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Autor*innen: He, Jia; Vijver, Fons J. R. van de; Domínguez Espinosa, Alejandra del Carnen; Abubakar-Ali, Amina; Adams, Bryan Gregory; Villieux, Arnaud
Titel: Enhancement and denial in socially desirable responding. A 20-country study
In: Cross-Cultural Research, 49 (2015) 3, S. 227-249
DOI: 10.1177/1069397114552781
URN: urn:nbn:de:0111-dipfdocs-125723
URL: http://www.dipfdocs.de/volltexte/2019/12572/pdf/Enhancement_and_Denial_He_Jia_2015_A.pdf
Dokumenttyp: Zeitschriftenbeiträge; Zeitschriftenbeiträge
Sprache: Englisch
Schlagwörter: Antwort; Befragung; Erwartung; Interkultureller Vergleich; Mehrebenenanalyse; Messung; Persönlichkeit; Psychometrie; Student
Abstract: 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. (DIPF/Orig.)
DIPF-Abteilung: Bildungsqualität und Evaluation