Self-selection bias significantly distorts experimental results over time.
Evidence from multiple methodological studies demonstrates that self-selection bias systematically skews participant pools, limiting the broader validity and generalizability of experimental results over time.
The retrieved papers consistently provide evidence that self-selection affects participant representation in psychological, behavioral, and survey studies, skewing results toward specific demographic or psychological profiles and necessitating caution or statistical correction.
I. Kaźmierczak, A. Zajenkowska, R. Rogoza, P. Jonason, D. Ścigała. Self-selection biases in psychological studies: Personality and affective disorders are prevalent among participants. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0281046
Paper [0] demonstrates that self-selection in psychological studies attracts participants with distinct personality disorders, complicating the generalizability of results.
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A. Stone, Stefan Schneider, J. Smyth, D. U. Junghaenel, M. Couper, C. Wen, Marilyn Mendez, Sarah E Velasco, Sarah E Goldstein. A population-based investigation of participation rate and self-selection bias in momentary data capture and survey studies. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-023-04426-2
Paper [1] finds significant participant selection biases based on personality, skills, and topic interest in survey and data capture studies.
A. Haynes, E. Robinson. Who are we testing? Self-selection bias in laboratory-based eating behaviour studies.. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2019.104330
Paper [3] shows that participant preferences significantly bias laboratory eating behaviour studies toward specific psychological profiles.
Burkhard Peter, Lynae Roberts, Franz Anton Mesmer. Hypnotizability Norms may not be Representative of the General Population: Potential Sample and Self-Selection Bias Considerations. 2022. https://doi.org/10.1080/00207144.2021.2003694
Paper [6] indicates that self-selection and sample bias mean hypnotizability norms and related experimental results may not represent the general population.
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