Gender differences in social desirability and social approval bias in dietary self-report

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 1046-1055

  Hebert, James R ^a   Ma, Yunsheng ^b   Clemow, Lynn ^c   Ockene, Ira S ^a   Saperia, Gordon ^a   Stanek III, Edward J ^a   Merriam, Philip A ^b   Ockene, Judith K ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Fallon Healthcare System   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bias (epidemiology); Diet; Food habits; Nutrition assessment; Personality assessment; Questionnaires; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL PARAMETERS; PERSONALITY TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 0031461232     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009233     Document Type: Article

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