"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 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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Does Social Desirability Influence Preceptors' Completion of Student Experiential Evaluations? Am J Pharm Educ. 2020 09; 84(9):ajpe7949.
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Perceived Illness Stigma, Thwarted Belongingness, and Depressive Symptoms in Youth With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 04 23; 24(5):960-965.
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Predicting pornography use over time: Does self-reported "addiction" matter? Addict Behav. 2018 07; 82:57-64.
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Social Desirability Bias in Pornography-Related Self-Reports: The Role of Religion. J Sex Res. 2018 Mar-Apr; 55(3):381-394.
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Low trait self-control predicts self-handicapping. J Pers. 2012 Feb; 80(1):59-79.
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Perceptions of community integration in an ethnically diverse sample. J Head Trauma Rehabil. 2011 Mar-Apr; 26(2):158-69.
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Facial attractiveness: is the whole more than the sum of its parts? Aesthet Surg J. 2010 Mar; 30(2):154-60.
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Social challenges of cancer patients with orbitofacial disfigurement. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2010 Jan-Feb; 26(1):18-22.
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Community integration and associated factors among older adults with schizophrenia. Psychiatr Serv. 2009 Dec; 60(12):1642-8.
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A comparison of Latino and Anglo socially desirable responding. J Clin Psychol. 2009 Jul; 65(7):769-80.