002 OP: EXPLAINING DISCREPANT RESULTS FROM QUESTIONNAIRES AND INTERVIEWS CONCERNING HELP-SEEKING: ARE 'PUBLIC' AND 'PRIVATE' ACCOUNTS THE KEY?

Social surveys and interviews are staple methods within health research. One of the perceived merits of the postal questionnaire is the anonymity it affords to participants, enabling people to provide honest accounts, particularly in relation to sensitive topics. Interviewing can potentially introduce bias to participants9 accounts because of a compulsion to provide socially desirable responses. Here we examine these assumptions through a...