Socially Desirable Response Set Five-Item Survey
Record Type
Instrument
Source
RAND Health
Title Acronym
SDRS-5
Source URL
Description
Self-report measures of attitudes, behavior, and feelings are biased and validity is compromised when respondents answer questions in such a way as to represent themselves favorably. A number of instruments have been developed to evaluate a respondent's tendency to give socially desirable responses, but such instruments tend to be lengthy. RAND developed a new 5-item SDRS instrument, the SDRS-5, which is shorter and nearly as reliable as longer instruments.
MEDLINE Search Strategy
Keywords
Personality Inventory; Psychometrics; Social Behavior; Social Desirability
Record Originator
InfoPac
Survey Reliability
Rand researchers examined the internal consistency and reliability of the SDRS-5 in two samples: 614 outpatients of medical providers and 3053 outpatients of medical and mental health providers. Alpha reliability estimates were 0.66 and 0.68, respectively. One-month test-retest reliability was 0.75 in a sample of 75 older adults.
UI
2114
Date Revised
Aug. 9, 2017, 4:24 a.m.