Prof. Dr. Bernd Weiß
Professor for Sociology
Chair of Empirical Social Research Methods
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Let’s Talk About Sex : A Systematic Review of Sex-of-Interviewer Effects on the Survey ResponseIn: International Journal of Market Research (IJMR), Vol. 68, 2026, Nr. 1, pp. 37 – 60
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Asking for Traces : A Vignette Study on Acceptability Norms and Personal Willingness to Donate Digital Trace DataIn: Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 43, 2025, Nr. 6, pp. 1196 – 1221DOI (Open Access)
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Conceptualizing, Assessing, and Improving the Quality of Digital Behavioral DataIn: Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 43, 2025, Nr. 5: Special Issue: Conceptualizing, Assessing, and Improving the Quality of Digital, pp. 927 – 942DOI (Open Access)
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Monitoring Attitudes Over Time : Real change or the result of repeated interviewing?In: Sociological Methods & Research (SMR), 2025, in pressDOI (Open Access)
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Surveying emigrants worldwide–using Facebook and Instagram to recruit respondents in cross-national (e)migration researchIn: Comparative Migration Studies, Vol. 13, 2025, Nr. 1, 56DOI (Open Access)
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Using Large Language Models for Coding German Open-Ended Survey Responses on Survey MotivationIn: Survey Research Methods (SRM), Vol. 19, 2025, Nr. 4, pp. 355 – 370DOI (Open Access)
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Using Live Video Interviews for Difficult Questionnaires on Social NetworksIn: International Journal of Market Research (IJMR), Vol. 67, 2025, Nr. 6, pp. 723 – 744
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Assessing Data Quality in the Age of Digital Social Research : A Systematic ReviewIn: Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 43, 2024, Nr. 5, pp. 943 – 979DOI (Open Access)
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Consent to data linkage for different data domains : The role of question order, question wording, and incentivesIn: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Vol. 27, 2024, Nr. 4, pp. 375 – 388
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Crossing the bo : EU membership assessment by Ukrainian refugees in early 2022In: Political Research Exchange (PRX), Vol. 6, 2024, Nr. 1, 2375506DOI (Open Access)
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Multiple imputation of partially observed covariates in discrete-time survival analysisIn: Sociological Methods & Research (SMR), Vol. 53, 2024, Nr. 4, pp. 2019 – 2045DOI (Open Access)
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Panel Conditioning in A Probability-based Longitudinal study : A Comparison of Respondents with Different Levels of Survey ExperienceIn: Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, Vol. 12, 2024, Nr. 1, pp. 36 – 59
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Now, later, or never? : Using response-time patterns to predict panel attritionIn: International Journal of Social Research Methodology, Vol. 26, 2023, Nr. 6, pp. 693 – 706DOI (Open Access)
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Predicting Nonresponse in Future Waves of a Probability-Based Mixed-Mode Panel with Machine LearningIn: Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology, Vol. 11, 2023, Nr. 1, pp. 100 – 123
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Satisficing Response Behavior Across Time : Assessing Negative Panel Conditioning Using an Experimental Design with Six RepetitionsIn: Survey Research Methods (SRM), Vol. 17, 2023, Nr. 3, pp. 269 – 300DOI (Open Access)
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Using the probability-based GESIS Panel for longitudinal psychological research on the COVID-19 outbreak in GermanyIn: Journal of Open Psychology Data, Vol. 11, 2023, Nr. 1, 16DOI (Open Access)
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Attitudes towards refugees : Introducing a short three‐dimensional scaleIn: British Journal of Social Psychology (BJSP), Vol. 61, 2022, Nr. 4, pp. 1305 – 1331DOI (Open Access)
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Does personality predict responses to the COVID-19 crisis? : Evidence from a prospective large-scale studyIn: European Journal of Personality, Vol. 36, 2022, Nr. 1, pp. 47 – 60
