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Do the test persons show signs of having difficulty answering the items?

Five participants answered the last item, “There are other reasons that bother me,” with “I don’t know.” In some cases, the participants were unsure whether this statement still related to the overarching question. Other participants, however, chose “I don’t know” to indicate that they could not think of any other reasons.

§  “I’ve been thinking for a while about what those other reasons might be, and nothing specific has come to mind. But it’s not as if I can say there’s nothing else that bothers me.” (TP02)

§  “I’m not sure what ‘other’ means here. Are those the reasons already mentioned above, or are there additional reasons?” (TP04)

§  “Are there reasons that bother me? I’m not sure. What exactly are you referring to?” (TP06)

§  “Not that I know of.” (TP09)

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We recommend displaying the items in this question in an item-by-item design. This increases attention to the individual items and the response options. In this design, the “I don’t know” response option can, for example, be visually distinguished from the other response options by using italics. Furthermore, the items should be worded in such a way that the connection to the overarching question is maintained throughout.

Statement 19: “There are other reasons that prevent me from riding my bike (more often)” (instead of: “There are other reasons that bother me.”)