Sex, lie scales, and electrode caps: an interpersonal context for defensiveness and anterior electroencephalographic asymmetry

Kline, John P.; Blackhart, Ginette C.; Joiner, Thomas E.

doi:10.1016/s0191-8869(01)00167-2

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“…Others have argued that IM reflects high levels of self-esteem (Borkenau & Ostendorf, 1992) and a trait that contributes to happiness and enhances well-being (Diener et al, 1991). Furthermore, on more than one occasion, IM has been described as a source of approach tendencies in various social contexts (e.g., Kline, Blackhart, & Joiner, 2002).…”

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Rethinking Social Desirability Scales

Uziel

2010

Perspect Psychol Sci

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Social desirability (specifically, impression management) scales are widely used by researchers and practitioners to screen individuals who bias self-reports in a self-favoring manner. These scales also serve to identify individuals at risk for psychological and health problems. The present review explores the evidence with regard to the ability of these scales to achieve these objectives. In the first part of the review, I present six criteria to evaluate impression management scales and conclude that they are unsatisfactory as measures of response style. Next, I explore what individual differences in impression management scores actually do measure. I compare two approaches: a defensiveness approach, which argues that these scales measure defensiveness that stems from vulnerable self-esteem, and an adjustment approach, which suggests that impression management is associated with personal well-being and interpersonal adjustment. Data from a wide variety of fields including social behavior, affect and wellbeing, health, and job performance tend to favor the adjustment approach. Finally, I argue that scales measuring impression management should be redefined as measures of interpersonally oriented self-control that identify individuals who demonstrate high levels of self-control, especially in social contexts.

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Section: The Adjustment Approachmentioning

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“…They found that IM was associated with relatively stronger left-frontal activity, which has been connected with an approach tendency and protection against depression and distress. Similarly, Kline et al (2002) Interpersonally Oriented Self-Control 251…”

Section: What Impression Management Scales Measure: Empirical Evidencmentioning

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Rethinking Social Desirability Scales

Uziel

2010

Perspect Psychol Sci

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135

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“…We excluded men from this study in order to stay within the framework of Tomarken and Davidson's (1994) study and because prior findings by Kline et al (1998b) suggest hemispheric asymmetries between men and women. In addition, due to recent evidence that the sex of the experimenter can also contribute to hemispheric differences between the sexes when defensive coping-a characteristic of repressors -is utilized (Kline et al, 2002), we decided to only recruit women and have female experimenters in order to minimize the already complex data analysis for this study.…”

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Repressors vs. low- and high-anxious coping styles: EEG differences during a modified version of the emotional Stroop task

Vendemia

Rodriguez

2010

International Journal of Psychophysiology

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“…Various explanations have been posed to account for the mismatch in reported partners, including dishonesty, inaccurate recall, the exclusion of prostitutes from the data sample, sex differences in the methods used to determine the number of partners, potential sampling bias, and possible response bias (Wiederman, 1997). Blackhart, & Joiner, 2002), and discussions between married couples (Weisfeld & Stack, 2002). Leary et al (1994) determined by means of the use of daily interaction records that college students tend to be most concerned about conveying an impression of being likable, competent, ethical, and attractive when interacting with those of the other sex.…”

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Sex of Experimenter and Social Norm Effects on Reports of Sexual Behavior in Young Men and Women

Fisher

2006

Arch Sex Behav

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Past studies indicate that men generally report having had more sexual experience and sexual partners than women, as well as an earlier age at first intercourse. At least some of these findings may partially reflect different responses to certain contextual variables in research. College students (266 men and 463 women) were asked to anonymously report their sexual attitudes and behavior after reading one of three fictitious statements about research findings regarding gender differences in sexuality. Some past findings were replicated, with men reporting somewhat more sexual experience and more permissive sexual attitudes than women. However, women reported a significantly younger age at first intercourse than did men. While there was no significant sex difference for total number of sexual partners, there was a significant interaction. With female research assistants (but not with male assistants), men reported more sexual partners when they were told that women are now more sexually permissive than men. This finding appeared to be largely a function of the men who scored higher on measures of hypermasculinity and ambivalent sexism. Women's reports were not significantly affected by the wording of the cover sheet, regardless of the sex of the research assistant. Even in this anonymous survey, the sex of the experimenter and the nature of the statement about research findings had an impact on the sex differences that were found. In light of these results, some previous conclusions about male-female differences in sexual behavior may need to be examined more closely.

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Sex, lie scales, and electrode caps: an interpersonal context for defensiveness and anterior electroencephalographic asymmetry

Cited by 45 publications

References 60 publications

Rethinking Social Desirability Scales

Rethinking Social Desirability Scales

Repressors vs. low- and high-anxious coping styles: EEG differences during a modified version of the emotional Stroop task

Sex of Experimenter and Social Norm Effects on Reports of Sexual Behavior in Young Men and Women

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