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    Area of Science:

    • Psychological Measurement
    • Social Psychology
    • Factor Analysis

    Background:

    • Social desirability is a significant bias in self-report measures.
    • Understanding the structure of social desirability is crucial for accurate psychological research.
    • Previous research has explored social desirability at various levels of analysis.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To investigate the second-order factor structure of social desirability.
    • To determine if a general social desirability factor emerges consistently across different analytical approaches.
    • To clarify the measurement properties of social desirability scales.

    Main Methods:

    • Factor analysis was employed to examine the structure of social desirability.
    • Data were analyzed at the second-order level using two distinct correlation matrices.
    • Correlations were computed both between subjects (across items) and between items (across subjects).

    Main Results:

    • A general social desirability factor was identified at the second-order level when individual scale values were correlated across subjects.
    • This general factor did not emerge when individual judgments were correlated across items.
    • The findings indicate a dependency on the unit of analysis for detecting a general social desirability factor.

    Conclusions:

    • The existence of a general social desirability factor is dependent on the analytical perspective.
    • Researchers should consider the method of correlation and factor analysis when assessing social desirability.
    • Further research is needed to fully elucidate the multi-faceted nature of social desirability.