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The Science of Self-report : Implications for title: Research and Practice author: Stone, Arthur A. publisher: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. isbn10 | asin: 0805829903 print isbn13: 9780805829907 ebook isbn13: 9780585247878 language: English Human experimentation in medicine-- subject Congresses, Human experimentation in psychology--Congresses. publication date: 2000 lcc: R853.H8S36 2000eb ddc: 619 Human experimentation in medicine-- Congresses, Human experimentation in Congresses, Human experimentation in subject: psychology--Congresses. Page iii The Science of Self-Report Implications for Research and Practice Edited by Arthur A. Stone State University of New York Jaylan S. Turkkan The National Institute on Drug Abuse, The National Institutes of Health Christine A. Bachrach National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Jared B. Jobe National Institute on Aging Howard S. Kurtzman National Institute of Mental Health Virginia S. Cain Office of Behavioral and Social Sciences Research, The National Institutes of Health Page iv Copyright © 2000 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, retrieval system, or any other means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, NJ 07430 Cover design by Kathryn Houghtaling Lacey Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data The science of self- report: implications for research and practice / edited by Arthur A. Stone . . . [et al.]. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8058-2990-3 (cloth: alk. paper).ISBN 0-8058-2991- 1 (pbk: alk. paper) Human experimentation in medicine- Congresses. 2. Human experimentation on psychology-Congresses. I. Stone, Arthur A. R853.H8S36 1999 619dc21 98-33155 CIP Books published by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates are printed on acid-free paper, and their bindings are chosen for strength and durability. Printed in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Page v CONTENTS Preface ix Part I: General Issues in Self-Report 1 Jaylan S. Turkkan 1 3 Information No One Else Knows: The Value of Self-Report Wendy Baldwin 2 9 Ethical Issues in the Collection of Self-Report Data David M. Bersoff and Donald N. Bersoff Part II: Cognitive Processes in Self-Report 25 Jared B. Jobe 3 29 Remembering what Happened: Memory Errors and Survey Reports Roger Tourangeau 4 49 Temporal Representation and Event Dating Norman M. Bradburn 5 63 The Use of Memory and Contextual Cues in the Formation of Behavioral Frequency Judgments Geeta Menon and Eric A. Yorkston 6 81 Emotion and Memory: Implications for Self-Report John F. Kihlstrom, Eric Eich, Deborah Sandbrand, and Betsy A. Tobias Page vi Part III: Self-Reporting Sensitive Events and 101 Characteristics Christine A. Bachrach 7 105 Asking Questions About Threatening Topics: A Selective Overview Nora Cate Schaeffer 8 123 The Association Between Self-Reports of Abortion and Breast Cancer Risk: Fact or Artifact Heather G. Miller, James N. Gribble, Leah C. Mazade, Susan M. Rogers, and Charles F. Turner Part IV: Special Issues on Self-Report 143 Virginia S. Cain 9 145 When Surveys Fail: An Alternative for Data Collection Douglas S. Massey 10 161 Assessing Protocols for Child Interviews Johnny Blair 11 175 Do I do what I Say? A Perspective on Self-Report Methods in Drug Dependence Epidemiology James C. Anthony, Yehuda D. Neumark, and Michelle L. Van Etten Part V: Self-Report of Distant Memories 199 Jaylan S. Turkkan 12 201 Suggestion, Imagination, and the Transformation of Reality Elizabeth F. Loftus 13 211 Validity of Women's Self-Reports of Documented Child Sexual Abuse Linda M. Williams, Jane A. Siegel, and Judith Jackson Pomeroy Part VI: Self-Reporting of Health Behaviors and 227 Psychiatric Symptoms Howard S. Kurtzman Page vii 14 229 Methodological Issues in Assessing Psychiatric Disorders with Self-Reports Ronald C. Kessler, Hans-Ulrich Wittchen, Jamie Abelson, and Shanyang Zhao 15 257 "I Took the Medicine Like you Told Me, Doctor": Self- Report of Adherence with Medical Regimens Cynthia S. Rand 16 277 Real-Time Self-Report of Momentary States in the Natural Environment: Computerized Ecological Momentary Assessment Saul Shiffman Part VII: Self-Reporting of Physical Symptoms 297 Arthur A. Stone 17 299 Psychological Factors Influencing the Reporting of Physical Symptoms James W. Pennebaker 18 317 Self-Report of Pain: Issues and Opportunities Francis J. Keefe 19 339 The Validity of Bodily Symptoms in Medical Outpatients Arthur J. Barsky Author Index 363
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