"Social Desirability" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A personality trait rendering the individual acceptable in social or interpersonal relations. It is related to social acceptance, social approval, popularity, social status, leadership qualities, or any quality making him a socially desirable companion.
| Descriptor ID |
D012928
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.813.628
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| Concept/Terms |
Social Desirability- Social Desirability
- Desirabilities, Social
- Desirability, Social
- Social Desirabilities
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Social Desirability" by people in Profiles.
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The bivalent fear of evaluation model of social anxiety: further integrating findings on fears of positive and negative evaluation. Cogn Behav Ther. 2012; 41(2):83-95.
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Socially desirable responding by bariatric surgery candidates during psychological assessment. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2013 Mar-Apr; 9(2):300-5.
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Socioeconomic stereotypes among undergraduate college students. Psychol Rep. 2008 Dec; 103(3):882-92.
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Ethnic and sex differences in children's depressive symptoms. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2007 Apr-Jun; 36(2):171-81.
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Risk acceptance in laryngeal transplantation. Laryngoscope. 2006 Oct; 116(10):1770-5.
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The effect of social desirability and social approval on self-reports of physical activity. Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Feb 15; 161(4):389-98.
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Brief report: perceptions of young adolescents about a hypothetical new peer with cancer: an analog study. J Pediatr Psychol. 2001 Jun; 26(4):247-52.
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Social desirability response tendencies in psychiatric inpatient children. J Clin Psychol. 1989 Mar; 45(2):194-201.