Psychometric properties of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale in eight African countries and Switzerland

Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 19-34

  Verardi, Sabrina ^a   Dahourou, Donatien ^b   Ah Kion, Jennifer ^c   Bhowon, Uma ^c   Tseung, Caroline Ng ^c   Amoussou Yeye, Denis ^d   Adjahouisso, Marcel ^d   Bouatta, Cherifa ^e   Cissé, Daouda Dougoumalé ^f   Mbodji, Mamadou ^g   Barry, Oumar ^g   Minga, David Minga ^h   Ondongo, François ⁱ   Tsokini, Dieudonné ⁱ   Rigozzi, Christine ^a   de Stadelhofen, Franz Meyer ^a   Rossier, Jérôme ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE OUAGADOUGOU   (Burkina Faso)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MAURITIUS   (Mauritius)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABOMEY CALAVI   (Benin)

^e Algerian Society for Psychological Research   (Algeria)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BAMAKO   (Mali)

^g UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^h UNIVERSITY OF KINSHASA   (Congo)

ⁱ University of Brazzaville   (Congo)

Author keywords

Acquiescence bias; Cross cultural psychology; Item bias analysis; Marlowe Crowne Social Desirability scale; Social desirability

Indexed keywords

EID: 72149133632     PISSN: 00220221     EISSN: 15525422     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022022109348918     Document Type: Article

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