Estimating Reactivity in Direct Observation Studies of Health Behaviors
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 18947401 |
|---|---|
| Authors | J Gittelsohn (0000-0003-2761-3280, Johns Hopkins University, corresponding author), Anita Shankar (0000-0002-7071-2009, Johns Hopkins University), Keith P West (0000-0001-9458-362X, Johns Hopkins University), Keith West, Ravi Ram (0000-0003-2339-6477, Johns Hopkins University), Tara Gnywali (Tribhuvan University) |
| Year | 1997 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 182-189 |
| Publication date | 1997-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Human Organization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0018-7259 • E-ISSN: 1938-3517 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.17730/humo.56.2.c7x0532q2u86m207 |
| OpenAlex | W2164739023 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 21 |
| References cited | 7 |
Direct observation techniques are increasingly being used to measure human behavior as part of health research and intervention studies. One problem with this approach that has not been well-explored is the effect of the observer's presence on the behaviors being observed, the reactivity effect. This article examines reactivity effects in a direct observation study of child care and feeding practices in rural Nepal. Trained field workers conducted day-long structured observations in 160 households, seven times per household. Our results indicate that the first day of observation is more reactive than later days. A number of individual behaviors changed in frequency from observation day to observation day, including punishment of the child and method of serving food to the child. Observation days with higher levels of reactivity showed an increase in the number of positive health behaviors and a decrease in the number of socially negative behaviors. We conclude that the validity of direct observation studi
Reactivity (psychology) · Sociology · Community Health and Development · Early Childhood Education and Development · Medicine · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare · Psychology · Social Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 21 |
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| Citations per year | 0,91 |
| Citation span | 2003 - 2026 (24) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |