Deemah AlAteeq, Ebtesam Almajed, Alya AlZabin, Aisha AlOtaibi, Rawan Bin Salamah, Shahad AlDhafyan, Wijdan A AlMutiri, Asma AlHarbi, Norah AlQntash, Reem AlTamimi, Raghad AlRasheed, Amel Fayed
Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of the population postpartum depression literacy scale (PoDLiS): a web-based survey in Saudi Arabia
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survey questions asking taboo topics sexual activities illegal behaviour social fraud unsocial attitudes racism often generate inaccurate survey estimates distorted social desirability bias due selfpresentation concerns survey respondents underreport socially undesirable activities overreport socially desirable ones article reviews theoretical explanations socially motivated misreporting sensitive surveys provides overview empirical evidence effectiveness specific survey methods designed encourage respondents answer honestly besides psychological aspects like stable need social approval preference getting involved embarrassing social interactions aspects survey design interviewers characteristics survey situation determine occurrence degree social desirability bias review shows survey designers could generate valid data selecting appropriate data collection strategies reduce respondents discomfort answering sensitive question