Research Data

Response Rates in Online Surveys

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Burgard, Tanja

Abstract / Description

Standardized CAMA dataset based on: Burgard, T., Bosnjak, M. & Wedderhoff, N. (2020). Response rates in online surveys with affective disorder participants. A meta-analysis of study design and time effects between 2008 and 2019. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 228(1), 14-24.
A meta-analysis was performed to determine whether response rates to online psychology surveys have decreased over time and the effect of specific design characteristics (contact mode, burden of participation, and incentives) on response rates. The meta-analysis is restricted to samples of adults with depression or general anxiety disorder. Time and study design effects are tested using mixed-effects meta-regressions as implemented in the metafor package in R. The mean response rate of the 20 studies fulfilling our meta-analytic inclusion criteria is approximately 43%. Response rates are lower in more recently conducted surveys and in surveys employing longer questionnaires. Furthermore, we found that personal invitations, for example, via telephone or face-to-face contacts, yielded higher response rates compared to e-mail invitations. As predicted by sensitivity reinforcement theory, no effect of incentives on survey participation in this specific group (scoring high on neuroticism) could be observed.

Keyword(s)

response rates online survey meta-analysis affective disorders

Persistent Identifier

Date of first publication

2021-03-26

Publisher

PsychOpen CAMA

Is referenced by

Citation

Burgard, T. (2021). Response Rates in Online Surveys. PsychOpen CAMA. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4729
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Burgard, Tanja
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2021-03-26T14:15:41Z
  • Made available on
    2021-03-26T14:15:41Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-03-26
  • Abstract / Description
    Standardized CAMA dataset based on: Burgard, T., Bosnjak, M. & Wedderhoff, N. (2020). Response rates in online surveys with affective disorder participants. A meta-analysis of study design and time effects between 2008 and 2019. Zeitschrift für Psychologie, 228(1), 14-24.
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  • Abstract / Description
    A meta-analysis was performed to determine whether response rates to online psychology surveys have decreased over time and the effect of specific design characteristics (contact mode, burden of participation, and incentives) on response rates. The meta-analysis is restricted to samples of adults with depression or general anxiety disorder. Time and study design effects are tested using mixed-effects meta-regressions as implemented in the metafor package in R. The mean response rate of the 20 studies fulfilling our meta-analytic inclusion criteria is approximately 43%. Response rates are lower in more recently conducted surveys and in surveys employing longer questionnaires. Furthermore, we found that personal invitations, for example, via telephone or face-to-face contacts, yielded higher response rates compared to e-mail invitations. As predicted by sensitivity reinforcement theory, no effect of incentives on survey participation in this specific group (scoring high on neuroticism) could be observed.
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  • Review status
    peerReviewed
  • Citation
    Burgard, T. (2021). Response Rates in Online Surveys. PsychOpen CAMA. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4729
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4176
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4729
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychOpen CAMA
  • Is referenced by
    https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000394
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.1027/2151-2604/a000394
  • Keyword(s)
    response rates
  • Keyword(s)
    online survey
  • Keyword(s)
    meta-analysis
  • Keyword(s)
    affective disorders
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Response Rates in Online Surveys
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  • DRO type
    researchData
  • Leibniz institute name(s) / abbreviation(s)
    ZPID