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Testing the Stability of an Acquiescence Style Factor Behind Two Interrelated Substantive Variables in a Panel Design

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  • Jaak B. Billiet

    (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, Jaak.Billiet@soc.kuleuven.be)

  • Eldad Davidov

    (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium)

Abstract

This article addresses the question of to what extent one type of response style, called acquiescence (or agreeing response bias), is stable over time. A structural equation modeling approach is applied to measure the stability of one acquiescence factor behind two concepts among the same respondents for a 4-year period. The data used are representative population surveys in 1995 and 1999 from the Belgian Election Study in which balanced sets of items are used for measuring two interrelated constructs: perceived ethnic threat and distrust in politics. This study provides empirical support that acquiescence is stable and consistent for a 4-year period.

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  • Jaak B. Billiet & Eldad Davidov, 2008. "Testing the Stability of an Acquiescence Style Factor Behind Two Interrelated Substantive Variables in a Panel Design," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 36(4), pages 542-562, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:somere:v:36:y:2008:i:4:p:542-562
    DOI: 10.1177/0049124107313901
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    1. Dorothy Watson, 1992. "Correcting for Acquiescent Response Bias in the Absence of a Balanced Scale," Sociological Methods & Research, , vol. 21(1), pages 52-88, August.
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    2. Alice Barth & Andreas Schmitz, 2018. "Response quality and ideological dispositions: an integrative approach using geometric and classifying techniques," Quality & Quantity: International Journal of Methodology, Springer, vol. 52(1), pages 175-194, January.

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