The effects of social desirability bias on applied measures of goal orientation |
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Authors: | James A Tan Rosalie J Hall |
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Institution: | aDepartment of Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, WI 54751, USA;bDepartment of Psychology, The University of Akron, Akron, OH 44325-4301, USA |
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Abstract: | This research examined the extent to which social desirability responding influences two measures of goal orientation tailored to work (VandeWalle, 1997) and academic (Midgley et al., 1998) domains. Method bias analyses indicated a significant negative influence of social desirability on responses to learning goal items, and a significant positive influence of social desirability responding on performance-avoid goal items, with the VandeWalle scale showing larger effects than the Midgley et al. scale. Performance-approach goal items showed minimal effects of social desirability responding. Results are discussed with respect to the use of these measures in larger models of motivation and performance. |
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Keywords: | Goal orientation Social desirability |
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