"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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| 1994 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 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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Social desirability, deceptive reporting, and awareness of problematic aggression in intermittent explosive disorder compared with non-aggressive healthy and psychiatric controls. Psychiatry Res. 2018 12; 270:20-25.
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Cultural body shape ideals and eating disorder symptoms among White, Latina, and Black college women. Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol. 2010 Apr; 16(2):135-43.
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'She's a professional like anyone else': social identity among Brazilian sex workers. Cult Health Sex. 2010 Apr; 12(3):293-306.
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Are there sex differences in the predictive validity of DSM-IV ADHD among younger children? J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2007 Apr-Jun; 36(2):113-26.
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Written emotional disclosure buffers the effects of social constraints on distress among cancer patients. Health Psychol. 2004 Nov; 23(6):555-63.
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Social marginalization of overweight children. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003 Aug; 157(8):746-52.
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Sex differences in young children who meet criteria for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. J Clin Child Adolesc Psychol. 2002 Dec; 31(4):453-64.
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Death and human dignity. Linacre Q. 1994 Nov; 61(4):27-36.
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Peer social status of children with anxiety disorders. J Consult Clin Psychol. 1988 Feb; 56(1):137-41.
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Sociometric status of clinic-referred children with attention deficit disorders with and without hyperactivity. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1987 Dec; 15(4):537-47.