Citation

Krebs C, Lindquist C, Planty M, Langton L, Berzofsky ME, Asefnia N, Griggs A, Shook-Sa B, Enders K. J. Interpers. Violence 2017; ePub(ePub): 886260517744190.

Affiliation

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/0886260517744190

PMID

29295015

Abstract

Self-report surveys are subject to measurement error associated with variation in the methodology employed. The current analysis uses data from the Campus Climate Survey Validation Study (CCSVS) to examine the impact that measurement decisions have on estimates. The findings demonstrate that asking victims to provide detailed information in an effort to properly place incidents in time and classify incidents by type resulted in relatively minor decreases in estimate magnitude. Ultimately, asking respondents to provide or confirm additional incident-level information for proper classification resulted in more complete information with very little impact on estimates.

Language: en

Keywords

college; sexual violence; survey; validity