A psychometric investigation of the marlowecrowne social. Marlowecrowne social desirability scale and short form c. The objective of the research was to gather evidence of the psychometric properties of the scores derived from the marlowe crowne social desirability scale applied to a population of 28 972 secondgrade elementary school teachers in peru, considering different strata, such as management type public sector 74% and private sector 26% and geographic location urban 65% and rural 35%. Eric ej257561 development of reliable and valid short. The search was limited to research studies published in english during 2004 and 2005.
Since its introduction in 1960, the marlowe crowne scale has become one of the most frequently used scales in psychological assessment. Introduction socially desirable responding is the tendency of individuals to make themselves look good according to current cultural norms mick, 1996. This research studies the equivalence of a frequently used social desirability measurement, the marlowe crowne social desirability mcsd scale short form c, in a large. Crowne and david marlowe in 1960 in an effort to measure social desirability bias, which is considered one of the most common biases.
This study examined a recently developed short version of the childrens social desirability csds scale with 157 fourthgrade children. The number of research studies that used a questionnaire in 2004 and 2005 and the number and percentage of those studies that reported using an sd scale was determined. Pdf a new scale of social desirability independent of. A practical difficulty with the marlowecrowne social desirability scale sds is its length. Psychometric properties of the marlowecrowne social desirability scale in a romanian sample. Researchers administered items as a separate entity, calculated cronbachs alpha for each sex, and computed testretest correlation for one group. Pdf psychometric properties of the marlowecrowne social. You can complete the socialdesir ability scale devised by crowne and marlowe to gain insight into whether you have a tendency to produce socially desirable. The marlowe crowne social desirability scale mcsds. What is marlowecrowne social desirability scale mc.
Psychometric properties of the social desirability scale. Social desirability can bias the parameters measured by selfreport. Whether the test behavior of 5s or the social desirability properties of items are the focus of interest, however, it now seems clear that underlying both these approaches is the concept of statistical. The development and validation of a filipino social. The marlowe crowne social desirability scale is a 33item selfreport measure designed to assess the social desirability of respondents, that is, the tendency of respondents to answer survey questions in a manner that meet the norms and standards of their society and community. Development of reliable and valid short forms of the. Relatively little attention has, however, been devoted to the possible changes in psychometric properties when measurements are obtained with internet surveys. Marlowecrowne social desirability scale item short form highlighted listed below are a number of statements concerning personal attitudes and traits. Three short forms of the marlowe crowne social desirability scale were constructed from the results of principal components analysis n 399. Article information, pdf download for a reliability generalization study of the. Crowne and david marlowe in 1960 in an effort to measure social desirability bias, which is considered one of the most common biases affecting survey research. We had, then, an indirect measure oftheneed in thesocial desirability scale. The overall results show the mcsds to be a reliable instrument to assess for the effect of social desirabilty in the africa. In this article i evaluate the adequacy of 9 short forms using confirmatory factor analysis across 2 samples.
Developed from 608 undergraduates responses to the marlowe crowne social desirability scale, mcsds 3 short forms of 11, 12, and items. Internet surveys have become a very popular research tool. Marlowe and i thought that social desirability had to mean somethingthat it had to express a motivatedselfevaluativestyleand weset out to determine ifthis wasso. Read each item and decide whether the statement is true or false as it pertains to you. No prior publication of forensic norms was found for this instrument, which provides a measure of biased selfpresentation dissimulation. Concluded that the short form is a viable alternative. Crowne and marlowe social desirability scale overview some individuals.
Social desirability and selfreported weight and height. Marlowecrowne social desirability scale item short form. Malaysia is a southeast asian country in which multiple languages are prominently spoken, including english and mandarin chinese. Presents a crossvalidation of reynolds short form of the marlowecrowne social desirability scale n233. Evidences of its factorial validity and reliability abstract this research aimed at contributing to the brazilian adaptation of the marlowe crowne social desirability scale mcsds, with mounting evidence for its factorial validity and reliability. Translation into portuguese of the marlowecrowne social. Some individuals, while completing questionnaires that assess their personality, temperament, and demeanor, like to portray themselves positively. Until the 1990s, the most commonly used measure of socially desirable responding was the marlowe crowne social desirability scale. Crowne social desirability scale was translated from english to norwegian and presented to 117 university students and. Four studies are presented investigating the convergent validity, discriminant validity, and relationship with age of the social desirability scale 17 sds 17. A validation of the crowne marlowe social desirability scale timothy p. Numerous measures of the tendency to respond in a socially desirable manner have been developed since world war ii. Validation of a short form of the marlowecrowne for use.
Pdf development of reliable and valid short forms of the. Scores on the marlowe crowne social desirability scale reynolds, 1982, were not correlated with any of the scale forms or subscales study 3. Measurement and evaluation in counseling and development. Crowne and marlowe social desirability scale crowne and. The version was obtained through a process of translation and back translation. This study aimed to apply the mcsds nested in an hiv behavioral intervention program and to measure its reliability in four african countries. Developed, on the basis of responses from 608 undergraduate students to the 33.
