Social desirability bias in self-reporting of hearing protector use among farm operators

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• Personal Author:
  McCullagh MC ; Rosemberg M-A
• Description:
  Objective: The purposes of this study were (i) to examine the relationship between reported hearing protector use and social desirability bias, and (ii) to compare results of the Marlowe-Crowne social desirability instrument when administered using two different methods (i.e. online and by telephone). Methods: A shortened version of the Marlowe-Crowne social desirability instrument, as well as a self-administered instrument measuring use of hearing protectors, was administered to 497 participants in a study of hearing protector use. The relationship between hearing protector use and social desirability bias was examined using regression analysis. The results of two methods of administration of the Marlowe-Crowne social desirability instrument were compared using t-tests and regression analysis. Results: Reliability (using Cronbach's alpha) for the shortened seven-item scale for this sample was 0.58. There was no evidence of a relationship between reported hearing protector use and social desirability reporting bias, as measured by the shortened Marlowe-Crowne. The difference in results by method of administration (i.e. online, telephone) was very small. Conclusions: This is the first published study to measure social desirability bias in reporting of hearing protector use among farmers. Findings of this study do not support the presence of social desirability bias in farmers' reporting of hearing protector use, lending support for the validity of self-report in hearing protector use in this population. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Ear Farmers Hearing Loss Mental Health Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Sense Organs Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Administration Agricultural-workers Analytical-instruments Author Keywords: Agriculture Ear-protectors Health-surveys Hearing-loss Hearing-protection Hearing Loss Hearing Protectors Humans Mathematical-models Personal-protective-equipment PPE Use Psychological-factors Psychology Sociological-factors

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• ISSN:
  0003-4878
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Michigan ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  9
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20046497
• Citation:
  Ann Occup Hyg 2015 Nov; 59(9):1200-1207
• Contact Point Address:
  Marjorie C. McCullagh, University of Michigan, 400 N. Ingalls St., Ste. 3182, Ann Arbor, MI 48019, USA
• Email:
  mcculla@umich.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2016
• Performing Organization:
  University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Annals of Occupational Hygiene
• End Date:
  20280630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7564e2f94d61939fee583a9e518966914ce4274442d677bac826677879d55dc842c84b521ce1dd2b92ab5253757fa357124b1c2ce7c536250ff0aea3789b330e
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/201543/cdc_201543_DS1.pdf
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