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social desirability: a standalone construct

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socialdesirability1 CONSTRUCTSocial desirability CROWNE · PSYCHOLOGICAL

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Psychological measurement

the need to respond in culturally approved ways, which biases self-reports.

In psychological measurement, social desirability refers to the need to respond in culturally approved ways, which biases self-reports. This meaning comes from Crowne (1960) in Journal of Consulting Psychology.[1]

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References

  1. Crowne, D. P., & Marlowe, D. (1960). A new scale of social desirability independent of psychopathology. Journal of Consulting Psychology, 24(4), 349-354. https://doi.org/10.1037/h0047358

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