Reliability and validity of an Internet traumatic stress survey with a college student sample

Fortson, Beverly L.; Scotti, Joseph R.; Ben, Kevin S. Del; Chen, Yi-Chuen

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“…Further support for this method of data collection comes from research suggesting that Internet-based trauma surveys are highly correlated with both paper-and-pencil and interview methods, regardless of level of symptomatology (Read, Farrow, Jaanimägi, & Ouimette, 2009), and demonstrate similar psychometric properties (Fortson, Scotti, Del Ben, & Chen, 2006). Moreover, prior focus group recommendations regarding effective trauma research with a Japanese population encouraged utilizing a more anonymous method of disclosure, such as the Internet (Allard, 2009), in light of AV that may hinder disclosure.…”

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The impact of asian values and victim−perpetrator closeness on the disclosure of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

Foynes

Platt

Hall

et al. 2014

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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Prior research indicates that survivors of abuse characterized by very close victimϪperpetrator relationships (VC traumas) are significantly more likely to delay disclosure for 1 or more years, or never to disclose, than survivors of abuse characterized by not very close victimϪperpetrator relationships (NVC traumas) (M. M. Foynes, J. J. Freyd, & A. P. Deprince, 2009, Child abuse, betrayal and disclosure, Child Abuse & Neglect, 33, 209 -217). Nondisclosure of abuse may serve a protective function in that it allows for the maintenance of a necessary, albeit abusive, relationship. This dynamic may be particularly relevant for people who adhere strongly to Asian cultural values of interdependence and may be differentially applicable to disclosure of physical, sexual, and emotional abuse. An online study was conducted with Asian Americans (AAs) and European Americans (EAs; N ϭ 266) to test the hypothesis that Asian values, rather than ethnic group membership, would be associated with decreased disclosure of VC abuse, but not affect disclosure of NVC abuse. The impact of Asian values was expected to be the strongest for disclosure of VC sexual abuse. A series of backward stepwise logistic regressions revealed that Asian values, but not ethnicity, were significantly associated with nondisclosure of VC sexual and emotional abuse, but not VC physical abuse. Neither ethnicity nor Asian values was associated with disclosure of any type of NVC abuse. Female gender increased the odds of VC abuse disclosure only. By examining the impact of cultural values on disclosure of particular abuse types and uncovering the limitations of attending to ethnicity alone, we hope to inform efforts toward facilitating recovery from trauma and creating more supportive environments for survivors.

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The impact of asian values and victim−perpetrator closeness on the disclosure of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

Foynes

Platt

Hall

et al. 2014

Psychological Trauma: Theory, Research, Practice, and Policy

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“…From a demographical point of view, there were no differences between the questionnaires that were ruled out and those that were finally analyzed. Despite the self-selection bias that this type of procedure may exhibit, its correct use together with individualized screening filters has been widely accepted as an adequate and valid contemporaneous sampling method (Eiroá-Orosa, Fernández-Pinto, & Pérez-Sales, 2008;Fortson, Scotti, del Ben, & Chen, 2006). Our online questionnaire followed the technical recommendations provided by the main web-based studies available to date (Dillman, 2007).…”

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Vivo Questionnaire: A Measure of Human Worldviews and Identity in Trauma, Crisis, and Loss—Validation and Preliminary Findings

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Eiroá-Orosa²,

Olivos³

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Journal of Loss and Trauma

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“…One of the major concerns raised by researchers is that the responses on PP surveys will differ from the responses on online surveys because the anonymity of the Internet might lead to disinhibition (Fortson et al, 2006;Joinson, 1999). This would be a particular concern for SWB data collected over the Internet because of the sensitive nature of SWB and the need to assess typical emotional states to form constructs of SWB.…”

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“…The results were the exact opposite: Employees who were higher in self-monitoring reported less job satisfaction on the PP survey. Finally, Fortson et al (2006) showed that although the reporting of traumatic events cal conditions under which Internet surveys are completed are uncontrolled and are unknown to the researchers. Bech and Kristensen (2009) noted that although online surveys may have cost, time, and effort advantages over PP surveys, online surveys with lower response rates are prone to a nonresponse bias.…”

