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Midpoint Responding

Midpoint Responding is a response style phenomenon in survey methodology wherein respondents systematically select the neutral or middle category of a Likert scale, often to express uncertainty, ambivalence, or avoidance of extreme positions.

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2017–2026

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Response Styles in Marketing Research: A Cross-National Investigation

Hans Baumgartner, Jan-Benedict E.M. Steenkamp · Journal of Marketing Research · 2001 · 1.2K citations · Full text

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Midpoints versus endpoints: The sacrifices and benefits

Jane Bare, Patrick Hofstetter, David Pennington et al. · The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment · 2000 · 536 citations · Full text

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Spacing, Position, and Order: Interpretive Heuristics for Visual Features of Survey Questions

Roger Tourangeau · Public Opinion Quarterly · 2004 · 401 citations

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Middle Alternatives Revisited

Patrick Sturgis, Caroline Roberts, Patten Smith · Sociological Methods & Research · 2012 · 239 citations

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Response Styles in a Cross-Cultural Managerial Study

Bruce W. Stening, James E. Everett · The Journal of Social Psychology · 1984 · 157 citations

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Authors

67

  1. FJ
    Fons J. R. van de Vijver

    Tilburg University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  2. JH
    Jia He

    Tilburg University, Netherlands

    2 publications · 117 citations

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  3. SH
    Sébastien Humbert

    École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland

    1 publications · 61 citations

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  4. SD
    Steven D. Ashworth

    Procter & Gamble (United States), United States

    1 publications · 59 citations

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  5. QA
    Quinten A. W. Raaijmakers

    Utrecht University, Netherlands

    1 publications · 123 citations

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Institutions

44

  1. Tilburg University

    Tilburg, The Netherlands

    4 h-index

    9 publications

    1.7K citations

  2. École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    597 citations

  3. Joint Research Centre

    Ispra, Italy

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

  4. North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System

    Gainesville, United States

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    144 citations

  5. Vilnius University

    Vilnius, Lithuania

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    53 citations

  6. New Mexico State University

    Las Cruces, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    19 citations

  7. Samsung Medical Center

    Seoul, South Korea

    1 h-index

    8 publications

    144 citations

  8. Quantis (Switzerland)

    Lausanne, Switzerland

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    61 citations

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Venues

  1. Public Opinion Quarterly

    POQ · 2 publications · 465 citations

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  2. The International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

    LCA · 2 publications · 597 citations

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  4. European Journal of Personality

    1 publications · 53 citations

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  5. Methodology

    1 publications · 30 citations

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