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Socially desirable responding: enhancement and denial in 20 countries

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Socially desirable responding: enhancement and denial in 20 countries. / He, J.; Van De Vijver, F. J. R.; Dominguez Espinosa, A. et al.
In: Cross-Cultural Research, Vol. 49, No. 3, 25.05.2015, p. 227-249.

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He, J, Van De Vijver, FJR, Dominguez Espinosa, A, Abubakar, A, Dimitrova, R, Adams, BG, Aydinli, A, Atitsogbe, K, Alonso-arbiol, I, Bobowik, M, Fischer, R, Jordanov, V, Mastrotheodoros, S, Neto, F, Ponizovsky, YJ, Reb, J, Sim, S, Sovet, L, Stefenel, D, Suryani, AO, Tair, E & Villieux, A 2015, 'Socially desirable responding: enhancement and denial in 20 countries', Cross-Cultural Research, vol. 49, no. 3, pp. 227-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069397114552781

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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., ... Villieux, A. (2015). Socially desirable responding: enhancement and denial in 20 countries. Cross-Cultural Research, 49(3), 227-249. https://doi.org/10.1177/1069397114552781

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He J, Van De Vijver FJR, Dominguez Espinosa A, Abubakar A, Dimitrova R, Adams BG et al. Socially desirable responding: enhancement and denial in 20 countries. Cross-Cultural Research. 2015 May 25;49(3):227-249. Epub 2014 Sept 29. doi: 10.1177/1069397114552781

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He, J. ; Van De Vijver, F. J. R. ; Dominguez Espinosa, A. et al. / Socially desirable responding : enhancement and denial in 20 countries. In: Cross-Cultural Research. 2015 ; Vol. 49, No. 3. pp. 227-249.

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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.",
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AU - Dimitrova, R.

AU - Adams, B. G.

AU - Aydinli, A.

AU - Atitsogbe, K.

AU - Alonso-arbiol, I.

AU - Bobowik, M.

AU - Fischer, R.

AU - Jordanov, V.

AU - Mastrotheodoros, S.

AU - Neto, F.

AU - Ponizovsky, Y. J.

AU - Reb, J.

AU - Sim, S.

AU - Sovet, L.

AU - Stefenel, D.

AU - Suryani, A. O.

AU - Tair, E.

AU - Villieux, A.

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