Measuring social desirability bias in a multi-ethnic cohort sample: its relationship with self-reported physical activity, dietary habits, and factor structure

• Main Authors: Teh, Wen Lin, Abdin, Edimansyah, P. V., Asharani, Siva Kumar, Fiona Devi, Roystonn, Kumarasan, Wang, Peizhi, Shafie, Saleha, Chang, Sherilyn, Jeyagurunathan, Anitha, Vaingankar, Janhavi Ajit, Sum, Chee Fang, Lee, Eng Sing, van Dam, Rob M., Subramaniam, Mythily
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Marlowe-Crowne; Social Desirability
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169553
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background: Social desirability bias is one of the oldest forms of response bias studied in social sciences. While individuals may feel the need to fake good or bad answers in response to sensitive or intrusive questions, it remains unclear how rampant such a bias is in epidemiological research per...