Anchoring Vignettes as a Diagnostic Tool for Cross-National (in)Comparability of Survey Measures: The Case of Voters’ Left-Right Self-Placement

IF 4.6 1区 社会学 Q1 POLITICAL SCIENCE
Nick Lin, S. Lee
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Abstract

There are potentially multiple sources that make it difficult to compare the typical survey measure of the left-right self-placement cross-nationally. We focus on differential item functioning (DIF) due to the different use of response scales when the left-right is framed as an aggregate dimension of policies. We also examine whether and to what extent ordinary citizens’ use of the scale is cross-nationally comparable. Our goal is twofold. First, we assess the cross-national comparability of the left-right self-placement scale using the anchoring vignette method used in nine European countries. Second, we propose a measure that quantifies the extent of DIF at the country level. Our original survey and other benchmark studies suggest that the size of cross-national DIF (CN-DIF) in citizens' use of a left-right scale is relatively small when the left-right concept is considered in policy terms and when a comparison is made between Western European countries.
锚定Vignets作为调查指标跨国家(国内)可比性的诊断工具:以选民左右自定位为例
潜在的多种来源使得很难在全国范围内比较左右自我安置的典型调查指标。我们关注差异项目功能(DIF),因为当左右方向被框定为政策的总维度时,反应量表的使用不同。我们还研究了普通公民对该量表的使用是否以及在多大程度上具有全国可比性。我们的目标是双重的。首先,我们使用在九个欧洲国家使用的锚定渐晕法来评估左右自我安置量表的跨国家可比性。其次,我们提出了一项衡量国家一级DIF程度的措施。我们最初的调查和其他基准研究表明,当从政策角度考虑左右概念时,以及当在西欧国家之间进行比较时,公民使用左右量表时,跨国DIF(CN-DIF)的规模相对较小。
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期刊介绍: The British Journal of Political Science is a broadly based journal aiming to cover developments across a wide range of countries and specialisms. Contributions are drawn from all fields of political science (including political theory, political behaviour, public policy and international relations), and articles from scholars in related disciplines (sociology, social psychology, economics and philosophy) appear frequently. With a reputation established over nearly 40 years of publication, the British Journal of Political Science is widely recognised as one of the premier journals in its field.
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