Vignette study on apologies after collision
Single Wave Study
General Information
Title
Vignette study on apologies after collision
Project Number
399
Abstract
Questionnaire on apologies after a collision. A short scenario is presented about an e-biker who collides with a cyclist. Participants are randomly assigned to a 2 (perspective: victim vs. perpetrator) × 3 (cause: pure bad luck, unintentional but blameworthy, intentional) × 2 (consequences: non-serious consequences vs. serious consequences) between-subjects design.
Longitudinal Type
Single Wave Study
Begin date
03-03-2025
End date
26-03-2025
Researcher
Peter Mascini (Erasmus University Rotterdam); Femke Ruitenbeek-Bart (Erasmus University Rotterdam)
Publisher
Centerdata
Copyright
© 2025 Centerdata
DOI
https://doi.org/10.57990/14nc-nq47
Funding Organization
ODISSEI
OCW (Domeinplan SSH), Erasmus University Rotterdam
OCW (Domeinplan SSH), Erasmus University Rotterdam
Datasets and documentation
View Documentation
Codebook in English
Codebook in Dutch
Data Files
English SPSS file
English STATA file
English CSV file
Variables
| Variable name | Variable Label |
|---|---|
| nomem_encr | Number of the household member encrypted |
| bar25a_m | Year and month of the field work period |
| bar25a001 | Which answer was shown first for question bar25a028? |
| bar25a002 | Which answer was shown second for question bar25a028? |
| bar25a003 | Which answer was shown third for question bar25a028? |
| bar25a004 | Which answer was shown fourth for question bar25a028? |
| bar25a005 | Which answer was shown first for question bar25a029? |
| bar25a006 | Which answer was shown second for question bar25a029? |
| bar25a007 | Which answer was shown third for question bar25a029? |
| bar25a008 | Which answer was shown fourth for question bar25a029? |
| bar25a009 | Which vignette did the respondent receive? |
| bar25a010 | To what extent would you want to [offer your apologies to the cyclist / receive apologies from the e-biker]? |
| bar25a011 | To what extent would [you be willing / you want the e-biker] to express remorse (to say sorry) / to express remorse (to say sorry)]? |
| bar25a012 | To what extent would [you be willing to accept responsibility for the collision / you want the e-biker to accept responsibility for the collision]? |
| bar25a013 | To what extent would [you be willing to admit that you caused injury to the cyclist / you want the e-biker to admit that he caused injury to you] |
| bar25a014 | To what extent would [you be willing to express sympathy for what happened to the cyclist / you want the e-biker to express sympathy for what happened to you] |
| bar25a015 | To what extent would [you be willing to expressly promise never to do so again / you want the e-biker to expressly promise never to do so again] |
| bar25a016 | To what extent would [you be willing to offer the cyclist to make up for it / you want the e-biker to offer to make it up to you]? |
| bar25a017 | How likely is it that you would [give the cyclist an apology / receive an apology from the e-biker]? |
| bar25a018 | To what extent would [the cyclist forgive you for what you did / you forgive the e-biker for what he did]? |
| bar25a019 | How angry would you feel about the collision? |
| bar25a020 | How guilty would you feel about the collision? |
| bar25a021 | How much regret would you feel about the collision? |
| bar25a022 | How serious do you consider this collision to be? |
| bar25a023 | How serious do you find the injuries that resulted from this collision? |
| bar25a024 | To what extent was it [your intention to hurt the cyclist / the e-biker’s intention to hurt you]? |
| bar25a025 | To what extent do you think the collision happened deliberately? |
| bar25a026 | How guilty do you consider [yourself / the e-biker] to be for this collision? |
| bar25a027 | How responsible do you consider [yourself / the e-biker] to be for this collision? |
| bar25a028 | As part of this study you read about an incident. Please indicate below what that incident was. |
| bar25a029 | What caused the collision, according to the description of the incident? |
| bar25a030 | Was it difficult to answer the questions? |
| bar25a031 | Were the questions sufficiently clear? |
| bar25a032 | Did the questionnaire get you thinking about things? |
| bar25a033 | Was it an interesting subject? |
| bar25a034 | Did you enjoy answering the questions? |
| bar25a035 | Starting date questionnaire |
| bar25a036 | Starting time questionnaire |
| bar25a037 | End date questionnaire |
| bar25a038 | End time questionnaire |
| bar25a039 | Duration in seconds |
Response Information
Response Overview
Selected number of household members: 1,359 (100.0%)Non-response: 389 (28.6%)
Response: 970 (71.4%)
Complete: 960 (70.6%)
Incomplete: 10 (0.7%)
Collection Events
Period
03-03-2025 to 26-03-2025
Sample
A random sample of panel members aged 18 to 65 years.
Collection Mode
Internet Survey
Fieldwork Note
A reminder was sent twice to non-respondents.