Estimating and managing the changing methodological parameters of self-report surveys of addictive behavior - based on the waves of the National Survey on Addiction Problems in Hungary (NSAPH) in 2007 and 2015.

Estimating and managing the changing methodological parameters of self-report surveys of addictive behavior - based on the waves of the National Survey on Addiction Problems in Hungary (NSAPH) in 2007 and 2015. Neuropsychopharmacol Hung. 2020 Mar;22(1):29-42 Authors: Paksi B, Demetrovics Z, Griffiths MD, Magi A, Felvinczi K Abstract The standard nature of the procedures and tools of sampling and data collection cannot guarantee the stability of data reliability and validity because non-sampling errors are highly sensitive to social conditions. The present study provides a post-hoc attempt to estimate and manage the changing methodological parameters of self-report surveys of addictive behaviours (being highly subjected to changes in social conditions) to make data interpretation easier. The analysis is based on the data of two national Hungarian representative surveys assessing addiction problems in 2007 and 2015 (National Survey on Addiction Problems in Hungary [NSAPH]). Both surveys were conducted using a Hungarian nationwide representative sample aged 18-64 years applying similar procedures in data collection and -processing. Regarding data concerning substance use, both surveys included variables to estimate non-sampling errors in line with current international practices. The methodological parameters of NSAPH2015 showed an increase in non-sampling errors regarding substance use behaviour compared to NSAPH2007. The present paper...
Source: Neuropsychopharmacologia Hungarica - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Neuropsychopharmacol Hung Source Type: research