Does social desirability compromise self-reports of physical activity in web-based research?

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 8, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Crutzen, Rik ^a   Göritz, Anja S ^b  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WALKING; AGED; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXERCISE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERNET; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NETHERLANDS; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; WALKING;

EID: 79953872212     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-8-31     Document Type: Article

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