Functionality of the Crosswise Model for Assessing Sensitive or Transgressive Behavior: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Frontiers in Psychology

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Dominic Sagoe¹  Maarten Cruyff²  Owen Spendiff³  Razieh Chegeni¹  Olivier de Hon⁴  Martial Saugy⁵  Peter G. M. van der Heijden²  Andrea Petróczi³ 

[1] Department of Psychosocial Science, University of Bergen;Faculty of Social Sciences, Utrecht University;School of Life Sciences, Kingston University, United Kingdom;Doping Authority Netherlands, Capelle aan den Ijssel;Institute of Sport Sciences, University of Lausanne;Statistical Science Southampton Research Institute, University of Southampton, United Kingdom;Department of Movement Sciences

关键词: randomized response;    crosswise model;    direct question;    prevalence;    quality assessment;    efficiency;    survey;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fpsyg.2021.655592

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

Tools for reliable assessment of socially sensitive or transgressive behavior warrant constant development. Among them, the Crosswise Model (CM) has gained considerable attention. We systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed empirical applications of CM and addressed a gap for quality assessment of indirect estimation models. Guided by the PRISMA protocol, we identified 45 empirical studies from electronic database and reference searches. Thirty of these were comparative validation studies (CVS) comparing CM and direct question (DQ) estimates. Six prevalence studies exclusively used CM. One was a qualitative study. Behavior investigated were substance use and misuse ( k = 13), academic misconduct ( k = 8), and corruption, tax evasion, and theft ( k = 7) among others. Majority of studies ( k = 39) applied the “more is better” hypothesis. Thirty-five studies relied on birthday distribution and 22 of these used P = 0.25 for the non-sensitive item. Overall, 11 studies were assessed as high-, 31 as moderate-, and two as low quality (excluding the qualitative study). The effect of non-compliance was assessed in eight studies. From mixed CVS results, the meta-analysis indicates that CM outperforms DQ on the “more is better” validation criterion, and increasingly so with higher behavior sensitivity. However, little difference was observed between DQ and CM estimates for items with DQ prevalence estimate around 50%. Based on empirical evidence available to date, our study provides support for the superiority of CM to DQ in assessing sensitive/transgressive behavior. Despite some limitations, CM is a valuable and promising tool for population level investigation.

【 授权许可】

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