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Social Desirability as a Predictor of Behavior on Neutral Social Desirability Items NICHD

Author(s):
Bloxom, Bruce
Publication Year:
1967
Report Number:
RB-67-26
Source:
ETS Research Bulletin
Document Type:
Report
Page Count:
12
Subject/Key Words:
National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institute of Mental Health, Performance Factors, Predictor Variables, Pro-social Behavior, Social Desirability, Social Influences

Abstract

Previous research indicates that the two positively correlated types of social desirability responding may be correlated in opposite directions with retest response variability on neutral social desirability items. The present study found response variability positively related to the Edwards type of social desirability and negatively related to the "lie" type of social desirability. These results are discussed in terms of some previous interpretations of the two types of social desirability responding.

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