Rasch Modeling of the Self-Deception Scale of the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding

Autor/inn/en	Cervellione, Kelly L.; Lee, Young-Sun; Bonanno, George A.
Titel	Rasch Modeling of the Self-Deception Scale of the Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding
Quelle	In: Educational and Psychological Measurement, 69 (2009) 3, S.438-458 (21 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1644
DOI	10.1177/0013164408322020
Schlagwörter	Personality Measures; Personality Traits; Deception; Item Response Theory; Undergraduate Students; Scoring; Comparative Analysis; Reliability; Social Desirability; Response Style (Tests) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Individual characteristics; Personality characteristic; Persönlichkeitsmerkmal; Täuschung; Item-Response-Theorie; Bewertung; Reliabilität; Soziales Bedürfnis; Antwortverhalten
Abstract	Self-deception has become a construct of great interest in individual differences research because it has been associated with levels of resilience and mental health. The Balanced Inventory of Desirable Responding (BIDR) is a self-report measure used for quantifying self-deception. In this study we used Rasch modeling to examine the properties of the self-deception scale of the BIDR in terms of dimensionality, use of response category, sample appropriateness, and reliability. A total of 315 university students (ages 18-21) were administered the self-deception scale of the BIDR. Seven-category and 2-category scoring methods were compared, as approved by the developers of the scale. Overall, the 7-category model was the best fit for the data and the sample. We concluded that the scale has the best reliability using a 7-category model with Item 13 deleted. Because of low person measure separation and reliability, the appropriateness of use of this instrument in undergraduate populations is questioned; the use of the measure in populations with larger ranges of self-deception is not recommended. (Contains 2 figures and 4 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10