The impact of "forgiving" introductions on the reporting of sensitive behavior in surveys: The role of social desirability response style and developmental status

Public Opinion Quarterly

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 779-787

  Peter, Jochen ^a   Valkenburg, Patti M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

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EID: 80755180752     PISSN: 0033362X     EISSN: 15375331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/poq/nfr041     Document Type: Article

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