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DSDS
Driver Social Desirability Scales - deutsche Fassung
Short abstract
The German version of the DSDS records the tendency towards social desirability, especially with regard to the driving behaviour of motorists. It consists of the two subscales (1) Driver Impression Management (k = 7) and (2) Driver Self-deceptive Enhancement (k = 5). Reliability: The internal consistency is in the medium to high range (Cronbach's Alpha = .75-.87). Validity: The sub-scale intercorrelation is in the moderate range (r = .23-.27). The two-factor structure could be proven in confirmatory factor analyses. Positive correlations with similar constructs and negative correlations with diverging constructs could be determined.
Leibniz Institute for Psychology (ZPID). (2019). Open Test Archive: DSDS. Driver Social Desirability Scales - deutsche Fassung. Available at: https://www.testarchiv.eu/en/test/9007728
Citation
Ostapczuk, M., Joseph, R., Musch, J. & Dickers, J. (2019). DSDS. Driver Social Desirability Scales - deutsche Fassung [Verfahrensdokumentation und Fragebogen]. In Leibniz-Institut für Psychologie (ZPID) (Hrsg.), Open Test Archive. Trier: ZPID.
https://doi.org/10.23668/psycharchives.4568
Short information
Short Name DSDS
English Name Driver Social Desirability Scales - German version
Authors Ostapczuk, M., Joseph, R., Musch, J., Dickers, J.
Published in Test archive 2019
Copyright/Licence Copyright Authors; CC BY-SA 4.0
Key words Social Desirability, Impression Management, Deception, Driving Behavior, Highway Safety, Motor Skills, Accident Prevention
Language versions deu
Construct Socially desirable response behaviour of drivers
Application age Adults with driving licence (from age 17)
Item number 12 items
Subscales (1) Driver Impression Management, (2) Driver Self-deceptive Enhancement
Application Time approx.. 2 min.
Interpretation time A few minutes.
Internal consistency: Cronbach's Alpha = .75-.87.
Findings on factorial, convergent and divergent validity; item intercorrelation (construct validity).
None; Mean and standard deviations.
Applications Traffic psychology, Strengths and weaknesses analysis, Research
There is no abstract in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
There is no review in English available. Short information about the measure can be found under Overview. More can be found on the German pages.
First published in
Ostapczuk, M., Joseph, R., Pufal, J. & Musch, J. (2017). Validation of the German version of the Driver Skill Inventory (DSI) and the Driver Social Desirability Scales (DSDS). Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behavior, 45, 169-182. PSYNDEX Dok.-Nr. 0325839
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Prof. Dr. Jochen Musch, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf, Institut für Experimentelle Psychologie, Diagnostik und Differentielle Psychologie, Universitätsstraße 1, D-40225 Düsseldorf
Dr. Dr. rer. nat. Martin Ostapczuk, Funktionsoberarzt, St. Josef Krankenhaus GmbH Moers, Asberger Straße 4, D-47441 Moers
Robin Joseph, Schulpsychologie, Zimmer 9.14, Oppelner Straße 130, D-53119 Bonn
M.Sc. Janine Dickers (geb. Pufal), Freie Mitarbeiterin, Institut für Forensische Psychologie, Schloßstraße 357, D-45359 Essen