Welte J W, Russell M
Research Institute on Addictions, Buffalo, New York 14203.
Alcohol Clin Exp Res. 1993 Aug;17(4):758-61. doi: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1993.tb00836.x.
Socially desirable responding is the reluctance to admit unpopular beliefs or behavior in order to avoid making a negative impression. It poses a problem for researchers who rely on self-report of heavy drinking and drug use. The Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale (SDS), which measures socially desirable responding, was administered to 1933 respondents in a general population survey. The relationships between SDS and various self-report measures were examined. SDS was not correlated with gender or race, it increased with greater age and decreased with higher socioeconomic status. With age and socioeconomic status controlled, SDS had a moderate negative relationship with alcohol and drug use, and a strong negative relationship with variables reflecting the expression of anger. Correlations between drinking/drug use and such variables as age, marital conflict, and stressful life events were not substantially changed by controlling for SDS. It was concluded that social desirability response bias probably results in underestimates of rates of heavy drinking and drug use, but does not compromise the study of predictors of heavy drinking or drug use.
社会赞许性反应是指为避免留下负面印象而不愿承认不受欢迎的信念或行为。这给依赖重度饮酒和吸毒自我报告的研究人员带来了一个问题。在一项普通人群调查中，对1933名受访者施测了用于测量社会赞许性反应的马洛-克劳恩社会赞许性量表（SDS）。研究了SDS与各种自我报告测量之间的关系。SDS与性别或种族无关，随年龄增长而增加，随社会经济地位提高而降低。在控制了年龄和社会经济地位后，SDS与酒精和药物使用呈中度负相关，与反映愤怒表达的变量呈强负相关。通过控制SDS，饮酒/吸毒与年龄、婚姻冲突和压力性生活事件等变量之间的相关性没有实质性变化。研究得出结论，社会赞许性反应偏差可能导致对重度饮酒和吸毒率的低估，但不会影响对重度饮酒或吸毒预测因素的研究。
