The Impact of Social Desirability on Organizational Behavior Research Results: An Empirical Investigation of Alternative Models,

Abstract

Three conceptual and statistical models are developed for the effects of social desirability (SD) response bias on organizational behavior research results. It is demonstrated with illustrative empirical examples how SD can act as (a) an unmeasured variable which produces spurious correlations between study variables, (b) a suppressor variable which hides relationships, or (c) a moderator variable which conditions the relationship between 2 other variables. It is recommended that SD effects be assessed, particularly in tests of hypotheses using self-inventories or ones involving the operation of implicit theories. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA112646

Entities

People

  • Daniel C. Ganster
  • Fred Luthans
  • Harry W. Hennessey

Organizations

  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Behavioral Sciences
  • Governments
  • Human Resources
  • Management Personnel
  • Military Personnel
  • Military Research
  • Naval Air Stations
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • New York
  • Psychology
  • Resource Management
  • Students
  • Surveys
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Uss Carl Vinson

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

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