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DOCN M94A2634
TI Drug injectors may underreport drug risk but not sexual risk behavior.
DT 9412
AU Gibson DR; Young M; Choi K; Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, Univ. of
California, San; Francisco.
SO Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12;10(1):26 (abstract no. 077C). Unique
Identifier : AIDSLINE ICA10/94369941
AB OBJECTIVE: Some have questioned the veracity of drug users'
self-reports. In this study we attempted to determine whether
self-presentation bias might result in drug injectors underreporting
injection-related and sexual risk behavior. METHOD: 500 San Francisco
Bay Area heroin injectors were interviewed about their sexual and
injection practices at entry to 21-day detoxification treatment, and
administered a 20-item short form of the Marlowe-Crowne social
desirability scale. The scale measures the tendency of respondents to
exaggerate positive and deny negative personal traits. To examine
whether social desirability influences self-reports of risk behavior,
social desirability scores were broken into quartiles and
cross-tabulated with dichotomous measures of risk behavior. RESULTS: The
data suggest that self-reported injection risk behavior may be
significantly underreported due to self-presentation bias, while
self-reports of sexual risk behaviors appear uncontaminated by social
desirability. TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. DISCUSSION AND
CONCLUSIONS: We have no reason to believe that respondents' actual
behavior differed by level of social desirability. The levels of risk
behavior reported by the respondents in the lowest quartile of social
desirability may approach those we would obtain if self-presentation
bias did not color self-reports. Reports of risk reduction among drug
injectors may need to be corroborated by other evidence. Studies of drug
users' injection behavior may need to correct statistically for social
desirability.
DE Female Heroin Dependence/*PSYCHOLOGY Human Male *Risk-Taking Self
Assessment (Psychology) *Sex Behavior Social Desirability Substance
Abuse, Intravenous/*PSYCHOLOGY MEETING ABSTRACT
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
protected by Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.Code).