Socially desirable responding in Chinese university students: denial and enhancement?
This study examined the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) with one-, two-, three-, and four-dimensional models and tested the BIDR's discriminant validity with personality variables. A confirmatory and exploratory factor analysis of responses from 600 Chinese university students (314 men, 282 women, 4 missing; M age=20.0 yr.) provided results indicating that the four-factor model fit the data best; i.e., self-deception and impression management split into denial and enhancement. The Denial and Enhancement subscales with personality variables show significant differences, confirming the four-factor model. The cultural differences as a possible reason for the split were discussed.
1 Institute of Psychology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
Feng
F
Li
Yongjuan
Y
Li
Yong
Y
Wang
D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D008192:Deception; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010551:Personality / Q000502:physiology*; D010555:Personality Inventory / Q000592:standards*; D011594:Psychometrics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012928:Social Desirability; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult