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PRZEGLĄD TEORII APROBATY SPOŁECZNEJ
REVIEW OF THEORIES OF SOCIAL APPROVAL

Author(s): Martyna Kotyśko, Paweł Izdebski, Karolina Żbikowska
Subject(s): Psychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: social approval; social desirability; need of social approval; theories of social approval; questionnaires to measure social approval.

Summary/Abstract: The aim of this review is to present the most important theories of social approval. There are one-factor and two-factor theories of social approval distinguished. The most important among one-factor theories are: Edwards and Crowne–Marlowe models of social approval, and among two- -factor theories are: Wiggins, Damarin and Messick, Sackeim and Gur, and Paulhus. There are also presented questionnaires based on theories mentioned above, which are used to measure the need of social approval: the Edwards Social Desirability Scale, the Marlowe–Crowne Social Desirability Scale, the Self-Deception Questionnaire and the Other-Deception Questionnaire created by Sackeim and Gur, and the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) designed by Paulhus, which consists of two subscales: Self-Deceptive Enhancement and Impression Management.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 5-20
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish
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