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

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dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Vanessa
dc.contributor.authorMartins, Carla
dc.contributor.authorCarvalho, Margarida
dc.contributor.authorMaia, Ângela
dc.date.accessioned2022-06-15T10:42:30Z
dc.date.available2022-06-15T10:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractAbstract: 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.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractResumo: 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.
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dc.identifier.citationAzevedo, 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.1813pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.14417/ap.1813pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0870-8231
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/8691
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherEdições ISPApt_PT
dc.relationPortuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through the PhD grant with the reference SFRH/BD/76022/2011, funded by POPH-QREN-Typology 4.1-Advanced Training, reimbursed by the European Social Fund and national funds from State Budgetpt_PT
dc.relationPsychology Research Centre, University of Minho (UID/PSI/01662/2013), and supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology and the Portuguese Ministry of Education and Science through national funds and co-financed by FEDER through COMPETE2020 under the PT2020 Partnership Agreement (POCI-01-0145-FEDER-007653)pt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttp://publicacoes.ispa.pt/index.php/ap/article/view/1813/pdfpt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectAdultspt_PT
dc.subjectLife eventspt_PT
dc.subjectReliabilitypt_PT
dc.subjectReporting practicespt_PT
dc.subjectRetrospective assessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectAdulto
dc.subjectAcontecimentos de vida
dc.subjectFiabilidade
dc.subjectPráticas de relato
dc.subjectAvaliação retrospetiva
dc.titleInconsistent reporting of life experiences : what people think and how they explain it?pt_PT
dc.title.alternativeRelato inconsistente das experiências de vida : o que é que as pessoas pensam e como o explicam?
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oaire.citation.startPage199pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleAnálise Psicológicapt_PT
oaire.citation.volume39pt_PT
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