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How sensitive are self-reports of offending?: the impact of recall periods on q...
Gomes, Hugo S.; Farrington, David P.; Krohn, Marvin D.; Maia, AngelaAlthough research on sensitive topics has produced a large body of knowledge on how to improve the quality of self-reported data, little is known regarding the sensitivity of offending questions, and much less is known regarding how topic sensitivity is affected by recall periods. In this study, we developed a multi-dimensional assessment of item sensitivity in order to assess and rank the sensitivity of offend...
The impact of modes of administration on self-reports of offending: evidence fr...
Gomes, Hugo S.; Farrington, David P.; Krohn, Marvin D.; Cunha, Ana; Jurdi, Julia; Sousa, Barbara; Morgado, Diogo; Hoft, Joseph; Hartsell, ElizabethObjectives Current knowledge about the causes of offending behavior is heavily reliant on self-reports of offending (SRO). However, methodological research on the impact of modes of administration on SRO is very scarce. Further, the existing evidence conflicts with the general knowledge about responding to sensitive questions. In this study, we aimed to test whether SRO are affected by modes of administration. ...
Measurement bias in self-reports of offending: a systematic review of experiments
Gomes, Hugo S.; Farrington, David P.; Maia, Ângela; Krohn, Marvin D.Objectives Self-reported offending is one of the primary measurement methods in criminology. In this article, we aimed to systematically review the experimental evidence regarding measurement bias in self-reports of offending. Methods We carried out a systematic search for studies that (a) included a measure of offending, (b) compared self-reported data on offending between different methods, and (c) used an ex...