The influence of social desirability on discrepancy measures between real self and ideal self.

1 January 1956

journal article
research article
Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Journal of Consulting Psychology

Vol. 20 (4) , 315-318
https://doi.org/10.1037/h0042682

Abstract

"This study was designed to indicate the necessity for controlling the social-desirability factor in testing the twofold clinical hypothesis regarding discrepancy between real self and ideal self and to assess the relative influence of social desirability on personality questionnaires, rating scales, and Q sorts. The findings support the conclusion that social desirability enters into the three personality techniques to about the same extent.".

Keywords

PERSONALITY