Social desirability, anonymity, and Internet-based questionnaires

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, and Computers

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 433-438

  Joinson, Adam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLAMORGAN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNET; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANXIETY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERNET; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0033176621     PISSN: 07433808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/BF03200723     Document Type: Article

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