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An English-Language Adaptation of the Social Desirability-Gamma Short Scale (KSE-G)
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Abstract The Social Desirability-Gamma Short Scale - the English-language adaptation of the Kurzskala Soziale Erwünschtheit-Gamma (KSE-G) - measures two aspects of the Gamma factor of socially desirable responding (SDR): exaggerating positive qualities (PQ+) and minimizing negative qualities (NQ-). The items... view more
The Social Desirability-Gamma Short Scale - the English-language adaptation of the Kurzskala Soziale Erwünschtheit-Gamma (KSE-G) - measures two aspects of the Gamma factor of socially desirable responding (SDR): exaggerating positive qualities (PQ+) and minimizing negative qualities (NQ-). The items of the German-language source version were translated into English using the TRAPD approach. Our empirical validation shows that the reliability and validity coefficients of the English adaptation are comparable to those of the German source instrument. Moreover, the results of measurement invariance testing suggest metric measurement invariance of the scale for the United Kingdom and Germany, thus implying comparability of correlations based on the latent factors across the two countries.... view less
Keywords
social desirability; measurement instrument; validity; reliability; survey; response behavior; scale construction; data capture; survey research
Classification
Methods and Techniques of Data Collection and Data Analysis, Statistical Methods, Computer Methods
Free Keywords
impression management; Gamma; short scale
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
Page/Pages
p. 1-10
Journal
Measurement Instruments for the Social Sciences (2019)
ISSN
2523-8930
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed