A Five-Item Measure of Socially Desirable Response Set
Abstract
The internal consistency reliability of a five-item measure of socially desirable response set, the SDRS-5, was examined in two samples: 614 outpatients of medical providers and 3053 outpatients of medical and mental health providers. Alpha reliability estimates were 0.66 and 0.68, respectively. One-month test-retest reliability was 0.75 in a sample of 75 older adults. With appropriate caveats, we recommend the SDRS-5 for clinical investigators needing a very brief measure of socially desirable response set.
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The Socially Desirable Response Set was used to measure social desirability.
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- Authors
- Hays, R. D., Hayashi, T., & Stewart, A. L.
- Affiliations
- Alliant University (US)
- RAND Corporation (US)
- Venue
- Educational and Psychological Measurement
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications
- Published
- 1989-09
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 629-636
- ISSN
- 0013-1644 (ISSN-L)
- 1552-3888
- OpenAlex
- W2096409691
- Cited by
- 552
- References
- 3
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 4.91
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Educational and Psychological Measurement (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Management Science and Operations Research › Psychometric Methodologies and Testing
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Survey Methodology and Nonresponse
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Applied Psychology › Psychological Testing and Assessment
- Keywords
- social desirability bias, response bias, internal consistency, test-retest reliability, outpatients, older adults
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