The psychosocial and behavioral characteristics related to energy misreporting.
Energy underreporting occurs in 2% to 85% and overreporting in 1% to 39% of various populations. Efforts are needed to understand the psychosocial and behavioral characteristics associated with misreporting to help improve the accuracy of dietary self-reporting. Past research suggests that higher social desirability and greater eating restraint are key factors influencing misreporting, while a history of dieting and being overweight are more moderately associated. Eating disinhibition, body image, depression, anxiety, and fear of negative evaluation may be related to energy misreporting, but evidence is insufficient. This review will provide a detailed discussion of the published associations among psychosocial and behavioral characteristics and energy misreporting.
Maurer
Jaclyn
J
Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA. maurerj@email.arizona.edu
Taren
Douglas L
DL
Teixeira
Pedro J
PJ
Thomson
Cynthia A
CA
Lohman
Timothy G
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Going
Scott B
SB
Houtkooper
Linda B
LB
D001828:Body Image; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D004032:Diet / Q000523:psychology*; D015930:Diet Records; D002149:Energy Intake; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011939:Mental Recall; D010552:Personality Assessment; D012650:Self Disclosure; D012928:Social Desirability