APS
2026 APS Annual Convention · 2026
Gender-Inclusive and Technical Vs. Colloquial Wording Effects on Web-Based Surveys: Exploring How Ideological Subgroups Are Impacted
- Ronna Turner
University of Arkansas - Kristen Jozkowski
Indiana University - Xiana Bueno
Indiana University - Nana Asamoah
American Board of Internal Medicine - Brandon Crawford
Indiana University - Wen-juo Lo
University of Arkansas
Abstract
This experiment combined the measurement of abortion attitudes, perceptions of bias, and response meta-data to investigate wording effects on a national sample (N=1598). Gender-inclusive language impacted attitudes of ideological subgroups (e.g., Republican, both prochoice and prolife), contributing to how linguistic framing interacts with social identity and perceptions of researcher impartiality.
