The cognitive changes associated with normal human aging can profoundly affect the processes underlying self-reports of opinions and behaviors, giving rise to age-sensitive context effects. As a result, any observed age difference in self-reported attitudes and behaviors can reflect (a) a true difference, (b) a difference in the response process, or (c) an unknown mixture… Continue reading Measurement: Aging and the Psychology of Self-Report
Keyword: Self-report
Predictors of self-report of heart failure in a population-based survey of older adults
BACKGROUND: Little research has been conducted on the predictors of self-report or patient awareness of heart failure (HF) in a population-based survey. The objective of this study was to (1) test the agreement between Medicare administrative and Health and Retirement Study (HRS) survey data and (2) determine predictors associated with self-report of HF, using a… Continue reading Predictors of self-report of heart failure in a population-based survey of older adults
Accuracy of self-reported versus measured weight over adolescence and young adulthood: findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health, 1996-2008
Many studies rely on self-reports to capture population trends and trajectories in weight gain over adulthood, but the validity of self-reports is often considered a limitation. The purpose of this work was to examine long-term trajectories of self-reporting bias in a national sample of American youth. With 3 waves of data from the National Longitudinal… Continue reading Accuracy of self-reported versus measured weight over adolescence and young adulthood: findings from the national longitudinal study of adolescent health, 1996-2008