Does social desirability compromise self-reports of physical activity in web-based research?
Open Access
- 1 January 2011
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Vol. 8 (1) , 31
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5868-8-31
Abstract
This study investigated the relation between social desirability and self-reported physical activity in web-based research.Keywords
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