The Productivity of the Three-Step Test-Interview (TSTI) Compared to an Expert Review of a Self-administered Questionnaire on Alcohol Consumption
Year: 2005
Type: article
Abstract: The three-step test interview (TSTI) is a recently developed observation-based procedure for the identification of response problems in self-administered survey questionnaires. The TSTI \\nwas applied in field test interviews to a quantity-frequency-variability questionnaire on alcohol consumption. For an assessment of its productivity the results are compared to a \\npreviously performed expert review. Most response problems that were identified in the expert review were confirmed in the field test interviews. Additionally, the TSTI identified many unexpected problems, mostly stemming from unanticipated \\xe2\\x80\\x9cdeviant\\xe2\\x80\\x9d drinking patterns and from local normative connotations attached to drinking alcohol. From these findings we \\nconclude that the TSTI is a powerful test tool with a high ecological validity.
Authors: Jansen, Harrie, Hak, Tony
Institution: Erasmus University Rotterdam
Language: English
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2171196518