The effects of an interview on attitudes and behavior∗

Fujita, Byron N.; Wagner, Nathaniel N.; Perthou, Nina; Pion, R.

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“…that participation in the weekly assessments does not bias either the sexual activity of the individual or the individual's ability to recall sexual activity on a long-term basis. Evidence for the absence of such testing effects on risk behavior has been provided in several studies, both in the sexual domain (Fujita, 1971;Kunin & Ames, 1981;Rubin & Mitchell, 1976) and in other areas of study (Gersovitz, Madden, & Smickilas-Wright, 1978;Smith, Jobe, & Mingay, 1991). For example, Halpern, Udry and Suchindran (1991) found no evidence for monitoring effects when comparing adolescents who were monitored on a weekly basis for two years with non-monitored controls.…”

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confidence: 99%

Recalling Sexual Partners: The Accuracy of Self-Reports

Jaccard

McDonald²,

Wan

et al. 2004

J Health Psychol

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Accuracy of recall of the number of sexual partners individuals had over a period of one month, three months, six months and one year was studied in a group of 285 young, single, heterosexual adults. Self-reports of the number of partners were obtained on a weekly basis and then compared with recall of behavior over longer time periods that overlapped the weekly measures. For individuals who claimed abstinence or who claimed to be monogamous, accuracy of recall was relatively high, especially at the shorter time frames. Level of education was related to accuracy for claimed abstainers, such that lower levels of education were associated with lower accuracy of recall. Accuracy rates for individuals who reported having multiple sexual partners tended to be lower and were found to be related to one's propensity to engage in casual sex.

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Section: Paradigm Assumptionsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Recalling Sexual Partners: The Accuracy of Self-Reports

Jaccard

McDonald²,

Wan

et al. 2004

J Health Psychol

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“…They found no consistent evidence for monitoring effects when comparing adolescents who were monitored on a weekly basis over a 2-year period with nonmonitored controls. Other studies on testing effects (not involving weekly assessments) have tended to find only minor, if any, influences of testing on sexual behavior (e.g., Fujita, Wagner, & Pion, 1971;Kunin & Ames, 1981;Rubin & Mitchell, 1976).…”

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confidence: 99%

A Paradigm for Studying the Accuracy of Self‐Reports of Risk Behavior Relevant to AIDS: Empirical Perspectives on Stability, Recall Bias, and Transitory Influences

Jaccard

Wan

1995

J Applied Social Pyschol

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Despite the importance of the issue for AIDS-related research, there is a paucity of studies that have addressed the issue of the validity of self-reports of patterns of risk behavior over time. This article frames issues of measurement in the context of cognitive psychology and presents a research paradigm that investigators can use to explore issues of accuracy, bias, and stability in self-reports. The paradigm also permits the analysis of transitory influences on risk behavior, influences which have been minimized in current AIDS research. Preliminary data are presented that support the feasibility of the method and which are suggestive of important considerations in the development of valid measures in national surveys.

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“…The two rationales most often encountered in support of this longstanding prohibition are: that direct interviews with children about sexual matters, generally, may adversely affect the development of their subsequent sexual attitudes and behavior, and that such discussions, especially if they raise the question of the child's possible involvement in such things as incest and rape, will create anxiety, psychological pain, or other emotional distress. The first caution has been largely dispelled by Fujita, Wagner, Perthow, and Pion (1971) who found that the sexual attitudes and behavior of young college students who had been interviewed about their sexual activities had not changed appreciably several months after the interviews. The latter concern, however, persists despite the fact that it remains empirically unsubstantiated.…”

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