To test this hypothesis, over 395 general psychology students from kansas state university were surveyed using the masculine honor beliefs scale, the bem sex role inventory, and the marlowe crowne social desirability scale. A reliability generalization study of the marlowecrowne social. Crowne social desirability scale was translated from english to norwegian and presented to 117 university students and 124 non. Crowne and marlowe social desirability scale author. Social desirability, crowne marlowe scale, drug testing. A psychometric investigation of the marlowe crowne social desirability scale using rasch measurement. Carroll scholars carroll college student undergraduate. Preferring a shorter measure of social desirability, researchers have devised a number of short forms of the sds. Developed, on the basis of responses from 608 undergraduate students to the 33item marlowecrowne social desirability scale, three short forms of the scale. This study crossvalidates a question version of the marlowecrowne social desirability scale proposed by reynolds 1982, using law enforcement professionals n 241. Marlowecrowne social desirability scale item short. A rational is offered for the importance of scales of this nature being used to assess honesty, social desirability. Already phillips and clancy 1972 found that respondents scoring. An item level evaluation of the marlowecrowne social.
Crowne and marlowe social desirability scale dr simon. Pdf psychometric properties of measurements obtained. Crowne social desirability scale, three short forms of 11, 12, and items. Social desirability, marlowe crowne social desirability scale, psychometric properties, reliability. Introduction social desirability is commonly thought of as the tendency of individuals to project favorable images of themselves during social interaction. The csd presents a child with 48 truefalse items stated so that the subject can only answer them in a socially desirable manner by dissembling. An examination of the factorial dimensionality of the marlowe crowne social desirability scale. A validation of the crownemarlowe social desirability scale.
The psychometric characteristics of these three forms and three other short forms developed by strahan and gerbasi 1972 were investigated and comparisons made. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Before voting i thoroughly investigate the qualifications of all the candidates. The marlowecrowne social desirability scale mcsds is a 33item selfreport questionnaire that assesses whether or not respondents are concerned with. They tend to exaggerate or inflate their strengths and achievements, and often deny or trivialize their deficiencies and. As to convergent validity, sds17 scores showed correlations between. Comparisons made between the short forms examined in this investigation suggest the item form as a viable substitute for the regular 33item marlowe crowne scale. The marlowecrowne social desirability scale mcsds was developed as a measure of the effect of social desirability, but it has not been adapted for or used in africa. Also calculated was the score on form c mcc reynolds, 1982, and. Responses in the keyed direction are coded as one and responses in the opposite direction as zero. Marlowecrowne social desirability scale an overview. Of interest was a whether onemonth testretest reliability would vary as a function of test assessment mode interview or classroom, gender, race, ses, and bmi percentile, and b whether the degree of social desirability would vary as a function of.
The psychometric characteristics of these forms and 3. The marlowe crowne social desirability scale mcsds is a 33item selfreport questionnaire that assesses whether or not respondents are concerned with social approval. The present study used confirmatory factor analysis to establish the adequacy of these subscales in measuring social desirability. Reliability of the marlowecrowne social desirability. One of the most commonly employed scales has been the crownemarlowe cm. Listed below are a number of statements concerning personal attitudes and traits. Psychometric properties of the marlowecrowne social. Crownemarlowe scale is the most applied measure of social desirability in survey research. Personality and individual differences, 485, 596600. Those subscales were compared with short forms developed by previous researchers who used the same methodology. Consequently, measures of social desirability confound true differences with socialdesirability bias. Social desirability, thus, has been used to refer to a characteristic of test items, i. The first page includes the demographic questions, followed by the life orientation test 6 items and the positive and negative affect scale 20 items.
Whitewashingones selfappraisal implied aneed to be thought well of by others, a need for approval. Crossvalidation of a short form of the marlowecrowne. The present study aimed to assess the reliability of the marlowecrowne social desirability scale in ethiopia, kenya, mozambique, and uganda. Short forms of the marlowecrowne social desirability scale. Selfreported and measured weights and heights for 56 young, healthy nonobese volunteers were assessed and compared to scores on the marlowe crowne social desirability scale. Several abbreviated versions of the marlowe crowne scale have been proposed and adopted in psychology and medicine. The marlowecrowne social desirability scale mcsds is a 33item self report questionnaire that assesses whether or not respondents are concerned with. Four studies are presented investigating the convergent validity, discriminant validity, and relationship with age of the social desirability scale 17 sds17. Psychology definition of marlowecrowne social desirability scale mc. An irtbased study with the marlowe crowne and the epq lie scales. Download table marlowecrowne social desirability scale items, first factor item loadings, item to total. A comparison of marlowecrowne social desirability scale factor.
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