The Science of Self-report: Implications for Research and Practice

by Stone, Arthur A.; Bachrach, Christine A.; Jobe, Jared B.; Kurtzman, Howard S.

• ISBN13: 9781410601261
• ISBN10: 1410601269
• eBook ISBN(s): 9781135677404
• Copyright: 1999-09-12
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis
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Summary

This collection of chapters on the many issues involved in collecting, interpreting, and working with self-report data will be invaluable to scholars and professionals in the mental and behavioral sciences.

Table of Contents

Preface

General Issues in Self-Report

Information No One Else Knows: The Value of Self-Report

Ethical Issues in the Collection of Self-Report Data

Cognitive Processes in Self-Report

Remembering What Happened: Memory Errors and Survey Reports

Temporal Representation and Event Dating

The Use of Memory and Contextual Cues in the Formation of Behavioral Frequency Judgments

Emotion and Memory: Implications for Self-Report

Self-Reporting Sensitive Events and Characteristics

Asking Questions About Threatening Topics: A Selective Overview

The Association Between Self-Reports of Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk: Fact or Artifact

Special Issues on Self-Report

When Surveys Fail: An Alternative for Data Collection

Assessing Protocols for Child Interviews

Do I Do What I Say? A Perspective on Self-Report Methods in Drug Dependence Epidemiology

Self-Report of Distant Memories

Suggestion, Imagination, and the Transformation of Reality

Validity of Women's Self-Reports of Documented Child Sexual Abuse

Self-Reporting of Health Behaviors and Psychiatric Symptoms

Methodological Issues in Assessing Psychiatric Disorders With Self-Reports

"I Took the Medicine Like You Told Me, Doctor": Self-Report of Adherence With Medical Regimes

Real-Time Self-Report of Momentary States in the Natural Environment: Computerized Ecological Momentary Assessment

Self-Reporting of Physical Symptoms

Psychological Factors Influencing the Reporting of Physical Symptoms

Self-Report of Pain: Issues and Opportunities

The Validity of Bodily Symptoms in Medical Outpatients

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