Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?

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Autor(a) principal: Azevedo, Vanessa
Data de Publicação: 2021
Outros Autores: Martins, Carla, Carvalho, Margarida, Maia, Ângela
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8691
Resumo: Abstract: Assessment of life experiences relies mainly on cross-sectional retrospective design, despite the concerns regarding inconsistent reports. Studies suggest that some individuals change their answers when asked repeatedly, but common opinions underlying this behaviour remain unknown. Our study explored personal perceptions regarding inconsistent reporting and identified associated reasons including individual, experiences-related, and design-related characteristics. Seventy-two individuals, enrolled in a longitudinal study about life experiences, answered a measure about general perceptions and involved reasons. Participants seemed to be aware that inconsistent reporting is a common behaviour, which highly impact on research. A cluster analysis revealed two clusters (i.e., variables involved versus not involved). Most disagreed that sociodemographic variables influence inconsistency, whereas memory, mood, valence, impact, mode of data collection, and interviewer features were pointed as key-variables. Our results suggest that inconsistent reporting is not straightforward and it is probably rooted in a varied and complex set of variables.
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spelling Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?Relato inconsistente das experiências de vida : o que é que as pessoas pensam e como o explicam?AdultsLife eventsReliabilityReporting practicesRetrospective assessmentAdultoAcontecimentos de vidaFiabilidadePráticas de relatoAvaliação retrospetivaAbstract: Assessment of life experiences relies mainly on cross-sectional retrospective design, despite the concerns regarding inconsistent reports. Studies suggest that some individuals change their answers when asked repeatedly, but common opinions underlying this behaviour remain unknown. Our study explored personal perceptions regarding inconsistent reporting and identified associated reasons including individual, experiences-related, and design-related characteristics. Seventy-two individuals, enrolled in a longitudinal study about life experiences, answered a measure about general perceptions and involved reasons. Participants seemed to be aware that inconsistent reporting is a common behaviour, which highly impact on research. A cluster analysis revealed two clusters (i.e., variables involved versus not involved). Most disagreed that sociodemographic variables influence inconsistency, whereas memory, mood, valence, impact, mode of data collection, and interviewer features were pointed as key-variables. Our results suggest that inconsistent reporting is not straightforward and it is probably rooted in a varied and complex set of variables.Resumo: A avaliação de experiências de vida tem-se baseado principalmente no design retrospetivo transversal, apesar das preocupações com as inconsistências no relato. A investigação tem sugerido que alguns indivíduos alteram as suas respostas quando questionados repetidamente sobre as suas experiências de vida, embora as perceções do senso-comum sobre esse comportamento permaneçam desconhecidas. Este estudo procurou explorar as perceções individuais sobre o relato inconsistente e identificar os motivos associados a este comportamento, incluindo características individuais, da experiência e do design. Setenta e dois indivíduos, a participarem num estudo longitudinal sobre experiências de vida, responderam a um questionário sobre perceções gerais e motivos envolvidos. Os participantes pareceram estar cientes de que o relato inconsistente é um comportamento comum, com grande impacto na investigação. A análise de clusters indicou existirem dois clusters: variáveis envolvidas vs. não envolvidas no relato inconsistente. A maioria dos participantes discordou que as variáveis sociodemográficas influenciam a inconsistência do relato, enquanto a memória, o humor, a valência, o impacto, a estratégia de recolha de dados e as caraterísticas do/a entrevistador/a foram identificadas como variáveis-chave. Os resultados sugerem que o relato inconsistente não configura um fenómeno simples e provavelmente está enraizado num conjunto variado e complexo de variáveis.Edições ISPARepositório do ISPAAzevedo, VanessaMartins, CarlaCarvalho, MargaridaMaia, Ângela2022-06-15T10:42:30Z2021-122021-12-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8691engAzevedo, V., Martins, C., Carvalho, M., & Maia, A. (2021). Inconsistent reporting of life experiences: What people think and how they explain it?. Análise Psicológica, 39(2), 199-211. https://doi.org/10.14417/ap.18130870-823110.14417/ap.1813info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-07-23T02:18:22Zoai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/8691Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T15:26:33.952930Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
Relato inconsistente das experiências de vida : o que é que as pessoas pensam e como o explicam?
title Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
spellingShingle Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
Azevedo, Vanessa
Adults
Life events
Reliability
Reporting practices
Retrospective assessment
Adulto
Acontecimentos de vida
Fiabilidade
Práticas de relato
Avaliação retrospetiva
title_short Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
title_full Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
title_fullStr Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
title_full_unstemmed Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
title_sort Inconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?
author Azevedo, Vanessa
author_facet Azevedo, Vanessa
Martins, Carla
Carvalho, Margarida
Maia, Ângela
author_role author
author2 Martins, Carla
Carvalho, Margarida
Maia, Ângela
author2_role author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório do ISPA
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Azevedo, Vanessa
Martins, Carla
Carvalho, Margarida
Maia, Ângela
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Adults
Life events
Reliability
Reporting practices
Retrospective assessment
Adulto
Acontecimentos de vida
Fiabilidade
Práticas de relato
Avaliação retrospetiva
topic Adults
Life events
Reliability
Reporting practices
Retrospective assessment
Adulto
Acontecimentos de vida
Fiabilidade
Práticas de relato
Avaliação retrospetiva
description Abstract: Assessment of life experiences relies mainly on cross-sectional retrospective design, despite the concerns regarding inconsistent reports. Studies suggest that some individuals change their answers when asked repeatedly, but common opinions underlying this behaviour remain unknown. Our study explored personal perceptions regarding inconsistent reporting and identified associated reasons including individual, experiences-related, and design-related characteristics. Seventy-two individuals, enrolled in a longitudinal study about life experiences, answered a measure about general perceptions and involved reasons. Participants seemed to be aware that inconsistent reporting is a common behaviour, which highly impact on research. A cluster analysis revealed two clusters (i.e., variables involved versus not involved). Most disagreed that sociodemographic variables influence inconsistency, whereas memory, mood, valence, impact, mode of data collection, and interviewer features were pointed as key-variables. Our results suggest that inconsistent reporting is not straightforward and it is probably rooted in a varied and complex set of variables.
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