Effects of prodding to increase mail-back returns

Abstract

The less accessible Ss in a survey sample often exhibit unusual characteristics which may be of particular interest to the researcher. When telephone and certified-mail techniques were used to obtain a 94% mail-back return from 1259 former college students, academic achievement variables were found to be related to the amount of prodding which was required to obtain a response. No significant relationship was found, however, between the amount of prodding and the veracity of the respondents' replies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)