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Problems of recall and misclassification with checklist methods of measuring stressful life events.
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The prevalent use of life event category checklists to facilitate event recall may be one reason that previous studies find that life events play only a small and ambiguous role in the development of health problems. In this study, 136 persons with temporomandibular pain disorder syndrome (TMPDS) and 131 healthy controls reported the occurrence of life events in 10 monthly interviews, using an event category checklist. At the end of the study, they reported retrospectively and in detail about life events over the previous monthly periods. Only one quarter of the event categories appeared in both the monthly interviews and retrospective report for the same period. Detailed analyses revealed problems of inaccuracy inherent in checklists that exacerbate problems of recall. The findings indicate that checklist category approaches should not be used when the goal is to understand the role of stress in adverse health outcomes. Suggestions are made about more adequate methods.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Raphael, K. G., Cloitre, M., & Dohrenwend, B. P.
- Affiliations
- Columbia University (US)
- Venue
- Health Psychology
- Published
- 1991
- Volume
- 10
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 62-74
- ISSN
- 0278-6133 (ISSN-L)
- 1930-7810
- OpenAlex
- W2043348610
- Cited by
- 133
- References
- 39
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 5 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 6 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 5 · 2013: 8 · 2012: 5
- FWCI
- 23.74
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Health Psychology (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Institutes of Health (5r01de005989-08)
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (DE 05989)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Dentistry › Oral Surgery › Temporomandibular Joint Disorders
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Experimental and Cognitive Psychology › Mental Health Research Topics
- Keywords
- life events, event recall, misclassification, checklist method, retrospective reports, measurement accuracy
- MeSH terms
- Facial Pain, Humans, Life Change Events, Longitudinal Studies, Personality Tests, Psychometrics, Mental Recall, Risk Factors, Somatoform Disorders
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