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Does social desirability compromise self-reports of physical activity in web-based research?
Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135156
- Background: This study investigated the relation between social desirability and self-reported physical activity in web-based research. Findings: A longitudinal study (N = 5,495, 54% women) was conducted on a representative sample of the Dutch population using the Marlowe-Crowne Scale as social desirability measure and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Social desirability was not associated with self-reported physical activity (in MET-minutes/week), nor with its sub-behaviors (i.e., walking,Background: This study investigated the relation between social desirability and self-reported physical activity in web-based research. Findings: A longitudinal study (N = 5,495, 54% women) was conducted on a representative sample of the Dutch population using the Marlowe-Crowne Scale as social desirability measure and the short form of the International Physical Activity Questionnaire. Social desirability was not associated with self-reported physical activity (in MET-minutes/week), nor with its sub-behaviors (i.e., walking, moderate-intensity activity, vigorous-intensity activity, and sedentary behavior). Socio-demographics (i.e., age, sex, income, and education) did not moderate the effect of social desirability on self-reported physical activity and its sub-behaviors. Conclusions: This study does not throw doubt on the usefulness of the Internet as a medium to collect self-reports on physical activity.…
Author: | Rik Crutzen, Anja S. Göritz |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-135156 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Fakultät für Humanwissenschaften (Philos., Psycho., Erziehungs- u. Gesell.-Wissensch.) / Institut für Psychologie |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity |
Year of Completion: | 2011 |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | 31 |
Pagenumber: | 1-4 |
Source: | International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2011 8:31. |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-8-31 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 1 Philosophie und Psychologie / 15 Psychologie / 150 Psychologie |
Tag: | International Physical Activity Questionnaire; Internet; Physical Activity; Question format; Sedentary Behavior; Social Desirability; Total Physical Activity |
Release Date: | 2019/03/30 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung |