Responses to Likert type scales vary systematically across countries and cultures
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Multiple studies demonstrate that responses to survey items, including Likert-type scales, vary systematically across different cultures due to underlying response styles and cultural orientations.
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Response Strategies and Response Styles in Cross-Cultural Surveys
2012 · cited by 20
The study demonstrates that cross-cultural differences in responding to attitude statements can be partly explained by differential response styles related to ethnicity and immigration generation.
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Cross-Cultural Variations in Extreme Rejecting and Extreme Affirming Response Styles
2019 · cited by 9
The research reveals that cultural background and individualism orientation significantly affect extreme response styles in survey measures.