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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.
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Entry Date: 2026
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