A framework for conceptualizing reporting bias and its antecedents in interviews assessing human sexuality

The present paper reviews conceptual models of self-presentation bias in interview situations that focus on assessments of human sexuality. An heuristic framework is developed that synthesizes these mode Is to focus on self-presentation/self-disclosure bias as a function of emotional distress and threat to self-esteem, both intermediate outcomes that are influenced by four general factors: Respondent, Interviewer; Task, and Contextual. Empirical research within each of these four general factors is discussed and areas for further research are outlined.