Book contents
- Technology and Measurement around the Globe
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- Technology and Measurement around the Globe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Global Perspectives on Key Methods/Topics
- Chapter 4 Social Media Assessments around the Globe
- Chapter 5 Game-Based Assessment around the Globe
- Chapter 6 Mobile Sensing around the Globe
- Part III Regional Focus
- Index
- References
Chapter 6 - Mobile Sensing around the Globe
Considerations for Cross-Cultural Research
from Part II - Global Perspectives on Key Methods/Topics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 08 November 2023
- Technology and Measurement around the Globe
- Educational and Psychological Testing in a Global Context
- Technology and Measurement around the Globe
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Contributors
- Introduction
- Part I Foundations
- Part II Global Perspectives on Key Methods/Topics
- Chapter 4 Social Media Assessments around the Globe
- Chapter 5 Game-Based Assessment around the Globe
- Chapter 6 Mobile Sensing around the Globe
- Part III Regional Focus
- Index
- References
Summary
The ubiquity of mobile devices allows researchers to assess people’s real-life behaviors objectively, unobtrusively, and with high temporal resolution. As a result, psychological mobile sensing research has grown rapidly. However, only very few cross-cultural mobile sensing studies have been conducted to date. In addition, existing multi-country studies often fail to acknowledge or examine possible cross-cultural differences. In this chapter, we illustrate biases that can occur when conducting cross-cultural mobile sensing studies. Such biases can relate to measurement, construct, sample, device type, user practices, and environmental factors. We also propose mitigation strategies to minimize these biases, such as the use of informants with expertise in local culture, the development of cross-culturally comparable instruments, the use of culture-specific recruiting strategies and incentives, and rigorous reporting standards regarding the generalizability of research findings. We hope to inspire rigorous comparative research to establish and refine mobile sensing methodologies for cross-cultural psychology.
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- Technology and Measurement around the Globe , pp. 176 - 210Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023