The control of social desirability: A comparison of three different Q sorts and a check list, all composed of the same items.

Rank Correlation Methods.

M. G. Kendall · Biometrika · 1957 · 6.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Psychometrics +14

The Social Desirability Variable in Personality Assessment and Research.

D. A. Sprott, Allen L. Edwards · Journal of the American Statistical Association · 1959 · 1.5K citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +14

Response Sets and Test Validity

Lee J. Cronbach · Educational and Psychological Measurement · 1946 · 899 citations

Social Sciences, Educational Assessment, Educational Measurement +13

The relationship between the judged desirability of a trait and the probability that the trait will be endorsed.

Allen L. Edwards · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1953 · 614 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +15

The K factor as a suppressor variable in the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory.

Paul E. Meehl, Starke R. Hathaway · Journal of Applied Psychology · 1946 · 372 citations

Social Sciences, Behavioral Sciences, Psychology +12