Table 4.

Misreport Categories^a

Category	Number of items		Participants endorsing (%)	Agreement (%)
– Item example
Under-reporting
Fear of addiction	2		6.5	100.0
– Don't want to get addicted.
Manage feelings	5		13.0	72.7
– Feel guilty.
– Feel better about self.
Desire to quit	3		13.0	100.0
– Want to feel like making progress.
– Trying to quit.
Miscellaneous	3		6.5	0.0
– Get a head rush.
Obstinate	2		6.5	100.0
– Just to lie.
Social desirability	16		65.2	76.0
– To fit in.
– To look good.
– Someone might think I'm a bad person.
Little smoking	3		4.3	42.9
– Hardly get any cigarettes.
– Only smoke when smoke weed.
Fear of repercussion	10		45.7	66.7
– Scared to get in trouble.
– Thought project would tell parents.
Overall	44		—	82.1
Over-reporting
Addiction		3	13.0	100.0
– They're addicted.
– Their body needs a cigarette.
Attention		3	13.0	75.0
– To get attention.
– To get help.
Obstinate		4	13.0	100.0
– Adolescents exaggerate any way.
– Just to say it.
Social desirability		13	80.4	100.0
– To impress people.
– Peer pressure.
– To seem tough.
Misappraisal		1	4.3	66.7
– May actually think they smoke a lot when they really don't.
Manage feelings		2	8.7	100.0
– Calms them down.
– Low self-esteem.
Overall		26	—	97.4

^aN = 46 to generate these data. Categories created by two independent raters; agreement rates generated on a second set of independent raters.