A comparison of Latino and Anglo socially desirable responding

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 65, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 769-780

  Hopwood, Christopher J ^a   Flato, Claudia G ^b   Ambwani, Suman ^c   Garland, Beth H ^d   Morey, Leslie C ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c DICKINSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^d TEXAS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Anglo Hispanic differences; Balanced inventory of desirableresponding; Marlowe Crowne; Personality assessment inventory; Socially desirable responding

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACCULTURATION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649985929     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: 10974679     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jclp.20584     Document Type: Article

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