Social Desirability
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

The influence of facial masking and sex on older adults' impressions of individuals with Parkinson's disease.

30 Aug 2009 Parkinson's disease (PD) involves facial masking, which may impair social interaction. Older adult observers who viewed segments of videotaped interviews of individuals with PD expressed less interest in relationships with women with higher masking ... Read more...

Effects of malocclusion and its treatment on the quality of life of adolescents.

30 Aug 2009 INTRODUCTION: The relationship between malocclusion and quality of life (QoL) is complex and not well understood. The objective of this study was to determine whether malocclusion and its treatment influence an adolescent's general and oral ... Read more...

Social likeability, conformity, and body talk: Does fat talk have a normative rival in female body image conversations?

9 Aug 2009 Fat talk, dialogues among women involving negative body-focused discussions, was studied as a function of conformity and social likeability through the use of four vignettes depicting young women in conversation. Using a 2 (body presentation style ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Social Desirability'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• The influence of facial masking and sex on older adults' impressions of individuals with Parkinson's disease. 30 Aug 2009
• Effects of malocclusion and its treatment on the quality of life of adolescents. 30 Aug 2009
• Social likeability, conformity, and body talk: Does fat talk have a normative rival in female body image conversations? 9 Aug 2009
• [A contextual analysis of peer acceptance and peer rejection at school] 30 Jul 2009
• Modern anti-Semitism and anti-Israeli attitudes. 30 Jul 2009
• Perceptions of social transgressions in adulthood. 13 Jul 2009
• Deconstructing the "reign of error": interpersonal warmth explains the self-fulfilling prophecy of anticipated acceptance. 29 Jun 2009
• Microbes, mating, and morality: individual differences in three functional domains of disgust. 29 Jun 2009
• The "me" I claim to be: cultural self-construal elicits self-presentational goal pursuit. 29 Jun 2009
• Body dissatisfaction and the effects of perceptual exposure on body norms and ideals. 29 Jun 2009
• A comparison of Latino and Anglo socially desirable responding. 29 Jun 2009
• Self-objectification and ideal body shape for men and women. 28 Jun 2009
• Smoking affects womens' sex hormone-regulated body form. 16 Jun 2009
• Prevalence of anxiety disorders among adults seeking speech therapy for stuttering. 11 Jun 2009
• Antecedents and consequences of social identity complexity: intergroup contact, distinctiveness threat, and outgroup attitudes. 6 Jun 2009
• Promoting reconciliation through the satisfaction of the emotional needs of victimized and perpetrating group members: the needs-based model of reconciliation. 2 Jun 2009
• Crossing the line: rites of passage, team aspects, and ambiguity of hazing. 30 May 2009
• Information disclosure and control on Facebook: are they two sides of the same coin or two different processes? 30 May 2009
• The effect of pain question phrasing on older adult pain information. 30 May 2009
• [Interview with Horst Stengritt (interview by Angelika Staub)] 30 May 2009

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Technical information about 'Social Desirability'

Definition: 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 UI: D012928

Alternative terms: Social Desirability; Desirabilities, Social; Desirability, Social; Social Desirabilities; Social Worth; Worth, Social;

Tree Number: F01.145.813.628;

History Note: 65

Technical Notes: no qualif