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How Do Internet-Related Characteristics Affect Whether Members of a German Mixed-Mode Panel Switch from the Mail to the Web Mode?In: Social Science Computer Review, Vol. 41, 2022, Nr. 2, pp. 674 – 701DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Linking surveys and digital trace data : Insights from two studies on determinants of data sharing behaviourIn: Journal of the Royal Statistical Society / Series A (Statistics in Society), Vol. 185, 2022, Nr. Suppl 2, pp. S387 – S407DOI (Open Access)
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The role of the information environment during the first COVID-19 wave in GermanyIn: Political Research Exchange (PRX), Vol. 4, 2022, Nr. 1, 2135451DOI (Open Access)
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The semi-automatic classification of an open-ended question on panel survey motivation and its application in attrition analysisIn: Frontiers in Big Data, Vol. 5, 2022, 880554DOI (Open Access)
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Twitter Users’ Privacy Behavior : A Reasoned Action ApproachIn: Social Media + Society, Vol. 8, 2022, Nr. 3DOI (Open Access)
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A Total Error Framework for Digital Traces of Human Behavior on Online PlatformsIn: Public Opinion Quarterly, Vol. 85, 2021, Nr. S1, pp. 399 – 422
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Die Nutzung des GESIS Panel als offene Umfrageinfrastruktur für innovative ForschungsprojekteIn: Informationsdienst Soziale Indikatoren: ISI, 2020, Nr. 65, pp. 34 – 38Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Investigating selection bias of online surveys on coronavirus-related behavioral outcomes : An example utilizing the GESIS Panel Special Survey on the Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 Outbreak in GermanyIn: Survey Research Methods (SRM), Vol. 14, 2020, Nr. 2, pp. 103 – 108DOI (Open Access)
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The HaSpaD (harmonizing and synthesizing partnership histories from different research data infrastructures) projectIn: Harmonization: Newsletter on Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences, Vol. 5, 2019, Nr. 1, pp. 20 – 21
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The transition from living apart together to a coresidential partnershipIn: Advances in Life Course Research, Vol. 39, 2019, pp. 77 – 86DOI (Open Access)
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Onlinebefragungen auf mobilen Endgeräten : Potentiale und HerausforderungenIn: Psychotherapie, Psychosomatik, Medizinische Psychologie (PPmP), Vol. 68, 2018, Nr. 7, pp. 319 – 320
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Effectiveness of a standardized patient education program on therapy-related side effects and unplanned therapy interruptions in oral cancer therapy : a cluster-randomized controlled trialIn: Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 25, 2017, Nr. 11, pp. 3475 – 3483
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Exploring increasing divorce rates in west germany : can we explain the iron law of increasing marriage instabilityIn: European Sociological Review, Vol. 31, 2015, Nr. 2, pp. 211 – 229
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Publication bias in the German social sciences : An application of the caliper test to three top-tier German social science journalsIn: Quality and Quantity, Vol. 50, 2015, Nr. 2, pp. 901 – 917
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On the links between employment, partnership quality, and the desire to have a first child : The case of West GermanyIn: Demographic Research, Vol. 24, 2011, pp. 579 – 610
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The identification and prevention of publication bias in the social sciences and economicsIn: Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik, Vol. 231, 2011, Nr. 5-6, pp. 661 – 684
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Patient Satisfaction With Care in Office-Based Oncology PracticesIn: Deutsches Ärzteblatt International, Vol. 105, 2008, Nr. 50, pp. 871 – 877DOI (Open Access)
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Potentiale und Probleme von Meta-Analysen in der SoziologieIn: Sozialer Fortschritt, Vol. 57, 2008, Nr. 10-11, pp. 250 – 255
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On the Variation of Divorce Risks in Europe : Findings from a Meta-Analysis of European Longitudinal StudiesIn: European Sociological Review, Vol. 22, 2006, Nr. 5, pp. 483 – 500
