Children's Social Desirability and Dietary Reports.
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.
Baxter
Suzanne Domel
SD
Arnold School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Center for Research in Nutrition and Health Disparities, University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina 29204, USA. sbaxter@gwn.sc.edu
Smith
Albert F
AF
Litaker
Mark S
MS
Baglio
Michelle L
ML
Guinn
Caroline H
CH
Shaffer
Nicole M
NM
D002648:Child; D002652:Child Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D002664:Child Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D015930:Diet Records; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005247:Feeding Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D005518:Food Preferences / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D012928:Social Desirability; D015144:Southeastern United States; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology; D013689:Telephone