Rethinking social desirability scales: From impression management to interpersonally oriented self-control

Perspectives on Psychological Science

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 243-262

  Uziel, Liad ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Defensiveness; Impression management; Interpersonally oriented self control; Social desirability; Validity scales

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649309447     PISSN: 17456916     EISSN: 17456924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1745691610369465     Document Type: Review

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