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. 2004 Mar-Apr;36(2):84-9.
doi: 10.1016/s1499-4046(06)60138-3.

Children's Social Desirability and Dietary Reports

Suzanne Domel Baxter  1 , Albert F Smith, Mark S Litaker, Michelle L Baglio, Caroline H Guinn, Nicole M Shaffer
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Children's Social Desirability and Dietary Reports

Suzanne Domel Baxter et al. J Nutr Educ Behav. 2004 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

We investigated telephone administration of the Children's Social Desirability (CSD) scale and our adaptation for children of the Social Desirability for Food scale (C-SDF). Each of 100 4th-graders completed 2 telephone interviews 28 days apart. CSD scores had adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability, and a 14-item subset was identified that sufficiently measures the same construct. Our C-SDF scale performed less well in terms of internal consistency and test-retest reliability; factor analysis revealed 2 factors, 1 of which was moderately related to the CSD. The 14-item subset of the CSD scale may help researchers understand error in children's dietary reports.

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