Social Desirability and Behavior Rating Scales: An Exploratory Study with the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18
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| Title: | Social Desirability and Behavior Rating Scales: An Exploratory Study with the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Merydith, Scott P., Prout, H. Thompson, Blaha, John |
| Source: | Psychology in the Schools. Mar 2003 40(2):225-235. |
| Availability: | John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Subscription Department, 111 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030-5774. Tel: 800-825-7550; Tel: 201-748-6645; Fax: 201-748-6021; e-mail: subinfo@wiley.com; Web site: http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/browse/?type=JOURNAL |
| Peer Reviewed: | Y |
| Page Count: | 11 |
| Publication Date: | 2003 |
| Document Type: | Journal Articles Reports - Research |
| Descriptors: | Behavior Rating Scales, Measures (Individuals), Check Lists, Social Desirability, Aggression, Elementary School Students, Child Behavior, Self Concept, Correlation, Psychometrics, Anxiety, Sleep, Depression (Psychology), Psychological Patterns, Behavior Problems |
| Assessment and Survey Identifiers: | Child Behavior Checklist |
| DOI: | 10.1002/pits.10077 |
| ISSN: | 0033-3085 |
| Abstract: | This study investigated the relationship between the Child Behavior Checklist/4-18 (CBCL/4-18) and two modified measures of social desirability, the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale and the Edwards Social Desirability Scale with a sample of 65 parents of normal children from grades K-7. Results from correlational and multiple regression analyses showed that the Aggressive Behaviors and Attention Problems cross-informant syndromes were modestly associated with social desirability scale scores. The relevance of findings are discussed in terms of the susceptibility of behavior rating scales to the self-deception and other-deception factors of social desirability [Paulhus, D. L. (1984). In: J. P. Robinson et al., (eds.) "Measures of social psychological attitudes." (pp. 17-59). San Diego: Academic Press.] and fake-good response sets. (Contains 2 tables.) |
| Abstractor: | Author |
| Number of References: | 60 |
| Entry Date: | 2007 |
| Accession Number: | EJ773033 |
| Database: | ERIC |
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