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Socially Desirable Responding : Enhancement and Denial in 20 Countries
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2014-09-29
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SAGE Publications,2015
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LIBRIS-ID:oai:DiVA.org:su-118331
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https://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:su:diva-118331URI
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https://doi.org/10.1177/1069397114552781DOI
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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.
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van de Vijver, Fons J. R.
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Dominguez Espinosa, Alejandra
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Abubakar, Amina
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Dimitrova, RadosvetaStockholms universitet,Psykologiska institutionen(Swepub:su)rdimi
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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, Itziar
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Bobowik, Magdalena
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Fischer, Ronald
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Jordanov, Venzislav
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Mastrotheodoros, Stefanos
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Neto, Felix
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Ponizovsky, Yael J.
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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 O.
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Tair, Ergyul
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Villieux, Arnaud
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Stockholms universitetPsykologiska institutionen
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In:Cross-cultural research: SAGE Publications49:3, s. 227-2491069-39711552-3578
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- SOCIAL SCIENCES
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SOCIAL SCIENCES
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Stockholm University