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Konflikte in Partnerschaften : Erste Befunde der Kölner PaarbefragungIn: Zeitschrift für Familienforschung, Vol. 17, 2005, Nr. 3, pp. 217 – 250
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Die Bilanz der Scheidungsforschung bleibt eine Bilanz : Eine Antwort auf Josef BrüderlIn: Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Vol. 33, 2004, Nr. 1, pp. 87 – 89
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Schulverweigerung : Empirische Analysen zum abweichenden Verhalten von SchülernIn: Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie: KZfSS, Vol. 56, 2004, Nr. 3, pp. 457 – 489
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Bilanz der deutschen Scheidungsforschung : Versuch einer Meta-AnalyseIn: Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Vol. 32, 2003, Nr. 1, pp. 29 – 49
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Preliminary findings from an online survey of Ukrainian refugees in Germany and Poland - LSE European PoliticsIn: LSE European Politics: Bridging research, policy and public debate on Europe. London: LSE, the London School of Economics and Political Science, 2022Online Full Text (Open Access)
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How German health workers’ views on vaccine safety can be swayed by the AstraZeneca controversyIn: LSE COVID-19: From research to global policy response. London: LSE, the London School of Economics and Political Science, 2021Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Preliminary findings of the German Emigrants Overseas Online Survey : What did we learn about the Germans we reached through social networking sites?In: GESIS Blog: Growing Knowledge in the Social Sciences. Mannheim: Leibniz Institute for the Social Sciences, 2020DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Information exposure, perceptions and behaviours during the first COVID-19 wave in Germany : Evidence from survey and Facebook data2021DOI (Open Access)
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Linking surveys and digital trace data : Insights from two studies on determinants of data sharing behavior2021DOI (Open Access)
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Harmonizing and synthesizing partnership histories from different German survey infrastructuresIn: Survey Data Harmonization in the Social Sciences / Tomescu-Dubrow, Irina; Wolf, Christof; Slomczynski, Kazimierz M.; Jenkins, J. Craig (Eds.). Hoboken: Wiley Blackwell, 2023, pp. 249 – 268
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Meta-AnalyseIn: Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung / Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022, pp. 861 – 872
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Mobile BefragungenIn: Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung / Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2022, pp. 1067 – 1080
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Applying a Total Error Framework for Digital Traces to Social Media ResearchIn: Handbook of Computational Social Science, Volume 2: Data science, statistical modelling, and machine learning methods / Engel, Uwe; Quan-Haase, Anabel; Liu, Sunny Xun; Lyberg, Lars (Eds.). London: Routledge, 2021, pp. 127 – 139
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From the total survey error framework to an error framework for digital traces of humans : translation tutorial
FAT* '20: Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency, January 27 - 30, 2020, Barcelona, Spain,In: Proceedings of the 2020 Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency. New York: Association for Computing Machinery, 2020, pp. 701DOI (Open Access) -
Meta-AnalyseIn: Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung / Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2019, pp. 1511 – 1522
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Mobile BefragungenIn: Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung / Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, 2019, pp. 801 – 812
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Meta-AnalyseIn: Handbuch Methoden der empirischen Sozialforschung / Baur, Nina; Blasius, Jörg (Eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer VS, 2014, pp. 1117 – 1126
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Open Probability-Based PanelsIn: Wiley StatsRef: Statistics Reference Online / Balakrishnan, Narayanaswamy; Colton, Theodore; Everitt, Brian S.; Piegorsch, Walter W.; Ruggeri, Fabrizio; Teugels, Jozef L. (Eds.). Hoboken: Wiley, 2014
