ABSTRACT

The connection between self-reported personal values and socially desirable responding in social psychology has been backed up by little empirical evidence. This study expands upon the pioneering work carried out by Schwartz and colleagues by analyzing the relationship between values and social desirability through the use of different self-report measures of values and by considering the multidimensional nature of social desirability. The study involved 224 Italian respondents (63.4% female, mean age = 22.39, SD = 2.47) who completed a questionnaire. Results confirmed Schwartz et al.’s previous findings supporting the substantive hypothesis. Specifically, impression management was more related to values highlighting the importance of social harmony (i.e., conservation and self-transcendence) rather than to those characterized by a personal focus (i.e., openness to change and self-enhancement). However, a different pattern of connection was found for self-deceptive enhancement. This study addresses how to deal with social desirability in research into personal values.

摘要

很少有经验证据支持自我报告的个人价值观与社会心理学中的社会期望反应之间的联系。本研究扩展了 Schwartz 及其同事开展的开创性工作，通过使用不同的自我报告价值衡量标准来分析价值观与社会期望值之间的关系，并考虑社会期望值的多维性质。该研究涉及完成问卷的 224 名意大利受访者（63.4% 为女性，平均年龄 = 22.39，SD = 2.47）。结果证实了 Schwartz 等人之前的发现支持了实质性假设。具体而言，印象管理与强调社会和谐重要性的价值观更相关（即，保护和自我超越），而不是那些以个人为重点的人（即对改变和自我提升持开放态度）。然而，发现了一种不同的连接模式用于自欺欺人的增强。本研究探讨了如何在个人价值观研究中处理社会期望。