Dirk Heerwegh
Biographic Data
| ID | 162763 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dirk Heerwegh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dirk |
| FAMILY NAME | Heerwegh |
| SIGNATURE | HEERWEGH D |
| AFFILIATIONS | KU Leuven |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 131 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 6 |
Mode Differences Between Face-to-Face and Web Surveys
status: Published
Explaining the intention to participate in a web survey
Even though web surveys have become increasingly popular, considerable efforts are necessary to obtain acceptable response rates. This explains the proliferation of experiments aimed at improving levels of participation in web surveys. The current study is not aimed at increasing web survey response by means of experimental research, but instead uses a general psychological theory to explain web survey response. More specifically, the theory of p…
Personalizing E-mail Contacts
improves response to web surveys, but concerns have been raised and subtle indications have been found suggesting that personalization might result in more socially desirable responses (Heerwegh et al., ; Heerwegh, ; Joinson, Woodley, & Reips, ). The current study provides a stronger test of the hypothesis that personalization would induce social desirability bias, and secondarily provides an additional test of the effect of personalization on we…
An Investigation of the Effect of Lotteries on Web Survey Response Rates
Inspired by the positive effects of incentives on mail survey response rates, researchers have started using incentives to increase response rates to Web surveys. The established best practice of presending cash incentives is difficult to implement in Web surveys, and studies suggest that its presumed effects might not be witnessed in Web surveys. In contrast, several studies have found that lotteries can significantly increase Web survey respons…
The effect of personalization on response rates and data quality in web surveys
Personalizing correspondence has often shown to significantly increase survey response rates in mail surveys. This study experimentally tests whether personalization of email invitations acts correspondingly to web survey response rates. Also, it is investigated whether personalization influences data quality. The results of the study, using a large student sample, show that personalization significantly increases the web survey response rate by …
Effects of Personal Salutations in E-mail Invitations to Participate in a Web Survey
Effects of personalizing survey invitations on response rates have been extensively researched in the realm of mail surveys. Commonly, it is found that response rates increase when personalization is applied. Recently, efforts have been made to investigate whether these findings extend to the field of Web surveys that use e-mail invitations. Using data from a Web experiment conducted among first-year university students, personalization of e-mail…
An Evaluation of the Semiautomatic Login Procedure to Control Web Survey Access
It is common practice to limit web survey access to individuals in the sample through the use of access codes such as personal identification numbers, user names, and passwords. Different technically equivalent methods exist to control survey access. However, these methods are not necessarily methodologically equivalent. In this study, an experimental design was set up to evaluate the effect of three login procedures: a manual, a semiautomatic, a…
Explaining Response Latencies and Changing Answers Using Client-Side Paradata from a Web Survey
Web surveys allow the registration of numerous paradata, which describe how respondents fill in web questionnaires. This study introduces client-side paradata into the field of web surveys, which provide a more detailed description of the process than server-side paradata commonly used in web surveys. In the article, the author presents the software needed to enable web surveys to collect client-side paradata and demonstrates its practical releva…
Web Surveys
Web surveys generally use some sort of access control to prevent uninvited respondents from taking part in the survey and to prevent multiple completions by the same (invited) respondent. Restriction of survey access can be accomplished in several technically equivalent ways. However, these methods may not be equivalent from a methodological viewpoint. In this article, an exploration of possible effects of access control mechanisms is undertaken.…
An Evaluation of the Effect of Response Formats on Data Quality in Web Surveys
When designing a web questionnaire, various HTML input elements can be used to register respondents’ answers. Two input elements, radio buttons and drop-down boxes, can be regarded as technically equivalent because they serve the same purpose—both allowing selection of one answer from a list of response options. However, these input elements are dissimilar in many respects, and there is reason to believe that some people are less familiar with dr…
Mode Differences Between Face-to-Face and Web Surveys
status: Published
Effects of Personal Salutations in E-mail Invitations to Participate in a Web Survey
Effects of personalizing survey invitations on response rates have been extensively researched in the realm of mail surveys. Commonly, it is found that response rates increase when personalization is applied. Recently, efforts have been made to investigate whether these findings extend to the field of Web surveys that use e-mail invitations. Using data from a Web experiment conducted among first-year university students, personalization of e-mail…
Explaining Response Latencies and Changing Answers Using Client-Side Paradata from a Web Survey
Web surveys allow the registration of numerous paradata, which describe how respondents fill in web questionnaires. This study introduces client-side paradata into the field of web surveys, which provide a more detailed description of the process than server-side paradata commonly used in web surveys. In the article, the author presents the software needed to enable web surveys to collect client-side paradata and demonstrates its practical releva…
The effect of personalization on response rates and data quality in web surveys
Personalizing correspondence has often shown to significantly increase survey response rates in mail surveys. This study experimentally tests whether personalization of email invitations acts correspondingly to web survey response rates. Also, it is investigated whether personalization influences data quality. The results of the study, using a large student sample, show that personalization significantly increases the web survey response rate by …
An Investigation of the Effect of Lotteries on Web Survey Response Rates
Inspired by the positive effects of incentives on mail survey response rates, researchers have started using incentives to increase response rates to Web surveys. The established best practice of presending cash incentives is difficult to implement in Web surveys, and studies suggest that its presumed effects might not be witnessed in Web surveys. In contrast, several studies have found that lotteries can significantly increase Web survey respons…
An Evaluation of the Effect of Response Formats on Data Quality in Web Surveys
