Response tendencies in the SVIB: The popular, the rare, and the socially desirable

Abstract

A NUMBER OF RESPONSE SETS- POPULAR, RARE, SOCIALLY DESIRABLE, LIKING, AND INDIFFERENCE-WERE EXAMINED FOR THEIR CORRELATIONS WITH EACH OTHER AND PERSONALITY SOCIAL DESIRABILITY (SD), AND FOR THEIR INFLUENCE ON THE SCALES OF THE SVIB-M. IT WAS FOUND THAT THE SCALE OF SD FORMED FROM PERSONALITY ITEMS IS INDEPENDENT OF SOCIALLY DESIRABLE INTEREST SCALES, AND THAT THE LATTER VARY MORE FREELY FROM ITEM PROBABILITY OF ENDORSEMENT. CERTAIN OF THE SCALES FOR WHICH THE SVIB IS SCORED VARY FAIRLY DIRECTLY WITH 1 OR MORE RESPONSE TENDENCIES. THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE FINDINGS FOR INTERPRETATION OF THE PROFILE SHEET IS DISCUSSED. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)