Kestenbaum J M
Psychology Department, University of Toledo, Toledo, Ohio 43606, USA.
J Pers Assess. 1976 Jun;40(3):306-9. doi: 10.1207/s15327752jpa4003_10.
Three groups of subjects rated each item in Rotter's I-E Scale for its social desirability value. Social desirability scale values (SDSV) of paired items were compared with one another. Results indicated that paired items are not sufficiently similar in their SDSVs, thus enabling subjects to respond on the basis of social desirability. All three groups rated internal items as being significantly more socially desirable than external items. The correlations between the SDSV ratings of the three groups were highly significant. The results indicate that the scale, as it is currently used, is seriously deficient.
三组受试者对罗特内外控量表中的每个项目的社会赞许性价值进行了评分。对配对项目的社会赞许性量表值（SDSV）进行了相互比较。结果表明，配对项目的SDSV不够相似，因此受试者能够根据社会赞许性做出反应。所有三组都将内控项目评为在社会赞许性上显著高于外控项目。三组的SDSV评分之间的相关性非常显著。结果表明，该量表在目前的使用中存在严重缺陷。
