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Economic anxiety among contingent survey workers
Meghan Condon1, Amber Wichowsky2
1Department of Political Science, Loyola University Chicago, 335 Coffey Hall 1032 W. Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL 60660 USA.
Current Psychology (New Brunswick, N.J.)
|January 12, 2022
Summary
Online survey samples from Amazon
Area of Science:
- Psychology and behavioral sciences research.
- Online survey methodology.
Background:
- Online convenience samples, such as Amazon's Mechanical Turk (MTurk), are increasingly used in social science research.
- Differences between MTurk and general population samples are known, but their impact on experimental results is debated.
Observation:
- A key difference not previously identified is economic anxiety, which is higher in MTurk workers compared to the general population.
- This economic anxiety may interact with various experimental treatments.
Findings:
- Economic anxiety presents a significant compositional difference in online survey samples.
- This difference has the potential to influence experimental outcomes in psychological and behavioral studies.
Implications:
- Researchers using online samples must consider the impact of economic anxiety on their findings.
- Understanding this factor is crucial for interpreting experimental results, especially given rising economic disparities.
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