

Makena L. Kaylor-Tapscott, Maddison N. Tolliver-Lynn, Maureen A. Sullivan

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Abstract

Online surveys provide many benefits for researchers but are vulnerable to fraudulent responders that threaten data quality. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of current detection strategies after noting patterns in our data. We systematically reviewed responses (N = 180) from parenting studies utilizing two online platforms. Respondents were categorized as accepted (n = 45) or fraudulent (n = 135), and responses on standardized measures were examined to determine if fraudulent scores differed. Accepted participants were predominately female (98.4%) and White (67.9%). Average caregiver age was 40.61 (SD = 7.37) on Qualtrics and 59.88 (SD = 6.01) on REDCap. The majority of fraudulent responders reported being female (62.1%) and White (80.6%), with average caregiver ages of 37.83 (SD = 7.35) for Qualtrics and 56.16 (SD = 8.86) for REDCap. Fraudulent responders had significantly higher median scores on measures of caregiver distress (r_DASS = 0.21) and child behavioural problems (r_CBCL = 0.33). Previously recommended strategies were insufficient at preventing and identifying fraudulent responders. Recommendations for improving these strategies are discussed.

Highlights

The current paper includes experiences using multiple strategies to detect fraudulent responders in two online parenting studies.
Improvements to previously recommended strategies and an example review form are included to aid researchers in detecting fraudulent responders.

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在线调查为研究人员带来了很多好处，但也容易受到欺诈性应答者的影响，从而威胁到数据质量。在注意到数据中的模式后，我们旨在评估当前检测策略的有效性。我们利用两个在线平台系统地审查了育儿研究中的回复（N = 180）。受访者被分为接受受访者（n = 45）或欺诈受访者（n = 135），并对标准化测量的回复进行检查，以确定欺诈受访者的得分是否存在差异。被接受的参与者主要为女性（98.4%）和白人（67.9%）。在 Qualtrics 上，护理人员的平均年龄为 40.61 岁（SD = 7.37），在 REDCap 上，平均年龄为 59.88 岁（SD = 6.01）。大多数欺诈性应答者称自己是女性（62.1%）和白人（80.6%），Qualtrics 和 REDCap 的护理人员平均年龄分别为 37.83 岁（SD = 7.35）和 56.16 岁（SD = 8.86）。欺诈性应答者在照顾者痛苦（rDASS = 0.21）和儿童行为问题（rCBCL = 0.33）测量中的中位数得分明显更高。以前推荐的策略不足以预防和识别欺诈性应答者。本文介绍了在两项在线育儿研究中使用多种策略检测欺诈性应答者的经验，包括对以前推荐策略的改进和审查表范例，以帮助研究人员检测欺诈性应答者。

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Infant and Child Development PSYCHOLOGY, DEVELOPMENTAL-

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2.90

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9.10%

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期刊介绍： Infant and Child Development publishes high quality empirical, theoretical and methodological papers addressing psychological development from the antenatal period through to adolescence. The journal brings together research on: - social and emotional development - perceptual and motor development - cognitive development - language development atypical development (including conduct problems, anxiety and depressive conditions, language impairments, autistic spectrum disorders, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorders)