Are self-reported symptoms in chronic pelvic pain syndrome contaminated by socially desirable responding?

Journal of Men's Health

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 134-138

  Aavik, Toivo ^a   Aavik, Anu ^a   Punab, Margus ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b TARTU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Estonia)

Author keywords

chronic prostatitis symptoms; social desirability; validity of self reports

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHRONIC PROSTATITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENIAL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASCULINITY; MIDDLE AGED; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CHRONIC PROSTATITIS SYMPTOM INDEX; PELVIS PAIN SYNDROME; PERINEAL PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 84893130210     PISSN: 18756867     EISSN: 18756859     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/jomh.2013.0015     Document Type: Article

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