MSPAQ-37 and MSPAQ-24: Survey Data on Sociopolitical Attitudes and Personality

71 political attitude items were presented in a randomized order to each participant to minimize order effects. The dataset includes responses to the Multidimensional Sociopolitical Attitudes Questionnaire, basic demographic information, and the TIPI measure of the Big Five personality traits. It was collected via an online Qualtrics survey by Jaroslav Flegr and is shared under a CC-BY-4.0 license.

Use Cases

• Psychometric evaluation of the MSPAQ-37 and MSPAQ-24 instruments based on the 71 political items.
• Analysis of relationships between sociopolitical attitudes and personality traits based on the included TIPI measure.
• Development of shorter survey forms based on the randomized presentation of items designed to reduce context effects.
• Cross-validation of the legacy four-factor questionnaire mentioned in the description against the new forms.

Strengths

• Item order was randomized for each participant, a method described to minimize potential order and context effects.
• Includes 71 political items alongside demographic data and a validated personality inventory (TIPI).
• The study was approved by an Institutional Review Board, suggesting ethical oversight.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for large-scale modeling.
• Participants did not receive financial compensation, which may introduce a specific sample bias.

Provenance

Source

Jaroslav Flegr, likely affiliated with Charles University based on the IRB approval.

Collection Method

Online survey implemented via the Qualtrics platform.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-29 08:22:06