Social desirability bias in self-reported dietary, physical activity and weight concerns measures in 8- to 10-year-old African-American girls: Results from the Girls health Enrichment Multisite Studies (GEMS)

Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 78-87

  Klesges, Lisa M ^a   Baranowski, Tom ^b   Beech, Bettina ^c   Cullen, Karen ^b   Murray, David M ^c   Rochon, Jim ^d   Pratt, Charlotte ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Memphis   (United States)

^d DUKE CLINICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NATIONAL HEART LUNG AND BLOOD INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

African American; Bias; Children; Confounding; Diet assessment; Health behavior; Physical activity assessment; Self report; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BODY IMAGE; BODY MASS; CALORIC INTAKE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; FOOD PREFERENCE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 1842505373     PISSN: 00917435     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2003.07.003     Document Type: Article

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