Confirmatory factor analyses of the full and short versions of the Marlowe-Crowne social desirability scale

Journal of Social Psychology

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 628-635

  Loo, Robert ^a   Thorpe, Karran ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Confirmatory factor analyses; Full Marlowe Crowne Social Desirability Scale; Short versions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; STUDENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES; STUDENTS;

EID: 0034295475     PISSN: 00224545     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00224540009600503     Document Type: Article

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