Methodological Challenges in Research on Sexual Risk Behavior: II. Accuracy of Self-Reports

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 104-123

  Schroder, Kerstin E E ^a   Carey, Michael P ^a   Vanable, Peter A ^a  

^a SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; CLINICAL RESEARCH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COMPUTER ASSISTED DIAGNOSIS; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENTIALITY; DIARY RECALL COMPARISON; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXPERIMENTAL MODE COMPARISON; GENDER; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFERTILITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVIEW; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NONHUMAN; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PRIVACY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECALL; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLING; SELF MONITORING; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL FUNCTION; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SEXUALITY; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SKILL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0142123044     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15324796ABM2602_03     Document Type: Review

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