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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
psychology
Psychometric properties of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale in eight African countries and Switzerland
Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Volume 41, No. 1, Year 2010
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The purpose of this study was to assess the cross-cultural validity of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale short form C, in a large sample of French-speaking participants from eight African countries and Switzerland. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses suggested retaining a two-factor structure. Item bias detection according to country was conducted for all 13 items and effect was calculated with R2. For the two-factor solution, 9 items were associated with a negligible effect size, 3 items with a moderate one, and 1 item with a large one. A series of analyses of covariance considering the acquiescence variable as a covariate showed that the acquiescence tendency does not contribute to the bias at item level. This research indicates that the psychometric properties of this instrument do not reach a scalar equivalence but that a culturally reliable measurement of social desirability could be developed. © The Author(s) 2010.
Authors & Co-Authors
Verardi, Sabrina
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Dahourou, Donatien
Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou
University of Ouagadougou
Ah-Kion, Jennifer
Mauritius, Reduit
University of Mauritius
Bhowon, Uma
Mauritius, Reduit
University of Mauritius
Tseung, Caroline Ng
Mauritius, Reduit
University of Mauritius
Amoussou-Yéyé, Dénis
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Adjahouisso, Marcel
Benin, Cotonou
University of Abomey-calavi
Bouatta, Chérifa
Algeria, Algiers
Algerian Society for Psychological Research
Cissé, Daouda Dougoumalé
Mali, Bamako
University of Bamako
Mbodji, Mamadou
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Barry, Oumar
Senegal, Dakar
Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar
Minga, David Minga
Democratic Republic Congo, Kinshasa
Universite de Kinshasa
Ondongo, François
Congo
University of Brazzaville
Tsokini, Dieudonné
Congo
University of Brazzaville
Rigozzi, Christine
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
de Stadelhofen, Franz Meyer
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Rossier, Jérôme
Switzerland, Lausanne
Université de Lausanne Unil
Statistics
Citations: 53
Authors: 17
Affiliations: 9
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0022022109348918
ISSN:
00220221
e-ISSN:
15525422
Study Design
Exploratory Study