Psychometric Properties of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale in Eight African Countries and Switzerland

Sabrina Verardi; Donatien Dahourou; Jennifer Ah-kion; Uma Bhowon; Caroline Ng Tseung; Denis Amoussou-yeye; Marcel Adjahouisso; Cherifa Bouatta; Daouda Dougoumalé Cissé; Mamadou Mbodji; Oumar Barry; David Minga Minga; François Ondongo; Dieudonné Tsokini; Christine Rigozzi; Franz Meyer De Stadelhofen; Jérôme Rossier

doi:10.1177/0022022109348918

Psychometric Properties of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale in Eight African Countries and Switzerland

Sabrina Verardi
, Donatien Dahourou
, Jennifer Ah-kion
, Uma Bhowon
, Caroline Ng Tseung
, Denis Amoussou-yeye
, Marcel Adjahouisso
, Cherifa Bouatta
, Daouda Dougoumalé Cissé
, Mamadou Mbodji
, Oumar Barry
, David Minga Minga
, François Ondongo
, Dieudonné Tsokini
, Christine Rigozzi
, Franz Meyer De Stadelhofen
, Jérôme Rossier

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to assess the cross-cultural validity of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability scale short form C, in a large sample of French-speaking participants from eight African countries and Switzerland. Exploratory and confirmatory analyses suggested retaining a two-factor structure. Item bias detection according to country was conducted for all
13 items and effect was calculated with R2. For the two-factor solution, 9 items were associated with a negligible effect size, 3 items with a moderate one, and 1 item with a large one. A series of analyses of covariance considering the acquiescence variable as a covariate showed that the acquiescence tendency does not contribute to the bias at item level. This research indicates that
the psychometric properties of this instrument do not reach a scalar equivalence but that a culturally reliable measurement of social desirability could be developed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	19-34
Number of pages	16
Journal	Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology
Volume	41
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022109348918
Publication status	Published - 2010
Externally published	Yes

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Verardi, S., Dahourou, D., Ah-kion, J., Bhowon, U., Tseung, C. N., Amoussou-yeye, D., Adjahouisso, M., Bouatta, C., Dougoumalé Cissé, D., Mbodji, M., Barry, O., Minga, D. M., Ondongo, F., Tsokini, D., Rigozzi, C., Meyer De Stadelhofen, F., & Rossier, J. (2010). Psychometric Properties of the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale in Eight African Countries and Switzerland. Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology, 41(1), 19-34. https://doi.org/10.1177/0022022109348918

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