Self-report study

A self-report study is a type of survey, questionnaire, or poll in which respondents read the question and select a response by themselves without any outside interference.^[1] A self-report is any method which involves asking a participant about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs and so on. Examples of self-reports are questionnaires and interviews; self-reports are often used as a way of gaining participants' responses in observational studies and experiments.

Self-report studies have validity problems.^[2] Patients may exaggerate symptoms in order to make their situation seem worse, or they may under-report the severity or frequency of symptoms in order to minimize their problems. Patients might also simply be mistaken or misremember the material covered by the survey.

^ Victor Jupp, ed. (2006). "Self-Report Study". The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. doi:10.4135/9780857020116. ISBN 9780761962984.
^ Althubaiti, Alaa (2016). "Information bias in health research: definition, pitfalls, and adjustment methods".

[1] Victor Jupp, ed. (2006). "Self-Report Study". The SAGE Dictionary of Social Research Methods. doi:10.4135/9780857020116. ISBN 9780761962984.

[2] Althubaiti, Alaa (2016). "Information bias in health research: definition, pitfalls, and adjustment methods".

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