Revisiting desirable response bias in well-being reports

被引:11
作者
Heintzelman, Samantha J. [1 ]
Trent, Jason [2 ]
King, Laura A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Missouri, Dept Psychol Sci, Columbia, MO 65201 USA
[2] Hood Coll, Dept Psychol, Frederick, MD 21701 USA
关键词
life satisfaction; bogus pipeline; self-report measures; well-being; meaning in life; response bias; POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; NEGATIVE AFFECT; BOGUS PIPELINE; SELF-REPORTS; PERSONALITY; LIFE; SATISFACTION; VALIDATION; HAPPINESS;
D O I
10.1080/17439760.2014.927903
中图分类号
B84 [心理学];
学科分类号
04 ; 0402 ;
摘要
Growing popular interest in positive psychology may have important implications for the measurement of well-being. Five studies tested the prediction that well-being ratings are influenced by desirability bias. In Study 1, participants (N = 176) instructed to fake good endorsed higher well-being; those instructed to fake bad endorsed lower well-being, compared to controls. In Studies 2 and 3 (N's = 111, 121), control participants endorsed higher levels of well-being compared to those attached to a bogus pipeline. These differences were mediated by desirability bias. In Study 4 (N = 417), instruction manipulations did not affect well-being levels, but presenting a desirability measure prior to well-being measures attenuated the correlations between them. In Study 5 (N = 391), however, this order effect did not replicate. We discuss the importance of continued vigilance for desirability bias in well-being research as a ready solution to this clear problem remains elusive.
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页码:167 / 178
页数:12
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