Annual Meeting session · 0.5 CECs

From Bias to Breakthrough: Toward Optimizing Self-Reports in Physical Activity Research & Practice

A high-impact overview of self-report science tailored for sports medicine professionals will be provided. Aimed at translating essential survey design methods based on psychometric principles, the session will show how physical activity, mental health and other questionnaires can mislead or…

About this course

2026 ACSM Annual Meeting Session

What you will learn

  • Explain how commonly used self-report tools in sports medicine are developed and validated.Identify major sources of bias in self-report data, including contextual, cognitive, demographic, and technology factors
  • Select better self-report tools by aligning instrument characteristics with clinical or research goals

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