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ArticleAddictive behaviors2017

The relationship between social desirability bias and self-reports of health, substance use, and social network factors among urban substance users in Baltimore, Maryland.

Carl A Latkin, Catie Edwards, Melissa A Davey-Rothwell, Karin E Tobin

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Carl A LatkinDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States. Electronic address: carl.latkin@jhu.edu.
Catie EdwardsDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States.
Melissa A Davey-RothwellDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States.
Karin E TobinDepartment of Health, Behavior, and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States.
Johns Hopkins University · US

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A comprehensive approach to secondary HIV prevention and care among positivesR01DA032217 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LATKIN, CARL A · 2011 to 2015
$5.1M
The Impact of Neighborhoods, Networks and Depression on Drug Users' HIV RisksR01DA022961 · NIDA · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI LATKIN, CARL A · 2007 to 2011
$3.0M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA022961NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA032217
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSocial desirability response bias may lead to inaccurate self-reports and erroneous study conclusions. The present study examined the relationship between social desirability response bias and self-reports of mental health, substance use, and social network factors among a community sample of inner-city substance users.

methodsThe study was conducted in a sample of 591 opiate and cocaine users in Baltimore, Maryland from 2009 to 2013. Modified items from the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale were included in the survey, which was conducted face-to-face and using Audio Computer Self Administering Interview (ACASI) methods.

resultsThere were highly statistically significant differences in levels of social desirability response bias by levels of depressive symptoms, drug use stigma, physical health status, recent opiate and cocaine use, Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) scores, and size of social networks. There were no associations between health service utilization measures and social desirability bias. In multiple logistic regression models, even after including the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) as a measure of depressive symptomology, social desirability bias was associated with recent drug use and drug user stigma. Social desirability bias was not associated with enrollment in prior research studies.

conclusionsThese findings suggest that social desirability bias is associated with key health measures and that the associations are not primarily due to depressive symptoms. Methods are needed to reduce social desirability bias. Such methods may include the wording and prefacing of questions, clearly defining the role of "study participant," and assessing and addressing motivations for socially desirable responses.

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Social DesirabilityAdolescentAdultBaltimoreCocaine-Related DisordersFemaleHealth StatusHumansMaleMental HealthMiddle AgedOpioid-Related DisordersSelf ReportSocial SupportUrban HealthYoung AdultCocaineHeroinMental healthOpiatesSelf-reportsSocial desirability bias

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PMID28511097
PMCPMC5519338
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