Social desirability bias in reporting of holiday season healthfulness

Respondents participating in survey or interview based research often tend to give answers that put themselves in a favorable light, displaying social desirability bias (SDB). Understanding the susceptibility of individuals to underreport their perceived unhealthy holiday behaviors or over report ho...

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Main Authors: Nicole J. Olynk Widmar, Elizabeth S. Byrd, S.R. Dominick, Christopher A. Wolf, Lalatendu Acharya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Preventive Medicine Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211335516300675