Faking it: Social desirability response bias in self-report research
Australian journal of advanced nursingPublished 1 June 2008Open access
van de Mortel, F Thea
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Researchers using questionnaires containing socially sensitive items should consider the impact of SDR on the validity of their research and use an SD scale to detect and control for SD bias.
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Objective: The tendency for people to present a favourable image of themselves on questionnaires is called socially desirable responding (SDR). SDR confounds research results by creating false rela...
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