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“…Specifically, Buchanan and Smith (1999) questioned whether the results of any PP or CB versus Internet survey would generalize to all questionnaires, and they warned that Internet recruiting strategies could have a large impact on any online study. More recently, Fortson, Scotti, Del Ben, and Chen (2006;see also Lonsdale, Hodge, & Rose, 2006) suggested that researchers must be cautious not to overgeneralize findings from PP or CB versus Internet comparisons and that they must be aware that certain populations (e.g., clinical populations) may behave differently. Finally, very few studies have attempted to validate many of the most important measures of subjective well-being (SWB).…”

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A validation of well-being and happiness surveys for administration via the Internet

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Rodzon

Kurai

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Behavior Research Methods

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Advances in Web technology and widespread use of the Internet have provided survey researchers with an inexpensive and efficient method of accessing a vast participant pool and the ability to target specific populations that might otherwise be difficult to locate. Buchanan and Smith (1999) argued that online or Internet surveys might have better psychometric properties than do identical paper-and-pencil (PP) or computer-based (CB) surveys. Past research has shown that those taking Internet surveys provide longer, more detailed answers to open-ended questions than do those taking PP surveys (Denscombe, 2008). To date, there have been numerous studies examining the equivalence of PP, CB, and Internet surveys. For the most part, past research has shown that the results from PP, CB, and Internet surveys are similar. For example, past research has demonstrated the comparability of PP, CB, and Internet personality surveys (Birnbaum, 2004;Bliven, Kaufman, & Spertus, 2001;Buchanan & Smith, 1999;Chuah, Drasgow, & Roberts, 2006;Gosling, Vazire, Srivastava, & John, 2004;Reimers & Stewart, 2007;Riva, Teruzzi, & Anolli, 2003;Williams, McGraw, & Tew, 1999). Further support for the comparability between PP, CB, and Internet-administered surveys has been demonstrated in several areas, including methodology (Birnbaum, 2004;Gosling et al., 2004;McGraw, Tew, & Williams, 2000;Riva et al., 2003), health (Bliven et al., 2001), training (Luthans, Avey, & Patera, 2008), transformational leadership (Cole, Bedeian, & Field, 2006), associative learning (Vadillo, Bárcena, & Matute, 2006), and reaction time (Reimers & Stewart, 2007).Although the Internet presents many benefits to survey methodology (Gosling et al., 2004), an equivalent response across survey methods does not necessarily indicate that the samples are interchangeable. For example, whereas the Internet might provide access to a more diverse sample, Internet surveys may be biased toward participants who are young, educated, and of middle to high socioeconomic status. Internet samples might be volunteering solely out of curiosity or interest in the research topic, compared with those recruited by traditional methods who might be motivated by course credit or other compensation. Furthermore, the environmental and physi- Internet research is appealing because it is a cost-and time-efficient way to access a large number of participants; however, the validity of Internet research for important subjective well-being (SWB) surveys has not been adequately assessed. The goal of the present study was to validate the Satisfaction With Life Scale (SWLS; Diener, Emmons, Larsen, & Griffin, 1985), the Positive and Negative Affect Schedule (PANAS-X; Watson & Clark, 1994), and the Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS; Lyubomirsky & Lepper, 1999) for use on the Internet. This study compared the quality of data collected using paper-based (paper-and-pencil version in a lab setting), computer-based (Web-based version in a lab setting), and Internet (Web-based version on a computer of the participant's ...

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Reliability and validity of an Internet traumatic stress survey with a college student sample

Cited by 32 publications

References 21 publications

The impact of asian values and victim−perpetrator closeness on the disclosure of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

The impact of asian values and victim−perpetrator closeness on the disclosure of emotional, physical, and sexual abuse.

Vivo Questionnaire: A Measure of Human Worldviews and Identity in Trauma, Crisis, and Loss—Validation and Preliminary Findings

A validation of well-being and happiness surveys for administration via the Internet

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