The effect of social desirability and social approval on self-reports of physical activity.

By S. Adams, C. Matthews, C. Ebbeling, C. Moore, J. Cunningham, Jeanette Fulton, J. Hébert. American Journal of Epidemiology, 2005

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Subfields: Applied Psychology, Physiology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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Citations in the corpus

• Long-term health benefits of physical activity – a systematic review of longitudinal studies (2013, positive): “The quality and relevance of findings could be improved by the use of an objectively assessed variable, such as the physical fitness level measured by a fitness test or the physical activity level monitored by an accelerometer to become independent of subjective estimates and social desirability [44”
• Leisure-Time Running Reduces All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality Risk (2014, background): “People tend to overreport their leisuretime physical activities because it is a socially desirable behavior (31).”
• Faking it: Social desirability response bias in self-report research (2008, methodology): “…of domestic violence (Henning et al 2005); history of incarceration and psychiatric conditions (Black et al 2005); physical activity levels (Adams et al 2005); levels of psychological distress (Todaro et al 2005); controlling behaviour (Mahalik et al 2005); violence toward dating partners…”
• Update on NHANES Dietary Data: Focus on Collection, Release, Analytical Considerations, and Uses to Inform Public Policy (2016, background): “Overall, there is always some error associated with selfreported dietary intakes, as is the case for self-reported data on any variable (44).”
• Multilevel Associations Between School-Wide Social–Emotional Learning Approach and Student Engagement Across Elementary, Middle, and High Schools (2018, result): “Second, the study relied primarily upon students’ self-reporting, which could introduce bias into the results (Adams et al., 2005).”