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Beeinflussen Konflikte die Partnerschaftsstabilität? : Eine Längsschnittanalyse auf der Grundlage zweier PaarbefragungenIn: Partnerschaften und die Beziehungen zu Eltern und Kindern: Befunde zur Beziehungs- und Familienentwicklung in Deutschland / Walper, Sabine; Wendt, Eva-Verena (Eds.). Würzburg: Ergon-Verl., 2011, pp. 135 – 152
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Erwerbssituation und Partnerschaft : deutsche und türkische Paare im VergleichIn: Komparative empirische Sozialforschung / Beckers, Tilo; Birkelbach, Klaus; Hagenah, Jörg; Rosar, Ulrich (Eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften / GWV Fachverlage GmbH, 2010, pp. 169 – 198
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Schulschwänzen aus soziologischer Perspektive : Befunde und ErklärungenIn: Problemverhalten und Gewalt im Jugendalter: Erscheinungsformen, Entstehungsbedingungen, Prävention und Intervention / Scheithauer, Herbert; Hayer, Tobias; Niebank, Kay (Eds.). Stuttgart: Kohlhammer, 2008, pp. 258 – 273
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Stehen Konflikte einer guten Partnerschaft entgegen? : Eine empirische Analyse auf Grundlage dyadischer DatenIn: Neuere Entwicklungen in der Beziehungs- und Familienforschung: Vorstudien zum Beziehungs-und Familienentwicklungspanel (PAIRFAM) / Feldhaus, Michael; Huinink, Johannes (Eds.). Würzburg: Ergon-Verl., 2008, pp. 187 – 227
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Ganztägiger Schulabsentismus an Kölner Hauptschulen : Ergebnisse einer 2003 an drei Stichtagen durchgeführten Lehrerbefragung.In: Schulabsentismus: soziologische Analysen zum Einfluss von Familie, Schule und Freundeskreis / Wagner, Michael (Eds.). Weinheim [u.a.]: Juventa-Verl., 2007, pp. 57 – 83
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Wer schwänzt wie häufig die Schule? : Eine vergleichende Sekundäranalyse auf Grundlage von 12 deutschen StudienIn: Schulabsentismus: soziologische Analysen zum Einfluss von Familie, Schule und Freundeskreis / Wagner, Michael (Eds.). Weinheim [u.a.]: Juventa-Verl., 2007, pp. 37 – 55
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Meta-Analyse als Methode der SozialforschungIn: Methoden der Sozialforschung / Diekmann, Andreas (Eds.). Wiesbaden: VS, Verl. für Sozialwiss., 2006, pp. 479 – 504
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Schulverweigerung : Soziologische Analysen zum abweichenden Verhalten von JugendlichenIn: Jugendliche in Krisen: über den pädagogischen Umgang mit Schulverweigerern / Barth, Gernot; Henseler, Joachim (Eds.). Baltmannsweiler: Schneider Verl. Hohengehren, 2005, pp. 23 – 39
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Scheidungsrisiken in Deutschland : eine Meta-Analyse von empirischen Befunden der Jahre 1987 bis 2003In: Angewandte Soziologie / Kecskes, Robert; Wagner, Michael; Wolf, Christof (Eds.). Wiesbaden: VS, Verl. für Sozialwiss., 2004, pp. 381 – 407
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Special Issue: Conceptualizing, Assessing, and Improving the Quality of DigitalThousand Oaks: SAGE Publications, 2025
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Measurement Instruments in the GESIS Panel2019(Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences (MISS))Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Meta-Analyse als Forschungssynthese in der Soziologie : dargestellt anhand zweier Fallbeispiele zum SchulabsentismusKöln, 2008
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Defining and Evaluating Data Quality for the Social Sciences : Position PaperKöln, 2024
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A guideline on how to recruit respondents for online surveys using Facebook and Instagram : Using hard-to-reach health workers as an exampleMannheim, 2023DOI, Online Full Text (Open Access)
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Sharing Digital Traces : Experimental Evidence on the Influence of the Data Type, the Recipient, and a Safe Transmission
European Survey Research Association Conference (ESRA 2023)“Survey research in times of crisis: Challenges, opportunities, and new directions”, 17-21 July 2023, Mailand,2023 -
What can we ask for and how should we ask? : An experimental vignette study on request and respondent characteristics affecting the acceptability of and willingness to agree to digital trace data donation
Data Donation Symposium , 11-12 September 2023, Zürich,2023 -
Linking surveys and digital trace data : Experiences from two pilot studies on factors influencing informed consent
Big Data Meets Survey Science (BigSurv20), 6. November - 4. December 2020, online,2020