The development of the Brief Social Desirability Scale (BSDS)

Haghighat, Rahman

doi:10.1037/e677112011-006

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“…Social desirability. The Brief Social Desirability Scale (Haghighat, 2007) was used to measure social desirability. Participants responded to the following questions: Would you smile at people every time you meet them?…”

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The moral disengagement in doping scale

Kavussanu

Hatzigeorgiadis

Elbe

et al. 2016

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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Statement of Problem The use of banned substances to enhance performance occurs in sport. Therefore, developing valid and reliable instruments that can predict likelihood to use banned substances is important. Method We conducted three studies. In Study 1, football players (N = 506) and athletes from a variety of team sports (N = 398) completed the Moral Disengagement in Doping Scale (MDDS). In Study 2, team sport athletes (N = 232) completed the MDDS and questionnaires measuring moral disengagement in sport, doping attitudes, moral identity, antisocial sport behavior, situational doping temptation, and task and ego goal orientations. A week later, a subsample (n = 102) completed the MDDS and indicated their likelihood to use a banned substance in a hypothetical situation. In Study 3, athletes (N = 201) from a variety of individual sports completed the MDDS and indicated their likelihood to use a banned substance in a hypothetical situation. Results The results of Study 1 showed that one-factor model fitted the data well, and the scale showed measurement invariance across males and females. In Study 2, we provided evidence for convergent, concurrent, discriminant, and predictive validity, as well as test-rest reliability, of the scale. In Study 3, doping moral disengagement was positively related with reported likelihood and temptation to use a banned substance. The scale exhibited very good internal consistency across the three studies. Conclusions In conclusion, the MDDS can be used to measure moral disengagement in doping in team and individual sports.

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Section: Accepted Manuscriptmentioning

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The moral disengagement in doping scale

Kavussanu

Hatzigeorgiadis

Elbe

et al. 2016

Psychology of Sport and Exercise

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“…The endogenous variable PECB was assessed using Polonsky et al's (2012) 4-item scale. Finally, given the general concern raised regarding socially desirable responding on environmental surveys (Milfont, 2009), a 4-item social desirability scale was included (Haghighat, 2007). The temporal orientation, environmental orientation and PECB measures were all assessed using 5-point scales.…”

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The interrelationship between temporal and environmental orientation and pro‐environmental consumer behaviour

Polonsky

Vocino

Grimmer

et al. 2014

Int J Consumer Studies

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It is proposed that consumers fail to make environmentally conscious choices because they do not consider the long‐term impact of their actions. This research examines the role of consumers' temporal orientation (past and future) in regard to their environmental orientation and pro‐environmental consumer behaviour (PECB), using a representative sample of 2566 Australian respondents. The results identify that both future and past orientations are related to environmental orientation, with future orientation leading to increased levels of PECB and past orientation leading to reduced levels of PECB. Further, environmental orientation mediates the relationship between temporal orientation and PECB, suppressing the negative impact of high levels of past orientation.

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“…Consequently this suggests that in some cases social desirability was a confounding variable. The Brief Social Desirability Scale (Haghighat, 2007) in the present study was used to measure the extent to which social desirability influenced the participants' answers. Moreover, it is important to remember throughout, that the results evidenced in the study may not be a true reflection of the participants belief, subsequently when interpreting the results the reader may wish to refer to table three to observe the extent to which social desirability played within each hypothetical question.…”

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“…Brief Social Desirability Scale (Haghighat, 2007) The Brief Social Desirability Scale was designed to equal at least the minimum reliability of the 10-item version of Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (Haghighat, 2007). The scale comprises of four questions (Haghighat, 2007):…”

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“…Unsurprisingly, research to date has focused mainly on malingered PTSD, and what is apparent is that due to the subjective nature of PTSD symptoms the illness can be easily malingered 2007;Guriel & Fremouw, 2003), with some researchers concluding: 'there is no one way to identify the malingering of PTSD' and 'it is critical to examine multiple sources of data and to use sound clinical judgement' (Hall & Hall, 2007). Consequently, this is a further area which complicates the assessment of malingering and this paper by no means is a gibe on how forensic mental health assessments are undertaken, it is more the aim to highlight to the reader the difficult task faced by professionals.…”

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Fraudulently Claiming Following a Road Traffic Accident: A Pilot Study of UK Residents’ Attitudes

Cartwright

Roach

2015

Psychiatry, Psychology and Law

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The UK Government recently expressed concern regarding the financial repercussions that feigned whiplash claims following road traffic accidents (RTA) are having on the economy. Indeed, this is a problem that is a likely result of a significant percentage of otherwise law-abiding citizens, who interpret this behaviour to be victimless. Previous research has indicated that a substantial prevalence of malingering exists across a variety of contexts; however, establishing the ground truth is problematic. This paper presents an alternative approach that provides an insight into the problem of malingering following a RTA. 197 participants completed a hypothetical questionnaire that examined their likelihood of malingering either: depression, PTSD or whiplash following a RTA. The results suggest that a substantial percentage indicated they would be likely to malinger using either a partial malingering or false imputation strategy. Malingering following a RTA appears to be regarded with little severity and this paper discusses the implications.

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The development of the Brief Social Desirability Scale (BSDS)

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The moral disengagement in doping scale

The moral disengagement in doping scale

The interrelationship between temporal and environmental orientation and pro‐environmental consumer behaviour

Fraudulently Claiming Following a Road Traffic Accident: A Pilot Study of UK Residents’ Attitudes

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