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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-11-23
pubmed:abstractText
Socially desirable responding is the reluctance to admit unpopular beliefs or behavior in order to avoid making a negative impression. It poses a problem for researchers who rely on self-report of heavy drinking and drug use. The Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (SDS), which measures socially desirable responding, was administered to 1933 respondents in a general population survey. The relationships between SDS and various self-report measures were examined. SDS was not correlated with gender or race, it increased with greater age and decreased with higher socioeconomic status. With age and socioeconomic status controlled, SDS had a moderate negative relationship with alcohol and drug use, and a strong negative relationship with variables reflecting the expression of anger. Correlations between drinking/drug use and such variables as age, marital conflict, and stressful life events were not substantially changed by controlling for SDS. It was concluded that social desirability response bias probably results in underestimates of rates of heavy drinking and drug use, but does not compromise the study of predictors of heavy drinking or drug use.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0145-6008
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
758-61
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Adaptation, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Aged, 80 and over, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Alcohol Drinking, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Alcoholism, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Female, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Hypertension, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Internal-External Control, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Interview, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Life Change Events, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Male, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Self Concept, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Social Behavior, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Social Desirability, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Street Drugs, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Stress, Psychological, pubmed-meshheading:8214409-Substance-Related Disorders
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Influence of socially desirable responding in a study of stress and substance abuse.
pubmed:affiliation
Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo, New York 14203.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.