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Effect of social desirability on self-reported health risk behaviors (Study 2; N = 619)
| Current behavior1 | Frequency1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alc | Smo | Alc | Smo | |
| Predictors | d | d | ß | ß |
| Age | .00 | .01 | .28* | .26* |
| Sex | -.35* | .15 | -.20* | .08 |
| Education2 | 6.89 | 21.00* | .09 | -.12 |
| SocDes3 | .00 | -.43 | -.10 | -.50 |
| Age × SocDes | .01 | .00 | -.03 | .07 |
| Sex × SocDes | .11 | .10 | .08 | .15 |
| Education × SocDes2 | 2.83 | .06 | -.05 | .36 |
| R2 | .10 | .12 | .15 | .11 |
1Alc = Alcohol use; Smo = Smoking; 2Wald statistic instead of Cohen's d; 3Social desirability; * p < .05
