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Comparing continuous and dichotomous scoring of the balanced inventory of desirable responding.

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  • Author(s): Stöber J;Stöber J; Dette DE; Musch J
  • Source:
    Journal of personality assessment [J Pers Assess] 2002 Apr; Vol. 78 (2), pp. 370-89.
  • Publication Type:
    Comparative Study; Journal Article
  • Language:
    English
  • Additional Information
    • Source:
      Publisher: Informa Healthcare Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 1260201 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0022-3891 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00223891 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Pers Assess Subsets: MEDLINE
    • Publication Information:
      Publication: London : Informa Healthcare
      Original Publication: [Burbank, Calif.] Society for Personality Assessment.
    • Subject Terms:
      Psychological Tests* ; Social Desirability*; Psychometrics/*methods; Adolescent ; Adult ; Deception ; Female ; Germany ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Personality ; Reproducibility of Results ; Self Concept
    • Abstract:
      The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR; Paulhus, 1994) is a widely used instrument to measure the 2 components of social desirability: self-deceptive enhancement and impression management. With respect to scoring of the BIDR, Paulhus (1994) authorized 2 methods, namely continuous scoring (all answers on the continuous answer scale are counted) and dichotomous scoring (only extreme answers are counted). In this article, we report 3 studies with student samples, and continuous and dichotomous scoring of BIDR subscales are compared with respect to reliability, convergent validity, sensitivity to instructional variations, and correlations with personality. Across studies, the scores from continuous scoring (continuous scores) showed higher Cronbach's alphas than those from dichotomous scoring (dichotomous scores). Moreover, continuous scores showed higher convergent correlations with other measures of social desirability and more consistent effects with self-presentation instructions (fake-good vs. fake-bad instructions). Finally, continuous self-deceptive enhancement scores showed higher correlations with those traits of the Five-factor model for which substantial correlations were expected (i.e., Neuroticism, Extraversion, and Conscientiousness). Consequently, these findings indicate that continuous scoring may be preferable to dichotomous scoring when assessing socially desirable responding with the BIDR.
    • Publication Date:
      Date Created: 20020618 Date Completed: 20021223 Latest Revision: 20061115
    • Publication Date:
      20250114
    • Accession Number:
      10.1207/S15327752JPA7802_10
    • Accession Number:
      12067199