Social desirability biases in self-reported alcohol consumption and harms

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 302-311

  Davis, Christopher G ^a,b   Thake, Jennifer ^a   Vilhena, Natalie ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking patterns; Response bias; Screening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEADACHE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ONLINE SYSTEM; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY DISORDER; PRISON; SEATBELT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SOMNOLENCE; SYSTEMATIC ERROR; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CANADA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STUDENTS; UNIVERSITIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74649085566     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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