Behavioral Medicine
Factors affecting validity of self-reports among adolescents determined
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, January 25th, 2004
According to recent research from the United States, "We reviewed the existing empirical literature to assess cognitive and situational factors that may affect the validity of adolescents' self-reports of alcohol and other drug use, tobacco use, behaviors related to unintentional injuries and violence, dietary behaviors, physical activity, and sexual behavior. Specifically, we searched for peer-reviewed journal articles published in 1980 or later that examined the factors affecting self-report of the six categories of behavior listed above. We also...
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