Preliminary study of a Chinese language short form of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale.
To evaluate the internal consistency reliability and discriminant validity of a Chinese language short form (14-item) of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale, data from 197 Chinese medical students were analyzed. Half (48 men, M age = 23.0 yr.; 51 women, M age = 22.0 yr.) were randomly assigned to receive standard instructions, and half (46 men, M age = 21.7 yr.; 52 women, M age = 21.5 yr.) were given mock job-selection instructions. The latter had a higher mean Social Desirability score, which demonstrates discriminant validity. Split-half reliability was .71. Five factors were identified, but confirmatory factor analysis indicated adequate fit with a 1- or 2-factor model. Despite the challenge of translation into Chinese (in this case, involving translation into Mandarin and back-translation by native speakers for examination by a native speaker of English), this short form appears to have adequate internal consistency reliability and discriminant validity.
School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, No.157, Bao Jian Road, Nan Gang District, Harbin City 150081, People's Republic of China. pengtao1@china.com
Peng
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Tao
Dong
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Guoying
Stuart
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Brody
D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal; D002681:China; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007586:Job Application; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012928:Social Desirability; D013337:Students, Medical / Q000523:psychology