| Title: |
Children's Understanding of Well-Being Related Questions: Results of Cognitive Interviews in Four European Countries |
| Language: |
English |
| Authors: |
Babarovic Toni (ORCID 0000-0003-0838-3205); E. Krpanec (ORCID 0000-0002-3830-6166); M. Blažev (ORCID 0000-0003-3712-5109); I. Dević (ORCID 0000-0003-0163-3371); S. Downey (ORCID 0000-0001-5860-8121); I. Huttunen (ORCID 0000-0002-6882-3287); L. Panico (ORCID 0000-0001-9291-7622); Z. Perron; A. Santos; L. K. Taylor (ORCID 0000-0002-2353-2398); K. Upadyaya (ORCID 0000-0002-4793-1799); J. Symonds (ORCID 0000-0003-4259-6124); G. Pollock (ORCID 0000-0001-6673-2368) |
| Source: |
International Journal of Social Research Methodology. 2025 28(2):163-178. |
| Availability: |
Routledge. Available from: Taylor & Francis, Ltd. 530 Walnut Street Suite 850, Philadelphia, PA 19106. Tel: 800-354-1420; Tel: 215-625-8900; Fax: 215-207-0050; Web site: http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals |
| Peer Reviewed: |
Y |
| Page Count: |
16 |
| Publication Date: |
2025 |
| Document Type: |
Journal Articles; Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: |
Foreign Countries; Children; Media Adaptation; Translation; Interviews; Cognitive Processes; Questionnaires; Likert Scales; Developmentally Appropriate Practices; Comprehension; Pretesting |
| Geographic Terms: |
Croatia; Finland; France; Ireland |
| DOI: |
10.1080/13645579.2024.2312621 |
| ISSN: |
1364-5579; 1464-5300 |
| Abstract: |
This paper presents the results of cognitive interviews with 8-year-old children from four European countries -- Croatia, France, Finland, and Ireland. The aim of the interviews was to pre-test a selection of well-being-related questions as a part of questionnaire development for the first European multinational birth cohort study -- Growing up in Digital Europe (GUIDE)/EuroCohort. Unlike most previous studies, we focused on a younger and more age-homogenous sample, as well as a more diverse set of well-known questionnaires. A total of 68 children participated in the study. The main suggestion for the interviewing procedure is to create a safe environment yet minimize the parents' interference in answering. The questionnaires should use child-friendly vocabulary, tangible examples, avoid complex sentence structure and negative statements. The use of timeframes in questions should be minimal. The children can use Likert-type scales, but the number of different scales in the questionnaire should be limited. |
| Abstractor: |
As Provided |
| Entry Date: |
2026 |
| Accession Number: |
EJ1500229 |
| Database: |
ERIC |