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.
Tao
Peng
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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
Guoying
Dong
D
Brody
Stuart
S
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