Noteborn Mirthe G C, Hildebrand Martin, Sijtsema Jelle J, Bogaerts Stefan, Denissen Jaap J A
Department of Developmental Psychology, Tilburg University, Tilburg, Netherlands.
Private Practice, De Bilt, Netherlands.
Front Psychol. 2025 Jun 13;16:1532969. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2025.1532969. eCollection 2025.
The 40-item Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding Version 6 (BIDR) is a widely used tool to measure two components of social desirability: Self-Deceptive Enhancement (SDE) and Impression Management (IM). In three studies, we aimed to create and validate a short form of the Dutch language version of the 40-item BIDR.
In Study 1 (general population sample = 577), item properties were examined using (Multidimensional) Item Response Theory (IRT) for both dichotomous and polytomous scoring methods to create a short form. In Study 2 (general population sample = 719), IRT analyses of Study 1 were replicated, and the nomological network of the short form was examined by investigating its relation with the Big Five personality traits and deviant traits and thoughts. Study 3 (men from the general population = 100) investigated whether SDE and IM could detect response bias in self-reported aggression. All samples consisted of individuals volunteering to participate in scientific research (recruited in various ways) in a low-stake condition.
This yielded a short form containing 10 SDE and 10 IM dichotomously scored items (BIDR-D20). While results indicated a loss of information compared to the original version, the overall psychometric qualities were equal to or sometimes better compared to the BIDR (Version 6). Across studies, dichotomous scoring was generally better than polytomous scoring in terms of model fit, estimated IRT parameters, and internal consistency. Both forms correlated with self-reported aggression, but SDE and IM failed to detect response bias in the current sample.
The BIDR-D20 could be a worthy replacement for the 40-item BIDR (Version 6), with the same properties and less time-consuming. However, more research is needed to establish the short measure's predictive validity as a response bias.
40 项的《期望反应平衡量表第 6 版》（BIDR）是一种广泛用于测量社会期望性两个组成部分的工具：自我欺骗性增强（SDE）和印象管理（IM）。在三项研究中，我们旨在创建并验证 40 项 BIDR 荷兰语版本的简版。
在研究 1（普通人群样本 = 577）中，使用（多维）项目反应理论（IRT）对二分法和多分类计分法的项目属性进行检验，以创建一个简版。在研究 2（普通人群样本 = 719）中，重复研究 1 的 IRT 分析，并通过研究简版与大五人格特质以及偏差特质和想法之间的关系来检验其效标关联效度网络。研究 3（普通人群中的男性 = 100）调查了 SDE 和 IM 是否能够检测自我报告攻击行为中的反应偏差。所有样本均由自愿在低风险条件下参与科学研究（通过各种方式招募）的个体组成。
这产生了一个包含 10 个 SDE 和 10 个 IM 二分法计分项目的简版（BIDR-D20）。虽然结果表明与原始版本相比信息有所损失，但总体心理测量质量与 BIDR（第 6 版）相当，有时甚至更好。在各项研究中，就模型拟合、估计的 IRT 参数和内部一致性而言，二分法计分通常优于多分类计分。两种形式均与自我报告的攻击行为相关，但 SDE 和 IM 在当前样本中未能检测到反应偏差。
BIDR-D20 可能是 40 项 BIDR（第 6 版）的一个有价值的替代品，具有相同的属性且耗时更少。然而，需要更多研究来确立这个简短测量工具作为反应偏差的预测效度。
