"Everything is perfect, and we have no problems" : detecting and limiting social desirability bias in qualitative research

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dc.contributor.authorBergen, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorLabonté, Ronald
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-23T13:08:33Z
dc.date.available2021-04-23T13:08:33Z
dc.date.issued2019-12-13
dc.description.abstractMany qualitative research studies acknowledge the possibility of social desirability bias (a tendency to represent reality in alignment of what is perceived to be socially acceptable) as a limitation that creates complexities in interpreting findings. Drawing on experiences in conducting interviews and focus groups in rural Ethiopia, this article provides an empirical account of how one research team developed and employed strategies to detect and limit social desirability bias. It includes a table regarding “Techniques for Asking Questions in a Manner That Limits Social Desirability Responses, With Examples.”en
dc.description.sponsorshipGlobal Affairs Canada (GAC)
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.issn1552-7557
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/59924
dc.language.isoen
dc.relation.ispartof2020, Vol. 30(5) 783–792en
dc.relation.journalQualitative Health Research
dc.relation.urihttps://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1049732319889354
dc.subjectQUALITATIVE RESEARCHen
dc.subjectRESEARCH NEEDSen
dc.subjectRESEARCH QUALITYen
dc.subjectBIASen
dc.subjectMATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTHen
dc.subjectETHIOPIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.title"Everything is perfect, and we have no problems" : detecting and limiting social desirability bias in qualitative researchen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© The Author(s) 2019
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108028002
idrc.project.number108028
idrc.project.titlePromoting Safe Motherhood in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia (IMCHA)en
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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