Since the beginnings of this concept in the 30´s with Bernreuter´s work (1993) and over the last 50 years, social desirability has become an alarming, recurring topic of interest to Psychology professionals and behavioral assessors (Andrews & Meyer, 2003). Individuals´ interest in presenting themselves as socially desirable is not new.
In this sense, simulation relates to dissimulation, the often unintentional and not always conscious behavior of conveying to others a different positive image from the actual one. So they exhibit basically two types of behavior with the sole purpose of obtaining from others a positive self-image (gain or benefit): They either credit themselves with socially desirable behavior or deny undesirable behavior. With certain motivation, some people´s interest to look good to others arises in specific circumstances or settings. The DSM-IV-TR defines it as an "intentional fabrication of false or grossly exaggerated physical or psychological symptoms, motivated by external incentives" (American Psychiatric Association, 2000). Simulation is a deliberate behavior, the purpose of which is deceiving or lying about a given event in order to obtain economic or psychological gain or avoid duty or responsibility. Escala superlativa de Butcher and Han (S). Escala de otro engaño de Nichols & Greene. Escala de deseabilidad social de Wiggins. Escala de deseabilidad social de Edwards. Se utilizó la metodología Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) para proponer la escala que presentara mejor precisión diagnóstica. Se establecieron dos grupos de participantes: sinceros y disimuladores, siendo éstos últimos instruidos para contestar al cuestionario de forma socialmente deseable. La muestra fue obtenida de la base de datos del MMPI-2 para la adaptación castellana con la correspondiente selección de los ítems realizada con la forma reestructurada del MMPI-2-RF. Para ello se analizaron comparativamente los datos ofrecidos por las escalas de Deseabilidad Social de Edwards (Esd), de Wiggins (Wsd), la escala de Engaño de Nichols & Greene (ODecp), la Superlativa de Butcher y Han (S) y las de Virtudes Inusuales (L-r) y Validez del Ajuste (K-r), propuestas como minimización de síntomas en el MMMPI-2-RF. Dissimulation.Įl objetivo del presente estudio es buscar una escala de validez que detecte la deseabilidad social en el MMPI-2-RF. Superlative Scale of Butcher and Han (S). Other Deception Scale of Nichols & Greene. A Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) methodology was used to suggest a scale that offers more diagnostic accuracy. Two groups of participants were established: The honest group and the dissimulator group, participants of the latter being instructed to give socially desirable responses. The sample was taken from the Spanish adaptation of the MMPI-2 database, with the corresponding item selection made from the restructured MMPI-2-RF. To that end, data from scales considered as underreporting on the MMMPI-2-RF, such as the Edwards and Wiggins Social Desirability (Esd and Wsd respectively) scales, the Other Deception (ODecp) scale of Nichols & Greene, the Superlative (S) scale of Butcher and Han, and Uncommon Virtues (L-r) and Adjustment Validity (K-r) scales, was analyzed comparatively. The purpose of this study is to search for a validity scale for detecting social desirability bias in the MMPI-2-RF. ❾xiste una escala de deseabilidad social en el MMPI-2-RF?įernando Jiménez-Gómez a, Guadalupe Sánchez-Crespo a and Amada Ampudia-Rueda bīNational Autonomous University of Mexico, Mexico
Is there a social desirability scale in the MMPI-2-RF?