Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research

The present study juxtaposes the prevailing method of individual respondents’ self-ratings with their ratings of how people in the society think, feel, and behave in order to identify a culturally sensitive method to explore social reality. A sample of 100 adults from India and 127 university studen...

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Main Author:	Hassan, Arif
Format:	Conference or Workshop Item
Language:	English
Published:	2012
Subjects:	HA29 Theory and method of social science statistics
Online Access:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/25135/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/25135/1/ANZM_2012_Paper.pdf

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spelling	iium-251352012-12-24T02:39:52Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/25135/ Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research Hassan, Arif HA29 Theory and method of social science statistics The present study juxtaposes the prevailing method of individual respondents’ self-ratings with their ratings of how people in the society think, feel, and behave in order to identify a culturally sensitive method to explore social reality. A sample of 100 adults from India and 127 university students from Malaysia rated predominantly positive and negative description of beliefs, values and preferences twice-first for the people residing around them and then for themselves. They also rated themselves on a scale of social desirability. The findings confirmed that the respondents attributed negative cognitions (beliefs, values and preferences) to the people more than themselves. They attributed predominantly positive beliefs, values and preferences to themselves and people, although a shade more to themselves. The social desirability orientation was meaningfully related to respondents’ self but not to people’s related perceptions. The findings thus favoured the use of respondents in informants’ role of judging people’s cognitions of social reality. 2012-06 Conference or Workshop Item PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/25135/1/ANZM_2012_Paper.pdf Hassan, Arif (2012) Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research. In: Australia New Zealand Academy of Management Conference 2012, December 5-7, 2012, Perth Australia. (Unpublished)
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description	The present study juxtaposes the prevailing method of individual respondents’ self-ratings with their ratings of how people in the society think, feel, and behave in order to identify a culturally sensitive method to explore social reality. A sample of 100 adults from India and 127 university students from Malaysia rated predominantly positive and negative description of beliefs, values and preferences twice-first for the people residing around them and then for themselves. They also rated themselves on a scale of social desirability. The findings confirmed that the respondents attributed negative cognitions (beliefs, values and preferences) to the people more than themselves. They attributed predominantly positive beliefs, values and preferences to themselves and people, although a shade more to themselves. The social desirability orientation was meaningfully related to respondents’ self but not to people’s related perceptions. The findings thus favoured the use of respondents in informants’ role of judging people’s cognitions of social reality.
format	Conference or Workshop Item
author	Hassan, Arif
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title	Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research
title_short	Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research
title_full	Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research
title_fullStr	Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research
title_full_unstemmed	Respondents versus Informants Method of Data Collection: Implications for Survey Research
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