Innovative application of a multidimensional item response model in assessing the influence of social desirability on the pseudo-relationship between self-efficacy and behavior

Health Education Research

Volumn 21, Issue SUPPL.1, 2006, Pages

  Watson, Kathy ^a   Baranowski, Tom ^a   Thompson, Debbe ^a   Jago, Russell ^b   Baranowski, Janice ^a   Klesges, Lisa M ^c  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VEGETABLE;

CHILD; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FRUIT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; VEGETABLES;

EID: 37349025537     PISSN: 02681153     EISSN: 14653648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/her/cyl137     Document Type: Article

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