Willingness to participate in geolocation-based research
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- dc.contributor.author Ochoa Gómez, Carlos
- dc.date.accessioned 2023-05-10T06:26:04Z
- dc.date.available 2023-05-10T06:26:04Z
- dc.date.issued 2022
- dc.description.abstract Among the new research possibilities offered by smartphones, collecting geolocation data (e.g., GPS coordinates) holds a prominent position, allowing the investigation of individuals’ mobility with greater precision and less effort than conventional data collection methods. However, geolocation data are still affected by errors (e.g., inaccurate recorded locations) and limitations (e.g., inability to record the purpose of a trip). Sending a survey right in the moment an event of interest is detected using geolocation data can add the missing information, while reducing memory errors that typically affect conventional surveys (sent some days/weeks after). However, the possibilities offered by both geolocation data and in-the-moment surveys triggered by geolocation data are limited by individuals’ willingness to participate. This paper assesses such willingness using a conjoint experiment carried out on a sample of 1,016 members of an opt-in online panel in Spain. The effects on such willingness to accept the conditions offered to participants and their personal characteristics are also studied. The results show that asking panelists to participate in in-the-moment surveys does not negatively affect willingness compared to only sharing geolocation data. However, the conditions offered to panelists for their participation (mainly project duration and incentives) have a strong influence on their willingness. Furthermore, panelists less concerned with privacy and safety, and more experienced in sharing social media content, installing apps and using Google Maps, are more willing to participate. Finally, answers to open questions reveal that the main reason for participating is getting the incentive, while not participating is primarily related to privacy issues.
- dc.description.sponsorship This project received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation program (grant agreement No. 849165). The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript.
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- dc.identifier.citation Ochoa Gómez C. Willingness to participate in geolocation-based research. PLoS One. 2022;17(12):e0278416. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278416
- dc.identifier.doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278416
- dc.identifier.issn 1932-6203
- dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10230/56754
- dc.language.iso eng
- dc.publisher Public Library of Science (PLoS)
- dc.relation.ispartof PLoS One. 2022;17(12):e0278416.
- dc.relation.isreferencedby https://doi.org/10.17605/OSF.IO/GKJT6
- dc.relation.projectID info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/EC/H2020/849165
- dc.rights © 2022 Carlos Ochoa Gómez. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
- dc.rights.accessRights info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
- dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- dc.subject.keyword Surveys
- dc.subject.keyword Cell phones
- dc.subject.keyword Survey research
- dc.subject.keyword Apps
- dc.subject.keyword Personality traits
- dc.subject.keyword Questionnaires
- dc.subject.keyword Research assessment
- dc.subject.keyword Social media
- dc.title Willingness to participate in geolocation-based research
- dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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