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Methods of coping with social desirability bias: A review

Nederhof, Anton J.·1985·European Journal of Social Psychology

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Social desirability is one of the most common sources of bias affecting the validity of experimental and survey research findings. From a self‐presentational perspective, social desirability can be regarded as the resultant of two separate factors: self‐deception and other‐deception. Two main modes of coping with social desirability bias are distinguished. The first mode comprises two methods aimed at the detection and measurement of social desirability bias: the use of social desirability scales, and the rating of item desirability. A second category comprises seven methods to prevent or reduce social desirability bias, including the use of forced‐choice items, the randomized response technique, the bogus pipeline, self‐administration of the questionnaire, the selection of interviewers, and the use of proxy subjects. Not one method was found to excel completely and under all conditions in coping with both other‐deceptive and self‐deceptive social desirability bias. A combination of prevention and detection methods offers the best choice available.

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“The questionnaire was self-administered, anonymous and it did not record personal data so as to minimize concerns regarding social desirability bias (Nederhof, 1985).”
Background
Low energy efficiency in rental properties: Asymmetric information or low willingness-to-pay?
Carroll, J., Aravena, C., & Denny, E. (2016) · Energy Policy · doi:10.1016/j.enpol.2016.06.019 · Cited by 65
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Palmer, D. H., Dixon, J., & Archer, J. (2015) · doi:10.14221/ajte.2015v40n12.3 · Cited by 63
“, Nederhof, 2006). However, the important finding is that the survey results were in general agreement with the interview results, confirming positive increases in selfefficacy. The second aim of the study was to investigate whether the gains in self-efficacy persisted for a substantial period of time after the course…”
Situational and psychophysiological factors in psychologically induced pain
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Validity of Chatbot Use for Mental Health Assessment: Experimental Study
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“Although an increase in perceived social presence in face-to-face interviews has been found to increase response biases [32-35], self-reported assessments associated with reduced social presence have demonstrated reliability and validity compared with, for example, face-to-face assessments [36-40].”
Background
Investor personality as a predictor of investment intention – mediating role of overconfidence bias and financial literacy
Jain, R., Sharma, D., Behl, A., & Tiwari, A. K. (2022) · International Journal of Emerging Markets · doi:10.1108/ijoem-12-2021-1885 · Cited by 103
COVID-19 Pandemic among Latinx Farmworker and Nonfarmworker Families in North Carolina: Knowledge, Risk Perceptions, and Preventive Behaviors
Quandt, S. A., LaMonto, N. J., Mora, D. C., Talton, J. W., Laurienti, P. J., & Arcury, T. A. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17165786 · Cited by 68
“Complex question sequences are thought to reduce social desirability bias [32,33].”
Background
Temptation in Vote-Selling: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Philippines
Hicken, A. D., Leider, S., Ravanilla, N., & Yang, D. (2014) · Journal of Development Economics · doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2017.10.012 · Cited by 58
Religiosity, spirituality and ethical decision-making: Perspectives from executives in Indian multinational enterprises
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Postpartum mental health screening and diagnosis by obstetrician–gynecologists
Leddy, M. A., Haaga, D. A. F., Gray, J., & Schulkin, J. A. (2011) · Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology · doi:10.3109/0167482x.2010.547639 · Cited by 78
“However, our study adhered to techniques discussed in the literature to reduce social desirability effects, such as having the physician administer the survey individually, stressing confidentiality and anonymity, excluding identifying information from the measures, using an informal and low-technology survey [56,57].”
Method
Assessment of Cigarette Smoking and Smoking Susceptibility among Youth Telephone Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews versus Computer-Assisted Telephone Interviews
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Coping styles and self-reported measures of state anxiety and self-confidence
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Antecedents of circular manufacturing and its effect on environmental and financial performance: A practice-based view
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“At the construct level, we followed Pullman et al. ’ s (2009) example to use firm as a proxy subject for CE practices (Nederhof, 1985).”
Determinants of patients' satisfaction and trust toward healthcare service environment in general practice clinics
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“The study reduced the social desirability bias (SDB) which denotes the respondent’s tendency to be influenced when filling in the questionnaire while being viewed by others, which can affect the questionnaire’s validity (Nederhof, 1985).”
Background
Theorizing technological spatial intrusion for ICT enabled employee innovation: The mediating role of perceived usefulness
Chandra, S., Shirish, A., & Srivastava, S. C. (2020) · Technological Forecasting and Social Change · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120320 · Cited by 75
Is the Social Desirability Effect in Human–Robot Interaction overestimated? A Conceptual Replication Study Indicates Less Robust Effects
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“1 Institute of Industrial Engineering and Ergonomics, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany psychological research shows that the answer is on average distorted in a socially desirable direction [43,49] (Most people would tell the chef that they like the food, even if it was not that good.”
Background
Gender Roles and Pressure to be Truthful: The Bogus Pipeline Modifies Gender Differences in Sexual but Not Non-sexual Behavior
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“participants are more concerned with looking socially acceptable or with being honest (Nederhof 1985).”
