Causal priority of social desirability over self-concept
A cross-lagged correlation analysis
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10160050 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Marshall Arlin (corresponding author) |
| Year | 1976 |
| Volume | 33 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 267-272 |
| Publication date | 1976-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-3514 • E-ISSN: 1939-1315 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1037/0022-3514.33.3.267 |
| PMID | 1271213 |
| OpenAlex | W4255738732 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
The study examined the causal relationship between social desirability (SD) and self-concept (SC). Two self-report instruments--Crandall's Children's Social Desirability Scale and the Piers-Harris Children's Self-Concept Scale--were administered before and after a 9-month therapeutic treatment designed to enhance self-concept. Subjects were 57 upper elementary pupils in a laboratory research school. Three hypotheses were proposed: (a) There is a positive correlation between SD and SC; (b) SD is more stable across time than SC; and (c) SD is causally prior to SC. Cross-lagged panel correlation analysis supported all three hypotheses. Discussion centers on a causal explanation of the distorting effect of SD upon SC scores
Causality (physics · Correlation · Developmental psychology · Positive correlation · Scale (ratio · Self-concept · Social desirability · Behavioral Health and Interventions · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Psychology · Social and Intergroup Psychology · Social Psychology
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.13 |
| Citation span | 1980 - 1991 (12) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |