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Preregistration of a Registered Report Protocol: Survey on attitudes and experiences regarding preregistration in psychological research

Survey on preregistration in psychology

Author(s) / Creator(s)

Spitzer, Lisa
Mueller, Stefanie

Abstract / Description

Background: Preregistration, the open science practice of specifying and registering details of a planned study prior to knowing the data, increases the transparency and reproducibility of research. Large-scale replication attempts for psychological results yielded shockingly low success rates and contributed to an increasing demand for open science practices among psychologists. However, preregistering one’s studies is still not the norm in the field. Here, we propose a study to explore possible reasons for this discrepancy. Methods: In a mixed-methods approach, an online survey will be conducted, assessing attitudes, motivations, and perceived obstacles with respect to preregistration. Participants will be psychological researchers that will be recruited by scanning research articles on Web of Science, PubMed, PSYNDEX, and PsycInfo, and preregistrations on OSF Registries (targeted sample size: N = 296). Based on the theory of planned behavior, we predict that positive attitudes (moderated by the perceived importance of preregistration) as well as a favorable subjective norm and higher perceived behavioral control positively influence researchers’ intention to preregister (hypothesis 1). Furthermore, we expect an influence of research experience on attitudes and perceived motivations and obstacles regarding preregistration (hypothesis 2). We will analyze these hypotheses with multiple regression models, and will include preregistration experience as control variable. This is a preregistration for the described study. The Registerd Report Protocol is currently under review.
This is a preregistration of the article: Spitzer, L., & Mueller, S. (2021). Registered Report Protocol: Survey on attitudes and experiences regarding preregistration in psychological research. PLOS ONE, 16(7), e0253950. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253950

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2021-05-03 11:50:25 UTC

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PsychArchives

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Spitzer, L., & Mueller, S. (2021). Preregistration of a Registered Report Protocol: Survey on attitudes and experiences regarding preregistration in psychological research. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4797
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Spitzer, Lisa
  • Author(s) / Creator(s)
    Mueller, Stefanie
  • PsychArchives acquisition timestamp
    2021-05-03T11:50:25Z
  • Made available on
    2021-05-03T11:50:25Z
  • Date of first publication
    2021-05-03
  • Abstract / Description
    Background: Preregistration, the open science practice of specifying and registering details of a planned study prior to knowing the data, increases the transparency and reproducibility of research. Large-scale replication attempts for psychological results yielded shockingly low success rates and contributed to an increasing demand for open science practices among psychologists. However, preregistering one’s studies is still not the norm in the field. Here, we propose a study to explore possible reasons for this discrepancy. Methods: In a mixed-methods approach, an online survey will be conducted, assessing attitudes, motivations, and perceived obstacles with respect to preregistration. Participants will be psychological researchers that will be recruited by scanning research articles on Web of Science, PubMed, PSYNDEX, and PsycInfo, and preregistrations on OSF Registries (targeted sample size: N = 296). Based on the theory of planned behavior, we predict that positive attitudes (moderated by the perceived importance of preregistration) as well as a favorable subjective norm and higher perceived behavioral control positively influence researchers’ intention to preregister (hypothesis 1). Furthermore, we expect an influence of research experience on attitudes and perceived motivations and obstacles regarding preregistration (hypothesis 2). We will analyze these hypotheses with multiple regression models, and will include preregistration experience as control variable. This is a preregistration for the described study. The Registerd Report Protocol is currently under review.
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  • Abstract / Description
    This is a preregistration of the article: Spitzer, L., & Mueller, S. (2021). Registered Report Protocol: Survey on attitudes and experiences regarding preregistration in psychological research. PLOS ONE, 16(7), e0253950. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253950
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    other
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  • Citation
    Spitzer, L., & Mueller, S. (2021). Preregistration of a Registered Report Protocol: Survey on attitudes and experiences regarding preregistration in psychological research. PsychArchives. https://doi.org/10.23668/PSYCHARCHIVES.4797
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  • Persistent Identifier
    https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12034/4236
  • Persistent Identifier
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4797
  • Language of content
    eng
  • Publisher
    PsychArchives
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4794
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4795
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4796
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4798
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4799
  • Is related to
    https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253950
  • Dewey Decimal Classification number(s)
    150
  • Title
    Preregistration of a Registered Report Protocol: Survey on attitudes and experiences regarding preregistration in psychological research
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  • Alternative title
    Survey on preregistration in psychology
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  • DRO type
    preregistration
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    ZPID
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