Although the purpose of questionnaire items is to obtain a person's opinion on a certain
matter, a respondent's registered opinion may not reflect his or her “true” opinion because of …

Personality characteristics shape human behaviour and influence a wide range of life events
and outcomes. They do so not only through their direct effects on life outcomes, but also …

In succession, survey researchers and methodologists have described themselves as
practising an art, a craft and a science. 1 In this book, I try to capture all three dimensions …

Extreme and non-extreme response styles (RSs) are prevalent in survey research using
Likert-type scales. Their effects on measurement invariance (MI) in the context of …

Abstract Whole Building Life Cycle Assessment (WBLCA) is an effective way of evaluating
the environmental impact of a building's systems and materials. Designers usually rely on …

Purpose Examine associations between childhood behavioural problems with criminal
behaviour, emotional disorders, substance use and unemployment in early adulthood in two …

In psychological research, there is a growing interest in using latent class analysis (LCA) for
the investigation of quantitative constructs. The aim of this study is to illustrate how LCA can …

Purpose The purpose of this study is to provide information on how citizens in nine countries
across Europe perceive egg product quality and the importance of a product's sustainability …

A standard assumption of latent class (LC) analysis is conditional independence, that is the
items of the LC are independent of the covariates given the LCs. Several approaches have …

The purpose of this investigation was to examine pre-service teachers' attitudes regarding
linguistically diverse learners in the general education classroom. Participants were pre …