A multiple-indicator approach to attitude measurement.

Cook, Stuart W.; Selltiz, Claire

doi:10.1037/h0040289

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“…As direct measures of public opinion towards migrants may be biased by social desirability pressures, that is, respondents' tendency to present themselves as open, liberal, and good citizens (Abronson et al, 1998;Cook and Selltiz, 1964;Janus, 2010;Khan and Ecklund, 2012;Krumpal, 2012;Quillian, 1995;Velasco Gonzalez et al, 2008), our dependent variable is citizens' implicit associations with immigrants. We propose capturing citizens' implicit associations with migrants to circumvent the social desirability problem.…”

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Need for support or economic competition? Implicit associations with immigrants during the 2015 migrant crisis

Johann

Thomas

2018

Research & Politics

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How did the Austrian public think about immigrants at the peak of the 2015 migrant crisis? News media and policy makers suggested a cleavage in public opinion along the lines of humanitarian support and economic competition. We empirically disentangle these groups using a Single Category Implicit Association Test (SC-IAT). The data were collected by Project Implicit as a part of an online panel survey initiated by the Austrian National Election Study (AUTNES). The analyses reveal that Austrian citizens predominantly associate immigrants with the need for support. However, implicit associations also seem to vary depending on citizens' backgrounds and beliefs. The findings further indicate that implicit associations towards immigrants affect citizens' policy preferences.

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Need for support or economic competition? Implicit associations with immigrants during the 2015 migrant crisis

Johann

Thomas

2018

Research & Politics

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“…(Bickman & Rog, 1998;Cook & Selltiz, 1967) in the case of measurement of attitudes. The results show that for measurement of attitudes it is best not to rely solely on few direct items using the Likert scale to measure attitudes.…”

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An Institutional View of Local Entrepreneurial Climate

Roxas¹,

Lindsay²,

Ashill³

et al. 2008

Asia-Pac.Soc.Sci.Rev.

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ABSTRACT:This paper proposes a conceptual framework on the role of formal and informal institutional factors at the sub-national level (e.g. city) in shaping the climate conducive for the growth and success of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). Extant literature reveals that institutional analyses tend to focus on either formal or informal institutions, in narrow and fragmented ways. Likewise, previous studies focused their analysis on national or country-wide institutional frameworks, ignoring the institutional heterogeneity of regions and cities within a given country. This study attempts to develop an integrated institutional approach at the city-level and stretch the conceptual boundaries of formal and informal institutions as they shape the local entrepreneurial climate -the set of tangible and intangible institutional factors that are shaping the performance of entrepreneurial firms in a geographically and politically defined area such as a city.

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“…Certain characteristics of self-report measures are especially susceptible to distortion in the responses. These have been noted by Cook and Selltiz (1964):…”

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“…is reasonable to suppose that driver discussions of unsafe driving acts will be affected by the social desirability phenomenon. Cook and Selltiz (1964) discuss a number of techniques that have been devised to make the purpose of a self-report instrument less apparent, to make it easier to give answers that may be undesirable, and to make it harder to give false answers that may be considered desirable. These approaches include:…”

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confidence: 99%