When designing a web questionnaire, various HTML input elements can be used to register respondents’ answers. Two input elements, radio buttons and drop-down boxes, can be regarded as technically equivalent because they serve the same purpose—both allowing selection of one answer from a list of response options. However, these input elements are dissimilar in many respects, and there is reason to believe that some people are less familiar with dr…
Personalizing E-mail Contacts
improves response to web surveys, but concerns have been raised and subtle indications have been found suggesting that personalization might result in more socially desirable responses (Heerwegh et al., ; Heerwegh, ; Joinson, Woodley, & Reips, ). The current study provides a stronger test of the hypothesis that personalization would induce social desirability bias, and secondarily provides an additional test of the effect of personalization on we…
An Evaluation of the Semiautomatic Login Procedure to Control Web Survey Access
It is common practice to limit web survey access to individuals in the sample through the use of access codes such as personal identification numbers, user names, and passwords. Different technically equivalent methods exist to control survey access. However, these methods are not necessarily methodologically equivalent. In this study, an experimental design was set up to evaluate the effect of three login procedures: a manual, a semiautomatic, a…
Web Surveys
Web surveys generally use some sort of access control to prevent uninvited respondents from taking part in the survey and to prevent multiple completions by the same (invited) respondent. Restriction of survey access can be accomplished in several technically equivalent ways. However, these methods may not be equivalent from a methodological viewpoint. In this article, an exploration of possible effects of access control mechanisms is undertaken.…
Explaining the intention to participate in a web survey
Even though web surveys have become increasingly popular, considerable efforts are necessary to obtain acceptable response rates. This explains the proliferation of experiments aimed at improving levels of participation in web surveys. The current study is not aimed at increasing web survey response by means of experimental research, but instead uses a general psychological theory to explain web survey response. More specifically, the theory of p…
Web Surveys
Web surveys generally use some sort of access control to prevent uninvited respondents from taking part in the survey and to prevent multiple completions by the same (invited) respondent. Restriction of survey access can be accomplished in several technically equivalent ways. However, these methods may not be equivalent from a methodological viewpoint. In this article, an exploration of possible effects of access control mechanisms is undertaken.…
An Evaluation of the Effect of Response Formats on Data Quality in Web Surveys
When designing a web questionnaire, various HTML input elements can be used to register respondents’ answers. Two input elements, radio buttons and drop-down boxes, can be regarded as technically equivalent because they serve the same purpose—both allowing selection of one answer from a list of response options. However, these input elements are dissimilar in many respects, and there is reason to believe that some people are less familiar with dr…
An Evaluation of the Semiautomatic Login Procedure to Control Web Survey Access
It is common practice to limit web survey access to individuals in the sample through the use of access codes such as personal identification numbers, user names, and passwords. Different technically equivalent methods exist to control survey access. However, these methods are not necessarily methodologically equivalent. In this study, an experimental design was set up to evaluate the effect of three login procedures: a manual, a semiautomatic, a…
Explaining Response Latencies and Changing Answers Using Client-Side Paradata from a Web Survey
Web surveys allow the registration of numerous paradata, which describe how respondents fill in web questionnaires. This study introduces client-side paradata into the field of web surveys, which provide a more detailed description of the process than server-side paradata commonly used in web surveys. In the article, the author presents the software needed to enable web surveys to collect client-side paradata and demonstrates its practical releva…
The effect of personalization on response rates and data quality in web surveys
Personalizing correspondence has often shown to significantly increase survey response rates in mail surveys. This study experimentally tests whether personalization of email invitations acts correspondingly to web survey response rates. Also, it is investigated whether personalization influences data quality. The results of the study, using a large student sample, show that personalization significantly increases the web survey response rate by …
Effects of Personal Salutations in E-mail Invitations to Participate in a Web Survey
Effects of personalizing survey invitations on response rates have been extensively researched in the realm of mail surveys. Commonly, it is found that response rates increase when personalization is applied. Recently, efforts have been made to investigate whether these findings extend to the field of Web surveys that use e-mail invitations. Using data from a Web experiment conducted among first-year university students, personalization of e-mail…
Personalizing E-mail Contacts
improves response to web surveys, but concerns have been raised and subtle indications have been found suggesting that personalization might result in more socially desirable responses (Heerwegh et al., ; Heerwegh, ; Joinson, Woodley, & Reips, ). The current study provides a stronger test of the hypothesis that personalization would induce social desirability bias, and secondarily provides an additional test of the effect of personalization on we…
An Investigation of the Effect of Lotteries on Web Survey Response Rates
Inspired by the positive effects of incentives on mail survey response rates, researchers have started using incentives to increase response rates to Web surveys. The established best practice of presending cash incentives is difficult to implement in Web surveys, and studies suggest that its presumed effects might not be witnessed in Web surveys. In contrast, several studies have found that lotteries can significantly increase Web survey respons…
Explaining the intention to participate in a web survey
Even though web surveys have become increasingly popular, considerable efforts are necessary to obtain acceptable response rates. This explains the proliferation of experiments aimed at improving levels of participation in web surveys. The current study is not aimed at increasing web survey response by means of experimental research, but instead uses a general psychological theory to explain web survey response. More specifically, the theory of p…
Mode Differences Between Face-to-Face and Web Surveys
status: Published
Computer Science (10 works) · Survey Methodology and Nonresponse (10 works) · World Wide Web (9 works) · Web survey (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods (6 works) · Mathematics (5 works) · Quality (philosophy (5 works) · Sample (material (4 works) · Survey data collection (4 works)