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Socially Desirable Responding : Enhancement and Denial in 20 Countries
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He, Jia (author)
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van de Vijver, Fons J. R. (author)
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Dominguez Espinosa, Alejandra (author)
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Abubakar, Amina (author)
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- Dimitrova, Radosveta (author)
- Stockholms universitet,Psykologiska institutionen
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Adams, Byron G. (author)
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Aydinli, Arzu (author)
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Atitsogbe, Kokou (author)
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Alonso-Arbiol, Itziar (author)
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Bobowik, Magdalena (author)
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Fischer, Ronald (author)
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Jordanov, Venzislav (author)
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Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos (author)
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Neto, Felix (author)
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Ponizovsky, Yael J. (author)
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Reb, Jochen (author)
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Sim, Samantha (author)
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Sovet, Laurent (author)
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Stefenel, Delia (author)
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Suryani, Angela O. (author)
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Tair, Ergyul (author)
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Villieux, Arnaud (author)
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- 2014-09-29
- 2015
- English.
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In: Cross-cultural research. - : SAGE Publications. - 1069-3971 .- 1552-3578. ; 49:3, s. 227-249
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- This article investigated the dimensionality, measurement invariance, and cross-cultural variations of social desirability. A total of 3,471 university students from 20 countries completed an adapted version of the Marlowe-Crowne scale. A two-dimensional structure was revealed in the pooled sample, distinguishing enhancement (endorsement of positive self-description) and denial (rejection of negative self-description). The factor structure was supported in most countries; medium-sized item bias was found in two denial items. In a multilevel analysis, we found that (a) there was more cross-cultural variation in denial than enhancement; (b) females tended to score higher on enhancement whereas males tended to score higher on denial; (c) the Human Development Index, an indicator of country socioeconomic development, was the best (negative) predictor of denial; and (d) both enhancement and denial seemed to be associated with country-level values and personality pertinent to fitting in. We conclude that social desirability has a positive and a negative impression management dimension that are meaningfully associated with country-level characteristics, and we argue that social desirability is better interpreted as culturally regulated response amplification.
Subject headings
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Keyword
- social desirability
- cultures
- values
- personality
- multilevel analysis
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- ref (subject category)
- art (subject category)
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He, Jia
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van de Vijver, F ...
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Dominguez Espino ...
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Abubakar, Amina
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Dimitrova, Rados ...
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Adams, Byron G.
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Aydinli, Arzu
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Atitsogbe, Kokou
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Alonso-Arbiol, I ...
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Bobowik, Magdale ...
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Fischer, Ronald
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Jordanov, Venzis ...
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Mastrotheodoros, ...
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Neto, Felix
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Ponizovsky, Yael ...
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Reb, Jochen
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Sim, Samantha
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Sovet, Laurent
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Stefenel, Delia
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Suryani, Angela ...
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Tair, Ergyul
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Villieux, Arnaud
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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and Psychology
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Stockholm University