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Behavior
Study findings on behavior are outlined in reports from Johns Hopkins University
June 6th, 2009
Investigators publish new data in the report 'Truth or consequences: the intertemporal consistency of adolescent self-report on the Youth Risk Behavior Survey.' According to recent research from the United States, "Surveys are the primary information source about adolescents' health risk behaviors, but adolescents may not report their behaviors accurately. Survey data are used for formulating adolescent health policy, and inaccurate data can cause mistakes in policy creation and evaluation." "The author used test-retest data from the Youth Risk Behavior Survey (United States, 2000) to compare adolescents' responses to 72 questions about their risk behaviors at a 2-week...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-06-06)
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