The Psychosocial and Behavioral Characteristics Related to Energy Misreporting
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Energy underreporting occurs in 2% to 85% and overreporting in 1% to 39% of various populations. Efforts are needed to understand the psychosocial and behavioral characteristics associated with misreporting to help improve the accuracy of dietary self-reporting. Past research suggests that higher social desirability and greater eating restraint are key factors influencing misreporting, while a history of dieting and being overweight are more moderately associated. Eating disinhibition, body image, depression, anxiety, and fear of negative evaluation may be related to energy misreporting, but evidence is insufficient. This review will provide a detailed discussion of the published associations among psychosocial and behavioral characteristics and energy misreporting.
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Obese individuals tend to under-report their dietary intake.
“Obese individuals tend to under-report their dietary intake (42 -45) , but whether the type of under-reporting in the present study is selective under-reporting of certain foods or general under-reporting of all foods is difficult to determine.”
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- Authors
- Maurer, J., Taren, D. L., Teixeira, P. J., Thomson, C. A., Lohman, T. G., Going, S. B., & Houtkooper, L. B.
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona (US)
- Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (PT)
- Corresponding author
- Maurer, Jaclyn
- Venue
- Nutrition Reviews
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press (OUP)
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 64
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 53-66
- ISSN
- 0029-6643 (ISSN-L)
- 1753-4887
- OpenAlex
- W4242947574
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- 244
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- 51
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- FWCI
- 2.63
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
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- Locations
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- Topics
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Eating Disorders and Behaviors
- Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Nutrition, Health and Food Behavior
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Keywords
- social desirability, dietary restraint, overweight, body image, depression, anxiety, fear of negative evaluation, psychosocial factors, dietary habits
- MeSH terms
- Body Image, Energy Intake, Depression, Diet, Female, Humans, Male, Personality Assessment, Mental Recall, Self Disclosure, Social Desirability, Diet Records
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