The construct of social desirability: One or two dimensions?

Personality and Individual Differences

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 1015-1023

  Helmes, Edward ^a   Holden, Ronald R ^b  

^a JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensionality; Impression management; Nomological network; Response style; Self deception; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 0037375244     PISSN: 01918869     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0191-8869(02)00086-7     Document Type: Article

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