Background
How to increase supplier flexibility through social mechanisms and influence strategies
Chu, P.-Y., Chang, K.-H., & Huang, H.-F. (2012) · Journal of Business and Industrial Marketing · doi:10.1108/08858621211196985 · Cited by 61
“As Nederhof (1985) suggested, self-administration of the questionnaire can prevent or reduce social desirability bias.”
Background
Relation Between Negative Affectivity and Positive Affectivity: Effects of Judged Desirability of Scale Items and Respondents' Social Desirability
Chen, P. Y., Dai, T., Spector, P. E., & Jex, S. (1997) · Journal of Personality Assessment · doi:10.1207/s15327752jpa6901_10 · Cited by 61
Cross-Cultural Consumer Psychology
Shavitt, S., Lee, A. Y., & Johnson, T. (2007) · doi:10.4324/9780203809570.ch44 · Cited by 61
“Respondent reporting of information that projects a favorable image of themselves, sometimes at the expense of accuracy, is commonly known as social desirability bias (Nederhof, 1985).”
BackgroundMethod
Effect of user resistance on the organizational adoption of extended reality technologies: A mixed methods study
Jalo, H., & Pirkkalainen, H. (2023) · International Journal of Information Management · doi:10.1016/j.ijinfomgt.2023.102731 · Cited by 76
“The order of the items was also randomized for each respondent so that the respondents would not feel pressured to answer consecutive similar questions identically (Nederhof, 1985).”
Background
Teachers’ Adoption of Inquiry-Based Learning Activities: The Importance of Beliefs About Education, the Self, and the Context
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“To reduce social desirability (see also Krumpal, 2013; Nederhof, 1985), the survey was designed to be filled in anonymously, through self-administration, and to be returned within a sealed envelope.”
Method
A Consumer Neuroscience Study of Conscious and Subconscious Destination Preference
Ramsøy, T. Z., Michael, N., & Michael, I. (2019) · Scientific Reports · doi:10.1038/s41598-019-51567-1 · Cited by 76
User profiles for populist counter-media websites in Finland
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“This was communicated to the interviewees in advance to combat social desirability bias (Nederhof, 1985).”
Background
The Role of Social Desirability in the Assessment of Personality Constructs
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The effect of process tailoring on software project performance: The role of team absorptive capacity and its knowledge‐based enablers
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“In addition, CMB may occur due to the effect of social desirability bias (Nederhof, 1985).”
BackgroundMethod
Dementia training programmes for staff working in general hospital settings – a systematic review of the literature
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“self-reported changes) to show evidence of change in practice, there is a risk of social-desirability bias that could limit the validity of these findings (Nederhof, 1985).”
Background
Consumer Attitudes toward Responsible Entities in Sport (CARES): Scale development and model testing
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“These items also warranted deletion because they are increasingly sensitive to social biasing (Nederhof, 2006) especially in the CSR domain.”
Background
The effects of noise control in coffee tasting experiences
Bravo-Moncayo, L., Reinoso‐Carvalho, F., & Velasco, C. (2020) · Food Quality and Preference · doi:10.1016/j.foodqual.2020.104020 · Cited by 71
Efficacy and Safety of Oral TDF-Based Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
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“Mixed methods including the use of social desirability scales, the rating of item desirability, the use of forced-choice items and the randomized response technique to evaluate and decrease social desirability should be used in future studies (Nederhof, 1985).”
Method
What is the Impact of Placement Type on Educational and Health Outcomes of Unaccompanied Refugee Minors? A Systematic Review of the Evidence
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“2006; Bowling 2009; Crawley 2010; Nederhof 1985).”
Background
Leader–member exchange andguanxiarenotthe same: differential impact of dyadic relationships on fit perceptions, helping behavior, and turnover intention
Zhang, L., Lam, C. F., & Deng, Y. (2016) · The International Journal of Human Resource Management · doi:10.1080/09585192.2015.1128469 · Cited by 57
Co-occurrence of Obesogenic Risk Factors Among Adolescents
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How confidently can we infer health beliefs from questionnaire responses?
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An analysis of the sustainability goals of digital technology start-ups in Berlin
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Preschool screen media exposure, executive functions and symptoms of inattention/hyperactivity
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“However, this face-to-face data collection is not exempt from bias, including ‘social desirability bias’, which is when individuals attempt to answer survey questions in ways that they consider socially desirable (Nederhof 1985).”
Background
Socially Desirable Responding
He, J., van de Vijver, F. J. R., Espinosa, A. D. C. D., Abubakar, A. A., Dimitrova, R., Adams, B. G., Aydinli, A., Atitsogbe, K. A., Alonso‐Arbiol, I., Bobowik, M., et al. (2014) · Cross-Cultural Research · doi:10.1177/1069397114552781 · Cited by 75
“In this line of thinking, SDR is a nuisance factor that should be minimized, through a careful research design or statistical corrections (e.g., Nederhof, 1985).”
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Authors: Nederhof, A. J.
Corresponding author: Nederhof, Anton J.
Venue: European Journal of Social Psychology
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 1985-07
Volume: 15
Issue: 3
Pages: 263-280
ISSN: 0046-2772 (ISSN-L)
1099-0992
DOI: 10.1002/ejsp.2420150303
OpenAlex: W2046622454
Cited by: 2,340
References: 0
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FWCI: 21.96
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor (vor, 7541 d)
Locations: European Journal of Social Psychology (publishedVersion)
Topics: Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Survey Sampling and Estimation Techniques
Keywords: social desirability bias, self-presentation, self-deception, Social Desirability Scale, randomized response, bogus pipeline, self-administered questionnaire, bias detection, bias prevention

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