Περίληψη:
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. © 2014 SAGE Publications.
Συγγραφείς:
He, J.
van de Vijver, F.J.R.
Dominguez Espinosa, A.
Abubakar, A.
Dimitrova, R.
Adams, B.G.
Aydinli, A.
Atitsogbe, K.
Alonso-Arbiol, I.
Bobowik, M.
Fischer, R.
Jordanov, V.
Mastrotheodoros, S.
Neto, F.
Ponizovsky, Y.J.
Reb, J.
Sim, S.
Sovet, L.
Stefenel, D.
Suryani, A.O.
Tair, E.
Villieux, A.
